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Live in Couple role near Winchester, SO32
The family are looking for a Live-in couple to help maintain their beautiful large home and grounds. The hours are Thursday to Monday 8am to 6pm with an occasional slightly later finish (includes breaks); can have some weekends off if discussed and planned in advance. The family are able to offer a 2 bedroom cottage with own garden next to the property. They family will also provide a car to use for work and may consider someone with pets.
They are looking for a professional and hard working couple who understands the role and will ensure duties are carried out to a high standard. Ideally someone who worked in a family home; they have four children aged between 8 and 17 years (2 of which are boarding)
Duties to include but not limited to:
• 8 bedroom House: Responsible for the general upkeep of the house, grooms cottage, and all outbuildings including minor repairs, gutters and replacement of lightbulbs.
• Full house keeping services (daily cleaning, dusting, polishing, organising cupboards)
• House preparation (shopping for food and household supplies, flowers etc)
• Cooking & table service (washing up, waiting, meal preparation etc). Occasional weekends some guests may stay over so there will also be the occasional dinner party. This is not essential but would be desirable.
• Laundry services – washing, ironing, wardrobe management, repairs. (Someone does come twice a week to help with laundry)
• Care of the property, including maintenance, repairs, systems management, occasional handyman work.
• House management (oversight of 3rd parties, House diary management, window cleaners, servicing cars, boilers, machinery etc)
• Ensuring the cars are taken care of, always presentable and in good working and legal order.
• Security of the property
Garden: There is around 5 acres of formal gardens, vegetable patch, greenhouse, orchard. The rest of the land include a couple of fields where livestock live.
• Garden management (lawns, flowerbeds, hedges, trees, cleaning etc,)
• Garden landscaping (as directed by the Employer)
• Use of Garden machinery (tractors, mowers, chainsaws etc.)
• Care of livestock (sheep, donkeys, chickens) and pets (4 dogs and 2 cats)
Although the family do have a gardener who comes in twice a week to help with bigger jobs in the garden.
Other: Driving including airport runs, day to day errands, occasional school drop off and other jobs as directed so a confident and experienced driver is essential.
Location of the job: Village outside of Winchester, Hampshire, SO32
Minimum experience Level for this job: Minimum of two years full time experience in a similar role essential
Hours of work: 8am to 6pm (occasional slightly later finish)
Days required: Thursday to Monday
Driving required: Drivers essential, car can be provided for work purposes
Pets in the home: Livestock, 4 dogs and 2 cats
Job Start Date: ASAP
Pay: Combined salary of up to £75,000 gross per annum
Benefits: N/A
This is a permanent job.
Full Name of Employment Agency: Gemma Leadbetter and Maxine Wall T/A Harmony at Home Hampshire
Contact details: maxine@harmonyathome.co.uk
Please apply via the ‘Apply for job’’ button. This job has an ID code of: MG-MW404
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