Live-in Couple Villa South of France
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Area | International, ALL |
| Sector | Couple |
| Currency | Pounds ste |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Desrin Copeland |
| Job Ref | VAC-59509 |
| Job Views | 1618 |
- Description
- Our client is looking for a permanent Live-in Couple for the South of France
You will be required to carry out the normal duties associated with top grade Guardian/Housekeeper couple for luxury Villa of 300 m² located in a scenic setting in the south of France. The house has four bedrooms and is mainly used by the owners as a retreat and is predominantly occupied by only two people with occasional guests.
Whilst normal entertaining takes place during the peak summer months with a modest number of both staying and non-resident guests; the Villa is currently used for 3 to 5 months of the year. During the summer months additional personnel are sometimes bought in to assist.
The house is kept spotless and the owners expect the in-house staff to operate the Villa to the same cleanliness and presentation standards as a five-star hotel.
Principal duties to include:
" Cleaning to a very high standard (5 Star Hotel)
" Generally running the Villa to a five-star hotel standard.
" Carry out the laundry requirements of the Owners and Villa.
" Basic interior and exterior maintenance.
" Handyman type jobs.
" Basic gardening (minimal amount as external gardener is contracted already).
" Sweeping and cleaning of exterior terraces.
" Basic maintenance of the swimming pool.
" Basic maintenance of external furniture (teak oil)
" Keeping detailed and accurate records, house inventory and consumables lists.
" Writing and maintaining a house operations book (Word document on PC) listing all details of the day-to-day requirements and operating procedures of the estate.
" Food and beverage provisioning.
" Keeping an inventory of the house contents, wine/drinks cellar.
" Cooking in the off season - during high season an external chef is usually bought in to cook lunch and dinner. Assisting the contract chef with cleaning up and tidying of the kitchen.
" Table service
" Looking after the resident cat (who lives in the staff accommodation when owners are away) and the owners small dog who visits for the summer months.
" Basic maintenance and cleaning of vehicles based at Villa.
" Driving the owners and guests when required.
" Overall running of all aspects of the Villa's upkeep and maintenance including liaison with all local third-party contractors.
" Putting out all sun cushions and setting up all terraces daily and then putting away items again at night.
" Receiving of guests.
" Serving meals and drinks throughout the day.
" Carrying, unpacking and packing guests bags when required.
" Booking restaurants and other general arrangement requirements of owners and guests.
" Buying and arranging of flowers.
" Dressing of the Villa/exterior terraces for dinner parties and special occasions.
" Supervision of children and pets were required.
Ideal applicants should be:
" Non-smokers.
" Precise with great attention to detail.
" Pet friendly with experience of handling pets.
" Courteous and polite - understand service mentality and well presented.
" Flexible in approach
" Smartly dressed and neatly turned out at all times in smart casual ware - preferably white shirt and dark trousers.
" Competent at good quality home cooking (Italian style preferred).
" Practically minded and resourceful.
" Able to carry out Handyman type jobs.
" Competent at the upkeep, cleaning and maintenance of furniture and fabrics including liaison with outside specialists where required.
" Experienced in a similar position.
" In possession of full driving licences.
" Computer literate.
Accommodation
Use of a large, recently modernised, one-bedroom, staff apartment.
Vehicle
Non exclusive use of a house based vehicle when carrying out house duties
Pay - Dependent on experience, qualifications and suitability etc.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £5,000.00 to £6,000.00 /month
Unless otherwise specified a minimum of 2 years relevant experience is required to receive the advertised rate of pay
Randolphs is an employment agency and employment business authorised to advertise the role on behalf of our client
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