Discreet Security for Your Home and Family


Abode Staff helps private households find experienced security professionals who provide protection with discretion and professionalism. From residential security to close protection and day-to-day peace of mind, we introduce trusted individuals who understand how to work seamlessly within a private home.

Whether you require a visible presence or a more subtle approach, we match you with security professionals who prioritise safety while respecting your privacy and lifestyle.

Carefully matched to your household

Discreet & confidential service

Experienced in private homes & estates

Ongoing support, beyond placement

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What Can Private Security Staff Do?

  • Provide on-site security for private homes and residences
  • Monitor access, visitors, and property entry points
  • Conduct risk assessments and identify potential vulnerabilities
  • Offer close protection for individuals and families where required
  • Coordinate with other household staff and external services
  • Maintain discretion while ensuring a safe environment
  • Support travel, events, and movements outside the home
  • Respond calmly and professionally to any security concerns

Private security professionals offer reassurance and protection without disrupting the natural flow of your home. We help clients find experienced individuals who are calm, observant, and highly trained, with a strong understanding of working in private households.

When Should You Hire Security Staff?

  • When privacy and personal safety are becoming a greater priority
  • When households require discreet residential security support
  • When frequent travel or public visibility increases security concerns
  • When managing larger estates or multiple properties requires additional oversight
  • When events, entertaining, or high-profile guests require security coordination
  • When families want trusted long-term protection within the home
  • When children, family members, or valuable assets require additional safeguarding
  • When maintaining discretion and confidentiality is especially important

Security Staff can be especially valuable for high-profile individuals, private families, and estates requiring professional protection and reassurance. Having experienced personnel in place allows households to maintain privacy, routine, and security with greater confidence.

How Much Does Security Staff Cost In The UK?

Security Staff salaries in the UK typically range from £45,000 to £120,000+ gross per year depending on experience, qualifications, working hours, and the level of protection required. Salaries are often higher for close protection roles, extensive travel, high-profile households, or positions requiring significant flexibility and out-of-hours availability.

Many Security Staff packages may also include accommodation, travel expenses, bonuses, pension contributions, and additional benefits depending on the household’s requirements. Families seeking discretion, professionalism, and high levels of experience should generally expect to offer enhanced salary packages to attract suitable candidates.

What Types Of Security Staff Can Private Households Hire?

Private households may hire a range of security professionals depending on their lifestyle and requirements. This can include residential security staff, close protection officers, estate security teams, travelling security personnel, or discreet security drivers.

Many households prefer candidates with previous private household, military, police, or specialist protection experience. Successful placements depend on finding professionals whose experience, communication style, and level of discretion align naturally with the household environment.

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

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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