Located – Isle of Man
Salary – £75K-£90K DOE
5 day week, 40 hrs
2 bed apartment, potentially open to pets
Child and pet friendly essential.
Start between April & June 2024.
Experienced high-end residence couple sought for care of interior and exterior of a country estate, to ensure the smooth daily running and management of interior/exterior staff. The residence is 17,000 sq ft, set within 22 acres, with 4.5 acres of formal gardens, tennis court, and paddocks. There are 2 children of secondary school age and the family have 2 dogs. Part time cleaners are employed 4 mornings per week and there are 3 gardeners.
Duties can be interchangeable, e.g. if the gentleman of the couple is a good cook. One of you needs to drive for the school runs.
Healthy family style cooking for breakfast and dinner. On some days only food preparation will be required, and there will be times when you prepare dinner and leave in the fridge for reheating.
The Housekeeper will manage, organise and maintain the interior to high standards, and ensure the house is dressed and presented to 5* standards.
- Supervise the part-time housekeepers, working alongside as needed
- Implement cleaning routines and schedules, along with raising of standards if/where needed
- Laundry, wardrobe management
- Household provisioning, shopping, errands
- Flower arrangements
- Guests – prepare rooms, meet/greet guests, serve drinks and snacks if required.
The Gentleman’s role covers general DIY and maintenance of both the house and grounds.
- Window cleaning
- Supervise, schedule and organise gardeners, contractors, pool service company etc.
- Car valeting, and some driving including daily school runs.
Other duties include daily pet care – feeding, grooming, walking, house and dog sitting when the family are away.
We are looking for couples with warm and friendly personalities who have worked in similar roles for UHNW families and who understand that occasional flexibility is required depending on family requirements. You both should be service oriented with a strong eye for detail.
5 day week, usually Tues and Wed off, though there will be some weekends off, and around 40 hrs per week. Excellent checkable references and DBS.
Any questions about living and working on the island, get in touch – I am very familiar with the Isle of Man