PERMANENT PART-TIME LIVE-OUT HOUSEKEEPER
HAMPSTEAD | LONDON | GB
Salary: starting from £20 gross per hour
Perfect Household Staff is delighted to present an excellent opportunity for a proactive, reliable, and professional Housekeeper to join a friendly family in Hampstead, North London. The family live in a newly renovated six-bedroom house with two young children, aged one and a half and three and a half, and are expecting their third child in January. The mother is at home, and the household already benefits from the support of a full-time nanny housekeeper, with the successful candidate working alongside her to maintain the property to a high standard. The family are tidy and welcoming, and are looking for a friendly housekeeper who takes pride in delivering high-quality cleaning and keeping the home beautifully organised. There are no pets in the household.
Working as a private housekeeper involves maintaining a clean, comfortable, and well-organised home, ensuring that every room is presented to an excellent standard. Typical responsibilities include general cleaning, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, polishing, changing bed linen, laundry, ironing, and maintaining kitchens and bathrooms. A professional housekeeper should also be confident caring for different household materials, including delicate wooden and marble surfaces, using suitable cleaning products and methods. Good organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work efficiently as part of a household team are essential.
Our household staffing agency has been assisting professional housekeepers find the perfect domestic staff jobs for over a decade. We are one of the top boutique housekeeper agencies in the UK. If you are looking to be employed as a housekeeper, you have come to the right place. We will help you to find a fantastic housekeeper job.
Only candidates who have the eligibility to work in the UK will be considered for this role.
Type: Permanent, Part-Time, Live-Out
Working Days: Three days per week, preferably Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Alternative arrangements can be discussed with the successful candidate.
Working Hours: Approximately 15 hours per week, divided across three days, with the potential to increase. The exact hours and preferred working days can be adjusted following agreement on the family's requirements and priorities.
Language: English
Salary: starting from £20 gross per hour
Location: Hampstead, London, GB
Starting Date: ASAP
Benefits of the Position:
- Attractive starting salary of £20 gross per hour.
- Permanent, part-time employment with the potential to increase working hours.
- Flexible working arrangements, with the opportunity to discuss preferred days and hours with the family.
- Opportunity to work in a newly renovated home.
- Supportive household environment, working alongside an established full-time nanny housekeeper.
Main duties of the Part-Time Housekeeper:
- Carry out general cleaning throughout the six-bedroom property, maintaining consistently high standards of cleanliness and presentation.
- Vacuum carpets and rugs, ensuring that flooring and upholstered areas remain clean and well maintained.
- Take particular care when cleaning delicate materials, including wooden furniture, wooden flooring, and marble surfaces.
- Use the specialist cleaning products supplied by the principals and, where appropriate, suggest suitable alternative products that may improve cleaning results.
- Wash and dry household clothing and linen, following appropriate care instructions.
- Make beds and change bed linen on a weekly basis.
- Fold, organise, and put away clean laundry.
- Iron clothing and bed linen to a high standard.
- Take items to the dry cleaners and collect them when ready.
- Clean kitchen surfaces, appliances, cupboards, and fittings, maintaining excellent hygiene standards.
- Undertake periodic deep cleaning of the oven.
- Clean the inside of the fridge and freezer as required.
- Deep clean the interiors of kitchen cupboards and drawers.
- Ensure that the kitchen remains clean, organised, and ready for everyday family use.
- Monitor household cleaning supplies and inform the family when stocks are running low.
- Receive household deliveries and put items away appropriately.
- Unpack deliveries, organise packaging, and ensure that cardboard boxes and other recyclable materials are disposed of correctly.
- Unload grocery deliveries and organise food items appropriately.
- Wash and prepare fruit and vegetables according to the family's requirements.
- Undertake light household errands when required.
- Communicate effectively with the family and the full-time nanny housekeeper to coordinate priorities and ensure that housekeeping responsibilities are shared efficiently.
Requirements for this Part-Time Housekeeper job:
- Three or more years of private housekeeper experience
- Two excellent checkable references
- Conversational English
- UK working permit
If you are personally interested in the housekeeper job or are aware of another potential professional housekeeper who may be interested in such a vacancy, please apply via the website or email .
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