Job Description

Overview

A family of four in Brooklyn, NYC, is seeking a part-time housekeeper for their 5-story brownstone, starting asap. The schedule will ideally be 2-4 days per week, and they can be flexible, within reason, to accommodate the candidate's preference in terms of when these days fall and how many hours the candidate prefers to work each week.

The property includes 5-bedrooms and 7-bathrooms, and the floors, ascending, are: i) basement, ii) den & guest room/office, iii) living room & kitchen, iv) children's bedrooms, laundry room, andplayroom , 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 don't 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 5 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 a 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

• $55-60/hr + all industry standard benefits

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