Job Description

Housekeeper Position In Brooklyn

A growing family in Brooklyn is seeking a part-time housekeeper for their five-story brownstone, starting as soon as a suitable match is found. The family are expecting their second child at the end of the summer, and will guarantee two full days per weeka third day will be considered for the right candidate, if this is preferred. The schedule will typically be eight hours per day (i.e. 16 hours per week), and the two to three days will ideally fall on two weekdays on Monday through Thursday (not on Friday), with an additional day Sunday if the candidate prefers.

The property includes five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, and the floors, ascending, are: i) basement, ii) den & guest room/office, iii) living room & kitchen, iv) childrens bedrooms, laundry room, and playroom, v) primary bedroom and second office, vi) roof (almost entirely outdoor space).

Responsibilities

• Housekeeping, deep cleaning, and general interior care
• Laundering of clothes and linens; pressing/steaming as needed
• Procuring and managing inventory of household supplies
• Occasional cleaning of outdoor kitchen and outdoor furniture
• Sending out clothes to dry cleaner and receiving them
• Very basic food prep (e.g. washing and cutting fruit to store for kids, washing lettuce to store for salads, etc.)
• Candidates must be comfortable climbing lots of stairs (with baby gates) in six-story brownstone
• Candidates must be comfortable adhering to specific cleaning protocols, including but not limited to only using very mild soap and water to clean sensitive Carrara marble (in the kitchen and bathrooms), using a Swiffer for minimal wetness and Dawn or Bona for the wood floors (which cannot be mopped or soaked), following maintenance instructions for waterworks faucets and shower-heads so they dont corrode/change color, etc.
• The family requires the candidate to use primarily natural and non-toxic cleaning supplies (i.e. no bleach except in pre-discussed circumstances like laundering whites), including provided baby-friendly detergent for clothes

Qualifications

• Must have at least five years verifiable experience
• Must have superlative references

Requirements

• Candidates should be comfortable around toddlers (e.g. adapt to not vacuuming during nap-time, opening and closing baby gates, awareness of sharp objects and cords, and able to coordinate with the familys nanny about who is in what room when etc.)
• Candidates should be organized, e.g. ordering and distributing household goods, such as toilet paper, cleaning supplies, when running low, putting clothes away in an organized manner, and keeping track of when a deeper clean of something like the shower, laundry machine, or oven might be necessary
• US passport, Green Card or EAC
• Candidates should be reliable, honest, and trustworthy
• Candidates must be COVID vaccinated, as well as be up to date on Flu/ RSV/Tdap/MMR

Salary and Benefits

• $40-$55/hr + all industry standard benefits

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