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Find an Organised Personal or Family Assistant
Finding the right Personal Assistant or Family Assistant can be transformative to the organisation of your daily life!
We’re here to simplify the process and match you with a skilled professional who understands your household’s unique needs and can seamlessly support your family’s lifestyle.
What Types Of PA’s Can We Help You Hire?
- Private personal assistants (PAs) for diary management, travel planning, and administration
- Family assistants who support both childcare routines and household organisation
- Hybrid PA/household roles combining admin with day-to-day home support
- Part-time assistants for flexible weekly help
- Full-time assistants for ongoing, structured support
- Remote or hybrid PAs for administrative tasks and coordination
- Live-in assistants for households needing greater flexibility
- Temporary assistants for short-term cover or busy periods
For many households, the right assistant helps everything run more smoothly behind the scenes. From managing schedules to coordinating daily life, they provide valuable support that frees up time and reduces pressure.
What Can A PA / Family Assistant Help With?
- Managing diaries, appointments, and household schedules
- Coordinating travel, bookings, and day-to-day logistics
- Assisting with household administration and personal errands
- Supporting busy families with organisation and routine management
- Liaising with household staff, contractors, and service providers
- Helping manage school schedules, activities, and family commitments
- Supporting events, entertaining, and household planning
- Providing flexible day-to-day assistance tailored to the household’s needs
A professional PA or Family Assistant helps busy households stay organised, efficient, and well-managed. Many families value having reliable support to help balance professional commitments, family life, and household responsibilities.
How Much Does A PA / Executive Assistant Cost In The UK?
PA and Executive Assistant salaries in the UK typically range from £40,000 to £100,000+ gross per year depending on experience, responsibilities, flexibility, and the level of support required. Salaries are often higher for private households, family office environments, and roles involving extensive travel or out-of-hours availability.
Many packages may also include bonuses, pension contributions, private healthcare, and additional benefits depending on the requirements of the role. Households requiring discretion, flexibility, and high levels of organisation should generally expect to offer enhanced packages to attract experienced candidates.
What Is The Difference Between A PA And Family Assistant?
A PA generally focuses on administrative, organisational, and scheduling support, often managing diaries, travel, correspondence, and personal arrangements. A Family Assistant typically combines organisational support with more hands-on household and family assistance, helping manage the practical day-to-day running of family life.
Many households prefer candidates who can offer a flexible combination of both roles depending on the family’s needs. Successful placements depend on finding someone whose personality, communication style, and level of organisation fit naturally within the household.
Abode Staff specialises in private household staff recruitment, placing experienced housekeepers, nannies, chefs and estate staff in homes across Berkshire, Oxfordshire and beyond.
How We Can Support Your Home
TAILORED STAFFING SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY PART OF YOUR LIFESTYLE
Household staff
FOR YOUR HOME
Professional household staff to support the smooth running of your home, including housekeepers, domestic couples, chefs and more.
Childcare & Nannies
FOR YOUR FAMILY
Experienced nannies and childcare professionals, from daily support to rota and specialist care for your family.
Country Estate Staff
FOR YOUR ESTATE
Specialist estate and rural staffing, including estate managers, gardeners, grounds staff and household teams.
London Staff
FOR YOUR LONDON HOME
Discreet, high-calibre household staff for London residences, including butlers, private chefs and rota nannies.
Our Approach to Discretion
Recruiting for a private home or estate is personal, and we treat every search with the confidentiality it deserves. We handle each stage discreetly, share only what is necessary, and never outsource candidate screening or reference checks. Your search is managed sensitively, professionally and quietly.
Our Local Expertise
We specialise in private household recruitment across Berkshire and the surrounding counties, with a strong understanding of local salaries, candidate availability and household expectations. This allows us to offer realistic advice and introduce candidates who are genuinely suited to the role, location and lifestyle.
Our Recruitment Process
Every search is personally managed from enquiry through to placement. We take time to understand the role, carefully screen candidates, and ensure expectations are clear on both sides. Before any placement is confirmed, we carry out thorough reference checks directly, verify right-to-work documentation, and ensure all parties are fully informed before proceeding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you recruit for temporary, permanent, and live-in roles?
Yes. We support full-time, part-time, live-in, live-out, temporary cover, and seasonal staffing depending on your household or estate’s needs.
What types of domestic staff do you place?
We recruit for a wide range of roles including housekeepers, nannies, gardeners, estate workers, domestic couples, chefs, chauffeurs, and household support staff.
Are candidates DBS checked?
Many of our candidates already hold a recent DBS certificate. If a new check is required, we can arrange this as part of the recruitment process.
How do you screen candidates?
Before any placement is finalised, we complete right-to-work checks, detailed reference checks, and have thorough conversations with each candidate about their experience, expectations, and suitability.
Do you work outside of Berkshire?
Yes. Berkshire is our home and where many of our lovely clients are based, but referrals from happy clients naturally take us further afield, often to neighbours across county borders. Many of the families we support also have homes in London, the countryside, or overseas, and we help them staff those properties too. We are also frequently recommended to friends, family members and professional contacts across the UK.
Our recruitment process is solid, consistent and works wherever you are, so we are confident supporting clients across the country and beyond.
How long does the recruitment process take?
This varies depending on the role, but we can finalise most placements within 2 months while maintaining high standards of vetting and discretion.
Let’s Discuss Your Requirements
Every home and estate is unique and the right member of staff should feel like a natural fit for the way you live. We take the time to listen, understand what matters to you, and offer honest, practical advice throughout the process. Our aim is to introduce candidates who meet your expectations for professionalism, discretion, and trust.
Call us on: 01635 597004
Email: contact@abodestaff.co.uk
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Contact Us
Abode Staff provides professional domestic staff recruitment for private households and country estates across Berkshire and the South of England.
Call us: +44 (0)1635 597004
Email us: contact@abodestaff.co.uk
Registered Address (please contact us for our postal address):
Abode Staff Ltd
20-22 Venture West
Greenham Business Park
Newbury
Berkshire
RG19 6HX
Looking for Staff
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Our Locations
Based in Berkshire – supporting private homes and estates across Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and beyond.
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