Household Manager & Family Assistant (with Childcare Support)
About The Position
We are a warm, busy, and high-energy household in Navy Yard seeking a proactive and highly organized Household Manager & Family Assistant. Our family includes a working mom and two spirited girls. We are looking for a trusted partner to keep our home running smoothly and bring calm to our daily routines. The ideal candidate enjoys creating order, anticipating needs, and building household systems to ensure the home is organized, welcoming, and well cared for. We value someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys being part of a conversational household, and finds satisfaction in helping a busy family thrive.
Requirements
- Maintain a smoke-free environment
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
- Reliable transportation preferred
- Must be available for consistent school pick-up three days per week
- Proactive, highly organized self-starter
- Comfortable with children, warm, engaging, and caring
- Ability to hold clear, consistent boundaries with children
- Works independently and confidently without needing constant direction or reminders
- Manages time well
- Takes initiative
- Ability to understand how different people rely on structure and build flexible, thoughtful systems
Nice To Haves
- Flexibility for date night coverage and overnights as needed
Responsibilities
- School pick-ups three times per week
- Provide light supervision and back-up childcare during afternoons and evenings
- Prep backpacks, clothing, and supplies for extracurricular activities
- Flexibility for occasional backup childcare on a weeknight or weekend basis as needed
- Create and maintain household organization systems
- Assist with daily resets and prep home for cleaners
- Light tidying (dishes, surfaces, vacuum high-traffic areas)
- Seasonal swaps (clothing, décor, bedding)
- Prepare and coordinate donation drop-offs
- Occasional guest and event prep as needed
- Assist with packing and unpacking for travel
- Assist with occasional deep cleans and larger organizational projects (fridge, pantry)
- Restock pantry, fridge, and household supplies
- Manage running household supply lists
- Assist with household orders and subscriptions
- Manage returns, dry cleaning drop-off and pickup, and miscellaneous errands as needed
- Mail and package handling; break down boxes
- Prep and cook ready-to-eat dinner for children 3 times per week
- Prep school lunches as needed
- Grocery shopping and fresh snack prep
- Follow dietary needs and preferences (healthy, kid friendly)
- Kitchen cleanup after meal prep and maintain kitchen tidiness
- Manage full laundry system for the entire household (wash, fold, organize)
- Assist with linen rotation as needed
- Maintain tidy and well stocked laundry areas
- Maintain awareness of the family calendar (Skylight), including household schedules
- Receipt and budget tracking for expenses incurred as house manager
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
