Part-time Assistant Housekeeper in Berkshire
Randolphs Private Household Staff
- Berkshire
- £20,400 per year
- Permanent
- Part-time
Job Views 17DescriptionOur private clients based just outside Newbury are seeking a flexible, experienced Assistant Housekeeper to work alongside other friendly household staff.This is the Principals' main large country residence - the family are there most weekends and occasionally during the week.The Assistant Housekeeper must have good references, be discreet, motivated, happy to take instruction from the Housekeeper and confident to work unsupervised once familiar with work patterns.Candidates need to be local and be able to get to the property with ease.A driver is required with your own car to get to the property and run errands.The family has a dog plus several cats and horses.Hours/Days: 24 hours a week; Wednesday, Thursday & Friday between 8:00AM and 4:00PM incl. hour for lunch with flexibility to work occasional weekends as requiredDuties include (but not limited to):
- Laundry - washing, preparing and listing items for dry cleaning, ironing, care of wardrobes
- Cleaning - both light and heavy duty of the household, fabrics, fixtures, fittings, furniture, coverings, chattels, objects d'art, pool house and outside areas.
- Silver & brass polishing. Training will be given where necessary.
- Servicing and cleaning of all rooms whilst the family is in residence, at the direction of family, house manager or housekeeper.
- Turning down, bed making and servicing of bedrooms and bathrooms of bedrooms when bedrooms are in use
- Cleaning of fireplaces and re-laying of fires throughout the house
- Setting tables, serving and clearing of tables, polishing tableware and glass care.
- Kitchen - light and heavy duties, to include helping chef/ Housekeeper with preparation, cleaning and washing of vegetables from garden, washing up.
- Cleaning kitchen equipment and washing floors.
- Cleaning of estate offices, vacuuming, dusting and removal of waste.
- Driving and shopping errands as necessary.