Live in Senior Housekeeper Job

Greycoat Lumleys; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious domestic position in Bridport, Dorset, for a Live-in Senior Housekeeper is now available. The role requires a professional with hospitality experience to manage housekeeping, care for dogs, and assist with meal preparation, all while maintaining a high level of formality. The package includes competitive salary, accommodation, and flexibility for longer hours when guests are present.

Benefits

Accommodation provided

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality or yachting preferred.
• Ability to recognize and meet needs proactively.
• Flexibility required for longer hours when guests are present.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-standard housekeeping duties.
• Manage laundry, ironing, and wardrobe.
• Prepare simple meals as needed.
• Look after the dogs including walking and vet visits.
• Oversee property maintenance and manage contractors.
• Order food and manage stock levels.
• Provide refreshments and greet guests.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Discretion

Friendly and warm demeanor

Ability to use own initiative

Understanding of formal settings

Job description

Live in Senior Housekeeper / Dog sitter/ Cook Job, Bridport Dorset

We have a wonderful opportunity for an experienced housekeeper to help look after a beautiful 9-bedroom property situatedon a stunning estate with 80 acres of land and beautiful gardens. They are a wonderfully friendly and approachable couple to work for who are really looking for someone to stay with them long-term.

This is their main residence although they like to travel frequently. Their friends and grown-up children with their families do tend to visit often. You will be supported by two additional housekeepers you will work alongside with and who will cover days off that will also need to be coordinated.

The role also involves looking after their two beautiful dogs when the couple are away shared with the other housekeepers. In addition, helping in the garden, mostly watering on the weekends so ideally you would enjoy this part of the role (Specialist gardening knowledge not required- there is a team of 5 gardeners)

Duties include:

• Hands-on Housekeeping to a high standard, alongside a part-time cleaner.
• Laundry and ironingand wardrobe management, including unpacking suitcases.
• Help prepare simple meals on occasion, mostly a simple breakfast, helping them with food prep for lunch and Dinner on occasion cooking an evening meal for the couple or batch cooking. When guests are in residence, laying out breakfast for guests.
• Helping out with the kitchen garden watering when the gardeners are not available.
• Care of the dogs when they are in residence - including taking them for walks and to the vets including pet sitting.
• Overseeing contractors reporting and logging maintenance issues
• Ordering weekly food shops
• Unpacking deliveries keeping on top of stock levels
• Running errands
• Keeping on top of the organisation of the home including stock inventories
• Providing refreshments for owners and guests when needed.
• Meeting and greeting guests

The ideal person for the role will have a hospitality or yachting background or worked in a large formal home. They would understand the requirement for an increased level of formality when guests are around. Someone who is discreet and understands boundaries and can read a room.

Someone who can oversee the running of the property, can use their own initiative and be able to recognise what the couple need before they have thought of it themselves. In addition someone polite, friendly, warm and confident. Flexibility is needed for the role as sometimes days can be longer when the family have guests over.

Days: 5 days over the weekend with two consecutive days off in the week.

When the couple are not in residence it will be Monday – Fridayand weekends off.

Hours: 40 hours, any overtime worked will be given back in Lieu.

Accommodation – large one bedroom flat with bathroom with bath on the top floor of the main house with separate entrance.

Pets and partners cannot be accommodated

Salary £40,000 - £45,000+ Negotiable depending on experience

Start: As soon as the right person is found

Job Number 112614

Consultant to contact: Nicola Forster