Household Manager & Family Assistant

Sage Haus•Homewood, AL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

We are a busy, high-energy household seeking a proactive, trustworthy, and warm Household Manager & Family Assistant to help our family thrive. This role involves supporting our two active children and managing various household tasks to ensure a smooth and organized daily life. The ideal candidate is someone who takes initiative, anticipates needs, and brings a sense of calm and consistency to our home. We value clear communication, a thoughtful approach to health and wellness, and a dependable presence that helps the entire family feel cared for and set up for success. This is a part-time position focusing on the after-school window, ensuring it feels like a soft landing for the children with organized gear and a warm, grounded presence.

Requirements

Maintain a smoke-free environment.
Reliable personal vehicle required; must comfortably accommodate multiple children and sports equipment.
Must be aligned with the family's approach to health and wellness, including being up-to-date on recommended vaccinations (verbal attestation required).
Must be comfortable with dogs, including transporting a dog in a personal vehicle.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Highly organized and proactive.
Communicate clearly and efficiently.
Patient, calm, and confident with children.
Ability to remain steady under pressure and adapt easily when plans change.
Natural problem-solver who takes initiative.
Takes genuine pride in making a household run smoothly.
Takes ownership of the role and brings a dependable, supportive presence.

Nice To Haves

Flexibility appreciated for occasional evening commitments or date nights.
Experience using shared calendar tools like Skylight for communication and coordination.
Experience with meal planning and batch cooking.
Experience with pet care, including transporting pets.
Experience with children who have big personalities, high energy, or need extra support.
Experience with organizational coaching for children.
Experience managing household vendors and contractors.
Experience with light travel support.

Responsibilities

Provide afternoon school pickups and carpool driving to and from extracurricular activities.
Offer a warm, calm after-school transition for children, including greeting them, having snacks ready, and managing carpool logistics.
Provide organizational coaching and routine support for the younger son, including unpacking his backpack, reviewing papers for parent review, and building locker and homework habits.
Handle occasional transportation for children's appointments.
Assist with camp preparation by reviewing packing lists and helping gather and organize gear.
Perform daily resets of the kitchen, mudroom, den, and common areas, including dishes, surface wipe-downs, and general tidying.
Conduct light vacuuming of high-traffic areas.
Prepare the home before and after biweekly housekeeper visits.
Help create and maintain household organization systems, particularly in the mudroom, garage drop zone, and kids' areas.
Coordinate and execute donation drop-offs.
Water indoor and outdoor plants.
Perform occasional patio furniture maintenance.
Oversee vendors and contractors during scheduled service windows.
Restock pantry, refrigerator, and household supplies.
Manage running household supply lists.
Manage household orders and subscriptions (e.g., Kroger, Amazon).
Handle returns, dry cleaning drop-off, gift shopping, and donation runs.
Perform occasional mail and package handling.
Collaborate on meal planning approximately 3 nights per week, focusing on healthy, protein-forward meals.
Batch cook meals to near completion, preparing casseroles, proteins, and sides ready to reheat.
Double recipes for leftovers to accommodate varying schedules.
Manage grocery orders, schedule delivery, receive, and put away groceries.
Perform daily kitchen clean-up and maintenance.
Wash, fold, and organize laundry, and put away as needed.
Manage linen and towel rotation and prepare sheets for housekeeper visits.
Perform occasional ironing, steaming, or dry cleaning drop-off.
Maintain tidy and well-stocked laundry areas.
Walk the dog and ensure she is out of her crate during working hours.
Handle doggy daycare pickup approximately once per week.
Schedule grooming, vet, and daycare appointments approximately every 60 days.
Maintain pet supplies.
Optional: pet sitting during family travel approximately 4 times per year (paid additionally).
Perform occasional deep cleans of the refrigerator, oven, and baseboards.
Organize and refresh the mudroom and garage.
Undertake ongoing seasonal organizational projects (gear, bedding, toys).
Manage the Skylight calendar, uploading school schedules, flyers, field trip reminders, and activity schedules.
Transition daily household communication from parent-driven texts to house manager-led, calendar-based updates.
Coordinate appointments and events, managing scheduling logistics.
Provide occasional light travel support, such as restaurant research.