This busy, working, creative family are looking for a reliable, detail-oriented and experienced Nanny Housekeeper to help keep their home calm, clean, and organised.
The large family home is just outside the beautiful city of Wells in a village, set in a picturesque, 3 acre, setting in the lovely Somerset countryside. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a large family home and be proactive, organised and with a muck in attitude. They have two school age children (14 and 12) so someone who has experience of children of this age would be beneficial.
Your housekeeping duties will be all cleaning of the home, laundry and ironing, changing bedding, meal prep for the family, some batch cooking would be beneficial. Tidying, organising and decluttering to support family life, grocery shopping and putting away online food shop deliveries, some occasional family errands such as Post Office, Dry Cleaning, Charity shop drops etc. Along with assistance with organising trades people e.g. boiler servicing, window cleaning, gardeners etc. Childcare duties will include homework support, school pick ups, preparing healthy snacks and meals for the children and in the holidays taking them to the cinema, bowling, out for a walk and take the girl to riding.
This position is ideal for someone who is thoughtful, calm, and understands a dynamic creative neurodiverse family. Able to support running a family home, with family members sometimes present. The home is shared with a dog, a puppy and a cat – so comfort around animals is a must and the girl loves riding too.
There is a live in option too – a fully self contained studio flat with downstairs kitchen/diner & upstairs living area and bedroom in one open space complete with separated ensuite and walk in wardrobe area, which comes furnished.
This is a permanent position.
Location: Wells
Minimum experience required: 4 years housekeeping and some childcare experience
Required training: Paediatric First Aid
Preferred qualifications: Not required
Working days: 3-5 days (can be flexible)
Working hours: up to 25 hours per week (term time) could be up to 30 hours in the school holidays (17 weeks of the year)
Start date: Asap
End date: N/A
Pets in the home: Dog, puppy and cat
Driving licence required: Essential with own car
Salary: £20 gross per hour (live out)
Full Name of Employment Agency: Westcroft Home Services Ltd T/A Harmony at Home Somerset and Bath
Contact details: Zoe – 01275 269326 or send an up to date CV by email to: zoe@harmonyathome.co.uk
Please apply via the ‘Apply for job’’ button. This job has an ID code of: 876027A
Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive, you will only be contacted for shortlisting and interview if you meet our client’s suitability requirements.
For all roles with children and the vulnerable you must have an up-to-date enhanced DBS certificate which is registered on the update service, a 12 hour Paediatric First Aid Certificate and a minimum of 2 professional referees who are happy for you to share their contact details to our recruiters. One of your references must be your current or last employer and both references must be immediately contactable. We also recommend that you have appropriate professional insurance (nanny insurance). Whilst we usually undertake all registration interviews and right to work checks in person face to face, we will in certain circumstances consider video call registrations and digital right to work checks via a certified digital identity service provider (IDSP). We support the principle of Equality and Diversity in employment wholeheartedly and oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. To help speed up your application, please ensure that you only apply for the job(s) you are interested in on our website, on the job advert page using the ‘Apply for job’ button. Please only apply for roles where you meet the requirements.
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