Service Vacancies
Part time ( 20hrs pw) Admin/Secretarial Assistant ~ Antibes
An experienced part-time (20hrs pw) secretary/admin assistant is required for a role term role working under the direction of the Property Manager with the office located in a luxury property on Cap d’Antibes. Applicants should have a good working knowledge of general French administration and must be fluent to bilingual level in both French and English, written, read and spoken.
Working hours will be 9am to 1pm – 5 days per week.
Duties will include:
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treatment of invoices
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general office admin
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organising schedules
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answering emails
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preparing letters for the managers signature
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preparation of work contracts
Applicants should live within easy travelling distance of Cap d’Antibes and have excellent verifiable letters of reference from previous employers.
Salary: €1200 net pm + 13th month salary (CDI)
Start date: TBD
Travelling Valet ~ UK/Europe/New York
A skilled and highly-trained personal valet is required to join the long-serving interior team of an older gentleman’s household. Renowned for his impeccable wardrobe and presentation the Principal travels frequently to his properties in Europe and New York. This employer retains his household members for many years, his departing valet having been with him for 30 years and the remaining valet 17 years. The Principal and his wife are known to be considerate and very generous with their staff.
It is essential that the incoming valet understands they will be working alongside an existing valet who has decades of experience with this and other UHNW employers therefore, at least initially, the new valet will be working as a support to the present valet.
Duties will include but not be limited to:
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Organising the personal needs of the Principal
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Inventorying, packing, unpacking
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Managing luggage
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General wardrobe care
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Managing table and drink service
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Principal’s personal laundry
This role could possibly suit either a ‘gentleman’s gentleman’ who is working towards his retirement years, perhaps having served in the military or equally it could suit a younger candidate who would really enjoy working alongside a highly-experienced personal valet who, through many years of service to him, knows the Principal’s requirements and preferences.
Candidates must have UK or European nationality to allow for ease of travel, be in possession of exceptional letters of reference and a recent criminal records check/DBS/Casier Judiciare.
Salary: TBD
Start date: ASAP
Femmes de Menages/Servers x 2 ~ Cannes ~ 10th July to 31st August POSITION NOW FILLED
Two experienced housekeepers who also have some informal table service experience are required to work in shifts in a large luxury villa in Cannes for a French family of 9 including 5 children of varying ages. 6/7 days per week from 10th July until 31st August. The housekeepers will be expected to assist the clients chef, setting up, serving and clearing at table. One housekeeper will work 7.30am to 2.30pm and the other will work 2pm to 9pm.
It is necessary that at least one of the housekeepers is able to provide very good laundry and ironing services. Candidates must live within easy travelling distance of Cannes and should be able to travel to and from the property without having to rely on public transport services as, when working in the evenings, buses and trains might not always be available.
Salary: €Hourly rate
Start date: 10th July
Maintenance/Handyperson ~ Live out ~ Cap d'Antibes
An energetic and personable handyperson is required to join the exterior team of a large luxury property on Cap d’Antibes. Applicants must have good experience working professionally in general property maintenance/handyman duties, must be able to drive and speak good English and French. This is a permanent role and offers a 13-month salary.
Salary:€1.7knpm + 13th month
Start date: ASA
8 x Seasonal Housekeepers and Servers ~ 1 June to 30 September ~ Cap d’Antibes POSITIONS NOW FILLED
Our client is seeking seasonal staff to join his permanent interior team at his summer home on Cap d’Antibes
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Servers x4 - One server will be employed on a long term basis
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Housekeepers x 3
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Laundry Person x 1
CDD contracts are offered with all positions. These roles does not offer accommodation therefore candidates must live locally, should speak English and French, preferably have a driving license and their own transport as working hours may be required in the evenings and the area is not served at night by public transport.
Candidates with previous yacht experience will be given serious consideration.
Salaries: Seasonal Servers: €2.5knpm
Permanent Server: €2.3knmp + 13th month salary
Housekeepers: €2knpm
Start date: 1st June
Handyman/Driver/Housekeeper/ ~ St Tropez POSITION NOW FILLED
An experienced handyman/driver who is also able to provide some general housekeeping duties is required to work in a luxury villa in St Tropez. This is a long-term position. The Russian family use the property as a vacation home and would like to employ a handyman who speaks fluent English and communicative French.
Duties will include:
Handyman
Light Housekeeping
Assist Gardener
Pool Care
Driving
Accommodation offered is own bedroom and bathroom in a staff house sharing the kitchen and sitting room with the resident gardener.
Salary: TBD (CDI)
Start date: ASAP
Please note: Applicants for positions based in France MUST have a current working visa/carte de sejour or be the holder of an EU passport