Domestic Couple Ascot Surrey Formal Household
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Ascot Surrey |
| Area | Surrey, England |
| Sector | Couples - GardenerCouplesCouples - HousekeeperCouples - DriverCouples - Grounds personCouples - ButlerCouples - SecurityCouples - CookCouples - Handy-PersonCouples - HousemanCouples - General Maintenance |
| Salary | £70-75,000 Gross |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Job Ref | CC3821 |
| Job Views | 418 |
- Description
- DOMESTIC COUPLE
Housekeeper -Cook- Grounds and household maintenance.
Duties are interchangeable.
ASCOT SURREY
Essential Requirements – Long term position, strictly non-smokers, clean driving licence. Experienced, professional couple, with great attention to detail, proactive and discreet.
Capable to work as part of a small team which currently includes full-time live-in Housekeeper, driver and part time gardener. Fluent Spoken and written English is essential. Security aware.
A new opportunity for an experienced, energetic, and flexible couple to join a formal family of four. This is a large property with gardens, kitchen garden and a tennis court.
All duties for the couple are interchangeable, the primary duties will encompass total care of the interior.
Housekeeping -to include cleaning, washing and ironing, care of antiques, fine furniture/ fabrics. Wardrobe management experience is a big plus, polishing shoes, home style cooking and some formal entertaining – ability to lay a formal table is required. Care of flowers and plants.
Cooking – Meal planning, preparation, and cooking of fresh, healthy family meals. Weekly shopping of groceries, provisioning and organisation of household supplies. Family and friends do visit on a regular basis in normal times, the family enjoy entertaining and in the long-term hope to return to this. For large dinner parties catering staff are brought in, and you will be required to assist with greeting guests and service.
Gardening and Property Maintenance – Assisting with general garden maintenance, working alongside the weekly gardener. Assist with planting and maintenance of the kitchen garden and greenhouse. General property maintenance and organisation and supervision of external contractors and trades. The driver also assists with garden maintenance and DIY as necessary.
The family have 2 medium size dogs, between the staff they will require walking, grooming, feeding and general care.
Two teenage children are boarders and return home at weekends and exeats, they are very independent. When the principals are away on business, you will be required to keep an open eye.
SALARY Competitive depending on experience. 2 bedroom furnished cottage with small outdoor terrace. 5 day working week with 2 days off, flexibility to cover some weekends will be required. Strictly non smokers, excellent checkable references and enhanced DBS Check required. This is a unformed position ( black trousers – black top- gilet all provided).
SORRY NO PETS OR DEPENDANTS. ( CC3820)