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A private personal assistant supporting a busy household

Hire a Personal Assistant Agency London, UK & International

Hire a Personal Assistant from the leading professional Personal Assistant Hiring Agency since 1996. Delegate tasks, and increase time to focus on what truly matters. Hire a Personal Assistant in London, the UK and Internationally. Sourcing full time or part time, we have selected our experienced Taskers with care and attention, taking into account your requests, property, or properties and current staffing. With our unparalleled experience, we ensure the right fit for your private household. Let us find the perfect PA / EA for your needs today!

Roles available:

  • Family Office PA
  • Private PA or Private Family PA
  • Virtual PA
  • Family Counsel
  • Business Private PA
  • Domestic / Household PA
  • Corporate PA / EA

What exactly does a Personal Assistant do?

A Personal Assistant, known as a PA must be highly organised, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Have strong communication skills, discretion, and the ability to anticipate the executive’s needs, are also critical in this role.

Administrative Support:
  • Gatekeeper to the Principle
  • Family diary management including social, professional, medical and beauty (including childrens’ hairdressing) appointments
  • Email and phone correspondence
  • Document drafting and proofing
  • Manage expenses, book keeping and reporting
  • Reconciliation of credit card bills
  • Handle post correspondence
  • Scheduling meetings
  • Meeting preparation
  • Minutes and follow-up
  • Organise suitable catering
  • Meet and great all clients and guests at the family home
  • Book exclusive members clubs and restaurants
  • Coordinate professional domestic and international travel plans
  • Arrange travel bookings/holidays for the family
  • Assist Principal on trips aboard
  • Itinerary management
  • Visa and documentation
  • To-do lists
  • Project assistance
  • Research
  • Point of contact, overseeing staffing and schedules
  • Liaise and coordinate Principles diary with the Nannies and House Manager
  • Handling extended contacts outside of the household
  • Fulfil shopping requests and run errands
  • Household Management: coordinating with household staff or managing home repairs
  • Plan family events (birthdays, anniversaries, and religious celebrations)
  • Recommend and purchase gifts
  • Purchase/order/collect clothes and accessories
  • Arrange any returns and refunds
  • Sensitive information
  • Trustworthy assistance
  • Highly computer literate
Our Commitment to Excellence in Hiring

We insist on a minimum of 5+ years’ experience in their chosen fields, with verified references. Our clients favour candidates who demonstrate long-term commitment and excellence in their current and previous roles. All our Personal Assistants are Enhanced DBS checked and legally allowed to work in the UK.

Reclaim your time, find a PA / EA today!

Don’t delay, for a soother running of your household contact one of our specialist consultants today on +44 (0)20 7795 6255 or send an email to staff@staffofdistinction.com

Private Personal Assistant Jobs

Live out Head gardener, Berkshire
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an experienced, hands-on and creative live out Head Gardener to join a prestigious traditional country estate with an historic manor house, set in the beautiful Berkshire countryside near Newbury.
  • 48156AM
  • ASAP
  • Offering a salary of £38k-45kgpa.
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Domestic Couple, Ascot
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an experienced, professional and hands-on live in Domestic Couple to join an informal family household based in Ascot.
  • 48024
  • Flexible start date available for the right candidate
  • Offering a salary of £70,000gpa.
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Live in Housekeeper, Henley-on Thames
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an experienced Live in Housekeeper to join a private household based in the beautiful countryside near Henley on Thames.
  • 47924AM
  • Flexible start date available for the right candidate
  • A competitive salary is offered depending on experience.
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Domestic Couple, Kent
Experienced and professional Domestic Couple sought to assist lovely returning clients based in Kent.
  • 47693AM
  • Interviews to commence immediately for a flexible start.
  • Offering a salary of £70,000gpa with flexibility for the right couple
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Domestic Couple, Hampshire
Long term proactive and reliable Domestic Couple sought to assist in the smooth running of property based in Hampshire.
  • 47196
  • September
  • Offering a salary of £70,000kgpa
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Live out Nanny/Housekeeper, Singapore
Exciting opportunity for a warm, experienced and highly organised live out Nanny/Housekeeper to assist a family based in Singapore! The successful candidate will be responsible in caring for two children aged G9 and G5 within a four bedroom apartment.
  • 47295AM
  • ASAP
  • Offering a negotiable salary depending on experience/qualifications.
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Experience

Personal/Executive Assistants registered at Staff of Distinction will have at least 5+ years experience working in a similar role.

Qualifications

A Personal Assistant may have completed training at the Pitman’s Secretarial School, the Institute of Administrative Management (IAM), or have years worth of experience as a Private PA.

