Staff Requirements
Lexington Nannies and Household Staffing takes great pride in representing household staffing professionals. We have strict requirements that must be met in order to be considered as a candidate.
Minimum Requirements
• 3 years professional experience in their field
• Excellent references
• Strong English communication skills
• California Driver’s license and an insured vehicle
• Ability to pass our pre-employment background checks
• U.S. Work Authorization
• Chef position requires in-home or 5-star restaurant experience
Household Staffing
All of our household staff has a minimum of three years experience in their field and are truly the best of the best!
Personal Assistants
Personal assistants are responsible for working in the employer’s home in the management of household, personal, and professional needs.
Our personal assistants have excellent managerial, communication and interpersonal skills, understand protocol and etiquette and have the ability to organize and prioritize multiple activities. Most Personal assistants have a Bachelor’s degree in addition to professional experience in a corporate setting.
Typical duties of a Personal Assistant include:
• Handling the bills
• Making travel arrangements, and often traveling with the employer.
• Serving as office assistant, handling correspondence, creating inventories,
organizing the office and handling media inquiries.
• Planning special events and parties
• Managing construction projects or home improvements.
• Scheduling of staff and maintenance personnel.
• Coordinating personal schedules and daily activities
• Running business and personal errands
• Maintaining social and philanthropic activities.
Executive Assistants
Executive assistants provide key administrative support for an executive, managing their daily schedule and handling multiple activities. Our executive assistants reflect a personal image, good attitude, possess excellent interpersonal skills, are extremely organized, and adapt to the needs of their clients.
Typical duties of an Executive Assistant include:
• Scheduling of business and personal calendars
• Handling all e-mails, voice mails and written correspondence
• Coordinating details of the employer’s personal life–e.g. handling
construction projects, managing personal finances, monitoring investment
portfolios, hiring staff and maintaining databases
• Planning special events
• Bookkeeping and accounting
• Running business and personal errands
• Traveling as required
Personal Chefs
Our personal chefs dedicate themselves solely to the culinary needs of the home. They are responsible for preparing meals for the family, other household staff members, and guests.
There are many levels of cooks from basic family cook to the school of trained gourmet chef. We prefer to have all our chefs graduate from a culinary school and must have experience inside a private home or in a 5-star restaurant. Our professional Chefs have all been trained at one of the fine culinary schools in the USA, Europe or the Far East. Whatever your tastes, they can provide the right flavor for your home or company.
The position of Chef can be performed on either a live-in or live-out depending on the needs of the employer.
Typical responsibilities of a personal chef:
• Menu planning and preparing nutritious meals suited to an individual’s or
family’s personal preferences or special dietary needs.
• Directing the organization and operation of the kitchen and the
presentation and serving of the food.
• Preparing a range of menus from simple family dinners to formal, five-star
restaurant caliber meals.
• Families may require their Personal Chef to travel to their other residences.
Housekeepers
Our housekeepers work in all types of homes, from those with a casual atmosphere to formal, multi-staffed homes and their job description will change depending on the needs of the family. This position involves daily maintenance of the home as well as heavy cleaning. Housekeepers are usually supervised by principals or by the Household Manager.
While some may not have formal training, our housekeepers have at least 3 years of experience working in a private home. A Housekeeper works either full-time or part-time, on a live-in or live-out basis. Housekeepers usually work alone, but should the needs of the home demand multiple staff, they may work as a team with other housekeepers.
As a general guideline, a full-time Housekeeper is recommended for homes of 5,000 sq. ft. or more. If errands, cooking, and laundry are also required, hiring an additional housekeeper is recommended.
Typical responsibilities of a housekeeper:
• Cooking and serving meals for the household
• Cleaning the interior of the home
• Laundry and ironing linens
• Assisting with the cooking and serving for special events
• Running errands including the grocery shopping
• Making the beds
• Polishing the silver
• Mending clothes
• Organizing drawers and straightening closets
• Caring for household pets
• Maintaining stock of routine cleaning and household supplies
• Tending house plants
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