Live in or live out Housekeeper required for a lovely client in Edinburgh
Live in or live out Housekeeper required for a lovely client in Edinburgh
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Central Edinburgh (10 min walk to Waverley Station / 5 min walk to tram and bus stops)
A lovely livein (or live out) role has come in working for a property in Edinburgh. This is a great opportunity for someone who is proactive and organised with the highest standards and meticulous attention to detail to manage and take responsibility of this property and the family (2 Principals only no kids)
General Housekeeping / personal assistant tasks
Going to supermarkets / markets / food ordering and doing some basic food / ad hoc basic meal preparation
Dog Walking / Care
Midweek Dog Walks: take their dog on some of his morning lunch and early evening walks. Client will keep their current dog walker doing some of the lunch time walks. Some walks will need to be driven too and he is great off lead so it would suit someone who loves spending time in nature.
Dog Sitting: Look after the dog in our flat when the Client goes on trips sometimes these will be day trips 2 night trips and occasionally longer (2 week) trips.
Taking stock of the dogs food and ordering more of it when needed feeding the dog.
Hours and days:
Hours per week: 3540h
The role would be MonFri although dog sitting may go over the weekends but for these periods there would be less other work to do.
Accommodation: a beautiful ground floor Georgian flat 3m high ceilings 1 bed 1 bath open plan kitchen 1200sq ft and newly renovated. It is a 15 minute walk from the family s own property and it s furnished.
Start date: ASAP but can wait a bit for the right person
Requirements
The ideal candidate would/ would be/ would have:
- Fluent English
- Driving license (it s a must)
- Love dogs and has good experience looking after them (their dog is a very gentle 4 year old labrador). This is a key recruitment criteria and it is very important to the client that we find the right person who is good with dogs.
- Is relatively fit (we are a top floor flat and dog required walking regularly)
- A mature person with a good work ethic and good attention to detail the clients like things kept in order the whole time (hence the reason for hiring for this role)
- A kind and gentle person
Benefits
Salary: 15 per hour / up to 40000 gross per annum
28 days holiday a year including public holidays
They are looking for someone with previous housekeeping experience Someone lovely and friendly, smiley with a cheerful personality, happy to work in a household where the client does not reside all the time and also to be part of the family Someone who can work on their own initiative and who will hit the ground running/ who will help run the house
Employment Type
Full Time
