Family Assistant with Household Support

Sage Haus•San Antonio, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Assistant supports a family of four in San Antonio’s Stone Oak area, with household support as the central focus and occasional child transportation and backup childcare. The family has two young children in the toddler and preschool stages, and both parents work from home. The role involves maintaining an orderly home, managing laundry and household supplies, completing errands, and helping with school and family pickups. Food-related support is limited to simple preparations using family recipes. The family values a calm, self-sufficient, observant, and dependable person who can work independently, communicate directly, respect the parents’ work time and household privacy, and follow tasks through to completion. Previous household experience is welcome but is not required; good judgment, initiative, willingness to learn, and interest in a lasting working relationship are emphasized. This is a part-time role for 20–25 hours per week, scheduled across five days at 4–5 hours per day. Friday through Tuesday is preferred, and at least one weekend day is required. The schedule has some flexibility, but the weekend day is non-negotiable. The assistant must be available for either weekday morning drop-offs around 8:30 AM or evening pickups around 5:00 PM. Date-night coverage is ideally needed every other weekend. Compensation is $20–$24 per hour, based on experience, with an ASAP start date. A family car is available for errands and child transportation. The assistant must have a clean driving record, be comfortable securing children in their car seats, and have reliable transportation to and from the family’s home. The role includes active household tasks such as navigating stairs repeatedly, carrying groceries and laundry between floors, and helping children into car seats. Applicants must be comfortable working around children, maintain a smoke-free environment, pass a background check, and be authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

Reliable transportation to and from the family’s home in Stone Oak.
Clean driving record.
Comfortable driving the family vehicle and safely securing children in car seats.
Comfortable working with and around children.
Able to maintain a smoke-free environment.
Must pass a background check.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Able to work 20–25 hours per week across five days, 4–5 hours per day, including at least one weekend day.
Available for either weekday morning drop-offs around 8:30 AM or evening pickups around 5:00 PM.
Self-sufficient, calm, organized, observant, proactive, thorough, and dependable.
Able to prioritize tasks, solve routine problems, work independently, and recognize when the family’s input is needed.
Comfortable communicating directly and coordinating using a whiteboard task list and texts.
Respectful of household privacy and parents’ need for uninterrupted work time.
Comfortable with household work including laundry, cleaning, organization, inventory, and errands.
Comfortable navigating stairs repeatedly, carrying groceries and laundry between floors, and helping children into car seats.
Willing to provide occasional backup childcare and date-night coverage as part of a role primarily focused on household support.
Interested in building a lasting working relationship.

Nice To Haves

Previous household experience.
Interest in managing the garden.

Responsibilities

Reset and tidy common spaces and children’s rooms, including toys, floors, and surfaces.
Wipe counters, tables, and children’s eating areas daily.
Swiffer, mop, or vacuum floors and high-traffic areas daily.
Keep the home prepared for bi-weekly cleaners.
Break down boxes and take out trash, recycling, and diaper waste.
Wash dishes, load and unload the dishwasher, and maintain the kitchen.
Manage and clean the electric composter (Reencle).
Manage the garden if interested and water the yard on designated days using soaker hoses.
Transport children to and from their grandparents’ house and school using the family car.
Provide occasional backup childcare when school is closed; childcare is not the primary focus of the role.
Provide date-night coverage, ideally every other weekend.
Wash, dry, fold, and put away clothing, towels, and bedding; rotate linens and keep the laundry area tidy and stocked.
Replenish household inventory, including pantry items, toiletries, and paper goods.
Add items to weekly Instacart, Amazon, Costco, and Target orders.
Handle returns, dry cleaning, and local errands such as purchasing eggs, returning glass milk bottles, and picking up prescriptions.
Accept packages and sort mail.
Wash and vacuum the family car monthly and take it for oil changes as needed.
Prepare overnight oats and homemade granola using the family’s recipe.
Occasionally deep clean the fridge, oven, and baseboards.
Complete seasonal or project-based organizing, such as the toy closet or mudroom.
Communicate questions, concerns, supply needs, and task updates clearly using the family’s whiteboard and texts.