House Manager for family home in Barnt Green, Bromsgrove

A fun and friendly family with two busy children, aged 9 and 5, are seeking a highly organised and proactive House Manager to join them on a weekly basis in their stunning, state-of-the-art home.

Following their recent move, the family is looking for someone who enjoys creating and implementing systems to ensure the smooth running of a busy household. The ideal candidate will be passionate about supporting family routines and logistics, helping to take the day-to-day household management off the mother’s shoulders so she can focus on her family, business and children’s extracurricular activities.

The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach, anticipating the family’s needs and creating a well‑organised weekly routine. With the father frequently travelling for work, the House Manager will work closely with the mother to ensure everything runs seamlessly. A warm, maternal nature and previous experience working with families are important.

The role will include supporting the children after school and during school holidays, so the successful candidate should be warm, empathetic and confident around children. Basic cooking skills and a good understanding of food hygiene are also required.

Duties

• Weekly cleaning and general tidying to keep the home beautifully presented
• Dusting, vacuuming and steam mopping
• Making beds and managing laundry and ironing
• Organising wardrobes and children’s belongings
• Keeping kitchens, worktops and utility areas tidy
• Managing the dishwasher
• Tackling larger or more detailed household tasks during quieter periods
• Organising holiday packing, birthdays, social events and other family occasions
• Monitoring household supplies and keeping bathrooms and utility areas stocked
• Regularly checking and clearing the fridge and freezers
• Communicating with the mother regarding low supplies and adding items to the shopping list
• Running errands including online returns, post samples for the family’s business and drop/collect dry cleaning
• Occasional school and club collections
• Supporting the family with general household administration and organisation

The ideal candidate will take pride in their work, have excellent organisational skills and enjoy creating a calm, efficient and well‑run home.

Location of the job: Barnt Green, Near Bromsgrove

Minimum experience Level for this job: Experience working in private households

Hours of work: Mon – Thurs 09:00am – 16:00pm

Friday 09:00am – 12:00pm

Driving required: Yes, own car essential

Job Start Date: ASAP

Pay: £33,852 per annum (£21 gross per hour)

This is a permanent job.

Full Name of Employment Agency: Emma Good Recruitment Limited T/A Harmony at Home Shropshire and Malvern Hills

For all Household Staff roles you must have an up-to-date Basic DBS on the update service, and where there are children and the vulnerable in the workplace you must have an up-to-date Enhanced DBS certificate which is registered on the update service and a minimum of 2 professional referees who are happy for you to share their contact details to our recruiters. One of your references must be your current or last employer and both references must be immediately contactable. We also recommend that you have appropriate professional insurance (nanny insurance / household staff insurance). Whilst we usually undertake all registration interviews and right to work checks in person face to face, we will in certain circumstances consider video call registrations and digital right to work checks via a certified digital identity service provider (IDSP).

We support the principle of Equality and Diversity in employment wholeheartedly and oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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