Super organised, full time Housekeeper near Bruton

Harmony at Home Nanny Agency; North Brewham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmony at Home Nanny Agency in North Brewham, near Bruton, is seeking a super organised and experienced Housekeeper to help run a busy family home. Duties include cleaning, laundry and ironing, changing bedding and some family meal prep; batch cooking would be beneficial.

The role requires driving, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week, with a long-term commitment. The family has four children, a 5-bedroom house with annexe and animals, so reliability and a calm, proactive approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of housekeeping experience.
• Paediatric First Aid training is required.
• Own driving licence is essential due to location.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain the home, including laundry and ironing.
• Meal prep for the family and batch cooking beneficial.
• Shop for groceries and manage online orders and errands.
• Support family life and help keep a calm, well-run home.

Skills

Housekeeping experience

Driving

Organisation

Education

Paediatric First Aid certificate

Job description

A super full time Housekeeper position has become available near Bruton.

This busy, fun family are looking for a super organised and experienced Housekeeper to help them in the smooth running of their home. Your duties will be all cleaning of the home, laundry and ironing, changing bedding, meal prep for the family, some batch cooking would be beneficial. Tidying, organising and decluttering to support family life, grocery shopping and putting away online food shop deliveries, some occasional family errands such as Post Office, Dry Cleaning, Charity shop drops etc.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in or running a busy household, be professional with a good work ethic and high standards of cleanliness, organised, be able to use their initiative and friendly. This position will suit someone who takes pride in creating a calm, well-run and organised household and enjoys being part of family life.

The family have 4 children, all independent and they live in a beautiful, immaculate 5 bedroom home, with a 2 bedroom annexe and outbuildings. They also have lots of animals, 2 dogs, chickens, ducks, guinea fowl, sheep and a pony so someone who loves the countryside and is comfortable around animals would be a bonus. They are looking for someone to be with them on a long term basis.

This is a permanent position.
Location of the job: North Brewham
Minimum experience Level for this job: Minimum 4 years of housekeeping
Details of any training needed for this job: Paediatric First Aid
Details of any qualifications needed for this job: Not essential
Days of work: Monday – Friday
Hours of work: 40 hours per week, approx
Job Start Date: Asap
Job End Date: N/A
Pets in the home: 2 dogs plus animals outside, as above
Driving required: Essential, due to location
Pay: £18-20 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). Whilst we usually undertake all registration interviews and right to work checks in person face to face, we will in certain circumstances consider video call registrations and digital right to work checks via a certified digital identity service provider (IDSP). 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.