Job Description
Title: Housekeeper
Reports To: Estate Manager
Days: Monday-Friday
Hours: Full-time; specific daily hours to be determined
POSITION OVERVIEW
A busy, warm, and welcoming family of six is seeking an experienced Housekeeper for its residence in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. With four children under age seven, the family is looking for a reliable professional with strong attention to detail, a positive and friendly attitude, and a pitch-in, team-player approach. This is an opportunity to become a trusted, long-term member of a growing household team.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Our ideal Housekeeper has recent experience working in a private estate, luxury residence, or other high-standard household environment. The candidate takes pride in creating a clean, organized, comfortable home; anticipates needs; and works effectively both independently and as part of a team. Strong judgment, discretion, dependability, and clear communication are essential. The Housekeeper will work closely with the Estate Manager, nannies, and other household staff and must be comfortable adapting as family and household priorities change.
Note: The family has dogs. The Housekeeper must be comfortable sharing the home with pets and willing to assist with basic pet care and oversight as needed.
RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES
- Daily cleaning and detailed housekeeping throughout the 15,000-square-foot residence, including kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, family spaces, trash, and recycling.
- Complete laundry and linen care, including washing, folding, ironing, steaming, bed-making, and appropriate care of garments and household textiles.
- Maintain wardrobes, closets, living spaces, children’s areas, storage rooms, and household organization systems.
- Maintain inventories of household supplies and proactively communicate replenishment needs.
- Run errands and complete household-related tasks as directed.
- Assist with special projects, seasonal organization, and household transitions.
- Ensure the residence remains consistently clean, organized, and guest-ready.
- Coordinate respectfully and effectively with the Estate Manager, nannies, and other household staff.
- Support the evolving needs of the family and household team with flexibility and a pitch-in attitude.
- Provide basic pet-care assistance and oversight as needed.
REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum of three years of professional housekeeping experience in a private estate, luxury residence, or comparable high-standard household environment.
- Exceptional attention to detail and a consistent commitment to excellence.
- Knowledge of laundry, ironing, steaming, fabric care, fine linens, and wardrobe organization.
- Impeccable references and verifiable employment history.
- Authorization to work in the U.S.
- Completion of a satisfactory background and reference check.
- Highly trustworthy, discreet, dependable, and respectful of household privacy.
- Self-starter who takes initiative, anticipates needs, and works effectively with minimal supervision.
- Excellent organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
- Warm, approachable, service-oriented personality and positive, can-do attitude.
- Comfort working collaboratively in a fast-paced household with young children and dogs.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English; bilingual skills are welcome but not required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Regularly required to communicate effectively with family members and household staff.
- Frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle household objects, tools, appliances, garments, and cleaning equipment.
- Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reach, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb stairs, and move throughout a large multi-level residence.
- Occasionally required to lift, carry, transport, and/or move up to 40 pounds, including household supplies, laundry, and equipment.
- Physical ability to perform detailed housekeeping, laundry, organization, and related household duties safely and effectively.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary is $42-$55/hour + benefits, depending on experience
