A private family of four in Litchfield County, Connecticut is seeking an experienced, highly organized, and proactive Executive Housekeeper to oversee the care and daily operations of their weekend and summer residence. This is a full-time, year-round position for a polished professional who takes true ownership of the home and property and can independently manage all aspects of household upkeep, organization, and coordination.
The ideal candidate is warm, child-friendly, detail-oriented, and highly self-directed, with experience working in a high-standard private home environment. This role requires someone who can seamlessly balance hands-on housekeeping with household coordination, vendor management, healthy family cooking, and general family assistance.
Responsibilities
- Maintain the home to impeccable standards through hands-on daily housekeeping and organization
- Manage all family laundry, ironing, wardrobe care, and linens
- Conduct daily interior and exterior walk-throughs of the property to proactively identify maintenance or household needs
- Coordinate and liaise with all household vendors, repair personnel, landscapers, deliveries, and service providers
- Communicate household needs and property issues directly to the principals in a proactive and organized manner
- Prepare healthy, simple meals for the family and assist with casual family-style entertaining and small gatherings
- Manage household shopping, grocery runs, errands, and inventory of household supplies
- Ensure the home is fully prepared ahead of family arrivals, weekends, holidays, and guests
- Assist with seasonal household transitions and ongoing property organization
- Provide occasional family assistant support as needed
Qualifications
- Significant prior experience working in a private home as an Executive Housekeeper, Senior Housekeeper, or Housekeeper/Family Assistant
- Exceptional housekeeping skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Strong organizational and household management abilities
- Comfortable cooking healthy, casual family meals and simple entertaining
- Experience coordinating household vendors and overseeing property maintenance needs
- Child-friendly, discreet, professional, and service-oriented
- Highly proactive with the ability to anticipate needs and work independently
- Flexible schedule required, including weekends and holidays when the family is in residence
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required
- Excellent references required
Schedule & Compensation
- Full-time, year-round position
- Flexibility required based on family schedule and seasonal residence usage
- Live-in option available
- Health care stipend provided
- Immediate start preferred