Cora Partners
Live-out Housekeeper/Cook
Job Location
Salisbury, United Kingdom
Job Description
Overview
Location: Salisbury, GB
Posted Date: 9/20/2024
We are seeking a friendly, outgoing and confident Live-out Housekeeper/Cook for a single female Principal residing in a 5-bedroom property with additional barn outbuildings near Salisbury, Wiltshire. This is a full-time position with primary responsibilities including housekeeping, cooking, and pet care for two dogs. The successful candidate will join an informal household with a small, friendly team of staff, including a PA/Estate Manager couple and a part-time Gardener.
Job dutiesResponsibilities of the Live-out Housekeeper/Cook near Salisbury include:
Housekeeping:
- Perform all standard housekeeping duties including cleaning, laundry, ironing, and making beds
- Regular deep cleaning of all rooms, including bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, living areas, and any other common spaces
- Dust and polish furniture, fixtures, and fittings, ensuring all surfaces are kept clean and tidy
- Vacuum and mop floors, ensuring all carpets, rugs, and hard floors are well-maintained
- Clean windows, mirrors, and glass surfaces regularly to maintain a pristine appearance
- Empty bins and ensure proper waste disposal, recycling where appropriate
- Occasional cleaning of a shepherds hut, used infrequently for guests
Cooking:
- Weekend cooking, including for occasional guests, with a focus on healthy salads and vegetables, making use of the on-site vegetable garden
- Confidently prepare Ottolenghi-style recipes
- Provide a weekly shopping list for the PA to complete the online grocery shop
- Set up and prepare breakfasts for the children when they are in residence (occasional weekends
and school holidays), ensuring the kitchen is tidied afterwards
Pet Care:
- Feed the dogs and occasionally walk them
- Comfortable working around animals, including dogs, chickens, goats, sheep, and a pig
- Own car with a full driving licence
- Physically fit and active to manage the physical demands of the role
- A confident cook
- Comfortable working around animals
- Effective time management and the ability work as a team player with other staff members
- Full time
- Thursday to Monday, with Tuesday and Wednesday as days off
- Flexibility with working days when the Principal is not in residence
- Hours are flexible and may vary depending on the Principals needs
Salisbury (SP3), Wiltshire.
Salary£40,000.
Job refCP711: Live-out Housekeeper/Cook near Salisbury, Wiltshire.
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Location: Salisbury, GB
Posted Date: 9/20/2024
Contact Information
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