Live-out or Live-in Cook/Housekeeper

Job Description

Job Description

Position:             Live-out or Live-in Cook/Housekeeper

Schedule: Full-time, Thursday – Monday (11am through dinner clean up)

Location:            Stamford, CT

Salary: $85,000 – 90,000

Overview:

Retired woman with visiting family members is in need of a team-oriented person to work along with full-time Housekeeper. The focus of the Cook/Housekeeper job is to plan, shop and prepare lunch and dinner for the household, maintain cleanliness of kitchen, breakfast room, and dining room, and assist with light housekeeping on full-time Housekeeper’s days off. 

General Responsibilities:

·      Shopping, cooking, and cleaning for lunch and dinner

·      Menu planning for lunch and dinner

·      Stock control and inventory of daily foods (yogurt, milk, fruits, OJ) and pantry staples (peanut butter, butter, flour, sugar)

·      Regularly clean out the refrigerator and freezer and discard spoiled products

·      Upkeep of kitchen, breakfast room, dining room, sitting and dining porches

·      Dinner party catering as needed

·      Help polish silverware

Candidate Qualities:

·      Professional, capable, self-confident, and intuitive

·      Good communicator

·      Generally knows what to do, requires minimal direction, and is open to feedback

·      Can adjust to and accommodate changing circumstances

Requirements:

·      5+ years’ experience as a Cook/Housekeeper

·      Excellent, stable work history and references

·      Non-smoker

·      Good English fluency