Domestic Staffing Descriptions – Valet ~ Call: 646-290-8891
Valet | Gentleman’s gentleman
A gentleman’s gentleman or valet is a gentleman’s male servant, the closest male equivalent to a lady’s maid, who acts as a personal attendant to his employer. The valet performs personal services such as maintaining his employer’s wardrobe, running his bath, organizing drawers & closets, packing for travel, lay out clothes, and care of all personal items. In a bachelor’s household the valet might perform light housekeeping & personal assistant duties as well. The head butler or majordomo in charge of the household staff might have to double as his employer’s valet. A valet is responsible for working closely with the principals on a day to day basis to provide wardrobe and personal services, to manage wardrobes for laundry, dry cleaning, care & mending, storage including shipping and receiving of garments and personal effects. Valet applicants should have a team spirit style and work in conjunction with existing staff to maintain high standards of service to principals.
Valet Primary Responsibilities:
•To provide the principal with the utmost of service for daily needs of their personal effects and wardrobe management.
•To manage wardrobes for laundry, dry cleaning, mending, steam & press, seasonal catalog & changes for closets, inventory of wardrobes and accessories.
•To organize and manage all packing & unpacking for travel.
•Working in conjunction with existing staff to assist principals with travel, hotels, car services, and advance arrivals to residences.
•Managing deliveries for both incoming and outgoing parcels.
•Greeting of guests and visitors to ensure their visit will be comfortable.
•Coordinate personal shopping itineraries, errands and gift purchases.
•Travel required to other properties.
Valet Applicant Qualities:
•Applicants must be flexible and accommodating to work with and respond to family schedules in order to maintain and manage protocols and standards of residence
•Applicants must be service oriented with excellent organization and communication skills.
•Excellent computer literacy, ability to multitask with efficient time management skills.
•Applicants must be self-starters and a team player to work effectively with other staff and being focused with attention to follow through from start to finish on projects.
•Knowledge & experience for the care of fine fabrics, bespoke clothing and fine accessories.
•Individual must have a polished and well-groomed professional appearance with an intuitive and composed demeanor.
•Applicants must be comfortable working in a formal style of residence and service.
•Travel required a valid passport with no travel restrictions is a must.
•Must exercise complete discretion and maintain confidentiality at all times.
