Housekeeper and Family Assistant

Sage Haus • Lexington Park, MD

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeper and Family Assistant will maintain the family home’s cleanliness, organization, and daily routines while providing practical support to three school-aged children. The role includes hands-on routine and detailed cleaning, laundry and linen care, household organization, inventory tracking, errands, and occasional coordination with vendors. A key part of the position is supporting weekday morning routines, especially between 6:00 and 8:00 AM, using established checklists and systems while encouraging children’s age-appropriate independence. This is not primarily a nanny position.

The family is a busy, high-energy, military-connected household with three children and two cats. One parent works primarily from home, and the family uses systems, checklists, and technology to stay organized. The successful candidate will be dependable, self-directed, observant, thorough, comfortable with everyday messes, and able to take ownership of tasks from start to finish. The role also involves working collaboratively with family members and a remote operations manager.

The family operates a growing furnished rental business with multiple Southern Maryland properties located within a short drive of the home. Additional work may include rental turnovers, detailed cleaning, laundry, restocking, property walkthroughs and quality-control checks, preparation of newly furnished properties, and coordination with vendors or additional housekeeping staff. The role starts part-time at 20 guaranteed hours per week, with a strong opportunity to grow into a 35–40-hour full-time position for the right candidate. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with core hours from 6:00 to 10:00 AM; additional hours may be available for rental turnovers, household projects, and business operations. Compensation is $30–$35 per hour as a W-2 employee. Annual bonus opportunities may be considered based on performance. The start date is ASAP.

Requirements

• Relevant hands-on housekeeping, professional cleaning, hospitality, or household-support experience; transferable experience will also be considered.
• Strong cleaning skills and willingness to perform routine and occasional detailed cleaning, including bathrooms, floors, kitchens, and unexpected household messes.
• Maintain a smoke-free environment.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation; mileage is reimbursed for authorized household errands from the family home, excluding commuting.
• Comfortable using task-management apps, smart-home tools, and digital communication platforms.
• Proactive and self-directed approach to cleanliness, including identifying and addressing needs without being prompted.
• Comfortable working around cats in the family home and dogs at rental properties.
• Comfortable providing age-appropriate supervision and guidance to school-aged children.
• Dependable and punctual, with the ability to consistently support early-morning routines.
• Flexible and willing to assist with varied hands-on household and property-related responsibilities.
• Able to successfully complete a background check.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in AI tools and process improvement.
• Military-connected background or experience; the family welcomes candidates with employment gaps related to military family life.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the cleanliness, tidiness, and upkeep of the family home, including kitchens, bathrooms, floors, common areas, and occasional detailed-cleaning areas such as baseboards.
• Proactively address everyday messes, including food spills, pet accidents, dirty surfaces, and other household needs; complete cleaning tasks and reset spaces from start to finish.
• Use smart home tools, including the robotic vacuum app, to support daily cleaning routines.
• Clean and reset family vehicles as needed, including areas underneath booster seats.
• Manage household laundry from washing and drying through folding, sorting, and putting clothing away.
• Change, wash, and replace bed linens weekly; refresh towels and other household linens as needed; ensure beds are remade.
• Help children maintain clothing organization and complete age-appropriate laundry responsibilities; keep school uniforms and everyday clothing organized and accessible.
• Maintain household organization systems, checklists, and routines, and help keep items in designated places.
• Identify missing, damaged, or depleted household items and communicate replacement needs; help maintain practical household procedures and checklists.
• Serve as the on-site contact for occasional vendor visits, provide access to tradespeople, and assist with maintenance and service appointment coordination as requested.
• Support household projects, seasonal preparations, and organizational improvements; collaborate with the remote operations manager on tasks requiring an in-person presence.
• Monitor pantry, refrigerator, cleaning supplies, and other household and rental-property inventory using ClickUp and established systems.
• Update shopping and replenishment lists, follow purchasing preferences, and support budget-conscious shopping, including identifying sales and bulk-buying opportunities.
• Pick up grocery orders and other purchases, unload and store groceries, and handle returns, dry cleaning, gift shopping, school supplies, and other household errands.
• Manage mail, packages, recycling, and box breakdown.
• Record completed responsibilities and work hours and maintain task updates in ClickUp.
• Support weekday morning routines, particularly from 6:00 to 8:00 AM, by guiding three school-aged children through checklists using the Skylight app.
• Help children get dressed, locate school uniforms, prepare lunches, gather belongings, and complete their responsibilities while reinforcing family routines, expectations, and boundaries.
• Encourage age-appropriate independence and ensure children complete their assigned responsibilities rather than routinely doing those tasks for them.
• Maintain an organized, clean kitchen while supporting the children’s morning preparations; accompany children to the nearby bus stop when needed.
• Provide appropriate adult supervision when a child must remain home from school during scheduled work hours, as agreed upon with the family.
• Support occasional school, camp, holiday, and seasonal preparations.
• Clean furnished rental properties between guest stays, following turnover checklists for detailed cleaning, laundry, restocking, and resetting spaces.
• Conduct rental-property walkthroughs and quality-control checks to ensure properties are clean, maintained, and guest-ready.
• Help prepare newly furnished properties and maintain consistent household and cleaning systems across multiple properties.
• Assist with coordinating vendors, maintenance, and additional housekeeping staff as needed.

Benefits

• 20 guaranteed hours per week at the part-time start.
• Strong opportunity to grow into a full-time position of 35–40 hours per week for the right candidate.
• Additional hours may be available for rental-property turnovers, household projects, and business operations.
• Mileage reimbursement for authorized household errands from the family home, excluding commuting.
• Annual bonus opportunities may be considered based on performance.

What This Job Offers

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