Job Description

Overview

A family in Montecito, CA is seeking a superlative hospitality-minded, service-oriented individual who brings strong instincts from restaurants, hotels, or concierge environments into a private home setting. The empty-nester principals want to enjoy their home with frequent dinner parties, semi-annual large parties, semi-annual events, monthly house?guest and annual family reunions. This role is pivoted toward a Junior Butler or Butler Associate/Personal Concierge. This is not a traditional, ultra-formal butler role, but the candidate to hire must be professional and skilled in hospitality and discretion. The role is live?out and the candidate must have their own housing in the Santa Barbara county area within a reasonable commute. The schedule will be primarily ThursdayMonday when principals are in residence; schedule flexes when they are away. The typical hours are 1pm9pm, with flexibility for dinners or events. The candidate to hire will report to the Estate Manager, with direct communication with principals. The role starts as soon as a great fit is found and ideally by February 1, 2026.

Responsibilities

Personal Service & Hospitality

• Provide warm, discreet, and intuitive service to principals and guests
• Support casual dinners, social gatherings, and relaxed entertaining
• Prepare and serve cocktails and wine; assist with beverage flow throughout events
• Support casual dinners such as BBQ or pizza?oven evenings (prepping oven and fixings; making some pizzas alongside principals)
• Assist with light food prep such as salads, simple snacks and casual meals
• Maintain awareness of timing and flow:
  
  • Knowing when guests are winding down tennis or cocktails
  • Clearing snacks at the right moment
  • Timing salads, grill prep, or signaling a chef when to fire the entre
  • Coordinate smoothly with visiting chefs during hosted dinners
  
  
  
• Airport pick?ups and room preparation

Household Support & Flexibility

• Comfortable stepping in where needed: making a bed or picking up broken glass. The household has cleaning staff but in a pinch its all hands on deck.
• Maintain cleanliness and basic food safety protocols in kitchen and service areas
• Ensure cars are gassed and golf carts are charged and ready
• Perform errands such as dry cleaning and miscellaneous requests

Bar & Beverage Support

• Assist with bar setup, cleanup, and basic inventory
• Manage wine and bar organization (experience with CellarTracker a plus, not required)
• The principals are happy to provide training in: Cocktail development & Wine knowledge. Candidates do not need advanced beverage expertise on day one. Knowing a few core cocktails is sufficient if hospitality instincts are strong

When Principals Are Away

• Reconcile bar and wine inventory
• Maintain service items and tableware
• Complete organizational projects and household errandsContinue skill development (cocktails, wine, service flow)
• Preparing for the next events or guests. There will always be something on the calendar!

Qualifications

• Experience in restaurants, hotels, private clubs, or concierge roles strongly preferred

Requirements

• Professional but approachable attire required
• Travel is listed as up to 60 days per year but likely 1-2 weeks in the first year
• This may be your first private household rolethat is welcome but with strong attention to detail and sound judgement.
• Strong sense of timing, awareness, and guest experience
• Calm, observant, and service-minded
• Comfortable with casual entertaining and hands?on support
• Tech?comfortable with basic apps and inventory tools
• Strong collaboration and support with colleagues and other staff
• Valid drivers license with clean driving record
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• High standards of professionalism, discretion, and integrity

Salary and Benefits

• $80k-120k depending on experience, the more junior or entry?level a candidate, the lower end of the salary would be considered and offered. The more seasoned and experienced, the higher end of the salary would be considered

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