Summary
Location: Central London
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: Negotiable, DOE
Status: Live-out
A lovely family of six are looking for an experienced Laundress and Housekeeper to assist them in their beautiful family home in Central London. Working alongside another full-time housekeeper, you will have an exceptional eye for detail and very high standards, with a focus on all laundry duties and helping with other housekeeping duties around the home. The role will require a variety of duties and responsibilities including laundry, ironing, wardrobe management and general cleaning of the home.
Working as part of a fully staffed household, the family are looking to employ a positive team player with a kind and caring attitude – the ideal candidate will be personable, enthusiastic, energetic, confident and have great longevity in their prior roles. A background in the super yachting industry is highly desired, but not essential for this role.
Ideally Working 5-6 days per week, usual working hours are from 11am-8pm with a 1-hour break in the day. The family travel abroad quite often, so ideally, they are looking for someone who would be able and willing to travel with them from time to time when required.
DUTIES TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
· Management of all household laundry, including clothing, linens etc.
· Care and laundering of fine fabrics including cashmere, silks, bespoke suit materials etc.
· Ironing, pressing, folding, and appropriately hanging/storing all items
· Managing dry cleaning coming in and out of the property
· Wardrobe management; packing and unpacking for trips and holidays
· Daily cleaning of the property alongside other housekeepers
· Ensure the highest standards of cleanliness are maintained throughout the household
· Additional duties as required
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
· Prior housekeeping and laundress experience on a super yacht or private household
· Good knowledge of cleaning products and ability to care for high-end furnishings and fabrics
· Excellent laundry & ironing skills
· Fluency in English & the eligibility to work in the UK
· Hardworking and dedicated
· High attention to detail
· Flexibility with hours and duties
· Trustworthy and reliable
· DBS check
· Excellent checkable references
