WERVING EN SELECTIE
Wij ondersteunen en coordineren het plaatsen van Butlers, Personal Assistants, Household Managers, Chauffeurs, Chefs en overig Prive Personeel.
Graag staan wij u waar
ook ter wereld ten dienste bij het vinden van een perfecte match. Hetzij voor
het vinden van de juiste kandidaat, hetzij voor het vinden van de juiste
functie.
Het vinden van de juiste
‘match’ is geen eenvoudig proces en wij zullen daar dan ook alle tijd voor
nemen. Immers, kwaliteit en een lang durende samenwerking tussen kandidaat en
werkgever is onze doelstelling hierbij.
Voor Part Time posities adviseren wij u naar de speciale PA and Butler Service
sectie te gaan.
Onderstaand vindt u een overzicht van functie omschrijvingen om u een idee te geven welke mogelijkheden er zijn. U kunt ten alle tijde contact met ons opnemen voor het aanvragen van een vrijblijvend consultatie gesprek.
Open Posities
Op dit moment hebben wij een urgente vraag naar kandidaten voor diverse posities in Nederland. Graag nodigen wij u uit uw CV naar ons op te sturen.
Functie omschrijvingen
Graag bieden wij u assistentie bij het vinden van de juiste functie en kandidaat. Het is slechts een handreiking om u het gemakkelijker te maken te vinden wat u zoekt. Het is dan ook zeker geen blue-print. De salarissen die staan aangegeven zijn slechts en indicatie. Ze zijn sterk afhankelijk van de verantwoordelijkheden, ervaring, huisvesting etc.
De functieomschrijvingen zijn in de Engelse taal om beter aan te sluiten bij het vakgebied.
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Butler
A Butler typically oversees the household staff usually of one residence and
anticipates the needs of the employer, providing the distinctive trademark of
personal service. A Butler is responsible for efficiently running and supervising
the specific needs of a formal or multi-staffed household. The Butler provides a
distinctive, “hands-on” involvement.
Key-words of requirements
A Butler typically has professional training and formal experience in the field.
This position is usually performed on a live-in basis.
Responsibilities
Duties may include the following:
- Answering residence phone, receiving guests and supervising the reception of
visitors
- Coordinating travel arrangements for employer and household guests
- Selecting, supervising and scheduling service contractors and suppliers
- Providing or scheduling household security
- Assisting with cooking and serving of meals and drinks
- Maintaining the wine cellar and having knowledge of fine wines
- Performing valet duties for the employer at home and while travelling
- Hiring and supervising other household staff
- Maintaining care and inventory of fine china, silver, crystal, automobiles,
artwork, antiques and other special collections
- Assisting with planning special events and entertaining in the home
- Running household and personal errands
- Assisting with or in charge of keeping the household budgets
Salary indication
Butlers typically earn a salary between $50,000 and $120,000 annually for full
time, plus benefits.
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Chef
The household chef is responsible for anything food or kitchen related.
Responsibilities
Typical duties may include the following:
- Cooking meals for the household
- Coordinating with the other staff of meals and functions
- Shopping and menu planning
- Coordinating or preparing all food for parties and special functions
- Stocking of the supply and inventory taking
- Security, hygiene and cleaning-up of the kitchen area
Salary indication
The salary range is $50,000 to $100,000.
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Estate Manager, Butler, Major Domo, Household
Administrator
The Estate Manager serves as the CEO of the property and service management for a
large Estate ( > 15,000 square feet ). He or she is also responsible for the
owner's multiple residences, content and extensive grounds. Together with the
owners he or she plans and supervises the management of the properties and sets
services required for their maintenance.
Key-words of requirements
Formal training or at least exceptional experience in providing excellent service
for families or individuals, flexible and skills related to business, personnel
management, negotiation, leadership, motivation and social etiquette.
Responsibilities
Duties may include the following:
- Hiring and termination, training, supervising other household
staff
- Coordinating with Chefs and landscape service professionals
- Ensuring home and personal security
- Coordinating travel arrangements
- Planning and executing events for the owner (dinner parties to
a grand, formal gatherings)
- Selecting, supervising and scheduling (service) contractors
and vendors
- Managing construction projects or home improvements
- Managing household accounts, budgets and payroll
- Performing bookkeeping and/or accounting tasks
- Running household and personal errands
- Scheduling maintenance of pools, yachts, private planes, etc.
- Construction management
- Systems creation and management
Salary indication
An Estate Manager's salary ranges from $60,000 - $150,000 annually plus benefits.
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Executive Assistant
See also Personal Assistant. The Executive Assistant provides key administrative
support for an executive, managing the employer's daily schedule and handling
multiple activities.
Key-words of requirements
Executive Assistants must reflect a professional image, good attitude, possess
excellent interpersonal skills, proper business protocol, be extremely organized,
and adapt to the needs of their clients. He or she must be a problem solver,
flexible, a team player and must hold exceptional written and communication skills.
