We are seeking an experienced and meticulous Executive Housekeeper to maintain the highest standards of care and presentation for a discerning private household in Arlington, VA. This role requires exceptional attention to detail, discretion, and the ability to anticipate household needs while managing both daily operations and special projects. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in luxury residential care, demonstrate initiative in problem-solving, and maintain the kind of impeccable standards that create a truly refined living environment.
The role is based at the family’s primary residence in Arlington, with long-distance oversight of a secondary property in the Hamptons during summer months. While this position maintains regular business hours Monday through Friday, flexibility for special events, guest preparations, and seasonal deep cleaning projects is essential. The successful candidate will be someone who takes pride in creating an environment of comfort and elegance, communicates proactively with household staff and vendors, and enjoys the satisfaction that comes from maintaining a home to the highest possible standards.
The ideal candidate combines meticulous execution with warm professionalism, and thrives on being the backbone that ensures every aspect of the home environment runs seamlessly. This is a rewarding, long-term opportunity for an Executive Housekeeper who is comfortable managing complex household systems, coordinating with multiple vendors and staff members, and becoming an integral part of maintaining a lifestyle that values quality, comfort, and impeccable presentation.
The principals are a professional couple with demanding careers who treat their home as a sanctuary for family life and entertaining. With teenage children, frequent business entertaining, and a rotating schedule of houseguests, the household requires someone who can maintain museum-quality standards while keeping the environment warm and livable. While they work with a team of landscapers, maintenance professionals, and occasional event staff, this role represents the cornerstone of daily household management and the primary point of contact for all residential care needs.
From managing seasonal wardrobe rotations and coordinating with cleaning services to preparing the home for dinner parties and ensuring guest accommodations are flawless, this is a position for someone who leads with pride in their craft, anticipates needs before they’re expressed, and enjoys creating an environment where a busy family can truly relax and thrive.
Household Management & Standards
Wardrobe & Personal Care
Household Operations
Event & Entertainment Support
Administrative & Communication
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Employment has changed drastically the past few years—how we work, the type of work we do, and even where we work. Yet, while the world adapts, solutions for hiring private staff seem to be stuck in the past.
At Old State Staffing, we believe the status quo is not enough, and that those who decide now is the time to settle will be left behind. In the face of great change, tinkering around the edges simply won’t do. Since Day 1, our approach has been built on four key principles:
We’ve built Old State Staffing from the ground up, implementing the same cutting-edge recruiting tools used by the nation’s largest family offices. Historically inaccessible to smaller clients, these tools improve the tracking and management of talent, utilize machine learning for smarter searches, and intuitively compare compensation and qualification benchmarks both regionally and nationally. This allows us to find and match families with the best candidates quicker and more efficiently than ever before.
We knew from the start that our team would be our greatest differentiator. That’s because our agency is composed entirely of family office professionals who know what exceptional candidates look like; because we’ve applied to, managed, and hired for each of those positions ourselves.
Building and maintaining relationships is important today, more than ever before. We place immense value on our relationships, not just with our clients, but our candidates, and the community at large. We spent our “pandemic years” building partnerships with local universities, to open the doors of private staffing to recent college graduates in the most educated metropolitan area in the world.
Change is inevitable, yet private staffing has historically lagged in both hiring and employment standards. We’ve always been disruptors, first to adopt AI and machine learning—ensuring smarter, faster, more accurate matches for our clients.
We know that choosing an agency is a personal decision, and we’re honored for the time you have spent considering us as a partner in your search. If you haven’t spoken to us yet, let me be the first to say that we can’t wait to introduce you to our contacts, to guide you through the hiring process, and to introduce you to the perfect candidate. We know the stakes are high, but so are the rewards. With Old State Staffing you’ll be empowered to make informed, meaningful hiring decisions, so you can continue to thrive in a world that’s spinning faster every day.
Adam Cook
Founder & Managing Director
