FEATURED JOB OPENING: Domestic Couple in Western Massachusetts

A relatively young, energetic Private Family seeks experienced live-in Domestic Couple to maintain their Western Massachusetts (Berkshire) residence and to provide driving services throughout the year. This position involves three roles: housekeeping, driver services, and administrative support.
The housekeeping role involves cooking, cleaning, errands, shopping, gardening and some general handy work around the house. The driver role will require driving services to and from the Berkshire residence and the Family’s residences and offices in New York City and Boston. Finally, on a part time basis between 5-10 hours a week, the couple will require administrative support for a home office, including data entry, filing, scheduling, and meeting note transcription.

The ideal candidate couple will have at least 5 years prior experience in a live-in arrangement, excellent references, all legal papers, valid driver’s license and clean drug-free backgrounds.

This is a part-time position, where housekeeping requirements are expected to take between 1-2 days per week, and driving is expected to take between 2-3 days per week. The couple expects to use the house during the weekends, but will require administrative support and housekeeping throughout the week.

Salary is dependent upon experience,

• Driving between multiple regional cities, specifically Boston and New York, using the couple’s vehicles

Private accommodation provided on premises with privates bedrooms, bath, and own entryway.

You must be legal to work in the United States and have references.

FEATURED JOB OPENING: Wanted: Mascot Handlers. Must Love Longhorns (and horses, alpacas, donkeys and people too). - Bastrop/Austin, TX

BASTROP/AUSTIN, TEXAS
Our luxurious Texas wilderness escape seeks a self-motivated couple and/or individuals with horse and cattle management experience to oversee our “Hooves and Horns” mascot program. Employed by an award-winning destination resort, these handlers will manage the program and be responsible for ongoing care and training for our animal associates, including: two teams of Percheron draft horses, two saddle-broke riding longhorns, two miniature donkeys and two alpacas and future additions to the program (including 1-2 dogs). These individuals will also work closely with the general manager, recreation, sales and catering departments to ensure the continued success of this signature resort program.

Multiple-year commitment preferred. Position includes salary and benefits. To be present for our guests, handlers will often work holidays and weekends. Desired start date is late February/early March 2013. Please call Cole to learn more or email a cover letter detailing your experience along with a resume. 
 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Warm, friendly, patient, hardworking and easy-going personality
Sincere and outward heart for animals
Sense of ease and true enjoyment interacting with and getting to know people (includes interacting one-on-one with guests, as well as small and larger groups)
Ensuring animal care and wellness: feeding, washing, and scheduling vaccinations, trimming/shoeing and shearing
Riding draft horses
Riding longhorn steers
Driving a tractor for hay rides
Driving teams of draft horses during wagon tours
Walking animals around the resort for meet-the-mascots photo ops at the hitching post, elevator rides and more
Interacting with guests and clients (and interest in authentic hospitality as it relates to these positions)
Working with management on special requests, including guest events, parades, videos and the like
Removing manure from the Lost Pines Corral and nearby fields
Mending fences
Cleaning water tanks
Cleaning and caring for all tack and harnesses
Ordering and picking up supplies
Maintaining wagons and equipment
Creativity relating to animal-based activities for guests, including holiday-specific fun
Collaborative work style
Storytelling a plus

Work Camper Couples - Canon City, CO

Echo Canyon Campground, Canon City, CO is looking for four couples to work 24 hours per week, per couple (12 hours per person) in exchange for a full hook-up (water, electric, sewer) site.  Two couples are needed for Housekeeping/Maintenance and two couples for Hosting/Office. 

Housekeeping/Maintenance duties will include cleaning, cabin change over, laundry, site clean-up, mowing, weed trimming, plant care, maintenance projects and other campground duties.  Hours for these positions will be morning hours.

Hosting/Office duties will include customer service, escorting guests to sites, office/store duties, bundling firewood, evening rounds and other campground duties.  Hours for these positions will be late afternoon/evening

Couples need to be reliable, energetic and have outstanding customer service skills.  Outside duties require a physically fit person who is capable of assisting with all campground duties.  Positions are available April – September.

If you are interested please email your resume, references and a picture of yourself and you’re your rig.

SELF STORAGE RESIDENT MANAGER COUPLE WANTED - CHEWELAH, WA

Looking for a solid resident management team with previous self storage experience to manage my 130-unit, well established self storage facility in Chewelah, WA.  I am not a large facility by any means, I am looking for a simple couple who can enjoy living in a small country town in a small country home.

This job includes basic self storage facility transactions and reports, maintenance and seasonal yard work. Quickbooks program experience preferred, but not necessary.

This position requires superior customer service and assistance, so being comfortable with the general public is essential.

Includes on-site resident housing with yard, utilities and insurance contribution. Chewelah is located 45 min. north of Spokane,WA in the scenic mountain valley. There are 29 lakes/rivers, ski-hill, national forest, golf course, hunting/fishing and the famous Coumbia River all within a 30 mile radius of Chewelah. It is a beautiful mountain packed rural area boasting with seasonal farmer's markets, annual car shows and antique stores.

Please make sure to include your resume with skills, salary requirements, references and contact information. This position is open immediately.

Resident Manager (or Couple) Rent Exchange - San Fernando Valley, CA

Seeking Experienced Resident Manager or Couple.

Looking for an experienced, qualified on-site resident manager for apartment building in the west end of the San Fernando Valley.

Compensation is a 2 bedroom apartment.

The candidate must have a minimum of 3 years on-site experience.

- Must be available during the day to respond to calls and attend to issues in a  timely fashion.
- Will be required to work during daytime hours and weekends.
- Must be proactive in tenant related issues.

Looking for someone who is friendly, outgoing, organized, hardworking, reliable and has excellent customer service skills.  Basic computer skills required, must have own computer and access to email.

Duties will include:

Leasing: Show apartments, screen tenants, market surveys, and advertise apartments.  Required to do open houses and be available when prospective tenants want to see apartment.

Maintenance: Schedule maintenance staff, make sure all work is completed in a timely and efficient manner. Walk building and look for any problems or concerns that need to be addressed.

Tenant Relations: Collect rent and deal with late paying tenants, post notices, enforce rules, deal with all tenant questions and concerns.

Please submit resume via email. Only applicants with previous management experience will be considered.

FEATURED JOB OPENING: Domestic Couple needed for Manhattan Family

Live in Domestic couple needed for family in New York.

This is a traditional role that requires housekeeping, cooking, petcare, errands, driving, gardening and some general handy work. Experience in care giving is also a plus.

The ideal couple will have at least 5 years prior experience in a live in situation, excellent references, all legal papers, and clean backgrounds.

The responsibilities will be: Cooking, shopping for groceries and maintenance of kitchen and supporting the other house keeper in their duties. There will be a small amount of laundry to do. Cooking skills are a must. Maintaining the upkeep of building, maintenance of equipment, record keeping of work done by outside contractors, occasional need to drive, maintenance and care of the car.
Private accommodation provided on premises, with kitchen and bath. The work schedule will be weekends plus three weekdays.

The couple will travel with the family for at least one month during the year to their holiday home in San Diego.
You must be legal to work in the United States and have references.

Salary is dependent upon experience.