Household Manager & Family Assistant (With Childcare Focus)

Sage Haus•Mount Pleasant, SC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

We are a fun-loving, active family with three school-age children and two senior French Bulldogs. We are looking for a Household Manager & Family Assistant to provide steady, proactive support for the day-to-day needs of our busy household. This role involves childcare, tidying, laundry, meal prep, and maintaining organizational systems. The ideal candidate will become a natural extension of our family, valuing kindness, flexibility, open communication, and a genuine enjoyment of making a household run smoothly. We are seeking someone detail-oriented, kind, and a self-starter who takes pride in their work and approaches household management as a profession.

Requirements

Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Maintain a smoke-free environment.
Reliable personal transportation required.
CPR and First Aid certified (or willing to obtain prior to start).
Minimal fragrance preferred.
Ability to navigate stairs throughout the day as part of regular household duties.
Detail-oriented, kind, and a real self-starter.
Playful, creative, nurturing, and warm with children.
Proactive, flexible, and hands-on approach to tasks.
Ability to communicate directly and respect family rhythms.
Takes pride in work and cares about the people supported.

Nice To Haves

Experience with organizational systems.
Experience with meal planning and preparation.
Experience with laundry and linen care.
Experience with household management and organization.
Experience with pet care, including vet appointments and medication administration.
Experience with vehicle management.
Experience with vendor and property oversight.
Experience with administrative and calendar support.
Experience with travel research and coordination.
Experience with event and appointment coordination.
Experience with expense tracking.

Responsibilities

Provide family support and child assistance, including school pickups on Wednesdays and Thursdays, direct supervision of children, guiding children in chores, and date night/weekend childcare.
Collaborate on routine meal planning, prep ingredients for approximately three home-cooked dinners per week, prepare healthy snacks, ensure snack and lunch items are stocked, and manage grocery shopping and list management.
Handle laundry and linen care, including washing, folding, organizing, special garment care, and regular sheet changes.
Manage household organization by maintaining and reinforcing existing systems, daily resets, light tidying, seasonal swaps, coordinating donation drop-offs, assisting with travel packing/unpacking, indoor plant care, and minor home maintenance.
Manage running household supply lists, restock pantry, fridge, and household supplies, handle household returns, and manage mail and packages.
Perform periodic deep cleans in coordination with the family or existing cleaning service and organize toy/gear storage areas.
Care for pets by letting dogs out regularly, maintaining pet supplies, scheduling and transporting dogs to vet appointments, and administering medications.
Keep family vehicles cleaned out and organized.
Be present for or coordinate with housekeepers, landscapers, pool service, and home deliveries, and keep outdoor spaces organized.
Research and coordinate repair quotes as needed.
Manage collaborative calendar using Skylight and Cozy apps, adding and flagging appointments.
Provide proactive communication about upcoming scheduling logistics and travel research assistance.
Coordinate events and appointments and track spending for household manager expenses.