Full-Time Housekeeper in the Gold Coast
Full-Time Housekeeper in the Gold Coast
Start Date: ASAP
Days & Hours: Mon - Thu 8:30am - 4:00pm, Fri 8:30am - 1:30pm
Pay Rate (pre-tax): $30/hr
Benefits
Benefits:
- 10 days of vacation per year, 3-5 days of sick time
- 8 Paid Holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Job Description
Family in the Gold Coast area is seeking a full-time Housekeeper for their home.
Duties include:
- Daily maintenance (making beds, cleaning kitchen, counters, sweeping, laundry including ironing and putting away, vacuuming, bathrooms, emptying trashes, changing linens, etc.)
- Deep cleaning of the home (refrigerator, oven, baseboards, dusting, mopping, windows, fans, etc.)
- Create a schedule for daily, weekly (e.g., change linens, clean guest room), bi-weekly (e.g., clean/wipe down refrigerator), monthly, quarterly, annual tasks, and keep a running list for one-off projects (e.g., outside windows, organizational projects, cleaning fans and chandeliers)
- Bring in mail/packages, assist with bringing in groceries and putting away
- Restock supplies and keep a list of items that are getting low
- Helping to prep for dinner (cutting/washing vegetables, etc)
- Watering plants
- Misc one-offs such as polishing shoes, emptying suitcases after travel, organizational projects
Housekeeper should be:
- Aware that the family uses non-toxic cleaning products (for their health and yours!); family would prefer that the housekeeper does not use strong perfumes or personal products
- Self-motivated/proactive – finding opportunities to help without having to be asked
- Health and hygienic-minded – both personally and professionally
- Dependable and reliable
- Trustworthy and honest
- Positive and good-natured
- Organized and detail-oriented
- A dog lover – the family has a 6-yr old Labrador retriever and is hoping to get a puppy next spring/summer
One employer works full time (3 days in the office, 2 days at home) and travels regularly. Four children are in college and come home sporadically / during the summer months and holidays.