Job Descriptions
Our Jobs
Knightsbridge Household Staff’s job roles are split into five categories.
We fully appreciate that every client and every job is different – so please contact us to discuss the specifics of your job with our experienced and approachable consultants.
Private Household Management
Knightsbridge Household Staff has placed Chiefs of Staff, House Managers, Estate Managers and Butlers with HNWIs, VIPs, Celebrities and Professional Families in London, UK and overseas for over 20 years. These roles are of supreme importance to a household and we will leave no stone unturned to help you find the right person.
Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff/House Managers report to the Principal with responsibility for the management and smooth running of an individual residence or multiple properties.
Responsibilities: recruitment, property management, household accounts/budgets, insurance, suppliers, entertainment, gatekeeper, travelling globally.
Estate Manager
The smooth running, upkeep and maintenance of an estate and its properties.
Responsibilities: property – residential/commercial; farm – livestock and arable operations; sporting activities; recruitment and retention; finance – budgets, accounts, administration; events.
Butlers
A butler anticipates and leaves nothing to chance, is unflappable, with great attention to detail and exceptionally high standards.
Responsibilities: greeting and serving guests, formal table laying, personal valet, care of silver, antiques and responsibility for the wine cellar. Sometimes chauffeuring, basic maintenance and household related administration.
Private Household Staff
Knightsbridge Household Staff has placed Private Household Staff with HNWIs, VIPs, Celebrities and Professional Families in London, UK and overseas for over 20 years.
Head Housekeeper
Duties: Larger households often have a Head Housekeeper who is responsible for training and supervising a team or teams of housekeepers.
Housekeepers
The beating heart of an efficiently run home. It’s a pivotal role and it’s important to get it right. Duties: cleaning, laundry and ironing. Sometimes - cooking, childcare, looking after pets, errands, household shopping.
Domestic Couple
Work as a multi-tasking team, usually living on site. Duties: housekeeping, laundry, ironing, cooking, gardening, maintenance, driving, family pets. Some couples offer specialist skills: Household Manager and Chef; Butler and Housekeeper; Housekeeper and Gardener.
Private Chef/Cook
Full or part-time. Ranging from highly qualified Michelin starred Chefs to very experienced Family Cooks – entertaining on a grand scale to delicious and healthy family food. Catering for all dietary requirements.
Lady’s Maid
and Valet
Duties: Larger households often have a Head Housekeeper who is responsible for training and supervising a team or teams of housekeepers.
Laundress / Housekeeper
Duties: laundering, ironing and repairs
to a very high standard.
Housekeeper
and Cook
Responsible for all cleaning and
cooking for a family.
Housekeeper
and Nanny
Responsible for all cleaning and overseeing of childcare duties as required.
Chauffeurs
Knightsbridge Household Staff has placed professional, experienced, smartly presented permanent and part-time chauffeurs for HNWIs, VIPs, Celebrities and Professional Families in London, the UK and overseas for over 20 years. Our chauffeurs are impressive individuals – selected because they are discreet, reliable, flexible, courteous, good communicators with a well-honed emotional intelligence and good local knowledge.
Private
Chauffeurs
Responsible for driving a Principal and their family, ensuring that the vehicles are well maintained and immaculately presented. Drivers will be expected to run errands and help with tasks inside the house.
Corporate
Chauffeurs
Responsible for driving the CEO/MD and directors to meetings and appointments. Expected to assist with basic office duties including deliveries, booking restaurants, collecting shopping. Efficiency and flexibility are essential attributes.
Close Protection
Chauffeurs
For high profile clients including CEOs, royalty, politicians, media celebrities, sports personalities and HNWIs and their families. They usually have experience in HM Forces or the Police.
Childcare, Nannies, Governesses & Tutors
Knightsbridge Household Staff has placed high-quality Nannies and Maternity Nurses with HNWIs, VIPs, Celebrities and Professional Families in London, UK and overseas for over 20 years. We provide exceptional childcare staff from the very start of your new baby’s life, through the vitally important pre-school years, to school and beyond.
