#4248Housekeeper (Spain, Marbella)
Villa in Marbella, family of 4, seasonal residence with guests; Format: full-time, live-in (private room with bathroom); 5/2 schedule, paid vacation, annual flights home
Country🇪🇸 Spain
Salary€3,300 net/month
Household waiter job
Competitive salary and timely payments
Official employment where available or a written contract
Schedules 5/2, 7/7, 30/30 rotas, daily shifts, or part-time
Vetted live-in and live-out household waiter positions in private estates: daily meal service, formal dining, table setting, and VIP guest care with competitive compensation and official contracts.
Risks of independent job search for a Private Waiter
Searching for a family without a professional platform often leads to blurred duties and unfair conditions. Protect your high service standards from unreliable employers.
Blurred responsibilities
Without clear agreements, an elite waiter is often forced into roles like dishwashing, general cleaning, or running household errands.
Unpaid overtime
Independent arrangements rarely account for sudden guests and late-night private events, leaving extra hours completely uncompensated.
Unprofessional environment
You may encounter a lack of proper table settings or professional equipment, forcing you to compromise on your high-end service standards.
Financial insecurity
Working without a verified agency leaves you legally unprotected against delayed wages or sudden dismissal without notice.
Where household waiters are needed
Residences, villas and yachts
Waiters are most often needed by families who entertain regularly, and seasonally at villas and on yachts.
Royal Keeper staff work across Europe (Austria, England, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Monaco, France, Montenegro, Switzerland), in the UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi), the USA, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and other countries.
Terms for candidates
Registration, interviews and preparation are free for candidates. In some cases a fee may apply, but only after successful placement and depending on the vacancy.
We take into account your restaurant, hotel or private-household experience and your knowledge of wine and languages to offer the right format — permanent or event-based.
What the job looks like
Restaurant-level service at the family home
A waiter in a private household serves the family's daily breakfasts, lunches and dinners, as well as receptions, celebrations and business meetings at home. Duties include table setting, serving food and drinks, working with the wine list, caring for tableware, silver and linen, and working with the chef and butler.
For waiters
From one-off events to a permanent contract
Many of our candidates come from restaurants and hotels, tired of late shifts and an endless stream of guests. In a private home there are fewer guests but higher standards: the family remembers how everyone takes their coffee and values a waiter who notices details. Leave a request and tell us where you have worked and which languages you speak.
Example waiter salaries
Events, hourly
15–25€ / hour
Live-in
1800–3500€ per month
Live-out
2200–4000€ per month
Benefits
Benefits of working as a household waiter
Service in a private home is the same profession as in a restaurant, but with different conditions. Here is what waiters who moved to families point out.
#1
A stable salary instead of relying on tips and how busy the restaurant is.
#2
A calmer pace: a few meals and events instead of 12-hour shifts.
#3
Working with fine tableware, wines and top-quality produce.
#4
Accommodation and meals covered by the family in live-in positions.
#5
Travelling with the family to villas and yachts in different countries.
#6
A path to butler or head of service at a residence.
What you need to get a job
01
Fill out the job search form
Leave a request with your experience, languages, documents and preferred format. A manager will hold a short interview and help with your profile. It is free.
02
Apply for vacancies
Follow new vacancies in our apps and on WhatsApp and respond quickly so your profile is seen first.
03
Wait for the employer interview
If a family is interested, we arrange an online interview and help you discuss pay, schedule and duties.
04
Start work
We agree the start date, contract and, if needed, tickets. We stay in touch after you start.
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