ZI253 - Full-Time Live-Out Housekeeper - Long Island, NY - British American Household Staffing
Long Island, NY
About the Job
A warm, busy family relocating to Manhasset, Long Island, seeks a very detail-orientated and professional housekeeper for their 7,000sq ft home. The usual schedule will be Monday through Friday, 9am-6pm, with occasional Saturday help needed as well. The family have extremely high standards and are looking for candidates who understand the requirements of a formal-style household, and who can deliver impeccable, hotel-style results.
Responsibilities:Candidates will be responsible for the upkeep of the entire home, to include:
- All general duties to include vacuuming, mopping, dusting, tidying and organising
- Laundry and ironing
- Regular deep cleaning
- Receiving and returning of parcels and deliveries
- Dealing with contractors and vendors when required
- Daily spot cleaning of kitchen and reception areas
- Bi-weekly changing of bedlinen and towels
- Daily cleaning of bathrooms
- Online ordering for supplies and groceries
- Meal planning and cooking, with particular focus on the evening meal for the whole family (parents and three children)
- General errands
- Regular inventory check for all grocery items, cleaning supplies, and any other relevant household items
No specific qualifications are required, however the following experience and characteristics would be appreciated:
- Previous roles in high-end hotels
- Childcare responsibilities that have included implementing gentle boundaries and baby-led weaning
- Working as part of a domestic team in a private home
- Cooking for a family
- A caring and nurturing personality, and a love for children
Candidates will need to be flexible and happy to work as part of a team to support Mum and the family wherever needed. Ideally, candidates should be:
- Native Spanish-speakers (the family speak Spanish within the home)
- Competent speaking English
- Confident drivers
- Confident cooks, happy to follow recipes and learn new ones
- Hard working
- Fit and active, able to manage a large home that includes a gym, pool, home office, multiple staircases and, of course, able to keep up with active and energetic young children
- Fantastic team players, with a pitch-in mentality and a positive outlook
- Capable of working to an extremely high standard and with leaving the home looking pristine at all times
- Comfortable working within a structured environment and open to direction, feedback and with working under the guidance of Mum
- Adaptable and flexible, and able to step up during busier periods (holidays, when extended family are visiting, when the parents are away or the family is travelling, for example)
- From $40/hr, DOE