Household Manager and Family Assistant

Sage Haus•Tampa, FL

2d•$30 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

The Household Manager & Family Assistant supports a busy family of three in Tampa, Florida, providing childcare backup and proactive household assistance. The family includes a 3-year-old child, two large dogs, and two cats. Both parents travel regularly for work and sometimes work from home, so schedules and priorities may change from week to week. The role is intended for a trusted, warm, reliable person who can work independently, respect the family’s privacy, and help keep daily life running smoothly. This is a part-time position for 12–15 hours per week, with 12 hours per week guaranteed. The preferred schedule is Tuesday through Thursday, with 4–5-hour shifts. The schedule is flexible for occasional evening childcare and overnights. Compensation is $30–$35 per hour, based on experience, and the start date is ASAP. Duties span childcare, household organization and light upkeep, laundry, meal preparation, kitchen and grocery support, errands and household administration, pet care, and weekly tidying of family vehicles. The role requires reliable transportation, CPR certification or willingness to obtain it, maintaining a smoke-free environment, comfort with pets, and authorization to work in the United States. A background check is required. Applicants should submit a short introduction letter, an updated resume, and three professional references with contact information.

Requirements

Reliable transportation.
CPR certified or willing to obtain certification.
Maintain a smoke-free environment.
Comfortable with pets, including two large dogs and two cats.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Background check required.
Applicants must submit a short introduction letter, an updated resume, and three professional references with contact information.

Nice To Haves

Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to anticipate household needs and take initiative.
Highly organized and systems-minded, with an interest in creating practical systems for a busy household.
Trustworthy, dependable, punctual, and consistent.
Warm, nurturing, patient, playful, and comfortable caring for young children, including routines and occasional overnight care.
Genuine love of dogs and cats and comfort caring for multiple pets, including large dogs.
Flexible and adaptable when priorities or family schedules change.
Calm, capable, resourceful, and able to handle unexpected situations.
Detail-oriented and thorough, with the ability to follow tasks through to completion.
Professional, respectful of family privacy, and able to maintain appropriate boundaries.
Enjoys varied household management and family-support tasks and seeks to become a trusted, long-term part of the family’s routine.

Responsibilities

Provide babysitting and backup childcare for the toddler, including daycare pickup as needed.
Provide occasional evening babysitting and overnight care when the parents travel.
Engage the toddler in age-appropriate activities and handle child-related errands.
Rotate and organize toys and clothes, sort outgrown items, and coordinate donations with the family.
Create and maintain household organization systems; organize closets, dresser drawers, and storage spaces.
Perform daily resets and light tidying, keep shared spaces organized, wipe down countertops and surfaces, and vacuum high-traffic areas as needed.
Take out trash and recycling, and help get the home tidy and organized before weekly cleaners arrive.
Sweep the pool deck as needed.
Wash, dry, fold, and put away family laundry; rotate linens and bedding weekly.
Handle dry-cleaning drop-off and pickup and ironing or steaming as needed.
Help unpack after family travel and manage post-trip laundry and household resets.
Prepare healthy meals 1–2 times per week, batch-cooking enough to carry the family through most of the week.
Organize the refrigerator and pantry and keep groceries and household staples stocked.
Maintain a shared grocery list and manage grocery shopping and Instacart ordering.
Load, run, and unload the dishwasher and keep the kitchen tidy.
Collaboratively manage pantry, refrigerator, and household-supply restocking through existing delivery accounts or grocery-store trips.
Order household supplies and handle returns, post-office runs, pharmacy pickups, and other household errands.
Meet service providers, repair people, and deliveries as needed.
Work through the family’s weekly list of additional tasks and adapt to other household needs as they arise.
Help care for the family’s dogs and cats, including feeding and tending to cat litter as needed.
Let the dogs out to the backyard throughout the day as needed.
Monitor pet food and litter supplies, flag low stock, and coordinate replenishment, including existing Chewy auto-ship orders.
Tidy the family vehicles weekly, including crumbs, toys, and odds and ends.