Full-Time Family Assistant – Near Carmel Valley, CA
About The Position
A professional family near the Carmel Valley area is seeking a reliable, organized, and proactive Family Assistant to support the daily flow of the household and assist with light childcare responsibilities. This is a long-term, live-out role ideal for someone who enjoys helping a busy home run smoothly and is comfortable balancing household support with occasional care for school-aged children. The position includes a combination of family assistance, home organization, cleaning, meal preparation, errands, and occasional sick-day childcare support. The family is seeking someone dependable, calm, flexible, and able to work independently while maintaining a warm and professional presence in the home.
Requirements
- Prior experience as a Family Assistant, Housekeeper, Mother’s Helper, or similar household support role preferred
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Comfortable balancing household responsibilities with occasional childcare support
- Reliable, punctual, and self-directed
- Able to work efficiently and independently
- Strong communication skills and dependable follow-through
- Comfortable preparing simple meals and handling household organization
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation preferred
Nice To Haves
- Warm, calm, and highly dependable
- Organized and naturally proactive
- Flexible and easygoing within a busy family environment
- Comfortable with routine while adapting to occasional schedule changes
- Someone who notices what needs to be done and takes initiative
Responsibilities
- Assist with morning routines for the children
- Prepare breakfast and pack lunches/school bags
- Walk children a few blocks to school or drive to camp when needed
- Daily kitchen reset, dishes, garbage removal, and general tidying
- Organize packages, break down boxes, and maintain orderly common areas
- Laundry, folding, hanging clothes, and bedding care
- Wipe counters and maintain clean household surfaces
- Run robot vacuum and assist with floor upkeep
- Bring garbage and recycling bins to the street
- Retrieve mail and assist with unpacking/packing for trips
- Prepare simple family dinners
- Assist with children’s lunches and light meal prep throughout the week
- Bathrooms and kitchen deep cleaning
- Washing bedding and linens
- Ironing clothes
- Periodic cleaning of windows, baseboards, refrigerators, and spot-cleaning walls/doors
- Grocery shopping
- Shipping and returns
- Vehicle gas/service runs
- Miscellaneous household errands as needed
- Some days may involve caring for a child home sick from school
- Comfortable supervising children and taking them to a nearby park if needed
Benefits
- One paid vacation/sick/personal day earned monthly
- Unused days may roll over
- Additional unpaid days off are easily accommodated with notice
- Five paid holidays annually: July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day
- Additional set paid days: Christmas Eve, Day after Thanksgiving
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
