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Part-time Housekeeper Job

  • Sector: Housekeeping
  • Function: Part-Time Housekeeper
  • Contact: Laura Harrall
  • Contact Phone: +441298600414
  • Start Date: As soon as the right candidate is found
  • Location: Bromyard
  • Salary: £15.00+ per hour
  • Job Ref: 118946
  • Contact Email: laura@greycoatlumleys.co.uk

Part-time Housekeeper Job - Nr Bromyard, Herefordshire - 18 hours per week over 3 days - £15.00+ per hour

Our client is looking for an experienced Housekeeper to look after a small rural estate near Bromyard, Herefordshire.  The estate is on the Herefordshire / Worcestershire border and about 20 mins from both Hereford and Worcester.  There are both domestic and commercial properties on the estate (farmhouse, cottage, barn conversion and additional classroom building) and the main house is a part-time residence to a family with school aged children, with the other properties on the estate being used for business purposes all year around.  The family visit sporadically totalling perhaps 2 months per year with them normally staying for a week at a time.  The barn conversion is home to an office space, dining room and four bedrooms which are used by the family business and also to run residential training courses.

This role will be varied.  You will need to look after the main family home, keeping it clean and tidy and preparing it for use when the family visit.    You will also be required to clean and be responsible for the barn conversion building and classroom, cleaning the office space, cleaning the bedrooms when they have been used during the courses and also clearing the dining room area when it’s been used.

Duties will include:

  • Hands on cleaning of the properties on the estate
  • Preparing the main house for family visits and looking after the family when they are in residence
  • Personal laundry - bedding is sent out
  • Running errands
  • Monitoring and reporting any maintenance issues
  • Dealing with trades and contractors
  • Shopping and provisioning, both shopping locally and online
  • Basic cooking would be a bonus

Driver with own car is essential

Excellent references and Enhanced DBS check required

Hours will be over 3 days per week, 6 hours per day (ideally Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8am to 2pm but there is flexibility) 

Overtime will also be required, including working on the weekends when the family are in residence but plenty of notice will be given

Immediate start but will wait for the right candidate

£15.00+ per hour (Employed or Self-employed both considered)