Our screening and interviewing processes are rigorous and we look for individuals who are genuinely kind and caring with well-rounded personalities. It’s essential that we fully understand your job, your children, your lifestyle and your priorities – so that we can find the right person for you and your family.
Whether you are looking for a Maternity Nurse, a Norland Nanny, a Bilingual Russian Nanny for your twins, a Manny for your football-mad son or a Tutor to help with seemingly incomprehensible maths, our experienced and very approachable consultants will be with you every step of the way.
Our screening and interviewing processes are rigorous and we look for individuals who are genuinely kind and caring with well-rounded personalities. It’s essential that we fully understand your job, your children, your lifestyle and your priorities – so that we can find the right person for you and your family.
Whether you are looking for a Maternity Nurse, a Norland Nanny, a Bilingual Russian Nanny for your twins, a Manny for your football-mad son or a Tutor to help with seemingly incomprehensible maths, our experienced and very approachable consultants will be with you every step of the way.
Nanny
or Manny
Responsible for the care of a child or children, on a sole charge or shared charge basis. Norland trained nannies are in great demand.
Duties: nutritious meals, stimulating activities, encouraging good behaviour, taking children to nursery and school, organising birthday parties, laundry, keeping children’s rooms tidy. But above all a Nanny must adore children and be naturally kind and warm.
Duties: nutritious meals, stimulating activities, encouraging good behaviour, taking children to nursery and school, organising birthday parties, laundry, keeping children’s rooms tidy. But above all a Nanny must adore children and be naturally kind and warm.
Bilingual
Nanny
We provide families with nannies who speak: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Mandarin and other languages.
Travelling
Nanny
Responsible for the care of a child or children on a sole charge or shared charge basis and travelling extensively with a family internationally.
Nanny
and PA
An interesting hybrid role which often materialises when children are older and at school.
Nanny and
Housekeeper
Responsible for care of a child or children on a sole charge or shared charge basis alongside overseeing all domestic housekeeping for a family.
Maternity
Nurse
Maternity Nurses specialise in looking after newborn babies and their mothers. They teach new parents how to care for their baby, enable the mother to rest and recover from the birth and are a wonderful source of advice, common sense and reassurance. Hours: 5 or 6 days a week, 24 hours a day (with breaks). Duties may include: Breastfeeding advice; bottle preparation; bathing; establishing a routine; laundry; walks.
Governess
or Governor
A highly educated individual employed by parents to educate their children at home filling the role of both teacher and mentor.
Tutor
A highly educated individual who teaches students academic subjects usually on a one-to-one basis at home. Families often hire a tutor when their child is facing competitive entrance exams; when English is not their first language; is struggling with a particular subject; or has missed time at school.
Private Family Offices & Private PAs
Knightsbridge Household Staff has placed all levels of Private Family Office staff - Chiefs of Staff, Private PAs, Celebrity PAs, Travelling PAs and Junior Office Assistants with HNWIs, VIPs, Celebrities and professional families in London, UK and overseas for over 20 years.
Chief of Staff
Private Family Office
Supporting the Principal and their family, the COS will have high-level experience in complex finance, tax and legal matters. Responsibilities: finances; investments; accounts / budgets / expenses; philanthropy; recruitment; negotiating significant purchases - property, jets, yachts, cars, art and wine.
Private
PA
Able to navigate and prioritise wide-ranging requests from organising high-level events to securing places in private schools, buying art, household staff, managing private bank accounts, household accounts. Initiative, reliability, flexibility and total discretion are all essential qualities. The Private PA needs to adapt seamlessly to the family.
Celebrity PA or
Lifestyle Manager
The PA will be experienced, totally discreet and confidently juggle ever-changing priorities. Duties: complex diary scheduling and itineraries, travel, organising public appearances, personal shopping; expenses - acting as a trusted ‘confidant’ for their famous boss.
Junior
Office Assistant
An extra pair of hands for a busy Private PA. The Assistant will report to the PA and will be expected to embrace all tasks – large or small.
Travelling
PA
Supporting a CEO, entrepreneur or HNWI, the PA will be expected to be free to travel. Relevant experience, languages, resilience and total discretion are all essential. Travelling PAs will often be top graduates with strong business acumen, outstanding communication skills, expert time management and strategic planning ability.
