House Manager/Cook needed in Annandale, Sydney (ANNH)

Reference:
ANNH
Category:
Shore Based Jobs
Position:
Estate / House Manager
Location:
Aust
Job posted:
June 20, 2018
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  • Are you living in Sydney and looking for a new diverse role?
  • Are you a competent cook?
  • Are you extremely organised?

We are looking for a House Manager/Cook to work in a lovely residence in Annandale, Sydney. You will be responsible for overseeing the general operations and smooth running of a family home, which consists of two principals and their sons, who are between the ages of 13 – 20. The family also have two active dogs.

Candidates MUST have a valid Driver’s License for this role. A car will be provided

General tasks will include:

  • Managing the household schedules and calendars.
  • Event planning, organizing and coordination
  • Arranging appointments for personal and professional needs
  • General tidying of the house/kitchen and laundry/dry cleaning (the family have a cleaner, who come weekly, however light housekeeping duties will be required to upkeep cleanliness)
  • Preparation of rooms, beds, bathrooms if/when cleaner is not available
  • Shopping, stocking the pantry, meal planning and cooking meals with the focus on basic healthy, clean recipes
  • Scheduling home maintenance and repair work and supervision
  • Handling household bills and administrative duties
  • Organizing the house, ensuring it is clean, tidy and well presented.
  • Supervising trades people at the residence (cleaners, maintenance trades, builders, gardeners)
  • Dog management, walking, vets, general clean up
  • Chauffeuring when needed
  • errands, ad hoc tasks and general assistance to all family members.

Desired attributes for this role include:

  • The desire to make a positive difference in the family’s life leaving them to focus on what is important to them
  • Have good attention to detail and enjoy the satisfaction that comes from creating an organised, clean neat and tidy home
  • Ability to manage your own time
  • Be computer literate
  • Competent cook
  • Health and environment conscious with a love for animals

Salary:  Based on experience

Hours:  Full time hours. 10am – 7pm, with some flexibility.

Start:    August, to hand over from the current House Manager

Click APPLY NOW button at the end of this post and send us your CV in Word format and include an application letter addressing all the points of eligibility on this job post. Please ensure that you have a good quality recent (smiling) photo, indicate your current location and availability dates and have at least 3 Referees with all contact details on your CV. Written references are good support for your application so please send these too. If you work with children you are required to hold a Working With Children Card. You will be required to obtain a police check. We also need to sight your primary qualification(s), your photo ID and your work permit, so please send these as well.

Work Experience Requirements:

All applicants must have previous experience in working on a Yacht or a Cruise Ship.

Language Requirements:

Good knowledge of the English language is required.

Certificates and Qualifications:

All applicants must hold a valid ENG1 certificate to be able to apply for this position.

A valid STCW Basic Safety Training certificate is required from all applicants. Please sign up for an STCW course and obtain the certificate if you don't have it yet.

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