The Contract Head Steward in the Chief Secretary for Administration’s Official Residence (the Residence) is mainly deployed on –

• (a)assisting Chief Steward in monitoring the daily operation of the Residence;
• (b)managing and supervising the work of Domestic Servants in the Residence;
• (c)managing and performing domestic work in the Residence, including cleaning (e.g. the premises, furnishings, household items and wares, etc.), tidying-up places, preparing for banquets, serving guests in receptions, simple laundry and ironing, etc.;
• (d)serving food and drinks in banquets and undertaking work in relation to events and functions held in and outside the Residence;
• (e)assisting Chief Steward in arranging maintenance, stock-taking, repairing and replacement of household items and furnishings; and
• (f)performing duties assigned by Chief Steward and senior officers.

Candidates should –

• (a)have at least 5 years’ working experience in a position which provides domestic service, or provides banquet service or serves guests or customers in a large household or establishment; and at least 1 year of working experience in supervisory role;
• (b)be able to supervise a number of domestic staff;
• (c)be able to communicate in fluent Cantonese, simple English and Putonghua; and able to read and write Chinese and simple English;
• (d)have good interpersonal and communication skills;
• (e)have good manners and self-motivated working attitude; and
• (f)preferably have basic knowledge in application of computer software.