Household Manager with Executive Housekeeper

Many busy families with large estates seek out highly-skilled employees to manage their household. These duties fall on the household manager, who oversees the home and household systems like budgeting, security, and staff supervision. Training as a specialized household manager is ideal for advancing your career in the private service industry.

This course bundle will train you to work as a household manager with a specialty in housekeeping. Upon completing these complimentary courses, you will be able to run a household, supervise other household staff, and properly train and organize a team of housekeepers.

12 Months / 140 Course Hrs

Open Enrollment

Offered in partnership with your preferred school

Butler Community College

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Learning method

Instructor-led

$2,195

Self-paced. Study on your own schedule

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Details + Objectives

Course code: GES617

What you will learn

The role of a Household Manager and Executive Housekeeper
Administrative, Communication, & Technical Skills
HR in the Home Office and Staff Management
Event Planning from A-Z
Vendor Management
Home Systems and Property Management
Housekeeping Maintenance
How to create a Security & Emergency Plan
Detailed level of housekeeping training
Advanced organizational skills
Advanced skills for entertaining guests
Household maintenance schedules

How you will benefit

Obtain a certificate of training
Acquire the necessary skills to work as a household manager
Gain new employment opportunities and higher potential earnings by improving your skillset
Improve necessary skills to work at the highest level of housekeeping necessary to be considered a head or executive housekeeper
Opportunity to increase wages associated with this higher skillset
Better prepared for a career in private service and gain higher confidence levels when interviewing for positions in this field by illustrating a broader skillset

How the course is taught

Self-paced, online course
12 Months to complete
Open enrollment, begin anytime
140 course hours

Outline

Household Manager

Introduction
1. Nature and Scope of Household Management
Household Management Skills & Experience
1. Administrative Skills
2. Technical Skills
Staff Management
1. Hiring Household Staff
2. HR Duties for the Family Office
3. Managing Household Staff
Housekeeping Management
1. Household Maintenance
2. Cleaning Products & Tools
Event Management
1. Event Planning
Property Management
1. Home Systems & Appliances
2. Property Maintenance Schedules
Vendor Management
1. Vendor Selection & Bids
2. Negotiating Contracts
Security Management
1. Household Security & Emergency Procedures

Executive Housekeeping

Introduction
1. Nature of Becoming an Executive Housekeeper
Housekeeping Maintenance
1. Professional Cleaning – Rooms
2. Professional Cleaning – Objects, Areas & Surfaces
Laundry
1. Laundry & Linens
2. Dry Cleaning
3. Closet Management
Cleaning Products & Tools
1. Essentials for Cleaning
Organization
1. Fundamentals
Schedules
1. Creating Housekeeping Schedules
Entertaining
1. Tableware
2. Table Setting & Service
3. Event Planning Support
Staff Management
1. Executive Housekeeper Staff Managing Skills

Instructors & Support

Marta Perrone

Marta Perrone is a graduate of UCLA with a B.A. in Spanish and Linguistics and has over 30 years of experience in the Private Service Industry. She owned and managed a domestic placement agency for 20 of those years while spending the last 10 conducting training seminars, creating training materials and providing personalized in-home manuals and training.

Marta Perrone es una graduada de UCLA con un Bachillerato en Artes en Español y Lingüística y tiene más de 30 años de experiencia en la Industria de Servicios Privados. Ella fue propietaria y administradora de una agencia de colocación doméstica durante 20 de esos años mientras pasaba los últimos 10 conduciendo seminarios de capacitación, creando materiales de capacitación y proporcionando manuales y capacitación personalizados en el hogar.

Thea Roberts

Thea Roberts is an instructor with a background in business administration. Previously, she was a finance officer and employment advisor. She also held a position in the Washington State Ombudsman Program. Roberts holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Arts.

Instructor Interaction: The instructor looks forward to interacting with learners in the online moderated discussion area to share their expertise and answer any questions you may have on the course content.

Requirements

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

PC: Windows 8 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Any word processing application.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

"The Professional Housekeeper" by Marta Perrone. All materials for this course are provided online.

Recommended Supplementary Materials:

The Original Guide to Private Service Management – Mary Louise Starkey
Martha Stewart – Housekeeping

FAQ

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After you register, you will receive (12) months to complete the course. The time allotted for completion has been calculated based on the number of course hours.

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Household Manager with Executive Housekeeper

Butler Community College