Our Founding Appointment

Founding Senior Housekeeper — Private Homes

A rare opportunity to help establish a new standard of private household care in South West London.

Location: Wimbledon and surrounding areas
Employment: Permanent, part-time employee; live-out and field-based
Hours: 24 guaranteed hours each week
Working pattern: Primarily Monday to Friday during daytime hours
Pay: £24 gross per hour, paid through PAYE
Start date: 15 September 2026
Additional hours: May be available by mutual agreement

Paid travel time between member homes and mileage reimbursement for authorised business travel are provided.

A More Considered Approach to Household Care

Aurelia Homes provides thoughtfully managed housekeeping memberships for private homes across Wimbledon and selected South West London neighbourhoods.

Our approach is built upon preparation, consistency, discretion and genuine respect for every home entrusted to us. Each member receives an individual Home Care Plan, allowing their home to be cared for according to its particular materials, routines, priorities and preferences.

The Founding Senior Housekeeper will be our first operational appointment and will play an important part in bringing the Aurelia standard to life.

This is initially a hands-on position without direct line-management responsibility. You will personally care for a small portfolio of member homes while helping to establish the working practices, presentation standards and attention to detail upon which the future Aurelia team will be built.

As the company grows, there may be opportunities to support the induction, coaching and quality development of future colleagues.

The Role

You will provide exceptional ongoing housekeeping and whole-home presentation within carefully selected private residences.

Working from an agreed Home Care Plan, you will take responsibility for ensuring that each home feels calm, beautifully prepared and consistently cared for.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering detailed housekeeping and home presentation in accordance with each member’s Home Care Plan

• Caring for kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, living areas and other agreed household spaces

• Making and presenting beds to an exceptional standard

• Managing laundry, ironing, linen care and linen-cupboard presentation

• Applying the correct methods and products to stone, marble, timber, metals, glass, upholstery, delicate fabrics and other specialist surfaces

• Preparing products, equipment and materials before each visit

• Completing a detailed Final Walkthrough before leaving each home

• Maintaining clear and accurate records of work completed

• Reporting damage, defects, maintenance concerns and low household supplies promptly

• Communicating with members professionally, warmly and discreetly when appropriate

• Protecting keys, alarm information, access codes and all private household information

• Following Aurelia Homes’ health and safety, COSHH, manual-handling and lone-working procedures

• Contributing thoughtful feedback as Aurelia’s service standards and operating procedures develop

• Supporting the induction and practical coaching of future team members once suitably experienced in the Aurelia approach

The position is focused on professional housekeeping and home presentation. It does not include childcare, personal care, regulated care or routine cooking.

The Person We Are Looking For

You will be an accomplished housekeeping professional who notices what others overlook.

You will understand how much trust is involved when a household welcomes someone into its home, and you will treat that trust with the utmost care.

Essential experience and qualities

• Substantial professional housekeeping experience within private residences, five-star hospitality or luxury serviced accommodation

• Excellent practical knowledge of housekeeping products, methods, surfaces and materials

• Strong laundry, ironing, linen-care and bed-presentation skills

• Consistently high standards, including when working independently

• Exceptional reliability, punctuality and personal organisation

• A discreet, trustworthy and respectful approach

• Polished and considerate communication

• The confidence to identify concerns and report them appropriately

• The ability to maintain accurate digital and written records

• The ability to use a smartphone for schedules, work records and company communication

• The ability to travel reliably between member homes across Wimbledon and the surrounding service area

• The ability to carry out the physical requirements of the role, with reasonable adjustments where appropriate

• The legal right to work in the United Kingdom

• Two satisfactory and verifiable professional references

Particularly welcome

• Previous experience working within high-value or formally managed private homes

• Knowledge of COSHH and professional health and safety procedures

• Experience supporting, mentoring or training other housekeepers

• A full UK driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle

A driving licence is advantageous rather than essential, provided you can travel reliably between member homes.

What Aurelia Homes Offers

We want Aurelia Homes to be a company in which exceptional housekeeping professionals can build respected and rewarding careers.

The position includes:

• £24 gross per hour, paid through PAYE

• 24 guaranteed hours of employment each week

• Additional hours where available and mutually agreed

• Paid travel time between member homes

• Mileage reimbursement for authorised business travel in your own vehicle

• 5.6 weeks’ paid annual leave, calculated pro rata

• Workplace pension contributions, subject to eligibility

• Statutory employment benefits

• A primarily weekday, daytime working pattern

• Aurelia uniform, products and professional equipment supplied

• Ongoing guidance, training and quality development

• The opportunity to help shape a growing premium household-care company

• Potential progression into coaching, quality assurance and team leadership as Aurelia Homes grows

The Recruitment Process

We take recruitment seriously because every Aurelia appointment carries the trust of our members and the reputation of the company.

Our selection process will normally include:

1. Review of your CV and supporting statement

2. A structured telephone conversation

3. An in-person interview

4. A paid practical housekeeping assessment

5. A conditional offer of employment

6. Right-to-work verification, two satisfactory professional references and a basic DBS check

References will only be approached at the appropriate stage of the process.

How to Apply

Please submit:

• Your current CV

• A short supporting statement of approximately 300 words

• Confirmation that you are available to begin employment on 15 September 2026

In your supporting statement, please tell us:

• Why this founding position interests you

• What exceptional household care means to you

• About an occasion when your attention to detail made a meaningful difference within a home or hospitality environment

Applications will be considered as they are received. The vacancy may close once a strong shortlist has been identified, so early applications are encouraged.

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A Workplace Built Upon Respect

Aurelia Homes welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates of all backgrounds.

Every application will be considered fairly against the requirements of the position. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can support you appropriately.

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