House Manager & Family Support (with Special Needs Childcare Experience)

Sage Haus • Castle Rock, CO

9d • Onsite

About The Position

We are a bustling, warm household of five in Castle Rock, CO, seeking a highly seasoned, patient, calm, and proactive House Manager and Family Support person. This part-time role (25-30 hours per week) involves household management, pet care, and childcare, particularly for our three young boys (ages 7 and 5), two of whom have mild to moderate autism. The ideal candidate will create and maintain organizational systems, manage daily household tasks, prepare meals for the children, handle laundry, and provide after-school childcare. This position is crucial for allowing the parents to focus on quality family time. The role requires flexibility, excellent organizational skills, and experience with children with autism and dogs.

Requirements

• Maintain a smoke-free environment.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Reliable personal vehicle.
• Valid driver's license and current vehicle registration required for gated community access.
• Experience working with children with autism required.
• Comfortable providing bathroom support for one child.
• Comfortable administering emergency medication, if needed, to a child, including an EpiPen.
• Comfortable administering insulin injections to the family dog.
• High emotional intelligence, ability to read the room, and create a calm, organized environment.
• Highly detail-oriented, organized, self-managed, and proactive.
• Mature, reliable, and not easily flustered.
• High level of expertise, confidence, and steadiness.
• Comfortable adapting to a schedule that shifts from time to time.
• Naturally anticipates needs.
• Takes professional boundaries seriously.
• Comfortable working alongside parents, thriving in a collaborative, communicative environment.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to balance competing priorities with ease.
• Comfortable taking cues from the family's rhythms.
• Comfortable and have experience working with dogs (medium and small).
• Must submit a cover letter, an updated resume, and three professional references with contact information.
• Must pass a background check.

Nice To Haves

• Experience from a teaching background, raising own children, or years of experience in childcare settings.
• Experience with gluten-free household and managing minor peanut and tree nut allergies.

Responsibilities

• Provide approximately two hours (4 pm to 6 pm) of childcare supervision for three children after school through dinner time.
• Prep backpacks, lunch containers, and water bottles for school.
• Provide bathroom support for one child, as needed.
• Administer emergency medication, including EpiPen, if needed.
• Provide occasional Saturday day or evening support for date nights (1-2 times per month).
• Provide childcare during school-related activities or events as needed (e.g., swim lessons).
• Provide childcare coverage during school breaks and closures.
• Handle kid-related errands, as needed.
• Create and maintain household organization systems throughout the home.
• Perform daily resets and prepare home for bi-monthly house cleaner visits.
• Light tidying throughout the day — dishes, surfaces, and daily vacuuming of high-traffic areas.
• Manage seasonal swaps for clothing, bedding, and décor.
• Perform minor home maintenance such as changing batteries and light bulbs, and smoke detector checks.
• Manage outdoor spaces and tidy up after children.
• Prepare fresh, healthy dinners for children daily.
• Prepare school lunches and two daily snacks for all three children.
• Perform grocery shopping, on occasion.
• Maintain a clean and organized kitchen.
• Wash, fold, and organize laundry for the household.
• Rotate linens as needed.
• Maintain tidy and well-stocked laundry areas.
• Restock pantry, refrigerator, and household supplies.
• Maintain running household supply lists.
• Handle mail, packages, and box breakdown.
• Perform occasional deep cleaning tasks (fridge, oven, baseboards).
• Refresh high-use areas such as the garage, mudroom, and entryway.
• Undertake ongoing organizational projects including toy storage, children's clothing, linen closets, and seasonal décor.
• Feed and walk three dogs daily.
• Supervise dogs in the yard (invisible fence).
• Administer insulin injection to one dog after meals.
• Track pet supplies.
• Provide pet sitting when the family travels out of town.

Benefits

• Compensation $36-$42 per hour, commensurate with experience

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed