Overnight Companion / Carer - Kensington, London

Our client, a mature female principal, is seeking Night time Support; a Female Companion / Carer, able to stay Overnight Monday to Friday, from 7pm to 7am.

The ideal candidate will be mature, discreet, and deeply experienced in providing a high standard of companionship and care within a premium, collaborative team environment.

The individual will be understanding, patient, and a kind professional able to provide a supportive, reassuring, and engaging presence during the night-time hours.

Key Responsibilities

• Night-Time Support: Providing a consistent, attentive, and reassuring presence throughout the night shift.

• Companionship & Assistance: Offering engaging conversation, managing evening/morning routines, and assisting with any immediate needs.

Candidate Profile

• Attributes: Exceptionally compassionate, calm, patient, reliable, and flexible, with a proactive "can-do" attitude.

• Adaptability: Comfortable with potential travel and capable of adapting seamlessly to different high-profile household environments.

• Languagea: Preferred Arabic language & English

Essential Requirements

• For the clients personal care, female candidates will only be considered.

• Proven professional background in high-level companionship and private care.

• A valid, clean Enhanced DBS check.

• An impeccable, discreet, and mature approach to private service.

• Willingness to sign a strict Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to engagement.

Package

• Accommodation: Separate, private accommodation will be provided on-site for the duration of the night shifts.

• Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7pm to 7am (5 nights per week, high flexibility required)

• Salary: £50k neg DOE. PAYE employment contract & all statutory entitlements.

Start ASAP. Email your covering email / letter and cv outlining your experience and suitability to CV to cv@ljwrecruitment.com

Live Out Wardrobe Manager / Designer - Roquebrune Cap Martin, South of France

An experienced Wardrobe Manager is required for a UHNW female Principal, to manage her high-end couture wardrobe, styling, and sourcing.

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Record and sort clothes that are being delivered to the villa

• Make photos and edit in Photoshop to match inventory records with each hanger

• Maintain electronic records for all clothes

• Organizing and managing wardrobes

• Be able to locate and arrange clothes quickly

Further requirements:

• Extensive experience styling and dressing high end designers pieces

• Flexibility, Confident and friendly personality with excellent communication skills

• Strong team player capable of supporting team members in solving problems, and teaching skills

• Ability to run a busy operation, with 3 laundry support staff

• Ability to adapt work in accordance with performance requirements

• Ability to manage/understand speciality cleaning of theatrical costumes and the repair/maintenance of costumes

• Strong organizational and administrative skills

• Alteration service when needed

• Proven expertise in laundry and dry-cleaning processes, with the ability to determine whether garments should be handled in-house or sent to an external specialist.

• Excellent knowledge of textile care symbols and label instructions, to guarantee proper treatment of each item.

• Working experience in the atelier or similar experience is preferable

• Limited traveling and overtime.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm

Job type: Permanent French Contract, or Freelance Contract.

Salary: Generous € DOE

Start date: ASAP

Email your covering email and full work history / CV to cv@ljwrecruitment.com

Live-in Housekeeper - Bermuda

Our private client is seeking a professional, discreet, and highly independent Housekeeper who is a confident cook, to work in this newly renovated, high‑spec residence, on a private island in Bermuda.

This is a long‑term, live‑in position suited to an experienced candidate who can maintain exceptional standards, work with initiative, and integrate smoothly into a long‑standing, multicultural household team.

The home is extremely high‑end and requires someone confident in luxury housekeeping, wardrobe care, service, and occasional cooking - must have proven experience in the latter in previous roles. Full training on household standards, products, and methods will be provided by senior staff.

PROPERTY DETAILS

The residence is a newly renovated, top‑end home featuring:

• 3 floors / 4 bedrooms

• 2 offices + underground cinema room

• Large dining room

• High‑end main kitchen + secondary kitchen area

• Gym and Swimming pool

• Patio and outdoor seating areas

• Extensive grounds with many plants

• Electric staircase

STAFF ACCOMMODATION

Brand‑new, modern staff accommodation:

• Private one‑bedroom apartment

• All bills paid

• Staff responsible for their own food and personal expenses

HOUSEHOLD TEAM

The small household team is long‑standing, loyal, and highly capable, reporting to the PA & Estate Manager:

• High standards and strong teamwork

• Excellent holiday coverage

• Supportive environment with clear expectations of professionalism and discretion

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Housekeeping

• Full housekeeping of a luxury, high‑spec residence

• Care of delicate materials, fine furnishings, and top‑end finishes

• High‑ceiling cleaning and care of numerous large windows

• Daily cleaning of bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, living areas, and guest spaces

• Guest room preparation and turnover

• Maintaining consistently immaculate standards throughout the home

• Creating and maintaining fresh floral arrangements throughout the home

 Laundry & Wardrobe Care

• Laundry, ironing, steaming, and wardrobe organisation

• Care of fine linens and delicate fabrics

• Basic sewing and mending

 Food & Beverage Service

• Daily meal service for the family

• Formal food and drink service for dinner parties, following correct etiquette

• Understanding of correct table settings, service styles, and beverage presentation

 Cooking (Occasional)

• Preparing simple, healthy meals on weekends when required

• Understanding of vegetarian preferences

• Ability to follow the principal’s instructions (he enjoys cooking himself)

 Household Supplies & Organisation

• Daily grocery shopping

• Monitoring, maintaining, and ordering household supplies

• Keeping storage areas organised and well‑stocked

Pet Care

• Daily care of the small family dogs, including feeding, walking, and general wellbeing

Operational Duties

• Reporting any issues promptly

• Following established cleaning products and methods (training provided)

• Ensuring the home remains secure and well‑maintained during travel periods

• Covering colleagues during holidays (can be up to one month)

WORKING CONDITIONS

• 40 hours per week with 2 consecutive days off

• 1 month paid holiday per year

• 1 annual airfare home

• Comprehensive private insurance (including dental and vision)

• Private pension scheme (staff may contribute extra)

• Uniform provided

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Essential

• Minimum five years’ experience in UHNW or high‑standard private households

• Strong knowledge of correct food and drink service for formal dinners

• Solid understanding of proper housekeeping techniques and products

• Confident in wardrobe management and care of luxury linens

• Highly independent, discreet, invisible service mindset

• Comfortable being coached by senior island staff

• Happy to live and work on a private island

• Down‑to‑earth, low‑profile, light drinker

• Must speak English (immigration test)

• This is a strictly smoke‑free household; applicants must be comfortable working and living in a smoke‑free environment.

• Reliable, calm, and professional

• Ability to integrate into a multicultural team

Desirable

• Experience in large estates with extensive grounds

• Basic cooking skills (vegetarian a plus)

• Ability to assist with outdoor areas (non‑maintenance)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• All immigration and processing expenses are covered (or reimbursed)

• The role includes holiday coverage when other staff travel

• The household is stable, well‑run, and expects a high level of professionalism

• Start date: ASAP (immigration process approx. 3–4 months)

• Salary: £28,000–£32,000 tax free salary plus accommodation

Email full work history and resume to cv@ljwrecruitment.com

Weekend Housekeeper - Knightsbridge, London

We are recruiting for a busy young family with four children, a highly organised and energetic Filipina housekeeper to join the Filipina team in this fast-paced and lively environment, where your languages and cultural experience fits with the environment.

The ideal candidate will be a confident communicator, able to liaise professionally with the family, the household office, contractors and vendors. You must be someone who naturally takes ownership of the role and the smooth running of the household, working collaboratively with the wider team while also managing your own responsibilities with autonomy. As the house covers multiple floors, the role also requires stamina!

Job Specification

- Maintain the property to the highest standards at all times and paying close attention to detail
- Daily cleaning and general upkeep of the property, ensuring more thorough cleaning is regularly carried out
- Laundry, ironing and wardrobe management
- Competent in how to clean/treat various materials and surfaces around the home. The family is committed to using chemical and plastic-free products
- Manage stock levels and ordering supplies as appropriate
- Household administration ie placing orders, arranging returns
- Identifying and addressing maintenance issues ie placing emergency callouts and assisting with basic troubleshooting
- Liaising with contractors and suppliers
- Assist the chefs in ensuring the kitchen remains spotless
- General household errands
- Provide informal food service and clear tables after meals
- Packing/unpacking when the principals travel
- Carry out deep cleaning of the property when the family is not in residence

Personal Attributes

- Calm and unflappable nature
- Reliable team player with a ‘muck in’ mentality
- Clear and professional communicator
- Strong sense of responsibility and ownership over the role

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a kind and appreciative family who values professionalism, teamwork and long-term commitment. The right candidate will thrive in this environment and enjoy supporting this wonderful family.

Location: Knightsbridge (House move to St John’s Wood in early 2027)

Hours: Saturday & Sunday 9 am – 5 pm (16 hours per week)

Salary: £24 per hour / £19,968 annually PAYE Contract plus pro-rate statutory entitlements

Start date: ASAP

Must have right to work in UK, live in Central London and able to commute easily on weekends, a current DBS and recent and checkable housekeeping references. Email full work history and resume to cv@ljwrecruitment.com

Housekeeper / Cook - Part time - Camden

Seeking an experienced part time Housekeeper/Cook to support the smooth running of a 3 storey property. This is a long‑term position within a household known for retaining staff for over a decade, offering stability, respect, and a pleasant working environment.

The Housekeeper/Cook will take full responsibility for the daily upkeep of the property and prepare wholesome, well‑executed meals for the principals.

The ideal candidate is organised, discreet, and genuinely passionate about cooking. The couple enjoys French cuisine, Mediterranean dishes, Ottolenghi‑style recipes, and simple, beautifully cooked food. No spicy dishes or curries.

Cooking lunch for two people and simple well executed dinners cooked ahead, with occasional dinner‑party support once or twice a month. Shopping, sourcing, menu planning.

Housekeeping & Home Care

• Full cleaning: hoovering, dusting, mopping, polishing

• Bathroom and kitchen upkeep to a high standard

• Laundry, ironing, and wardrobe management, including care of fine fabrics

• Changing bed linens and maintaining household organisation

• Reporting maintenance issues and liaising with contractors

• Receiving deliveries and ensuring smooth household operations

Additional Duties

• Occasional paid extra hours when required

• Taxi provided for late finishes

• Some downtime during the summer months when the couple travels

Candidate Profile

• Strong experience in private households

• Excellent housekeeping standards and attention to detail

• Passionate cook with a love for simple, high‑quality food

• Ability to work independently and maintain a calm, discreet presence

• Good command of spoken English

• Long‑term mindset and commitment to the role

• Current DBS and right to work in UK

• Checkable references indicating cooking experience

Schedule and Package

Working 3 set days per week, with Monday required and the remaining two days chosen from Wednesday/Friday, Thursday/Friday, or Wednesday/Thursday.

• Monday mandatory

• Additional days: Wed/Fri, Thu/Fri, or Wed/Thu

• Hours: 10:00 am–5:00 pm

• Salary: £36,000 + discretionary bonus

• Start: Immediate

Email full work history and resume to cv@ljwrecruitment.com