Does it seem feasible that I could find someone to do the following kind of things, for maybe 2 days (or say 16 hrs spread out) per week? I think it's a kind of housekeeper role, but maybe someone could suggest a better description...
- Cleaning
- Washing & Ironing
- Mowing the grass (summer)
- Basic DIY maintenance tasks
- Liaison with tradespeople (e.g.organise getting plumber to service boiler)
- Take in & put away online shop
- Ad-hoc errands
- Maybe an occasional dog walk
- Anything else I think of along these lines!
Also any thoughts on what we would need to pay to attract someone? We currently have a 3 hr/week cleaner who charges £16/hr. But I pay my full time junior staff in the business the salary equivalent of about £11/hr. We are north of Glasgow.
One alternative would be a sort of au-pair without the childcare?? We have a spare bedroom, and had good au-pair experiences when the DC were young primary age (lived elsewhere then though).
For context - there is me, DH, two teenagers, pets. Semi-rural 6 bed house (part of which we use as our offices) - not quite a Downton Abbey housekeeper role 😂