KP699 - Full-Time, Child Friendly Housekeeper - Brooklyn, NYC
About the job
Overview
A growing family in Brooklyn is seeking a full-time, child-friendly housekeeper for their 5-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 40 hours per week over 5 days. The schedule will typically be 8 hours per day, and preferably at least one of these days would fall on a weekend and would include some passive/light childcare.
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
The ideal candidate would be comfortable providing back-up/relief childcare for their 1.5 year-old (and baby, in due course) - there is a full-time nanny and this will only be in her absence, e.g. if she is sick or otherwise temporarily occupied, or for periods on Sundays during naps or quiet play time while the parents cook or work out
The ideal candidate would be available on Sundays to watch the children during naps or watch them play in the living room while the parents cook in the kitchen or work out
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 family’s 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
- $40-$55/hr + all industry standard benefits
