Live Out Housekeeper
Location: UES New York, NY
Days: Monday – Friday (9:30 AM – 3:30 PM)
Salary: $80,000 with Health Insurance
The Housekeeper (HK) impeccably maintains the family’s private residence in lower Manhattan, focusing on all aspects of the household including housekeeping, grocery shopping, purchasing and stocking supplies, light laundry, and ironing. The HK ensures that high service standards are met.
The HK works closely with the other weekday Housekeeper to carry out day-to-day responsibilities for the private residence. The HK takes initiative for their set of responsibilities, is focused on details, and is naturally able to anticipate the needs of the family and guests when in residence. The HK is professional, reliable, flexible, responsive, wears many hats, is a stickler for details, enjoys problem-solving, and provides exceptional service to the Principal/Couple and guests while remaining discreet and upholding the utmost respect for boundaries, privacy, and confidentiality.
Responsibilities:
- Shop for all food and household supplies. Conduct regular inventory, maintain appropriate quantities, and remove expired items when necessary.
- Dust, vacuum, wash floors, carpets, windows, window treatments, lighting fixtures, etc.
- Provide hands-on housekeeping including all aspects of daily, maintenance and deep seasonal cleaning of household interiors (kitchen, baths, living areas, pantries, etc.).
- When clients are away, polish silver and hand wash good china.
- Ensure the home is clean, set up, and ‘guest ready’ for the family and guests.
- Most importantly must be able to get along with the present housekeeper and others.
- Must keep the kitchen, stove, etc. in good order and keep inventory of supplies.
- Establish, document, and maintain cleaning and service standards; product instructions; cleaning methods, and housekeeping procedures for the residence. Keep track of weekly housekeeping activities.
- Steam suits, pick-up and drop off dry cleaning
- Organize wardrobe: repair and rotate seasonal clothes
- Serve at occasional events
Personality Requirements:
- Must be kind, friendly, and honest, but also self-assured and proactive
- Professional, but not formal
- Strong English skills, take direction, give feedback, prepare lists, take phone messages
- Communicate with vendors
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 10 years of domestic housekeeping experience with recent references.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented with exceptional commitment and dedication to daily responsibilities.
- In-depth knowledge of and experience in proper cleaning and maintenance of all clothing and surfaces within the residence, including flooring, hardware, wall coverings, drapery, and art