Private Household Management
Knightsbridge Household Staff has placed Chiefs of Staff, House Managers, Estate Managers and Butlers with HNWIs, VIPs, Celebrities and Professional Families in London, UK and overseas for over 20 years. These roles are of supreme importance to a household and we will leave no stone unturned to help you find the right person.
Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff/House Managers report to the Principal with responsibility for the management and smooth running of an individual residence or multiple properties.
Responsibilities: recruitment, property management, household accounts/budgets, insurance, suppliers, entertainment, gatekeeper, travelling globally.
Estate Manager
The smooth running, upkeep and maintenance of an estate and its properties.
Responsibilities: property – residential/commercial; farm – livestock and arable operations; sporting activities; recruitment and retention; finance – budgets, accounts, administration; events.
Butlers
A butler anticipates and leaves nothing to chance, is unflappable, with great attention to detail and exceptionally high standards.
Responsibilities: greeting and serving guests, formal table laying, personal valet, care of silver, antiques and responsibility for the wine cellar. Sometimes chauffeuring, basic maintenance and household related administration.
Private Household Staff
Knightsbridge Household Staff has placed Private Household Staff with HNWIs, VIPs, Celebrities and Professional Families in London, UK and overseas for over 20 years.
Head Housekeeper
Duties: Larger households often have a Head Housekeeper who is responsible for training and supervising a team or teams of housekeepers.
Housekeepers
The beating heart of an efficiently run home. It’s a pivotal role and it’s important to get it right. Duties: cleaning, laundry and ironing. Sometimes - cooking, childcare, looking after pets, errands, household shopping.
Domestic Couple
Work as a multi-tasking team, usually living on site. Duties: housekeeping, laundry, ironing, cooking, gardening, maintenance, driving, family pets. Some couples offer specialist skills: Household Manager and Chef; Butler and Housekeeper; Housekeeper and Gardener.
Private Chef/Cook
Full or part-time. Ranging from highly qualified Michelin starred Chefs to very experienced Family Cooks – entertaining on a grand scale to delicious and healthy family food. Catering for all dietary requirements.
Lady’s Maid
and Valet
Duties: Larger households often have a Head Housekeeper who is responsible for training and supervising a team or teams of housekeepers.
Laundress / Housekeeper
Duties: laundering, ironing and repairs
to a very high standard.
Housekeeper
and Cook
Responsible for all cleaning and
cooking for a family.
Housekeeper
and Nanny
Responsible for all cleaning and overseeing of childcare duties as required.
Chauffeurs
Knightsbridge Household Staff has placed professional, experienced, smartly presented permanent and part-time chauffeurs for HNWIs, VIPs, Celebrities and Professional Families in London, the UK and overseas for over 20 years. Our chauffeurs are impressive individuals – selected because they are discreet, reliable, flexible, courteous, good communicators with a well-honed emotional intelligence and good local knowledge.
Private
Chauffeurs
Responsible for driving a Principal and their family, ensuring that the vehicles are well maintained and immaculately presented. Drivers will be expected to run errands and help with tasks inside the house.
Corporate
Chauffeurs
Responsible for driving the CEO/MD and directors to meetings and appointments. Expected to assist with basic office duties including deliveries, booking restaurants, collecting shopping. Efficiency and flexibility are essential attributes.
Close Protection
Chauffeurs
For high profile clients including CEOs, royalty, politicians, media celebrities, sports personalities and HNWIs and their families. They usually have experience in HM Forces or the Police.
Childcare, Nannies, Governesses & Tutors
Knightsbridge Household Staff has placed high-quality Nannies and Maternity Nurses with HNWIs, VIPs, Celebrities and Professional Families in London, UK and overseas for over 20 years. We provide exceptional childcare staff from the very start of your new baby’s life, through the vitally important pre-school years, to school and beyond.
Our screening and interviewing processes are rigorous and we look for individuals who are genuinely kind and caring with well-rounded personalities. It’s essential that we fully understand your job, your children, your lifestyle and your priorities – so that we can find the right person for you and your family.
