Part-Time Family Assistant

DM Estate Staffing • Shoreline, WA

12d

About The Position

A warm, community-minded couple in Shoreline, Washington, is seeking a thoughtful, organized Family Assistant to provide part-time support in their family home. The role calls for genuine care, discretion, and a calm, hands-on presence. The family values privacy, independence, and established household routines, so the successful candidate will observe, learn, and manage tasks thoughtfully rather than impose new systems. The family seeks a meticulous, professional candidate for the long term and is flexible about setting days and times around the hired candidate, targeting 15–30 hours per week. Remote hours for administrative tasks may be available after an onboarding period.

The Family Assistant will help maintain the home, organize household projects, prepare meals, coordinate vendors and services, run errands, provide occasional driving assistance, and offer light companionship and support with everyday tasks. The role also includes communication with the family's adult children, support for household and outdoor spaces, and help with everyday technology. Experience or understanding of Asian culture is a strong plus.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience supporting aging clients as a Personal, Family, or Household Assistant.
• Highly organized, with appreciation for structured systems and attention to detail.
• Gentle, patient, and intuitive, with the ability to learn an established household's rhythm rather than dictate a new one.
• Trustworthy and discreet, with genuine respect for the family's privacy.
• Comfortable managing vendors and coordinating household logistics.
• Able to lift and carry moderately heavy items, including boxes and some furniture, and move items up and down stairs between floors.
• Comfortable communicating with a broader family team, including adult children involved in care coordination.
• Comfortable with occasional driving.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Located within a commutable distance to Shoreline, Washington.
• Willing to undergo an in-depth background check and provide excellent references.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Asian culture, customs, and homekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Provide light housekeeping support and help maintain the home's organized systems.
• Assist with organizational projects, including closet and garage organization.
• Assist with meal preparation, including lunch, as requested.
• Help with small household tasks such as swiffering the kitchen floor, cleaning the breakfast table, unloading the dishwasher, doing laundry, changing linens, and breaking down boxes.
• Manage and coordinate household vendors, including researching and vetting new vendors as needed.
• Set up and help manage low-touch services such as Uber, Instacart, and Amazon Fresh, and support the family in using them comfortably.
• Provide occasional driving support to appointments, especially in inclement weather.
• Run errands such as pharmacy pick-ups, processing online returns and exchanges, and coordinating drop-offs and pickups for item repairs.
• Offer light companionship and support with day-to-day tasks, including research requests, as the family adjusts to needing more help.
• Communicate regularly with the family's adult children and participate in periodic check-ins about what is working and what may need to change.
• Support the household and outdoor spaces, including gardens and entertaining areas, in coordination with existing vendors.
• Help with everyday technology, including setting up laptops and computers, troubleshooting audio or video on Zoom calls, and connecting Bluetooth devices.

Benefits

• Guaranteed weekly hours set between 15 and 30 hours, depending on the hired candidate's preference.
• Remote hours for administrative tasks may be available after an onboarding period.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed