Сouples for a country house
Personal service - domestic couple: family style
A big house is a big responsibility. And taking the wrong person as an assistant, you can create more problems for yourself than if there was no such assistant at all..
Therefore, the process of recruitment can be extremely sensitive. Often, even a personal recommendation cannot guarantee that the hired employee will fully meet the requirements you laid out.
But in the database of the professional recruitment agency EnglishNanny, you can find truly unique options. For example, you can choose a married couple who can efficiently and professionally organise both their work and the work of other staff members they oversee. With the help of EnglishNanny, you can find Russian and foreign domestic couples. For example, she can be an English teacher and teach her employer’s children, and he can be a qualified butler.
Two as one
The practice of hiring married couples is becoming more and more popular. Today, the labour market imposes special requirements on staff, and the first thing that both applicants must show equally is exceptional decency and high professionalism.
As a rule, a domestic couple is live-in and stays in the same house with the employer or in the one built for staff members. This is convenient for both employers and employees: the former know that their property is always looked after, the latter don’t have to spend any time rotating between work and home. In addition, couples with experience and working together for a long time in the same field can guarantee well-coordinated and productive work. They are well aware of each other's professional skills and capabilities, skillfully and rationally distribute their efforts and time, and can replace each other or work in a team to solve a problem if necessary.
Depending on the amount of experience, a domestic couple can fill junior positions (for example, gardener – laundress) as well as senior ones (house manager – housekeeper or senior housekeeper). The main thing is that people should fully cope with the entire list of responsibilities assigned to them: as a rule, professional domestic couples understand the difference between household chores at home and working in a large mansion or a country estate where work requires a lot of energy both physically and mentally.
Ideally, one experienced couple can "fill" the most difficult or important areas – for example, related to finances. He, as a house manager, lists products and services needed to be purchased and does the bookkeeping; while his wife distributes all material resources within the area entrusted to her and helps her spouse to manage the household efficiently.
If you need to hire staff for a country house where no one lives permanently, then a domestic couple is a win-win option. The couple will be able to cover all areas of work: he will oversee and maintain all systems, security and technical equipment of the estate and his wife will manage the household. And together they will look after the garden and pets.
Domestic couple: what they are like
AN AVARAGE DOMESTIC COUPLE WORKING IN A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY RESIDENCE IS:
- a married couple;
- middle-aged, mature (which means some certain life and professional experience);
- without health issues (both physically and mentally);
- no bad habits or criminal record;
- without children or with separated children;
- higher education, technical skills;
- have computer skills, know how to work with complex household appliances and systems
AS FOR PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS,THE COUPLE SHOULD HAVE:
- a sense of duty;
- decency;
- flexible, non-confrontational, good interpersonal skills, able to resolve conflicts
- and ability to get along with the rest of the staff;
- ability to quickly and smoothly solve issues and problems;
- always respect the chain of command regardless of the time worked at the property;
- a sincere love for their work
The best for the best
If you are going to hire domestic staff, it is important to understand that these are the people you will trust your property, material values, and your image. Although indirectly, they will take part in shaping the appearance and character of your home. Your home and family are their work. That’s why it’s so important that this work is done by highly qualified professionals. And we will help you choose the best among them!
