Vacancies for high-end domestic staff have soared — here’s how to apply
COVID has decimated some employment sectors but others are proving resilient during the pandemic.
And emerging as one of the busiest recruitment fields is that for high-end domestic staff.
With many wealthy people moving to the country, demand for workers including nannies, butlers, housekeepers and estate managers has hit levels not seen for decades.
Clients range from wealthy working couples to celebrities who keep a fleet of staff in order to manage their busy lives.
Trained butlers are commanding salaries of £100,000 while lockdown has also seen demand for home educators soar, with nannies who have teaching qualifications commanding more than £80,000 a year.
Lucy Challenger runs Polo & Tweed, which specialises in placing VIP staff in homes around the world.
Qualities you need
- At least two-years’ experience, or strong transferrable skills or lots of volunteering experience
- Willingness to train. Courses include Cleaning Marble and House Management
- Flexibility is key, you may have to work extra hours or weekends with very little notice
- Discretion is a must. No tattling about life in the house
Time to switch teams
REDUNDANCIES have hit a new record with 314,000 people losing their job between July and September.
Back in saddle
DOZENS of top bosses are coming together to help staff who’ve been made redundant.
Their new organisation, called SaddleUp!, features experts from firms as diverse as BMW, Vodafone and Aldi, and aims to coach those newly out of work and change the way in which redundancy is viewed.
Managing director David Woollcott explains: “Redundancy is one of the most stressful experiences a person can go through – but it is not a failure.
“SaddleUp! is born from an urgent and immediate need to restore employees’ worth and help them refocus so they are ready to re-enter the jobs market in a positive frame of mind. There is opportunity out there.”
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