House Manager & Family Assistant
About The Position
This is a part-time role, offering 15-25 hours per week with a guaranteed 15 hours. The schedule is Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with flexibility for weekly tasks. The family is seeking a "household unicorn" to help manage the daily demands of family life, including laundry, meal prep, organization, schedules, and errands. While not a traditional nanny role, the ideal candidate will be comfortable around children, trustworthy, respectful of boundaries, and a positive presence in the home. The family values kindness, initiative, trust, open communication, and flexibility, seeking a partner to help their household run smoothly and allow them more time to enjoy family life.
Requirements
- Maintain a smoke-free environment
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
- Reliable transportation
- Comfortable with pets
Nice To Haves
- Genuinely enjoys creating order, keeping things moving, and helping a busy family stay a few steps ahead of the chaos.
- Naturally organized, detail-oriented, and takes pride in creating systems that help a household run smoothly.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Warm, engaging personality and genuinely enjoys being around children.
- Proactive and takes initiative.
- Thoughtful and intuitive.
- Professional, kind, and easy to be around.
- Finds genuine satisfaction in helping a household function at its best.
- Loves creating order from chaos, anticipates needs before they become problems, and takes pride in making life a little easier for the families they support.
- Looking for a meaningful, long-term role.
Responsibilities
- Laundry & Linens: Wash, fold, and organize laundry; linen rotation; ironing/steaming; maintain tidy and well-stocked laundry area.
- Household Organization & Maintenance: Create and maintain household organization systems; daily resets; manage clutter; light cleaning; seasonal swaps; sort outgrown kids' clothes, toys, and crafts; prepare and coordinate donation drop-offs; help with holiday decoration setup and takedown; packing and unpacking assistance for family travel; indoor plant care.
- Deep Cleaning & Special Projects: Occasional deep cleaning projects; refresh high-traffic zones; air purifier filter changes; organizational projects.
- Meal Support: Create weekly meal plans; prepare 3-4 dinners per week; flexible meal prep approach; wash and prep fruits and vegetables; complete grocery shopping; follow strict nut-free requirements; maintain kitchen cleanliness and organization.
- Inventory & Errands: Restock pantry, fridge, and household supplies; manage running household supply lists; manage household orders and subscriptions; handle returns, dry cleaning, gift shopping, and returning bins; gather lists and logistics for gifts and upcoming birthdays/holidays; mail and package handling.
- Family Support: School/activity pickups and drop-offs; light supervision and backup childcare; weekend daytime coverage bi-weekly; help unpack and repack backpacks; kid-related errands.
- Vehicle Upkeep: Weekly check of family vehicle for forgotten items; light organization of vehicle interior.
- Vendor & Property Oversight: Make occasional appointments; seasonal property maintenance coordination; manage outdoor spaces.
- Administrative & Personal Assistant Support: Travel planning and logistics; calendar and reminder management; receipt organization for house manager expenses.
- Pet Care: Feeding/walking puppy as needed; refill and clean fish tank; maintain pet supplies; occasional pet sitting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
