House Manager & Family Assistant
About The Position
We are a lovely, close-knit family who values quality time together. While we cherish our family moments, we also lead busy lives and require support to keep everything running smoothly. With three children and a range of activities, we need help managing daily logistics, driving to and from practices, and ensuring the house stays organized and well-maintained. We prioritize a calm, balanced environment where everyone can thrive. Our family enjoys a healthy lifestyle, appreciates routine, and values open communication. We’re looking for someone who can seamlessly integrate into our home, provide support where needed, and help us manage the busy aspects of our lives while respecting our peaceful, family-focused atmosphere.
Requirements
- Maintain a smoke-free environment
- Reliable transportation
- Fragrance-free
- Comfortable with pets
Nice To Haves
- Reliable, responsible, and calm individual with a great sense of ownership over their tasks.
- Highly detail-oriented and proactive in completing household tasks independently.
- Comfortable supporting busy schedules, which often involve driving to activities.
- Assisting with organizing the home, helping with meal prep and grocery shopping, and managing errands.
- Enjoys taking interest in other people, especially children.
- Good listener and can adeptly manage the kids' wishes with their parents' guidelines.
- Enjoys working in a family-oriented environment and wants to be part of a supportive, dynamic household.
- Clear, direct communication and respect for family culture, including a healthy lifestyle and non-intrusive presence.
- Cultural affinity for the family and looking to engage in a meaningful way.
- Understands different cultural norms and has a discerning eye, great judgment, and common sense.
- Brings a calm energy to the home and is practical, reliable, with excellent follow-through.
- Takes ownership of tasks and is proactive, always seeing things out of place and fixing them without needing to be asked.
- Seeks to enable how the family operates best and has a genuine interest in becoming part of their routine.
- Values a healthy lifestyle, healthy home practices, and strives for a good routine.
Responsibilities
- Pick-up/drop-offs for school and activities
- Backup childcare
- Create and/or Maintain household organization systems
- Daily resets and prep home for cleaners
- Light tidying (dishes, surfaces, vacuum high-traffic areas)
- Seasonal swaps (clothing, décor, bedding)
- Prepare and coordinate donation drop-offs
- Event/holiday/guest prep
- Packing/unpacking for travel
- Indoor plant care
- Change batteries, light bulbs, smoke detectors, etc.
- Help with meal prep (grocery shopping, chopping vegetables)
- Follow healthy diet needs/preferences
- Maintain kitchen tidiness, cleaning after meal prep
- Refresh garage/mudroom/entry
- Clean humidifiers/air purifiers, other special cleaning tasks as needed
- Organizational projects (toys, closets, gear)
- Assembly of small furniture
- Restock pantry/fridge/household supplies
- Manage running household supply lists and orders (Amazon, Costco, etc.)
- Handle dry cleaning, returns, gift shopping, and mail/packages
- Breakdown boxes and recycling management
- Mail and package handling, Amazon returns
- Feed/walk pets, schedule vet/grooming appointments
- Maintain pet supplies
- Schedule vehicle maintenance
- Fuel, clean, and organize vehicles
- Track registration/insurance
- Coordinate with cleaners, contractors, landscapers
- Research/coordinate repairs and quotes for household needs
- Manage outdoor spaces (clean up pool toys)
- Travel planning and logistics
- Calendar management (family and household scheduling)
- Receipt/budget tracking
- Event and appointment coordination
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
