PHS1532,HouseManagingCouple,Live-in,Full-time,Permanent,68KGBPGross/Year

PHS 1532 Our clients, a friendly family with three children aged 12, 8 and 6, who are located in a historical part of England , Sussex, are looking for an experienced House Managing couple. The family's cozy property has 8 bedrooms and although it is a fairly large, not all of the rooms are used on a daily basis. The property has fine art, marble, hand-painted walls, antique furniture and due to this we are looking for the candidates with relevant experience. The successful candidates are expected to do cooking and silver service on occasion as well as to be flexible, trustworthy, energetic and honest. Type: Full-time, Live-in, Permanent Working hours: Flexible hours, 10 hours/ day Working days: 5 days/ week Salary: Negotiable Driving Licence: Required Languages: English Starting date: as soon as COVID19 crisis ends Private accommodation with a bathroom will be provided. Housekeeper duties: * Housekeeper is responsible for day to day smooth running of the house. * All normal housekeeping elements such as bed turn downs, cleaning, tidying, laundry, fire setting, washing up etc * Shopping, flowers, household admin present * Cooking for the family * Assistance with meet and greet, food prep, drinks pouring, food serving and other hospitality related efforts important. * Organisation the cupboards * Kitchen cleaning * Keeping the general areas clean and tidy (eg. returning misplaced items, emptying the bins, dusting, wiping away marks, watering plants, dusting doors, removing finger prints from likely areas) * Keeping bedrooms clean and tidy (eg. changing of the bed linens, taking away dirty laundry, dusting, replacing water and toiletries) Handyman/ Gardener duties may include but not limited : * Estate maintenance (machinery, equipment, fencing, irrigation) * Responsible for the management and maintenance of the Estates property, mechanical/electrical/plumbing/media and physical assets (main house, stable block and outbuildings, pool house, swimming pool, tennis court, gates and security cameras and systems) * Varied support with housekeeper * Responsible for lawns, garden/herb area and patios around house * Arrange and oversee tradesmen (incl. window cleaning, pool, tennis court) * Oversee security of the estate particularly when principals are absent * Occasionally drive principals to/from station/restaurant/airport/etc * Clean and generally look after cars * Maintain garden machinery and arrange repairs/servicing If you are personally interested in the vacancy or are aware of another potential candidate who may be interested in such a vacancy, please apply via the website or email anastasiya.fedorova@perfecthouseholdstaff.co.uk. To speak with Anastasiya, please call +44(0)203 318 4468 ext 110.