HOUSEKEEPER REQUIRED TWO HALF DAYS PER WEEK IN DUNCHIDEOCK BARTON, EXETER | The Parent & Child Nanny Agency

Job specification

The position required: Housekeeper

Location: Exeter, Devon

Position start date: 05/10/2026 Flexible by a few weeks

Requirements: Housekeeping

Duties: Cooking meals, Driving children, General tidying, Laundry and ironing, Light housekeeping, Grocery shopping

Preferred nanny attributes: Driver, Animal lover, Outdoorsy, Cooking skills, Available for babysitting and overtime, Non-smoker

Duties and expectations

About the Role

We are seeking a reliable and experienced cleaner/housekeeper to work in a large farmhouse.

The role offers flexible working hours.

Key Responsibilities

• General household cleaning (household of 6 of us – 4 children: one is at university (21), two teenagers (15 & 17) & one 9 year old)
• Laundry, changing bed linen and ironing
• Managing cleaning tasks across a large property
• Prioritising work effectively, recognising that not all tasks are required every week
• Carrying out weekly, fortnightly, and ad hoc tasks as required
• additional duties, receiving and unloading shopping deliveries, occasional assisting with cleaning other rental properties for additional hours work and possible occasional assistance with driving children to and from activities/school for additional hours work as well as putting together simple meals for the children and us on some days (to be discussed)

Skills and Experience

• Driving licence as car required to drive to Dunchideock Barton
• Previous experience in cleaning and housekeeping (private household experience preferred)
• Strong time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and prioritise tasks
• Reliable, trustworthy, and detail-oriented

Personal Qualities

• Local to the area
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work

General duties

• general household cleaning
• laundry, changing bed linen and ironing
• managing cleaning tasks across a large property
• prioritising work effectively, recognising that not all tasks are required every week
• carrying out weekly, fortnightly and ad hoc tasks as required
• additional duties – receiving and unloading shopping deliveries, occasional assisting with cleaning of other rental properties for additional hours work and possible assistance with driving children to and from activities/ school for additional hours work as well as putting together simple meals for the children and us on some days ( to be discussed)

Days and hours required

Days of work: Monday and Friday (these are the preferred days, however the family are flexible to change to alternate days if this suits someone better.)

Monday: 9.30-1.30 (housekeeping work)

Friday: 9.30-12.30 (housekeeping work)

The children

Number of children in this household: 4 children

Child 1 is a: female Age: 21

Child 1 attends: University

Child 2 is a: female Age: 17

Child 2 attends: Attends Secondary School

Child 3 is a: female Age: 15

Child 3 attends: Attends Secondary School

Child 4 is a: male Age: 9

Child 4 attends: Attends Primary School

Medical/allergies: allergy to dairy, egg and peanut, eczema, asthma

The parents

Parent 1 is: The Mother and works from home

Parent 2 is: The Father and works from home

The family household

Accommodation type: Detached

Location type: Village

Area type: Rural

Further details: Farmhouse on working farm 10 mins drive from Exeter.

Family pets in this household: Yes

Details: 3 dogs – 2 working farm dogs and 1 dog that lives in the house with us

Other household Family Members: No

Salary and perks

Salary offered: £18 per hour

Car use: The housekeeper must provide their own car for work

Further Details: – Driver needed to get to our farmhouse so needs to have their own car

The ideal candidate

The ideal candidate will meet the requirements set out above with excellent references.

This family are interviewing for their perfect candidate now with a preferred start date of 05/10/2026.