KS1050 - Full-Time Housekeeper - West Village, NYC

Overview

A busy principal in the West Village, NYC, is seeking a top-notch housekeeper to keep the home running and always guest-ready.  This is a rare long-term opportunity to join a household that takes pride in maintaining an exceptional private residence.  The main residence is in NYC, and there is a second home in CA.  The role does not require travel but it is a plus if the candidate is open to it.  The schedule is looking for candidates willing to dov early morning and/or late evening shifts.  Morning shifts from 7am-3pm and/or evening shifts from 1pm-9pm.  Flexibility with schedule, some early shifts, and a couple of later shifts would be key!  The principal is ready to hire upon finding the right person.

 

Responsibilities

• Comfortable working on a housekeeping team
• Working closely with the principal and other household staff
• Maintaining the highest personal standards for yourself
• Reinforcing household procedures
• Maintaining quality-control standards
• Fostering a positive, collaborative work environment where everyone takes pride in their work.
• Complete hands-on housekeeping
• Expert laundry and wardrobe care
• Occasionally preparing a light breakfast and supporting the private chef with food presentation, service, and cleanup as needed
• Preparing guest accommodations
• Overseeing household inventories
• Maintaining household supplies
• Receiving deliveries, coordinating returns
• Ensuring the residence is always impeccably prepared before it's needed
• Packing and unpacking luggage for travel
• Coordinating dry cleaning and tailoring
• Maintaining the principal's wardrobe
• Preparing the residence before and after travel
• Anticipating the principal's daily needs with minimal direction
• Operational eyes and ears of the residence
• Recognizing maintenance concerns before they become larger issues
• Coordinating qualified service providers appointments
• Scheduling preventative maintenance
• Ensuring every aspect of the home continues to function at the highest level.
• Maintain preventative maintenance schedules
• Assist with organizing seasonal maintenance and ongoing household improvement projects
• Hospitality-minded professional who understands that while the schedule is generally Monday through Friday, private households occasionally require flexibility to accommodate the principal's schedule, travel, guests, entertaining, and special events.

Requirements

• Must be legal to work in the US
• A calm, positive demeanor with the ability to adapt as household priorities evolve
• Extensive experience working in high-end, luxury private residence
• Exceptional housekeeping and laundry skills
• Expert wardrobe and fine fabric care
• Strong organizational and household management abilities
• Ability to anticipate household needs and solve problems independently
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Comfort using smartphones, tablets, calendars, and household management software
• Experience working with high-profile, public-facing, or ultra-high-net-worth principals preferred
• Absolute discretion, sound judgment, and an unwavering commitment to confidentiality
• Flexible availability, with the ability to adjust hours as needed to accommodate the principal's schedule, guests, entertaining, travel, and special events
• Experience working in technologically sophisticated homes is highly desirable.
• Candidates should be comfortable operating:
  • Crestron and Lutron home automation systems
  • Lutron smart lighting and automated shade controls
  • Whole-home audio, video, and entertainment systems, including Apple TV, AirPlay, distributed speaker systems, and integrated AV controls
  • Premium residential appliances, including Sub-Zero, Wolf, Miele, Gaggenau, and similar luxury brands

Salary and Benefits

The family is offering a competitive salary of $55-60/hr+, depending on experience, with a full, comprehensive benefits package.