Housekeeper, Chalet, Luxury Ski Resort, Switzerland

HOUSEKEEPER POSITION - EXPERIENCED CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED

About the Villa

It is an absolutely beautiful and luxurious chalet located in Gstaad - Switzerland.

The Chalet is used by the owners and their guests. 

The Chalet has 5 bedrooms, 4 staff bedrooms and 4 private bathrooms.  

The Chalet is used to work under very high standard and responds to high demand. 

This position is LIVE IN. 

The project

We are looking for two Housekeepers ready to start working as soon as possible under a permanent contract.

You will report directly to the owner or the villa manager. You will in charge of doing the housekeeping and laundry. You can give a hand to help in the service sometime.

You will be doing the housekeeping and you will be taking care of the laundry, and you will need to :

• take care of all the duties in regards to the Laundry generally speaking
• Basically, you will in charge of all the clothes and all the linen when the family is around and all the linen of the Villa such as towels, bathrobes, bath mats, bed sheets, pillowcases, kitchen cloth, table cloth, etc...
• You will be in charge of washing them and cleaning them, removing possible stains, drying them, ironing them, checking that they are in a perfect state before folding them in wardrobes or putting them on hangers in the dressings. 
• You will also be in charge of ironing all the linen and the clothes. 
• You will be in charge of cleaning the wardrobes and the dressings. 
• You will be in charge of putting the clothes and the linen within the proper wardrobes and dressings. 
• You also need to clean the handbags and the shoes before putting them back in the wardrobes. 
• You will  be in charge of putting/changing the bedsheets on all the beds, depending on the frequency given by the owners. The beds must always be immaculate and in a perfect state.  
• You will also be in charge of contacting the dry cleaners for specific clothes that can not be washed by hand or in a washing machine but need specific treatment and ask them to come and collect them.

You will be in charge of all the housekeeping in the Villa:

• making sure that all the bedrooms and bathrooms are in a perfect state. That the main areas as corridors, living rooms are always dusted, tidy and well organized in accordance to the owner's habits. 

For service:

• you can help in the service, such as the breakfast service, the lunch service, the dinner service. 

You might need to travel to London or Netherlands, if needed. 

Desired profile 

• You must be very autonomous and able to report and respect your hierarchy in the same time. 
• We are looking for someone who is passionate about service and likes to work in private villas. Previous experience as a housekeeper or as a Head Housekeeper is MANDATORY. 
• You are comfortable in housekeeping, service and laundry. 
• You are multi task and flexible, able to follow the processes that are already implemented and able to be reactive when facing something unusual. If someone in the team needs help, you need to be hands on. The team is very close, and everybody, even the Villa Manager work hands in hands. 
• You are a smiling person, you like to work in a team and you are discrete. You have a positive attitude. 
• You are autonomous but you know to work in a team. 
• You are always on time and present well, you have a real sense of human relations and communication comes with an ease to you. 
• You MUST speak English. French or German is a plus.  
• You DO NOT HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD, you are honest and trustworthy. 
• You are flexible in hours and days off

Salary : 2500 - 3000 swiss francs/ month. 

Swiss contract