Seeking a wonderful and proactive live-in housekeeper/mother's help for a busy family based, for now, in a rural location in Pembroke, Maine.  The family live on a working farm and so candidates MUST be comfortable around animals and produce, and with being relatively isolated.  Having said that, there is a real community feel to the set-up and the farm is a thriving business with a shop, food prep business, some rental cottages, an artistic space for residencies etc.  It's an exciting, busy environment for the right person!  Once the season ends, the family will likely travel through Europe for one or two months, and would love for the candidate to accompany them, before returning to their winter location in Mendecino, CA.  Expect a usual schedule of Monday through Friday, 8am-6pm, although flexibility around this would be appreciated as there may be weekend help needed at times (days off in lieu provided), and things will likely change when the family travel.

• Regular and deep cleaning of the 4-bedroom home (to include vacuuming, dusting, mopping etc)
• General management of the household, ensuring that things run smoothly
• Family laundry and ironing
• Bed-making and regular changing of linen
• Home organisation and tidying
• Keeping on top of the kitchen - clearing sides, emptying the dishwasher, keeping an eye on inventory etc
• Some childcare for two active children (aged 2-yrs and 1-yr) who love being outdoors
• Helping prepare a light lunch for the children
• Tag-teaming with Mom and the nanny to ensure seamless care for children
• Petcare (dogs, cats and rabbits!)
• There is scope to take on more relating to the commercial side of the business (eg managing rentals), however running the home and keeping it clean and organised is the priority

The family need to find someone very comfortable with living in the countryside.  Candidates should also be:

• Discreet and respectful, able to maintain professional boundaries
• Flexible, open to international travel and moving between homes
• Confident drivers with a clean license
• Happy to take on all aspects of managing the home
• Confident swimmers
• Friendly, positive and responsible
• Great at reading the room, and at remaining a few steps ahead 
• Fluent in English
• Additional languages such as Italian, German and/or French would be helpful
• Fit and active, able to keep up with young children
• Team-player, able to work effectively alongside Mom and the nanny (who helps in the mornings only)
• Comfortable with simple meal prep
• Bright and switched-on, able to slot into a busy environment with lots going on, and take responsibility in a number of different areas
• Flexible and adaptable, able to spend the winter months in California with the family, and the growing season in Maine.

• $40/hr
• Health benefits provided after successful completion of a 3 month probationary period
• Car for both professional and private use
• Accommodation provided at all locations, either separate to the main house (Maine) or within the home (California)