Whether you are looking for a Maternity Nurse, a Norland Nanny, a Bilingual Russian Nanny for your twins, a Manny for your football-mad son or a Tutor to help with seemingly incomprehensible maths, our experienced and very approachable consultants will be with you every step of the way.
Our screening and interviewing processes are rigorous and we look for individuals who are genuinely kind and caring with well-rounded personalities. It’s essential that we fully understand your job, your children, your lifestyle and your priorities – so that we can find the right person for you and your family.
Whether you are looking for a Maternity Nurse, a Norland Nanny, a Bilingual Russian Nanny for your twins, a Manny for your football-mad son or a Tutor to help with seemingly incomprehensible maths, our experienced and very approachable consultants will be with you every step of the way.
Nanny
or Manny
Responsible for the care of a child or children, on a sole charge or shared charge basis. Norland trained nannies are in great demand.
Duties: nutritious meals, stimulating activities, encouraging good behaviour, taking children to nursery and school, organising birthday parties, laundry, keeping children’s rooms tidy. But above all a Nanny must adore children and be naturally kind and warm.
Duties: nutritious meals, stimulating activities, encouraging good behaviour, taking children to nursery and school, organising birthday parties, laundry, keeping children’s rooms tidy. But above all a Nanny must adore children and be naturally kind and warm.
Bilingual
Nanny
We provide families with nannies who speak: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Mandarin and other languages.
Travelling
Nanny
Responsible for the care of a child or children on a sole charge or shared charge basis and travelling extensively with a family internationally.
Nanny
and PA
An interesting hybrid role which often materialises when children are older and at school.
Nanny and
Housekeeper
Responsible for care of a child or children on a sole charge or shared charge basis alongside overseeing all domestic housekeeping for a family.
Maternity
Nurse
Maternity Nurses specialise in looking after newborn babies and their mothers. They teach new parents how to care for their baby, enable the mother to rest and recover from the birth and are a wonderful source of advice, common sense and reassurance. Hours: 5 or 6 days a week, 24 hours a day (with breaks). Duties may include: Breastfeeding advice; bottle preparation; bathing; establishing a routine; laundry; walks.
Governess
or Governor
A highly educated individual employed by parents to educate their children at home filling the role of both teacher and mentor.
Tutor
A highly educated individual who teaches students academic subjects usually on a one-to-one basis at home. Families often hire a tutor when their child is facing competitive entrance exams; when English is not their first language; is struggling with a particular subject; or has missed time at school.
Private Family Offices & Private PAs
Knightsbridge Household Staff has placed all levels of Private Family Office staff - Chiefs of Staff, Private PAs, Celebrity PAs, Travelling PAs and Junior Office Assistants with HNWIs, VIPs, Celebrities and professional families in London, UK and overseas for over 20 years.
Chief of Staff
Private Family Office
Supporting the Principal and their family, the COS will have high-level experience in complex finance, tax and legal matters. Responsibilities: finances; investments; accounts / budgets / expenses; philanthropy; recruitment; negotiating significant purchases - property, jets, yachts, cars, art and wine.
Private
PA
Able to navigate and prioritise wide-ranging requests from organising high-level events to securing places in private schools, buying art, household staff, managing private bank accounts, household accounts. Initiative, reliability, flexibility and total discretion are all essential qualities. The Private PA needs to adapt seamlessly to the family.
Celebrity PA or
Lifestyle Manager
The PA will be experienced, totally discreet and confidently juggle ever-changing priorities. Duties: complex diary scheduling and itineraries, travel, organising public appearances, personal shopping; expenses - acting as a trusted ‘confidant’ for their famous boss.
Junior
Office Assistant
An extra pair of hands for a busy Private PA. The Assistant will report to the PA and will be expected to embrace all tasks – large or small.
Travelling
PA
Supporting a CEO, entrepreneur or HNWI, the PA will be expected to be free to travel. Relevant experience, languages, resilience and total discretion are all essential. Travelling PAs will often be top graduates with strong business acumen, outstanding communication skills, expert time management and strategic planning ability.
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