Live Out Housekeeper/Nanny - Ladbroke Grove, London
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Ladbroke Grove, London |
| Area | London, England |
| Sector | HousekeeperNanny |
| Salary | £52K Gross Annual |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Job Ref | 15517 |
- Description
- Live Out Housekeeper with nanny duties required for lively family home with 4 children but you will be mainly looking after the 11 year old boy. Duties will include walking to collect the child from school, helping with homework, cleaning, laundry and ironing and some family cooking, simple healthy dishes. There is another housekeeper in the mornings and she does a lot of the heavy cleaning. The house is over 5 stories with 5 bedrooms so you must be very fit and energetic as there is lift. Must love dogs. Very friendly family who keep their staff.
The details of the role are:- Cleaning to a high standard with attention to detail: to include hoovering, dusting, washing all floors, cleaning of bathrooms, kitchen, utility room, inside windows, cleaning of marble, brass and fine furniture
- Sweep, wash down and keep tidy back and front paved gardens
- Restocking and replenishing logs, coal and kindling throughout the house
- Purchasing and changing household flowers as requested
- Preparing and cooking healthy meals daily, and cleaning up afterwards for whole family. Making sure varied and balanced meals are prepared – and snacks, lunch boxes and water bottles for the children are provided as and when needed.
- Organising all children’s clothes / kits for school days, school sports matches and other events. Making sure bags are packed correctly and according to their schedule.
- Make sure all school clothes are named and labelled and if any new sizes need ordering / replenishing
- Pick up and drop off support with school runs, play dates and activities (flexibility needed to help with possible lastminute requests as per family's requirements)
- Proxy parenting - staying over when parents occasionally travel. Being a responsible adult for the arranging and organisation all aspects of children’s wellbeing in parents’ absence.
- Laundry to include bed linen, clothing, delicate items and hand washing. Ironing and taking care of all family’s clothes to a high standard
- Managing and maintaining adults and kids wardrobes throughout. Folding clothes neatly daily, removing all dog hair with brushes and carefully care taking of cashmere knits, silks, cottons and fine fabrics. Storing these away in wardrobes neatly and with consideration.
- Responsible for grocery shopping (shopping for food locally) and maintaining accounts and budgets - to include online weekly shop and daily top ups
- Support when the family are entertaining
- Maintaining stock control and inventory of household sundries such as cleaning products, bin bags and light bulbs
- Responsibility for household rubbish, recycling and garden waste to be put out and kept neatly and in order
- Informing family of any necessary concerns to do with any systems or required household maintenance, carrying out any other tasks that the employer may reasonably ask
- Meeting of tradesmen and contractors for the house e.g. security alarm, plumbers, gardeners etc with good clear communication to and forth with the family and office.
- Liaison with the family PA to ensure smooth running of the household
- Staying over at the London property from time to time when the family are on holiday for security purposes and to look after the pets.
- Occasionally travelling with the family to their Somerset residence, to assist when required.
- Daily feeding and walking the dogs (4)
- Looking after pets (grooming the dogs, cleaning out the fish tank)
- Taking dogs to vets and giving medication when necessary
Working Days/Hours: Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm
Salary £52K
Start Date ASAP