Live-in Housekeeper/Chef
Location: South West/UK
Reference: ELC- 1138388
Summary
V is a friendly and competent housekeeper and chef candidate who has worked in private households for over 20 years! She has fantastic longevity in her CV showing her dedication to her families. V has a versatile set of skills. As well as general day to day cleaning is very good with managing and working alongside other staff, cooking and is very adaptable. She is used to working in large households and assisting principals with shooting lunches and weekends etc. so is happy in a busy environment.
V is currently looking for a new live-in housekeeper/cook position. She will consider all UK locations but has a preference for the south west, such as Oxfordshire or the Cotswolds. V is happy to work Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, and is even flexible to work weekends is she can have two days off together during the week. V is looking for a role offering separate accommodation as has a friendly pointer dog that will be coming with her.
Skills
- Confident driver
- Pet friendly
Spoken Languages
- English
Experience
Housekeeping
- Experience in high end and fully staffed homes
- All general and deep cleaning
- Organising and tidying the home
- Packing and unpacking dishwasher
- Cleaning the toilets and bathrooms
- Experience with antiques and silverware
- Caring for wood and stone floors
- Laundry & Ironing
- Organising wardrobes
- Packing and unpacking suitcases
- Making and changing beds
- Dry cleaning runs
- Swimming pool maintenance
Cooking
- Confident cook
- Helping with menu planning
- Follows recipes confidently
- Using fresh ingredients
- Batch cooking
- Can make homemade pasta, bread, soups etc.
- Preparations of meats, salads and rice dishes
- Organising and cooking for dinner parties and shoots
- Employing and managing external catering staff
Pets and others
- Grocery and special occasion runs
- Manage household stock and provisions, deliveries
- Liaising with external contractors
- Shopping for cleaning supplies
- Watering the garden and flowers
- Pet care
- Worked as part of a team in fully staffed homes
- Key holder
- Inventories