Responsibilities
Typical duties include (in addition to Personal Assistant):
- Scheduling of business and personal calendars
- Coordinating travel arrangements
- Handling all e-mails, voice mails and written correspondence
- Coordinating details of the employer's personal life; e.g. managing personal
finances, monitoring investment portfolios, maintaining databases
- Bookkeeping and accounting
- Coordinating meetings
- Creating presentation packages
- Preparing for trade show and other events
- Art acquisitions and movement
Salary
indication
An Executive Assistant typically earns between $30-$50 per hour, $60,000 and up
annually, plus benefits.
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Gentleman's gentleman
The Gentleman's Gentleman has become a travelling Executive Assistant and Concierge
to the principal of the household. The person is focused on direct personal service
and administrative support for their employer vs. the management of the home.
Key-words of requirements
They are highly educated and business literate.
Responsibilities
The range of skills and responsibilities they will assume may include any
combination of the following:
- valet services such as the care and maintenance of his
employers clothing, the selection and shopping for his employers wardrobe
- travel arrangements
- chauffeuring
- light cooking
- personal and business correspondence
- screening and maintaining an appointment calendar
- personal body guard (not standard)
Salary indication
Salaries of a gentleman's gentleman vary throughout the world. Salaries range from
$50,000 to $100,000.
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Household Manager
The Household Manager keeps all the activities of an employer's home(s) running
smoothly. Their duties usually are related to just what the owners require and
basically limited to one property only.
Key-words of requirements
Formal training is not always required but experience is. In addition to the skills
of an Estate Manager he or she should be able to perform the tasks themselves:
hands-on.
Area's of responsibilities
The duties may include the following:
- Training and organizing the duties and schedules of domestic staff
- Managing household budgets and inventory supplies
- Coordinating and scheduling service contractors and vendors
- Ensuring home and personal security
- Coordinating travel arrangements and preparation for travel
- Planning and directing special events
- Supervising or participating in proper table settings and entertaining prep
- Coordinating schedules and daily activities
- Maintaining care of fine china, silver, crystal, artwork and antiques and
other special collections
- Serving as a personal valet to the household and/or gentleman of the house
- Running household and personal errands
- Car maintenance
Salary indication
The typical salary ranges from $45,000 - $80,000 plus benefits.
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Housekeeper or Houseman
Housekeepers work in all types of homes, from those with a casual atmosphere to
formal, multi-staffed homes. This position involves daily maintenance of the home
as well as heavy cleaning. As a general guideline, a full-time Housekeeper is
recommended for homes of 5000 sq. ft . or more. If errands, cooking, and laundry
are also required, hiring an additional housekeeper is recommended.
Key-words of requirements
While they may not have formal training, they should have experience working in a
private home.
Responsibilities
Typical duties may include the following:
- Cooking and serving meals for the household
- Cleaning the interior of the home
- Laundry and ironing linens
- Assisting with the cooking and serving for special events
- Running errands including the grocery shopping
- Making the beds
- Polishing the silver
- Mending clothes
- Organizing drawers and straightening closets
- Pet care
- Maintaining stock of routine cleaning and household supplies
- Tending house plants
- Personal Assistant activities (see Personal Assistant)
Salary indication
The salary range for Housekeepers is usually between $15 - $30 per hour, plus
benefits or anywhere from $40,000 to $70,000.
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Personal Assistant, Social Secretary, Family
Assistant
The Personal Assistant is usually responsible for working in the employer's home
office in the management of their household, personal and professional needs. This
is more a one-to-one position to the employer.
Key-words of requirements
They need to have excellent managerial, communication and interpersonal skills,
understand protocol and etiquette and have the ability to organize and prioritize
multiple activities. Most Personal Assistants have a Bachelor's degree in addition
to professional experience in a corporate setting. Their experience and background
varies. Depending on the level of in-home service necessary, this can be a live-in
position.
Responsibilities
Being proficient in computer operation and accounting skills are frequently
required. Typical duties include:
- Handling social- and business correspondence and bills
- Making travel arrangements, and often travelling with the employer.
- Serving as office assistant, handling correspondence, creating inventories,
organizing the office and handling media inquiries
- Maintaining social agenda
- Planning/managing special events and parties
- Managing construction projects or home improvements
- Coordinating and scheduling of staff and maintenance personnel.
- Running business and personal errands
- Arrangements for travel, events and reservations
- Tending to the needs of guests
- Creating manuals
- Computer operations
- Maintaining social and philanthropic activities.
- Financial issues handling (insurance-investments-credit cards)
- Property management
- Child care
- Vendor maintenance
- Car maintenance
- Inventory taking
Salary indication
Personal Assistants typically earn between $50,000 - $85,000 per year, plus
benefits. The hourly salary ranges from $25 - $50 per hour.
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