House Manager & Family Assistant

Sage Haus•Georgetown, SC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Sage Haus is seeking a reliable, proactive House Manager & Family Assistant to support a busy family in Georgetown, South Carolina. The role focuses on keeping household operations organized and running smoothly, maintaining established systems, and improving them over time. The ideal candidate is discreet, consistent, self-directed, attentive to detail, and comfortable engaging calmly with children. This is not a childcare role, though occasional additional hours for childcare may be available. The position is full-time at 32–40 hours per week, with 8-hour shifts Monday through Thursday or Friday. A 7:00 a.m. start is preferred, with flexibility for the right candidate. Compensation is $25 per hour via 1099, plus a monthly gas stipend. The role offers eight paid federal holidays, with additional vacation and sick leave to be discussed. The start date is January 2027. A background check is required.

Requirements

Reliable personal transportation.
Valid driver's license and clean driving record.
Ability to navigate multiple flights of stairs throughout the day as a regular part of the role.
Ability to lift, carry, and move items during organization and household projects.
Maintain a smoke-free environment.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Willingness to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
Must be comfortable with large dogs.
Must complete a background check.

Responsibilities

When starting at 7:00 a.m., help the children get ready and leave on time.
Pack lunches according to each child's preferences; prepare daily snacks and water bottles; empty and refill backpack water bottles.
Review homework folders and prompt the children to pick up their rooms, shoes, dishes, and personal items.
Prepare clean, dry sports gear and stage it by the door before activities.
Reset common areas daily, including folding blankets, arranging pillows, and clearing surfaces.
Tidy the mudroom and put away bags and shoes.
Sweep, vacuum, or Swiffer main-level floors daily.
Organize kitchen drawers, family room cabinets, playroom, pantry, and laundry room on a weekly rotation.
Complete seasonal organization projects using a sort-clean-label method in areas including the garage, closets, linen storage, children's rooms, playroom, kitchen, mudroom, laundry room, bathrooms, and holiday storage.
Support holiday, dinner party, and event preparation, including shopping, decorating, setup, and cleanup.
Wash, fold, and put away all laundry the same day; strip and remake beds weekly.
Pick up and drop off dry cleaning as part of weekly errands.
Check in daily about dinner preferences and coordinate the meal plan.
Set out ingredients and a recipe and prepare dinner daily or bi-weekly, depending on the weekly schedule.
Wash, prepare, and store fresh fruit weekly.
Clean and set up the coffee maker each morning for the following day.
Maintain a running grocery list and monitor pantry and refrigerator items for low or expired stock.
Complete weekly grocery shopping, put groceries away, front-face pantry items, and date freezer items.
Handle weekly errands, including returns, shipping, and dry cleaning.
Send a weekly flag list of items that are low, broken, or need attention.
Restock bathrooms weekly with toilet paper, towels, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and mouthwash; replenish kitchen and laundry supplies as needed.
Take the family vehicle to the car wash weekly, vacuum its interior, and fill the gas tank as needed.
Walk the dog once daily at midday and refill its food and water daily.
Purge and wipe down the refrigerator weekly; clean the outdoor porch and pool area weekly; wash dog bowls weekly.
Vacuum upholstery, under furniture, baseboards, and stairs weekly.
Manage family-approved resale projects through Poshmark: identify items during organization projects, hold them in a labeled resale bin for approval, clean, steam, and photograph approved items, and create accurate listings with brand, size, condition, measurements, and flaws.
Price resale items using recent sold comparables, respond promptly to buyer questions and offers, and pack and ship sold items within two days.
Lower resale prices on items unsold after 30 days, move items unsold after 60 days to donation, and maintain a simple log of listed, sold, and shipped items.