"FILLED" FEATURED JOB OPENING: Working Couple needed for Recreational Ranch in the Texas Hill Country - Concan, TX

Responsibilities include grounds maintenance, repairs, housekeeping and providing hospitality services for family when present. Hospitality services may include preparing, serving and cleaning up meals for a maximum of 16 people per day.

Experience with minor carpentry, electrical, plumbing and small engine repair is preferred. Experience with the restaurant/hotel/resort/B&B is a plus.

Compensation includes 3 bedroom private home, utilities, satellite, WiFi, medical insurance and salary commensurate with experience. Paid vacation after probationary period.  This is a full time job for a couple where both parties work a full week.

Important Qualities and Characteristics Include:

• Self-motivated
• Friendly
• Ability to complete work without supervision
• Reliable
• Honest
• Hard working
• Organized

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Lawn and grounds maintenance
• General cleaning and maintenance of large home
• Care of swimming pool
• Guest services – cleaning up common areas during booking, preparing and serving meals
• Maintenance of tractors, vehicles, lawn equipment, etc.

Specific Requirements:

• Driver’s license
• Fluent in English
• Willingness to be drug tested as needed
• Ability to pass a background check
• Pets may be allowed based on circumstances

Interested? Please send cover letter and resume to: RanchoRamillete@gmail.com

Campground Manager Couple - Park Rapids, MN

Campground Manager or Manager/Couple to manage the campground for the season (April 1 - Oct.

1).  Fifty overnight & 20 seasonal sites.  Accept reservations, greet guests, maintain grounds and facility.  $2500/mo.  If you are willing to locate permenently, compensation includes free year around house + all utilities paid even though you have the fall/winter/spring off. Great opportunity to be your own boss! 

Innkeepers Needed for Retro Motel in Texas Wine Country - Stonewall, TX

Live-In Domestic Couple - New York, NY

Prominent Upper East Side couple seeks an experienced, highly organized, and thorough Domestic Couple to oversee and maintain full-time care of their primary residence in New York City. This position is a Live-In, full time, 5 day work week with overriding flexibility to working long hours as needed upon request. Private accommodations with a private bedroom and bathroom will be provided. The couple will be required to Live Out on days off. This position will require to support the Domestic Couple in the couple’s secondary residence in Connecticut and Upstate New York. The selected couple will have experience working in a formal home with the accompanying formal service including food and beverage. The expectations for quality service and efficiency are high and professional etiquette and discretion are of the utmost importance. The couple will assist with all aspects of daily cleaning, cooking, management, upkeep and all-around supervision of the residence.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing and providing full-time care of the family’s residence
• Museum quality cleaning and care for antiques, fine art throughout the home with attention to special surfaces and finishes
• Full laundry duties including washing, ironing, steaming, closet organization, etc. with attention
• Light cooking required as needed upon request
• Providing formal service at all times where and professional etiquette and discretion are of the utmost importance
• Personal shopping, running errands, stock procurement and special requests, etc.
• Heavy organization throughout the home including pantries, kitchen, closets, etc.
• Ability to work in tandem with vendors, contractors, other domestic staff
• Maintaining residence for guest readiness at all times
• Driving the principals to and from various destinations
• Any and all other duties or requests related to the needs of the principals and household

Requirements:

• Strong command of English language and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent references required from both current and previous employers
• Minimum 5 - 10+ years related experience working in a private formal home in similar role(s)
• Strong housekeeping skills throughout the residence including bedrooms, bathrooms, and living areas
• Experience with museum quality cleaning and care for: antiques, silver, fine art, etc.
• Strong laundry abilities including ironing, steaming, closet organization and maintenance, etc.
• Strong property management skills including maintenance, handyman/houseman skills
• Ability to perform formal food and beverage service REQUIRED
• Basic family style cooking (breakfast & lunch on occasions)
• MUST have experience working in a formal household with silver service experience
• Exceptional organization skills and multitask management
• Professional mindset and manor; constant use of discretion and confidentiality a MUST
• Must be comfortable working around cats
• Flexible scheduling with availability to work long hours, weekends, and overtime as needed
• Valid Driver’s License; confident driver, zero points;
• Legally able to work in the United States

Benefits:   Full, benefits package effective after 90 days 50% of cost; 2 weeks of paid vacation; 401K; Life insurance

Live-In Domestic Couple - New York, NY

Private Upper East Side family seeks an experienced, highly organized, and thorough Domestic Couple to oversee and maintain their primary residence in New York City. This position is a Live-In, full-time position with a five day with overriding flexibility to working long hours as needed upon request. Private, independent accommodations will be provided with a private entrance.

