A private family of four, consisting of two principals and their two grown-up children, is seeking an experienced Live-in Travelling Housekeeper to join their established household team.
Role: Live-in Travelling Housekeeper
Days: 6 days per week
Hours: 10 hours per day
Contract: Permanent
Location: London, Switzerland, Greece
Start Date: Flexible
Salary: £55,000–£70,000 gross per annum (DOE)
A private family of four, consisting of two principals and their two grown-up children, is seeking an experienced Live-in Travelling Housekeeper to join their established household team.
The family is primarily based in London when in the UK. At weekends, the household will often be at their country residence, and the successful candidate will travel with them. The family also spends significant periods of the year at their international residences, including properties in Switzerland and Greece, making this an excellent opportunity for someone who genuinely enjoys travelling and is comfortable working across multiple homes.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience working within a high-end private household and excellent knowledge of luxury garment care, laundry and wardrobe organisation. Experience maintaining wardrobe or clothing inventories would be particularly beneficial. The position requires a high degree of flexibility, as the candidate will travel extensively with the family and move between their UK and European residences throughout the year.
Candidates should be discreet, professional, highly organised and comfortable working as part of an established household team.
Accommodation is provided throughout the role, including when travelling with the family. Cooking is not ordinarily required as the household has a Chef, although cooking skills would be advantageous.
Interviewing now, start date flexible for the right candidate.
This is a hands-onhousekeeping position working as part of an established team. Duties willinclude:
· General housekeeping and maintaining the residences to a high standard
· Laundry and high-quality ironing
· Care and organisation of luxury clothingand high-end wardrobes
· Packing and unpacking for the family
· Organising wardrobes across the family’s different residences
· Assisting with clothing and wardrobe inventories
· Running errands as required
· Occasional dog walking and assistancewith the family’s two small dogs
· Working alongside the wider household team to ensure the smooth running of each residence
To be consideredfor this role you must;
· Be fluent in English
· Hold the rights to work within the UK
· Be an EU passport holder
· Have 5+ years of experience working as a Housekeeper (with travel experience)
· Have excellent contactable references
· Have (/ be willing to obtain) an up-to-date DBS certificate
