A butler is an important part of your domestic staff. They handle many household services and require a variety of skills to meet your expectations. Our butler candidates go through an extensive placement training, ensuring they exceed your expectations.
A butler oversees staff, making sure everything runs smoothly. It’s common for Butlers to have formal training, but not all training equates to the same level of care. Our butlers are friendly, professional, trustworthy, confidential, and expect what the employer needs without impeding it.
The Benefits of Having a Full Time Butler
Simply put, a professionally trained butler can make your life easier. Their job is to take responsibilities off of your plate that you do not have time for, may forget, or are not skilled to do.
A professional butler may perform the work themselves, or coordinate with a qualified and trusted professional in that field.
Santa Barbara County Personal Butler Service
If you are looking for a modern butler. Our professionally trained butlers can work alongside your household manager, household staff, or directly with you.
Here are some responsibilities that you can expect from our full time butler staffing agency.
Staff Training
An experienced professional butler will assist in training staff that perform a single or several services.
Manage Vendor Relations
Your family butler communicates regularly with any vendor that is supplying your household and personal supplies.
Organize Table Service
Whether formal or informal, a butler schedules, coordinates, and sets up table service for your family and guests.
Care for Priceless Items
Extra care and attention is given to irreplaceable items such as fine china, linens, silver, and family heirlooms.
Personal Inventory management
A butler removes the worry about what your estate needs by keeping an account of inventory levels and costs for household and personal items.
Liquor Cabinet and Wine Cellar Management
The expertise of a butler monitors and keeps aged liquor and wine bottles will in safe storage and cared for regularly. A butler regularly checks glassware for cocktails so that they are ready for your next event.
Travel Planning & Preparation
From scheduling flights and hotels to packing and unpacking of luggage, your butler assists in travel details for family and guests.
Estate Maintenance
A trained butler works with a handyperson or repair company for all household upkeep or new projects that are under construction.
Additional Ways a Butler Can Help
Beyond traditional expectations, a butler‘s job is to assist as needed.
- They can help with your social calendar by scheduling events and appointments
- They can help with errands, making it possible to run your errands without leaving home
- They can help with childcare, freeing up parents
As a member of your domestic staff, your butler will be flexible and adjust to your personal household needs.
What to Look For in a Butler
It is important to hire a butler with the right qualities. It is not enough just to have years of experience, they also need to be reliable and trustworthy.
A great butler needs to be more than just a servant. They need to provide excellent customer service and know how to expect the needs of their employer. They should be able to keep their distance when necessary.
Estate and Household Management Services
Are you looking for a full time butler? We can help. 805 Estate Staffing is Santa Barbara counties, premier domestic staffing agency.
We can help you find a family or personal butler that matches professionalism with experience. If you are looking for a butler in Santa Barbara, Montecito, or Santa Ynez, contact our local estate staffing agency.