The couple must be adept at anticipating the needs and wants of the principals. They must be proactive in their role as house couple. The couple must demonstrate a temperament that is very flexible to change and promote an air of calm and professionalism regardless of the situational stresses. Culinary experience or any certifications for one partner with strong sanitary and hygienic skills handling food and sanitizing the kitchen. The cooking partner will have experience working with strict nutrition requirements and diet guidelines to optimize a healthy lifestyle post-surgical procedure.

The selected couple will have experience working in a semi-formal home with the accompanying formal service but understand that for the most the culture of the home is informal unless the family is entertaining; however, the expectations for quality service and efficiency are high. Professional etiquette and discretion are of the utmost importance. The couple will oversee all housekeeping, laundry, maintenance, and culinary needs of the residence at all times

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing and providing full-time care of the family’s residence.
• Menu planning and cooking Lunch and Dinner for the family with an emphasis on fresh, organic produce
• Housekeeping skills including museum quality cleaning throughout the home with attention to special surfaces
• Laundry skills
• Overseeing vendors and contractors
• Walking dog as needed upon request
• Valet of clothes & shoes; packing and unpacking clothes for travel.
• Efficiently managing, cleaning & sanitizing the kitchen while keeping record of family and guest preferences
• Planning prep and oversight of dinner parties and other household events.
• Menu planning and cooking fresh proteins and produce from local vendors
• Personal Shopping, running errands, and stock procurement & inventory of supplies.
• Light maintenance including handyman responsibilities
• Heavy organization throughout the home including pantries, kitchen, closets, etc.

Requirements:

• Strong command of English language and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Minimum 5+ years related professional experience serving as a Domestic Couple for a private family
• Exceptional organization skills and multitask management;
• Culinary experience or any certifications for one partner REQUIRED
• ServSafe certified a MAJOR PLUS
• Family style and plated cooking and wine knowledge and pairing required
• Housekeeping skills with museum quality cleaning and care for antiques, silver, fine art, special surfaces, etc.
• Laundry skills
• Must be comfortable around dogs
• Professional mindset and manor; constant use of discretion and confidentiality a must
• Incredibly “hands-on,” – able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Strong property management skills including maintenance, handyman/houseman skills
• Family style and plated cooking and wine knowledge and pairing required
• Ability to perform formal and informal food and beverage service, setting tables and arranging flowers a must
• Able to work in an environment with teenagers
• Valid Drivers License; confident drivers with zero points
• Willing and able to travel domestically with principals to secondary residence
• Legally able to work in the United States for any employer

Salary: $110,000-$130,000 per year; plus potential for annual discretionary bonus. All salaries are Dependent On Experience and References, and all candidates must be willing to submit themselves for a Federal Background Check

Domestic Live In Couple - Sacramento , CA

HIRING: Domestic Couple for a lake front home in Sacramento 

 Domestic Couple for an informal residence located in the Sacramento area. The successful applicants will be responsible for the domestic/handy operation of the residence and are seeking a long-term (5+ years) placement 

 Primary Responsibilities

• Management of daily housekeeping, including hands-on support while the 2 part-time housekeepers are off which includes dusting, vacuuming, bathroom cleaning and care of fine furnishings, fixtures, fabrics, finishes, and surfaces for 8,000 sq ft home
• If needed daily laundry, ironing and steaming; wardrobe management packing and unpacking
• Special projects include, but not limited to, quarterly deep cleans, household cupboard and closet cleaning and reorganization
• Preparing some meals; this includes menu planning with the principal and kitchen clean-up afterward
• Planning and assisting with private dinners and social gatherings at the home
• Household inventory and grocery shopping
• Excellent communication skills, politely and professionally greet guests, answer the telephone and record messages, receive packages
• Management and supervision of vendors and trades for regular maintenance, seasonal maintenance and other special projects
• Management and monitoring of household mechanical systems as well as household inventories and security while the principal is away
• Other duties as required from time to time
• All handyman needs, if work is out of the scope of handyman, then calling vendors to bid and do job. 
• Excellent management of outside vendors and housekeepers/landscapers/poolman. Maintain and establish good relationships with vendors always keeping the principals in mind when dealing with vendors and representing them well. 

 Qualifications

• Excellent housekeeping and laundry skills; correct use of products and methods for fine finishes, fixtures, surfaces and fabrics
• Must possess excellent time management skills, be punctual, courteous, possess keen attention to detail and follow through on all projects assigned
• Applicants should be energetic and able to anticipate the needs of Principals
• Must maintain privacy and confidentiality at all times, exercising diplomacy, discretion and respect of boundaries
• Must have a driver’s license with a clean driving record
• Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States

Compensation

DOE, Payroll, Medical benefits

Accommodations 

•The principals prior 4 bedroom residence in the same neighborhood.  Applicants with children are welcome to apply!!