Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Location: Central London
Schedule: Full-time, 5 days per week (2 days off), no always consecutive
Luxury Private Household Laundress Required – Central London
Silks Luxury Lifestyle is seeking an exceptional Full-Time Laundress to join a fully staffed Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) private household in Central London.
This is a prestigious opportunity for an experienced private household laundress with an outstanding eye for detail and extensive knowledge of luxury garment care. The successful candidate will have a proven background caring for designer clothing, couture, fine fabrics, luxury linens, delicate lingerie and bespoke wardrobes, ensuring every item is maintained to the highest possible standard.
This role would suit a meticulous professional who takes enormous pride in their work and understands the discretion, precision and flexibility required when working within a private household.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver exceptional laundry and ironing to the highest luxury household standards.
- Care for couture, designer garments, bespoke tailoring, fine cashmere, silk, linen and delicate fabrics.
- Wash and care for clothing according to colour, fabric type and manufacturer’s care instructions.
- Expert hand washing and specialist garment care where required.
- Spot clean delicate garments using appropriate methods and products.
- Steam, press and finish clothing to an immaculate standard.
- Carry out minor clothing repairs, alterations and mending where appropriate.
- Organise and manage family wardrobes to impeccable standards.
- Rotate seasonal wardrobes and maintain accurate wardrobe organisation.
- Pack and unpack clothing for UK and international travel, ensuring garments arrive perfectly presented.
- Fold, store and present clothing, bedding and household linens beautifully.
- Care for luxury bed linen, towels and household textiles.
- Maintain luxury footwear through cleaning, polishing, conditioning and arranging specialist repairs.
- Monitor garment condition and identify items requiring professional cleaning or restoration.
- Prepare shopping lists for laundry products, fabric care items and shoe care supplies.
- Maintain an immaculate laundry room with all equipment cleaned and serviced.
- Liaise closely with the Housekeeper, House Manager and trusted specialist dry cleaners and shoe repair providers.
- Ensure the highest standards of hygiene throughout all laundry processes.
Candidate Requirements
The successful candidate will have:
- Significant experience working as a Specialist Laundress within a UHNW private household.
- Proven checkable references
- Exceptional knowledge of luxury fabrics, couture and designer clothing.
- Outstanding ironing, pressing and steaming skills.
- Experience caring for luxury lingerie, fine household linens and specialist garments.
- Excellent wardrobe management experience.
- Confidence with hand washing, stain removal and delicate fabric care.
- Experience carrying out minor garment repairs and alterations.
- A meticulous eye for detail and exceptionally high personal standards.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads.
- Complete discretion, professionalism and trustworthiness.
- A flexible attitude to working hours when required.
- The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a fully staffed household.
Offer
- Competitive salary depending on experience.
- Five-day working week with two days off.
- Long-term position within a prestigious Central London private household.
- Supportive and professional household team.
- Opportunity to work in one of London’s finest private residences.
If you are an experienced Luxury Private Household Laundress, Wardrobe Manager or Household Laundry Specialist with a passion for couture garment care and exceptional attention to detail, we would be delighted to hear from you.
