Job Description
Central
Edinburgh (10 min walk to Waverley Station / 5 min walk to tram and bus stops)
A lovely live-in (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)
Duties:
General Housekeeping / personal assistant tasks
Going to supermarkets / markets / food ordering and doing some basic food / ad hoc basic meal preparation
Keep the flat (2500sq ft) clean and tidy during the day
Emptying the dishwasher
Putting washes/dryer on
Keeping stock of cleaning products and other general items around the house and purchasing more when needed
Cleaning and ironing of laundry
Changing beds
Popping to the post office, running errands, doing some ad hoc in person and online shopping.
Charging the Tesla
And more duties related to housekeeping/ house management/ house organisation
Dog Walking / Care
Mid-week 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 dog's food and ordering more of it when needed, feeding the dog.
Hours and days:
Hours per week: 35-40h
The role would be Mon-Fri 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, 3+m 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
RequirementsThe 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
Happy to build a relationship with the client with the view to working for the them for many years, including children in the future (if they will have them)
BenefitsSalary: £15 per hour / up to £40,000 gross per annum
28 days holiday a year including public holidays
Requirements
• Proven experience in a similar private household role – ideally min 5 years • Good communication skills and ideally basic computer skills communicating via email etc would be ideal • Adaptable, dependable, and able to follow instructions • Pet-friendly and confident with dogs • Looking for a long-term, stable position
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