Exceeding the ordinary

Leading Private Household & Luxury Hospitality Recruitment throughout the UK Countryside

Candidates

Clients

Shire & Wold is an Oxfordshire-based private staffing agency specialising in the recruitment of exclusive household staff for High-Net-Worth and High-Profile clients for their UK county-side residences and estates.

In addition to our private household desk, we also provide luxury hospitality recruitment for high level hotel groups, bespoke luxury accommodation, event venues, restaurants and private members clubs.

If you are searching for a Domestic Couple, Live-in Housekeeper, Live-out Housekeeper, Housekeeper/Cook, Head Housekeeper, Laundress and Mothers Help, please do not hesitate to contact Annalisa at annalisa@shireandwoldstaffing.com

If you are searching for a Chief of Staff, Estate Manager, House Manager, Chauffeur, Chef, Butler, Grounds-person, Gardener any other Household Staff please do not hesitate to contact Matthew at matthew@shireandwoldstaffing.com

To discuss your search for hospitality staff, please email: hospitality@shireandwoldstaffing.com

Our offices are open, Monday to Friday, 9:30-4:30pm. Contact us to discuss your search on 01869 934156

Testimonials

Fantastic recruitment agency to go through, with an emphasis on a personal approach to understand the needs of both clients and candidates. Annalisa was lovely and extremely helpful throughout the process with every question and query answered and was extremely professional and responsive. We are very grateful to have you as our agent and will recommend our friends to seek your help in the future.

Candidate

Shire & Wold Staffing are one of those agencies that you rarely find anymore, they care about their candidates and very much understand the client's needs. It was a super smooth process finding a great Housekeeper for my principal's Country Estate. I would absolutely recommend them and without a doubt use their service again.

Client

Zoe is amazing and knows what you're looking for. Her guidance is all the way through, with accurate information and loads of help.

Candidate

Fantastic service from Shire & Wold Staffing! Zoe, Annalisa and the team are super professional, knowledgeable and friendly. They've matched me perfectly with two amazing employers and I couldn't be more grateful for their efforts and patience. They provide their service in an approachable, honest and transparent way. I would 100% recommend Shire & Wold Staffing to anyone looking for suitable employment. Trust me, you'd be in great hands

Client

We found working with Matthew a pleasure. His knowledge of the private household sector was exceptional, and he provided us with three very strong candidates, one of which has now joined us, and we are extremely happy with his performance to date. Thank you for all your help and we look forward to working with you again on our future recruitment requirements

Client

This is the first time I have used Shire & Wold Staffing and have been extremely impressed. Annalisa was outstanding in the efforts that she put into finding good candidates for us. She completely understood our requirements and made every effort to find the right people. The candidates she presented were all strong. Annalisa was a pleasure to work with, always bubbly, positive and a joy to speak to. Nothing was ever too much trouble for her.

Client

We found working with Matthew a pleasure. His knowledge of the private household sector was exceptional, and he provided us with three very strong candidates, one of which has now joined us, and we are extremely happy with his performance to date. Thank you for all your help and we look forward to working with you again on our future recruitment requirements

Client

My first impression with Shire & Wold Staffing service was the best I have seen, they were always very kind and available to help and chat with me, always kept in touch if I was worried about anything. After one month in my role, Zoe came to visit me at my workplace to see how I was getting on. She made sure I was happy and content in my new role. This was my first time using an agency and Zoe made me feel so comfortable and reassured

Candidate

Fantastic recruitment agency to go through, with an emphasis on a personal approach to understand the needs of both clients and candidates. Annalisa was lovely and extremely helpful throughout the process with every question and query answered and was extremely professional and responsive. We are very grateful to have you as our agent and will recommend our friends to seek your help in the future.

Candidate

Shire & Wold Staffing are one of those agencies that you rarely find anymore, they care about their candidates and very much understand the client's needs. It was a super smooth process finding a great Housekeeper for my principal's Country Estate. I would absolutely recommend them and without a doubt use their service again.

Client

Clients

As an existing or new client your search will get the time and discretion it deserves. We will have an initial conversation to discuss your search requirements, including the hours, salary and any particulars of the role. If you feel we are the right fit for you, we shall conduct the search taking into account the specifics discussed during our call.

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Candidates

Shire & Wold are delighted to work with you to find that new position! We are working with clients looking for staff within their countryside residences, whether this be their primary residence or their countryside retreat. Are you looking for a new Housekeeper, Butler, Domestic Couple, PA, House Manager or Chef position?

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