Part-Time Family Assistant / Household Manager

Sage Haus•Huntington Woods, MI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

A part-time House Manager / Family Assistant is sought for a busy two-career family in Huntington Woods, Michigan, with two school-aged children and two cats. The role supports the family’s daily routines by managing child logistics, meals and groceries, laundry, household organization, errands, and calendar coordination. Additional responsibilities, including vendor management, maintenance, vehicle upkeep, administrative support, and special projects, will be handled as time allows. The position is 16–22 hours per week, approximately 4–5 weekdays, with core hours around 2:00 PM–6:00 PM and some flexibility for the right candidate. Some flexibility may be needed when a parent is traveling. The family values initiative, organization, clear communication, sound judgment, discretion, and a calm, patient approach to supporting children, including a child who benefits from support related to ADHD, executive functioning, and emotional regulation. Compensation is $30–$35 per hour. Benefits listed are accrued paid time off, paid designated holidays falling on a regularly scheduled workday, and sick leave. The anticipated start date is ASAP. Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a background check.

Requirements

Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Must be up to date on recommended vaccinations in line with American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, subject to applicable legal accommodations.
Must have reliable personal transportation, a valid driver’s license, and a safe driving record.
Familiarity with ADHD, neurodivergence, executive-function challenges, and emotional regulation, with the ability to engage with children patiently and calmly.
High level of discretion and trustworthiness; ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to navigate a split-level home and lift up to 30 lbs for groceries, laundry, deliveries, and household tasks.
Ability to maintain a smoke-free environment.
Strong organization, proactive thinking, flexibility, clear communication, and sound judgment.
Comfort with household apps, shared calendars, school platforms such as Canvas, subscriptions, and accounts.
Ability to connect with older children in an age-appropriate way and provide support without being controlling.
Ability to take initiative, research options, coordinate appointments, and follow through on household needs.
Submit a short introduction letter, an updated resume, and three professional references with current contact information.
Successful completion of a background check is required for employment.

Nice To Haves

CPR/First Aid certification preferred.
Fragrance-free preferred.
Flexibility in specific weekdays and core hours for the right candidate.
Openness to providing evening or overnight childcare and pet-sitting as needed.

Responsibilities

Coordinate afternoon school pickups, activity drop-offs, carpools, and alternative transportation, communicating with other parents or trusted drivers as needed.
Provide local school pickup for one child approximately 3–4 times per week, occasional pickups for the other child, and variable weekly afterschool activity transportation.
Help children stay organized and prepared for school by maintaining systems for backpacks, assignments, permission slips, lunchboxes, snacks, routines, transportation, and upcoming responsibilities.
Monitor school apps for deadlines and missing assignments and provide proactive reminders and updates to parents.
Provide age-appropriate homework and executive-function support to the younger child while encouraging independence.
Coordinate trusted evening or overnight childcare when both parents are traveling or committed, or be open to providing such care as needed.
Handle occasional child-related errands, including gifts, clothing, school supplies, and other school needs.
Perform routine household resets, including dishwasher tasks, cleaning kitchen surfaces, and keeping common areas orderly.
Create and maintain practical organization systems for frequently used household items and spaces.
Coordinate with the weekly housekeeper and prepare the home for deeper cleaning; prepare guest rooms and handle light household setup as needed.
Water indoor plants, maintain kitchen appliances through routine tasks such as descaling the coffee maker, and take out trash, compost, and recycling as needed.
Manage routine grocery shopping, including maintaining the list, shopping in-store or ordering online, putting groceries away, and keeping staples stocked.
Maintain organized inventories of pantry items, household supplies, laundry products, and other essentials; replenish supplies proactively.
Manage recurring subscriptions, deliveries, and automatic orders, including meal services and household products; handle occasional household returns.
Prepare approximately 3–4 easy adult lunches and 3 family dinners per week, accommodating vegetarian, meat-based, and health-conscious preferences.
Wash and prepare fresh produce, maintain an organized refrigerator and pantry, and clean the kitchen after meal preparation.
Wash and dry household laundry as it accumulates, fold it when time allows, and keep the laundry area tidy and stocked.
Care for the family’s two cats by providing food and water, cleaning litter boxes, and periodically changing litter fully.
Schedule and transport cats to veterinary or other pet appointments, maintain pet-supply inventory, coordinate pet-sitting during family travel, and administer prescribed medication or coordinate prescription refills as needed.
Establish and manage a shared family calendar covering parents’ work travel, school schedules, activities, appointments, transportation, and household commitments.
Communicate schedule changes, coverage gaps, conflicts, appointments, and upcoming priorities proactively.
Sort and manage household mail, packages, deliveries, and routine paperwork as needed.
Assist at the parents’ direction with prescription management, mail-order setup, preauthorizations, and routine health-insurance follow-up.
Manage household apps, subscriptions, accounts, passwords, and basic technology needs.
Make straightforward travel reservations after the family determines the destination and itinerary; assist with children’s packing or unpacking and prepare household, pet, or cottage arrangements before travel.
Provide concise communication throughout the day as needed, transitioning to a simple end-of-day recap once routines are established.
Maintain a household maintenance calendar and monitor recurring needs such as HVAC, air purifiers, filters, batteries, light bulbs, and smoke detectors.
Identify routine household maintenance needs, research and schedule repairs and service providers, oversee work, and update the parents on progress.
Coordinate recurring vendors, including landscapers, garden maintenance, pest control, house cleaning, and other household service providers.
Handle light upkeep of patios and walkways, including occasional leaf blowing and tidying weeds around walkways.
Serve as a virtual point of contact for the family’s seasonal cottage, communicating with property or rental management and coordinating supplies or household needs before visits.
Coordinate exterior washing, interior cleaning, and scheduled maintenance of family vehicles; maintain and track routine vehicle maintenance schedules.
Work on household organization and decluttering projects as regular responsibilities allow, beginning with the home office; sort papers, files, electronics, office supplies, and household items for filing, donation, recycling, or disposal.