Live-in Housekeeper-Cook in Hampshire, Job ID J21D2E

About the role

A lovely family based in Hampshire is seeking a Full-time Live-in Housekeeper-Cook to support the smooth running of their private household. The role is ideal for someone confident, organised, hands-on, and passionate about fresh, seasonal, and locally sourced food. The candidate will be responsible for preparing fresh family meals using produce from the kitchen garden, local suppliers, and farm-fresh ingredients. The family enjoys simple, high-quality family food, with food source being more important than presentation. Cooking duties will include preparing family lunches and dinners from Thursday to Sunday, preparing working lunches on Thursdays and Fridays when required, harvesting produce from the kitchen garden, processing seasonal fruit and vegetable gluts, and managing the general flow of food in the household. The candidate must be comfortable handling all types of meat and fish, including home game, kitchen garden produce, and locally sourced ingredients. The role will also include keeping the kitchen, house bar, and dry store clean, organised, and fully stocked. The candidate will check and purchase groceries and household supplies, maintain stock levels within budget, keep records of related expenditure, discuss meal requirements with the principals, and liaise with the principal or gardener about kitchen garden produce. The property is part of a large 3,000-acre estate with farming, residential properties, commercial space, and a main manor house. The family home is a rustic 9-bedroom character property, and the candidate will work as part of a small domestic team. Housekeeping duties will include supporting the cleanliness and upkeep of the private residence, including floor care, dusting, polishing, bathroom cleaning, kitchen maintenance, laundry, ironing, bed making, linen changes, and dishware organisation. No immediate childcare or pet care will be required. A driver with their own car is required for this role. The candidate will be provided with a 1-bedroom flat above a stable block, including a living room, bedroom, and kitchenette. Exact address will be disclosed at the interview stage.

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