Professional Senior Housekeeper Based in Chelsea, London – Start ASAP

A Belgravia-based family with a young infant and two small dogs are seeking the support of an exceptionally qualified, experienced, professional Senior Housekeeper.

Primary duties include:

• Daily housekeeping (cleaning, tidying, organizing)
• Laundry (including bed linens)
• Care of fine fabrics, furnishings, and surfaces
• Assisting the nanny with the children’s laundry
• Support of grocery shopping (including managing grocery deliveries and in-store shopping)
• Household inventory maintenance (e.g., managing stocks and supplies)
• Basic household administration (e.g., managing deliveries, assisting with household access for service providers such as garden staff, pet groomer, etc.)
• Waste and recycling management (e.g., separating trash and recyclables, preparing trash and recyclables for pick-up, etc.)
• Typical errands and tasks such as dry-cleaning pick-up, package and parcel management, pharmacy pick-up, etc.
• Household maintenance and upkeep (e.g., light bulbs, air filters, scheduling other maintenance as needed with third-party providers, etc.)

The family also require house-sitting and pet-sitting when they are away. This is typically once or twice every 3 months, for around 2-5 nights. Fully furnished live-in accommodation provided during house-sitting periods if not at their property in London.

Whilst the infant has a Norland Nanny, the Housekeeper will be expected to assist with the child in the nanny’s absence (only ever 1 hour or so at a time).

Typical hours are Mon-Sat from 8:30am-3pm.

The ideal candidate will be very comfortable around children and dogs, possess strong organisation skills and be experienced in managing/cleaning high end homes. You must be a team player, have a happy and positive disposition and be extremely organised. Privacy and discretion are absolute musts.

A driving license is preferred.

Further details below:

Start: ASAP
Location: Chelsea
Days/Hours: 8:30am – 3pm Monday to Saturday (39 hours/week)

Driver: desirable but not essential
Salary: competitive – please enquire

Please apply with your CV.