House Manager & Family Assistant (with Meal Support)

Sage Haus•Burlingame, CA

83d•$38 - $48•Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time role for a House Manager & Family Assistant with meal support in Burlingame, CA. The family is a busy, warm, and down-to-earth family of four with two young children and a dog. They are seeking someone to bring ease, consistency, and organization to their evenings and day-to-day family life, becoming a warm and trusted presence in their home. The biggest priority is dinner, including planning, cooking, and tidying up. The role also involves taking ownership of household details and logistical tasks to reduce the parents' mental load and help the home run more smoothly. The ideal candidate will enjoy helping a busy family function more smoothly and take pride in creating an organized, calm, and cared-for home. The family values trust, appreciation, and mutual respect, seeking a long-term part of their family's day-to-day life in a positive and welcoming environment.

Requirements

Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Maintain a smoke-free environment.
Reliable personal transportation required.
Comfortable working around children and dogs.
Highly reliable, accountable, and proactive 'doer' who naturally notices what needs to happen next.
Takes ownership, follows through, communicates clearly, and can independently manage responsibilities without needing constant direction.
Punctual, consistent, dependable, plans ahead, stays organized, and can be counted on to see things through.
Detail-oriented while still able to see the bigger picture.
Comfortable managing both recurring responsibilities and one-off household projects.
Genuinely enjoys cooking and is confident independently planning and preparing varied, healthy family meals.
Creative and resourceful in the kitchen, comfortable working with whole-food ingredients, and respectful of the household’s no-pork preference.
Enjoys the operational side of household management, from resetting and organizing spaces to managing calendars, researching solutions, coordinating appointments, and keeping household supplies stocked.
Tech-savvy, comfortable learning new systems, and brings strong problem-solving skills and good judgment.
Warm, comfortable around children and dogs, and understands that supporting a family means adapting to their routines.
Confident and capable without being overly opinionated, uses good judgment, and can step into a dynamic evening with flexibility and common sense.
Brings a positive attitude and high standards, takes pride in doing things well, and genuinely enjoys finding ways to make a busy family's life easier.
Must be able to provide a cover letter, updated resume, and 3 professional references with contact information.
Must pass a third-party background check.

Nice To Haves

Seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations preferred.
CPR and First Aid certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan and prepare fresh family dinners Monday–Thursday, including enough food for next-day adult lunches and weekend leftovers.
Prepare kids' lunches during school breaks and non-school periods, and prepare healthy snacks and ingredients as needed.
Follow the family's dietary preferences and take stock of needed items for grocery shopping, coordinating delivery, and maintaining kitchen inventory.
Clean and reset the kitchen after meal preparation and dinner.
Complete daily household resets and light tidying.
Create and maintain practical organization systems throughout the home, taking ownership of room-by-room organization projects on a rotating basis.
Coordinate donation drop-offs, prepare the home for guests and events, and pack and unpack for family travel.
Provide indoor plant care and manage seasonal swaps for clothing, décor, and household items.
Take out trash, compost, and recycling on a regular basis, and replace batteries, light bulbs, and smoke detector batteries as needed.
Maintain and clean air filters as needed.
Complete occasional deep-cleaning projects such as refrigerators, ovens, baseboards, and high-touch areas.
Tackle household organization and efficiency projects, and refresh, tidy, and maintain the entryway.
Maintain running lists of household supplies and replenishment needs, restock pantry, refrigerator, and household essentials.
Manage household orders through family accounts, monitor recurring household subscriptions, and flag upcoming renewals or cancellations.
Handle returns, dry cleaning, and other household errands, and break down boxes and manage recycling.
Create, manage, and maintain the family calendar and household schedule.
Coordinate appointments, birthday parties, camps, school-related events, and other family commitments.
Research and coordinate activities, services, and household needs, and assist with travel planning and logistics.
Help reduce the family's mental load by tracking open loops and upcoming needs, and identify opportunities to make household routines more efficient and organized.
Provide backup childcare as needed and help prepare backpacks, clothing, snacks, and other kid essentials.
Provide one supplemental dog walk each day, maintain pet supplies, monitor needs, and coordinate veterinary and grooming appointments.
Do laundry and put clothes away, iron and steam garments, provide special garment care as needed, and maintain a tidy, organized, and well-stocked laundry area.
Oversee existing household vendors, coordinate annual HVAC and plumbing inspections/service memberships, and manage seasonal sprinkler system needs.
Help maintain and tidy outdoor spaces.
Schedule vehicle maintenance appointments and clean/organize vehicles.