Position Type: etiquette teacher
Core Philosophy: Understated elegance, discretion, and effortless poise in high-society environments.Mandatory Credentials & Qualifications
- Official Certification: Must hold a verified Etiquette Consultant Certification or International Protocol Diploma .
- Official Educational Vetting: The certification program must be formally accredited by an independent professional body, such as CPD, the Institute of Leadership, or equivalent educational authorities.
- Licensure: Authorized to teach and distribute an officially licensed, high-society behavioral curriculum.
- Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA): Must pass a rigorous background check and sign a legally binding privacy agreement.
Key Curriculum & Teaching Modules1. The Art of Discretion & Understatement
- Financial Modesty: Teaching the strict taboo of discussing money, asset values, or displaying loud, branded luxury.
- Conversational Guardrails: Deflecting personal questions, gossip, or bragging smoothly while maintaining absolute politeness.
- Digital Privacy: Strict management of personal data, avoiding online flashiness, and protecting family privacy on social media.
2. High-Society Social & Leisure Literacy
- Sporting & Club Protocol: Navigating the unwritten dress and behavioral codes of polo, sailing, tennis, golf, and equestrian environments.
- Arts & Philanthropy Decorum: Understanding traditional standards for charity galas, opera openings, museums, and private auctions.
- The Written Ritual: Mastering the mandatory art of handwritten correspondence, prompt thank-you notes, and selecting non-ostentatious gifts.
3. Classic Entertaining & Guest Protocol
- Formal Dining Mastery: Navigating multi-course European and American table settings, obscure utensils, and interacting smoothly with household staff.
- Estate Guest Etiquette: How to be a flawless houseguest at country estates, including tipping household staff and adhering to traditional hosting schedules.
- Traditional Dress Codes: Translating ambiguous high-society dress codes seamlessly (e.g., Country Chic, Lounge Suit, Black Tie, White Tie).
4. Posture & Presence
- Vocal Modulation: Cultivating a calm, unhurried, and low-volume speaking voice.
- Effortless Poise: Training body language to ensure the student never looks flustered, over-eager, or overly stiff.
Candidate Profile & Traits
- Warmth over Stiffness: A teaching philosophy rooted in genuine graciousness, avoiding snobbery or caricature-like rigidity.
- Adaptability: Ability to translate traditional, century-old rules into a modern, practical lifestyle.
Pay: £120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Childcare
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Financial planning services
- Free fitness classes
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
