Part time Housekeeper in Timsbury

Harmony at Home Nanny Agency; Timsbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Harmony at Home Nanny Agency in Timsbury, near Bath, is seeking a part-time housekeeper to keep a 5-bedroom farmhouse clean and organised. Duties include laundry, ironing, cleaning, bedding changes, deliveries, and running errands on a rural farm setting.

Experience in private homes (3+ years) and Paediatric First Aid are required; DBS and 2 referees; driving licence essential; salary £18 per hour; 10-15 hours per week; start date October; long-term role.

Qualifications

• Three years of housekeeping experience in private homes.
• Experience in laundry, ironing, and general cleaning.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and organisation of a private home.
• Laundry, ironing, bedding changes, and deliveries.
• Run errands and assist with occasional babysitting.
• Support family on weekends and school holidays.

Skills

3 years housekeeping experience

Education

Paediatric First Aid training

Job description

A lovely part time Housekeeper position has become available in Timsbury, near Bath.

This is the family’s 2nd home and they are looking for someone to keep the home clean and organised. Your duties will include laundry, ironing, cleaning, changing bedding, taking deliveries and running any necessary errands. The home is an old farmhouse sits on a large farm which is being developed as a Nature Restoration Scheme. The house is 5 bedrooms, kitchen and living area, office and with an apartment above the garage and a shepherds hut which will also require cleaning.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a private home, with at least 3 years housekeeping experience, someone trustworthy who the family can build a good, long term relationship with. A love of the countryside is a benefit being on the farm with lots of animals around such as horses, cows, pigs.

The family will be at the home most weekends and school holidays. You will need to be child friendly as the family have children (aged 1-8 years) and there may be occasions that you are required to babysit. The days and hours can be flexible when they are worked but ideally it would be over 2-3 days.

If you are looking for a long term role and are conscientious and interested in helping the family run their second home

This is a permanent position.

• Location: Timsbury
• Minimum experience required: 3 years in housekeeping
• Required training: Paediatric First Aid
• Preferred qualifications: Not essential
• Working days: TBD
• Working hours: 10-15 per week
• Start date: October
• End date: NA
• Pets in the home: None
• Driving licence required: Access to a car is essential, due to location
• Salary: £18 gross per hour

For all roles with children and the vulnerable you must have an up-to-date enhanced DBS certificate which is registered on the update service, a 12 hour Paediatric First Aid Certificate and a minimum of 2 professional referees who are happy for you to share their contact details to our recruiters. One of your references must be your current or last employer and both references must be immediately contactable.

We also recommend that you have appropriate professional insurance (nanny insurance).

We support the principle of Equality and Diversity in employment wholeheartedly and oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.