The House Manager / Butler is employed to support The Estate Manager in ensuring the effective and efficient operation of The Estate property and the wider estate, which includes: a large and historically important main house, multi-purpose land, made over to: formal gardens, temporary and permanent pasture, woodland, animal and arable farming, land made available for wild game, along with rivers and ponds.
The House Manager/ Butler will work closely with The Estate Manager and the estate’s team, with a primary responsibility to ensure the main house along with annexes are maintained to the appropriate standard, with everything kept in a permanent state of readiness, so that The Family and their guests can arrive at short notice.
In all estate matters, the House Manager / Butler is expected to act as an ambassador both on the estate and in the wider community, by representing the owners in a faultless light, while working to uphold and promote their beliefs and principles, conserve the fabric of the building and its contents, while maintaining budgets and observing schedules.
Note: Candidates must present proven relevant experience, along with excellent checkable references.
POSITION
House Manager / Butler
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
Family, Professional / Philanthropist, Formal Household, Rural Location
Roles and Responsibilities
The House Manger/Butler's main duties are to ensure that:
- All facilities are maintained in impeccable and fully functional conditions;
- Ensure that dining areas, meeting rooms, offices, reception spaces and areas used by family and guests are constantly kept clean and in good repair;
- Ensure that employee accommodation, dining and recreational facilities meet the prescribed standards;
- Undertake and/or manage prescribed maintenance tasks;
- Supervision of seasonal and/or temporary staff;
- Working independently or with contracted engineering and maintenance service providers to ensure all repairs and preventive maintenance for all buildings (interior and exterior), other structures (gates, fences, etc), gardens and land are carried out in an efficient and timely manner.
- You are to represent and stand in for the Estate Manager when required.
- You are expected to work with integrity and congeniality in all matters and communicate with the community in a courteous manner that engenders respect and goodwill.
- Part of the role is to live on site in the lovely accommodation which is provided.
Service & Customer Specific Responsibilities
- To provide Butler duties, which will require that candidates understand and provide personalised and timely service, including meal and drink service, valet and wardrobe assistance to members of The Family and their guests
- Ability to acknowledge, welcome and greet The Family using the appropriate levels of discretion, and the correct forms of address
- Display a polite and correct manner
- Ability to spontaneously engage in formal and natural conversation with The Family and guests while never being over familiar
Additional Duties
- This advertisement outlines the type of duties which are typically required, but additional duties will be required from time to time
Accommodation
- 2 Bedroom Apartment
- The role permits partners and pets to live in the provided accommodation.
Entry Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years experience working
- Clean driver's licence
- Excellent checkable references
