Live-in or live-out options are available.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced and capable handyman/household manager, who is also good with looking after a garden and is very hands-on in their approach, to join a well-established household around the East Sussex area as the live-in Handyman and a person who can look after the place.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing household maintenance, general condition and operations works
- Overseeing maintenance and timely servicing of systems and equipment of the property
- Help with sourcing and appointing contractors as well as monitoring their work in case of technical issues as to the maintenance of the surrounding properties or refurbishment works
- Working in collaboration with household staff – housekeepers, cleaners and gardeners
- Caring and arranging caring for pets
- Ensuring the household is fully stocked at all times and shopping for all required household items, running household errands, organising catering and meals for guests
- Arranging maintenance and servicing of the estate car
- Some gardening work
- Minor domestic repairs
- Other ad hoc duties as directed.
Skills required
- Handyman experience working in a large household, good with minor repairs, some gardening – hands-on approach
- Household management and organisational management
- Some UK-based experience and understanding of the UK culture
- Trustworthy and organised approach
- Fluent English language
- Russian language is an advantage, but not a necessity
Job advantages
- A live-in opportunity is available (recently refurbished 1-bed flat with its own entrance, bathroom and fully equipped kitchen, on the estate grounds) for single occupancy only pls, no pets – a wonderful place to live cost-free
- A live-out opportunity is also available but only for someone who lives locally and is capable of travelling on a daily basis
- Standard working hours, minimum overtime
- Amazing family to work for
- Lovely household team to be a part of a lovely community
- Contract, salary, bonus
