Housekeeper/Cook – Chelsea

The clients travel frequently during school holidays, both on vacation and to a secondary European residence. You will be encouraged to take time off during these periods. If you are willing to travel with the family, please make this clear at the interview stage.

Housekeeping: Your role will involve maintaining the home, handling all housekeeping duties, laundry, wardrobe care, and seasonal deep cleaning. You will also stock cleaning products, basic toiletries, and home essentials (tissues, dishwasher tablets, etc.).

Simple Family Cooking:

The family of three enjoys global cuisine, with a preference for Mediterranean-style dishes, British classics, and simple family favourites, including salads, grilled meat and fish, pasta, vegetable options, and roast chicken. We are therefore looking for a confident family cook who is happy to cook the evening meal and organise a fridge/freezer filler or two for your days off when requested. Should the clients be home during the day, a light lunch of soup, a salad or a light snack may be needed. We are looking for a confident family cook to create simple family meals. The role does not require a chef.

The Principals will discuss weekly menus with you in advance. Groceries can be ordered online and sourced from local butchers and fishmongers. Waitrose and Whole Foods supermarkets are just a few minutes from the client’s home.

Childcare: All applicants must be child-friendly and have worked in similar environments with young families in previous posts. There may be occasions when you need to assist with a nursery drop-off or watch the Principal’s young child for a short period. The client is a stay-at-home mother, so any childcare support would fall under ‘mother’s help’.

Responsibilities

• Regular cleaning of kitchen (including work surfaces, cupboard doors, hob, floors, etc) and bathrooms (including toilets, sinks, mirrors, showers/ baths and floors)
• Deep cleaning ovens on a quarterly basis
• Regular dusting and vacuum cleaning of rooms and hallways
• Ensure home is kept organised, clean and tidy
• Laundry (according to care instructions or materials)
• Ironing
• Organising dry cleaning
• Simple family cooking
• Running errands and organising the home as required
• Food shopping
• Occasional school runs or childminding
• Deal with tradesmen that may come to the house and oversee their work
• Pet care (1 cat), including cleaning of litter box
• Accepting parcels
• Working hours are flexible – 30 hours per week (negotiable)

Key requirements

• Fluent English essential
• Proactive, self-motivated
• Attention to detail and the ability to spot what needs doing
• Efficient time management skills
• Child and pet friendly (1 cat)
• Good communicator
• Confident family cooking skills
• Excellent knowledge of housekeeping
• Minimum of 3 years private housekeeping experience