Companion, live-in
Company for a retired architect in his late eighties, who walks every day and reads in three languages. Plain cooking, driving, and patience with the crossword.
- Pay
- $72,000 to $80,000
- Posted
- Closes
- Consultant
- Kathleen Strickland
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Current positions
Six positions are open to applications. Most of what we fill is never advertised.
These are the positions we are advertising today. They are a small part of what we fill: most positions go to candidates already on our register, and are never advertised. We describe each household in terms that would fit others, and name it only to candidates invited to interview.
Open to applications
Nanny for two children
Two children, five and eight, both at school. School runs, homework, swimming and music lessons; some travel with the family. A driver with a clean record.
- Pay
- $92,000 to $100,000
- Posted
- Closes
- Consultant
- Alison Kemble
Live-in housekeeper
A large lakeside house with an executive housekeeper and a laundress. Fine fabrics, a collection of contemporary art, and a self-contained apartment on the property.
- Pay
- $88,000 to $96,000
- Posted
- Closes
- Consultant
- Caroline Rendle
Waiting staff, December events
Experienced silver-service waiting staff for dinners and parties between December 4 and December 31. Black tie supplied for evenings that ask for it.
- Pay
- $34 to $40 an hour
- Posted
- Closes
- Consultant
- Caroline Rendle
Residential security officer, nights
Gatehouse and patrol for a family estate, joining a team of five. Law enforcement or military background preferred. Unarmed.
- Pay
- $78,000 to $86,000
- Posted
- Closes
- Consultant
- Martin Hendry
House manager
A household of seven staff and a second residence in Palm Desert. Budgets, staff, a two-year renovation of the guest house, and the family’s calendar. Ten years’ experience at least.
- Pay
- $180,000 to $200,000
- Posted
- Closes
- Consultant
- Caroline Rendle
Recently closed
These positions are no longer open to applications.
Private chef
A family of five who eat at home most nights and entertain twice a month. Seasonal, local cooking; a kitchen garden; travel to a summer house on Orcas in July.
- Pay
- $120,000 to $135,000
- Posted
- Closed
- Consultant
- Neil Fairbanks