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A family, in Sag Harbor, needs to hire a formally trained Butler who is fully accustomed to a highly structured, traditional household, with genuine understanding of white-glove service, formal presentation, discretion, and correct deportment. Responsibilities include: hands-on care of the entire property, maintaining the main house, guest apartment, pool house, gym, terraces, sheds, and all surrounding areas, preparing bedrooms properly, folding shirts correctly, and overall wardrobe and linen management, food shopping when the chef is not in residence, preparing simple meals when required, correct table setting, formal meal service, and drink service, silver cleaning and general care of service pieces, maintaining household equipment, gym areas, and car presentation, setting up and clearing away pool furniture and pool-related items, occasional care of the family’s bulldogs, including walking and general care, running errands as needed and receiving guests properly at the door. The property consists of an eight-bedroom main house, a separate two-bedroom guest apartment with living room and kitchen, and a pool house with gym, sheds, terraces, and outdoor areas. Separate staff accommodation consisting of a three-bedroom apartment with living room, kitchen, and one bathroom will be offered (occasionally shared with other staff). Although there is a maintenance manager who comes by once a week to check that the property is in order, the Butler must be perfectly capable of operating independently and taking full responsibility for the smooth day-to-day running and presentation of the house. Working hours, when family are in residence for three months a year: 7:00 am-9:00 pm or later if they are entertaining. As they are absent for a substantial part of the year, there is ample time for this intensity to be balanced across the seasons. Salary range: $55-60/hr. and benefits. End of July start.