Live in Housekeeper Cook

A superb live in housekeeper cook role with separate accommodation offered with a beautiful terrace area – ASAP start! 30 to 40 hours per week!

Job Summary:
A live in Housekeeper position in Oxfordshire has newly become available with Eden.  The family have two children under the age of 7, who have a full time, Nanny.  The family home is a period property that has been newly renovated within recent years.  The family do not have any pets.  The family are offering a great two-bedroom accommodation that has a semiprivate entrance and a private terrace. Mum is looking for someone who can cook family meals and prepare weekend dinners, set table when needed, vacuum 2 cars occasionally and housekeeping duties. Cooking is most essential of these things. The role will be a min of 30 hours per week with some weeks being 40 hours.

Accommodation: Separate accommodation

General duties:

• Taking care of the household. All cleaning duties to include bathrooms, bedrooms and living areas, as well as unused rooms on a regular basis. Mopping floors, sweeping porches and cleaning skirting boards. Freshening rooms. Organising cupboards etc.
• Tidy away breakfast once the children have left for school
• Laundry, ironing and changing bedsheets
• Occasional bake goods for the family if the candidate would like
• Food shopping and running errands.
• Administration – dealing with household maintenance issues and following up on any problems. Responsibility for scheduling maintenance appointments for services including boilers, heaters, gutters, alarms etc.
• Liaise with contractors when applicable e.g., gardeners and window cleaners

Candidate requirements:

• DBS at offer stage
• High detail orientation, pro active with the ability to undertake without supervision
• Verified references
• Confident cooking

DBS check required at offer stage & and a current First Aid Certificate