Live-in salaries

What’s the cost of a Live-in Personal Assistant? Salaries range from £650+ net per week typically for up to an 8 hour day, Monday to Friday

Live-out salaries

What’s the cost of a Live-out Personal Assistant? Salaries range from £15 to £25 net per hour typically for up to a 10 hour day, Monday to Friday

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Placing Private Household Staff in London, the UK and Overseas with trusted clients

Testimonials

Thank you so much for your support throughout this process. We are so pleased to have found such a wonderful family to work for and have lots to thank you for.
Household couple
As a candidate with Staff of Distinction, I am very pleased with them. The jobs they have on offer are always very high end and the interactions with the company feels close and personal, like they really look at what is appropriate for me, and put me forwards for jobs that fit my needs.
MarinelaLondon
I am so grateful for using the Staff of Distinction Agency to find my ideal job in London. The staff have been very helpful and professional. Thanks a million.
CoraLondon
Everything is going great here, love the job, love the people and the house and area. Best thing I ever did. Thanks for all your help in my getting the job.
CandidateLondon
We are very happy with Staff of Distinction, as we want to find our right position and they are helpful staff who helped us very much with our search. We appreciate their service and have good feelings about the agency. Thank you kindly for all the jobs and understanding.
Household couple

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of domestic household staff do you offer your clients?

We specialise in placing permanent domestic staff with our clients all of whom are looking for staff with a solid work record and references to demonstrate their skills and expertise.  Our staff range from:

All our our domestic staffs have minimum of 5+ years’ experience with some possessing 20+ years’ experience giving our clients complete peace of mind. 

Our candidates’ nationalities vary according to the role and we take applications from an array to include British, European, Filipino, Nepalese and more.  Please note that in order to work through Staff of Distinction, the candidate must hold the relevant work visa and/or passport for the Agency to accept their application

if applying for a UK job.  For overseas jobs, we would ask that the client takes legal advice in their country of residence in order to fully comply with their country’s laws. 

All UK employers of domestic staff are required to pay Tax and National Insurance along with NEST Pension Contributions.  If the job is overseas, the Tax Laws of that country will apply and it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure they are compliant.

The beauty of using Staff of Distinction for all your household staffing needs is that we will only introduce to you candidates who either hold a British Passport or who are legally allowed to work in the UK.  We do not accept applications from candidates who have yet to apply for their UK work visa.  For international jobs, our clients are of the mind that they may have to apply for a working visa depending on which country the job is based, however, we will always try to ensure the staff possess the passport that is most favourable when matching to the job.

When we take applications from staff we will discuss where they would like to find their next job and check that they have a legal entitlement to work there whether its in the UK or overseas.

Now in our 30th year, we have a built fine reputation with clients and candidates and both return to us time and time again.  Not only that, they tell their friends and family about the success they have had with Staff of Distinction which means we have lots of recommendations.  That said, we also advertise our jobs on our website which does create a large response from suitably experienced applicants

A client will telephone the Agency and speak to the specialist consultant who will note their requirements and by careful questioning will build a full picture of what the job entails.  Our experience and know-how enables us to fully understand the workings of the client’s household requirements and thus we can fully how to fulfil that role.  We will discuss the working days, hours, duties and salary for such an Employee and send our Terms of Business. Once all agreed, our specialist search begins!

No we don’t charge a fee to register or to start the search. We do ask that you agree to our Terms so that we can commence our search. Once the offer of employment has been confirmed by both the client and the candidate has accepted, we will charge an Introduction Fee which includes a 12 week Replacement Period.

Our Service includes a 12 week Replacement Period which gives our clients peace of mind.  While this is rare, if the member of staff is not the right fit and this is apparent during the first 12 weeks’ employment, 

we will look at other applicants for the role to replace the original member of staff on a like for like basis.  We would like to emphasise this rarely happens but is there for back-up which our clients welcome. 

Firstly, before we send any candidates’ information to our clients, we will discuss the role with the best suited candidates and gain their consent to share their details.  Our clients will only receive CV’s and references of candidates who are genuinely interested in the vacancy and also whom are very well suited.  

We can of course begin our search immediately according to your wishes but we would discuss with you why they are not working out and if there is anything you can do to improve their performance or, depending

on the issues, how you can resolve with your current member of staff before starting the search for a new candidate. We are always available to give advice if needed depending on the circumstances, but last resort, we can

look at your other options before you take the leap.

Firstly we would look at if this was a new role or an on-going role.  If this is a new role, it’s important to have a well set out Job Specification to clearly list the duties and responsibilities therein.  The time it takes to 

perform the duties must be realistic and any member of staff starting a newly created role will understand that a degree of flexibility is required to finalise the best working routine and practice.

We can work to any timescale but our clients typically look 3 months’ ahead and our candidates are either readily available or will usually have a one month notice period to fulfil.  That said, our clients register at a convenient time

based on their circumstances.  If it’s an urgent request, we will work night and day to fulfil the vacancy, however, all jobs will receive the dedication required in order to fulfil the client’s needs and expectations. 

Yes all household staff should be issued a Contract setting out the Terms of their employment.

Staff of Distinction will take care of all aspects of the contract by supplying a legally binding contract that is issued once the placement has been confirmed by both parties.