EH159 – Full-Time Housekeeper – Sharjah, UAE

Job description

Overview:

An ex-pat couple living in Sharjah, UAE is seeking a full-time, live-out housekeeper. The schedule will be Monday through Friday, with hybrid hours. The candidate would start at 6/6.30am and finish household all work within the home at around 12/12.30pm. Outside errands can be run throughout the afternoon.

As this a live-out position, an apartment will be provided for the candidate, along with a car.

They are very private people who both work from home. So, the candidate should be able to read a room, use good judgement and be proactive.

They have two Bengal indoor cats, and candidates must be comfortable working around them.

Responsibilities:
• All household duties including but not limited to dusting, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning bathrooms, ensuring the kitchen is wiped down
• Laundry – washing and ironing
• Light food preparation to include weekly vegetable chopping; helping to keep the refrigerators clean and organized
• Order groceries online
• Run errands when needed – dry cleaning, etc
• Researching and sourcing objects and products
• Acting as a liaison with household vendors when needed
• Assisting with caring for the cats; feeding and empty their litter boxes
• Daily trash removal
• Exterior of the property – sweeping, collecting leaves, and maintaining the outside furniture
• The principals would like for the candidate to be able to assist with organizing services for the cars.
• Assist with organizing decorating and interior design services for the home.
• Assist with organizing maintenance – inform the principals when something needs repairing, supervising vendors, and reporting when the job is complete.

Qualifications:
• Have a positive, can-do personality
• Team player happy to work around others in the home
• No job too small mentality
• Proactive and a self-starter, ready to get to work upon arriving and able to work independently
• Calm, confident and effective communicator who is unafraid of asking questions
• Previous experience working in a hotel would be a huge bonus

Requirements:
• Fluent English speaking
• Driver, with a clean licence
• The couple have two cats, so the candidate must be pet friendly
• This is a gluten free household, and candidates must adhere to this to avoid cross contamination
• Good organizational skills

Salary and Benefits:
• Salary dependent on experience
• Visa
• Return flight to home country x 2 yearly (two weeks to be taken at a time – 4 weeks in total)
• Health insurance
• Paid holidays