Housekeeper in Fairfax, Virginia

I hope you are having a good day. I am living in Burke, enjoy refrigerator cleaning and have many years of experience as a house keeper. Excited to talk to you soon. Please send me an email to [email protected] and I will send my full resume. House manager Duties As a housekeeper/household manager: I Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households. Pay bills and take clothes to dry cleaners. I have Experience with any type of detailed and light cleaning, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties include: cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming. Job Task: Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, restrooms, corridors, elevators(if house have one),basement, stairway, closet, Laundry, putting clothes away, and other work areas so that health standards are met. Dry Cleaners drop and pick up, Grocery Shopping. Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and/or draperies, using vacuum cleaners and/or shampooers. Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas. Sweep, floors, using brooms, mops, and/or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.  Dust and polish furniture and equipment. Keep storage areas, art rooms, pay rooms, lignin rooms, dinning rooms and kitchen clean, and tidy. Polish silver accessories and metalwork such as fixtures and fittings.  Replenish supplies such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, and bathroom items.  Sort clothing and other articles, load washing machines, and iron and fold dried items (if necessary)  Sort, count, and mark clean linens, and store them in linen closets.  Assign duties to other staff and give instructions regarding work methods and routines.  Request repair services and wait for repair workers to arrive.  Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers. Hang draperies, and dust window blinds.  Move and arrange furniture(if is not too heavy), and turn mattresses. Observe precautions required to protect family's property, and report damage, theft, and found articles to Owners.  Plan menus, and cook and serve meals and refreshments following employer's instructions or own methods. Prepare rooms for meetings, and arrange decorations, media equipment, and furniture for social events and business. Decorating and hosting parties and events. Hiring staff and greeting guest for events. Cooking for events. Ding laundry carefully, reading tags and separating darks, from, whites and bright colors, using the right laundry detergents, and Iron if necessary. Duties I had in Past jobs as a Estate Manager household Manager • Representing employers and assets in a respectful, confidential manner at all times. • Managing they families full-time • Reporting to the Principal. • Managing and overseeing all household staff including property managers, household manager, butler, housekeepers, and Director of Transportation to uphold the Service Vision of the Principals and to ensure property is running in a seamless manner.  • Educating, managing, and nurturing the talented and committed Service Team, Vendors, and Resources to produce excellent delivery service in the interior and exterior physical service environments, grounds and property. • Nurturing the relationships and protocols in all areas to minimize Principal exposure and to ensure quality service. Whenever possible, cross-train to empower staff, control labor costs, and to ensure the lowest possible turnover. • Representing Principal, Family, and Guest priorities within the local and extended community with discretion, gracious yet confidential behavior, intuitive and empathetic service to extended family, friends and neighbors, charitable institutions, and professional service providers.  Adhere to the Private Service Manager’s Code of Ethics. Expect high standards of behavior in all Estate staff and sub-contractors. • Maintaining accurate employment records of all employees with the assistance of the Family Office – on-boarding dates, performance reviews, discipline, vacation/sick days, birthdays, etc. • Working with Family Office to create an Employee Handbook. Review and update on a semi-annual basis. • Holding weekly staff meetings. • Holding regular performance reviews of all household employees. • Attending weekly meetings with either one or both Principals. • Meeting with Head of Security when requested. • Managing and overseeing all vendor and contractor relationships including negotiating contracts, scheduling, billing, etc.   Liaising new relationships, as needed with the approval of the Principal, as well as nurturing and maintaining existing relationships at all Ohio properties. Ensuring everything on property is maintained properly and to the Principal’s standards. • Organizing and maintaining inventories; create and update procedures, logs and lists for all OH properties, as needed, on a daily/weekly/monthly/seasonal basis. • Maintaining accurate records of all regular servicing to OH properties (i.e. water systems, pond care, pest control, appliances, heating/cooling systems, fireplaces, etc.) noting dates, issues, resolutions and future considerations. • Ensuring that daily checks, cleaning and stocking of the exterior and interior of main house and guest house properties are completed by property management staff. o Ensuring weekly checks, cleaning, and stocking of Warehouses and Larchmont Office are completed by property management staff. • Maintaining the home’s security and computerized systems.  Checking camera operations daily, in addition to scheduling bi-annual or when ever is needed. • Creating inventory and system for recording the exercise and maintenance of car fleets • Maintaining a detailed inventory of household appliances, furniture, art, etc. • Performing checks of downtown city apartment as requested or needed. • Assisting/overseeing of renovation or construction projects as requested. • Assisting with occasional event or private party set up and break down. • Accepting and accomplishing special assignments when requested. • Overseeing maintenance of property’s first aid kits, AEDs, fire extinguishers. Scheduling a once a year CPR training for all staff. • Exceptional organizational skills and dedication to responsibilities; prioritization and efficiency a self-starter who can manage her own schedule effectively. • Adept in managing an ever-changing schedule and calendar. • Outstanding problem solver; resourceful and quick-thinking • Comfortable using technology (on-line calendar, communicating electronically, Microsoft Word, iPhoto, etc.). • Professional phone manners. • Able to manage team members while serving as a team player; able to empower and lead rather than command. • Professional in both mindset and manner; use of utmost discretion at all times. • Adept in remaining calm and poised under pressure; not easily frazzled. • Flexibility in scheduling; willingness to work long hours and overtime as needed. • Valid Driver’s License; confident driver with clean driving record. • Legally able to work within the United States for any employer