A Housekeeper is expected to be more a self-starter, able to run a home, oversee tradesmen, keep track of household stocks, possibly do inventory, create systems within the house etc.
Roles and Responsibilities
- To ensure a home is kept organised, clean and tidy
- Keep on top of the laundry, ironing and wardrobe management
- Cooking
- Running errands and organising the home
- Driving (do the necessary shopping and school runs etc.)
- Deal with the tradesmen that may come to the house and oversee their work
- Specialist skills, such as care of a couture wardrobe or antiques and other artefacts
Qualification
- Level 2 in hospitality(not mandatory if have experience in housekeeping)
- Organisational skills
Skills
Additional skills which may benefit anyone considering a job as an housekeeper include:
- The ability to spot what needs doing in a home
- Creating systems if and when needed and/or maintaining them
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Product/fabric/surface knowledge
- Washing, ironing and handwashing
- General tidy up
- Daily cleaning of Kitchen, Bathrooms, Loos and public areas
- Hoovering and dusting
- Making beds