Housekeeper / Cook / Groom Wanted

• A brilliant opportunity for a flexible and versatile all-rounder who would like to combine the overall smooth running of a household alongside horses in a beautiful family home in Oxfordshire.

The housekeeping side of the role includes:

• Organising and maintaining the household, including furnishings, plants, food, and clothing
• Planning and cooking healthy meals for the family
• Stocking household supplies and groceries
• Light cleaning, wiping down, and tidying in addition to a cleaner
• Collecting children from school or activities and providing safe, educational supervision. Occasional baby-sitting.
• Helping the children to learn lifeskills like chores -- cooking, recycling, pet care, and laundry
• Making household purchases and doing returns
• Booking appointments and services.
• Maintaining inventories of furnishings like linens and silver
• Caring for the family dog, including feeding, clearing the lawn and visits to groomer and vet
• Answering door and deliveries as required
• Running errands as necessary, such as dry cleaner's, grocers, post office
• Laundering and ironing a bonus
• You may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as necessary
• Maintaining a fun, supportive environment, good coordination and scheduling with other team members and the employers
• Must be well organised and proficient with computers, including Excel, Word, Amazon, Ocado and email

Grooms side of the role:

Shared with a part-time groom and a groundsman. Three horses live out the majority of the time. Duties include:

• Tacking up and excercising horses a couple of times a week.
• General yard duties - checking rugs, water, hay, tack cleaning, grooming and keeping things tidy.
• Ability to drive a 3.5T horsebox or trailer.
• A good knowledge of basic equine first aid is required.

A one-bedroom cottage in the woodland may be available. Private and lovely.

Standard job benefits and holiday allowance apply.

Salary of £45,000 to £70,000 depending on experience.

Please email CV and cover letter to feehigsonpa@gmail.com in first instance.