Live-in Domestic Couple

**Spain, Ibiza**, **Salary Up to €50,000**:
**EHS #4801**:
Our clients are seeking an experienced Live-in Domestic Couple for their beautiful 7- bedroom household in Ibiza. The couple will oversee and manage the household and grounds to the very best standard, according to the principals’ personal requirements.

The couple will be tasked with the care of the property and grounds. The role will require flexibility to work to different requirements according to when the principals are in residence, usually 5 - 6 months of the year.

The couple will have their own 1-bedroom apartment with separate entrance and use of the company vehicles (within reason).

**The roles will include**:

- Overseeing and ensuring the security of the property, giving the appearance that the property is occupied while the owners are away
- Care for existing gardens, mowing grass, pruning plants, checking irrigation and watering plants as needed. Potential for involvement in agricultural projects.
- Overseeing any works by third parties at the property and reporting on progress to the principals
- Cleaning courtyard fountain/s (including feeding fish) and all paved areas
- Daily maintenance and upkeep of the property including managing tradespeople to attend as needed
- General handyman tasks
- Overseeing attendance at the appropriate times of year by the gardening crew (an annual timetable is provided) and on occasion working alongside them to acquire understanding of permaculture and rewinding. (Please note that use of heavy garden machinery or a chainsaw is not expected without the appropriate training and that the owners are happy to arrange this)
- Ensuring the proper storage and care of garden tools
- Ensuring supply of wood for interior fires for winter visits
- Planting and maintaining a vegetable garden
- Care of household animals, currently chickens and one dog
- Oversight of pool maintenance
- Care, cleaning and maintenance of cars for example checking tyres and oil and booking for service
- Some driving of principals to and from airport and occasionally otherwise
- Cleaning and general upkeep of the house to a high standard including changing of beds and deep cleaning at the end of busy periods
- Laundry, ironing and care of the family’s clothes (please note that no personal laundry is required for guests or rentals except by arrangement with the principals)
- Day to day cooking of simple meals for the family
- Menu planning for and cooking when guests staying or for special events.
- Cooking as much as possible with the organic produce of the vegetable garden
- Stock control and shopping
- Following relevant hygiene, health and safety guidelines
- Ensuring the kitchen is well maintained at all times
- Laundry, ironing and care of the family’s clothes
- Occasional babysitting
- Errands such as post, dry-cleaning etc

**Other**:

- Communicating regularly with the principals
- Using initiative to suggest to principals ideas or needs for the property or grounds
- If the property is rented, liaising with the agent to ensure check-in and check-out
- Quality control of the property during any rentals including provision of the specified cleaning for tenants and oversight of the property’s use
- EU passport holders
- English is essential
- Flexible with a 'can do' attitude

**Additional Information**:
This role is typical for a second home in that the owners are in residence only half of the year. This means that the workload is more intense during those periods and much less during others. The owners appreciate that therefore the hours worked when they are not there should be reduced accordingly.

The owners are open to the couple taking their annual leave together provided that:

- (1) a month’s notice is given so that live-in security cover for the property can be arranged;
(2) it does not coincide with the periods the owners habitually stay. Those periods are bound by school holidays and are early December to early January, February half term, school Easter holidays, May half term, all of July and August and Autumn half term. The dates can be provided a year ahead;
(3) the period of leave does not exceed 2 weeks at one time.

**Salary**: Up to €50,000 combined NET salary (dependent on skills and experience)

**Accommodation**: Use of one bedroom apartment with kitchen & living room

Use of company vehicles

**Hours**: 40 working hours per week with flexibility including time off in lieu of extra hours

20 days annual leave plus public holidays

It also factored in that even after offsetting extra hours worked when the owners are in residence, there is mínimal housekeeping and no cooking when the principals are not in residence. There is also reduced gardening demands during the winter months.

**Start Date**: Flexible