Personal Butler Agency: Hiring Butler Services & Finding Available Jobs
A personal butler provides a variety of services for his or her employers depending on the nature of the position. A modern day butler may be far different from what our imagination conjures up or how they are portrayed in old movies. Most homes these days are not run in a traditional, formal way. At Household Staffing International, a personal butler agency where we have seen many variations of “butlers”, the traditional butler model and the modern butler model seem to be the most popular.
Personal Butler Services: The Traditional Model
In the model of traditional butler services, the personal butler’s role is the house manager. Their duties include:
- Managing the entire household staff
- Property/s management
- Vendor management
- Ensuring guest satisfaction
What’s more, personal butlers also offer silver table service, which consists of wine storage and management. The traditional butler also takes care of his employer’s personal needs, ensuring that all etiquette and protocol are upheld within the residence and beyond.
The Modern Model of Personal Butler Services
The modern model of personal butler services may encompass some, many, or even all of the responsibilities of a traditional butler. Today’s personal butlers have access to the newest technology which translates into multitasking to the extreme on his or her employer’s behalf. When hiring through a personal butler agency, you will find that modern butlers are more independent and are often given complete control over attending to the lives and properties of their employers. Additionally, personal butlers who engage in the modern model often take care of and manage private motor yachts and private aircraft on behalf of their employers. Consequently, hiring a personal butler should be a careful process.
Hire a Personal Butler for Assistance with Household & Personal Tasks
Some of the common responsibilities and services of a personal butler are:
- Responsibility for the smooth running of a household
- Ensuring that efficiency, harmony, and morale is encouraged and maintained throughout the household
- Personal care of principals and guests, supervising staff and also providing services himself or in any number of capacities
- Overseeing household staff including hiring, firing, payroll management and performance reviews
- Engaging and overseeing outside contractors, service providers and suppliers
- Writing of household manuals and policy documents for principal’s approval
- Staff training and development of systems, financial management, budget administration, and purchasing
- Household project management
- Maintenance of the property on regular and routine basis
- Overall security and communication systems
- Regular interaction with principals to maintain direct communication and compliance with their needs
- Organization and orchestration of social and family events
- Reception and cosseting of guests
- Care and serving of wines and other libations
- Serving of refreshments and meals
- Maintaining fine silver, china, antiques, and other hofusehold and Estate items
- The butler in a household with no other staff, and dependent upon the principal’s needs, may also be called upon to perform the duties of a valet, chef, housekeeper, nanny, pet minder, gardener, or chauffeur
At Household Staffing International, our agency’s favorite personal butler will always be Alfred from the Batman Series. He was unshakable especially battling bad guys! Can you imagine what he could accomplish with a PDA or an iPhone?
If you’re looking to hire a personal butler, fill out our application. For those looking for work as a personal butler, we offer an application for your services as well.