Family Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 2 years of previous nanny experience.
• A driver's license, a vehicle, and a clean driving record.

Nice To Haves

• Proactive, organized, reliable, trustworthy, kind, and polished approach to household support.
• Ability to notice household needs and take initiative without needing step-by-step instructions.
• Comfort communicating primarily by text between the mother's meetings.
• Comfort representing the family while running errands.
• Enjoyment of variety in household and family-assistant tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain commonly used areas between weekly cleanings, including tidying, clearing kitchen counters, wiping bathroom counters, and sweeping or vacuuming high-traffic areas.
• Handle family laundry, including washing, folding, putting clothes away, and changing sheets and towels.
• Restock household supplies and groceries, maintain shopping lists, and keep household staples available.
• Grocery shop, help with meal preparation, and prepare simple family dinners.
• Clear expired food from the refrigerator and help keep it organized.
• Organize household areas, including the children's closets, and notice and address seasonal clothing needs.
• Complete household errands such as returns, dry cleaning, and donation drop-offs.
• Schedule household repairs, maintain a running list of home projects, and occasionally take a vehicle for an oil change.
• Help keep family schedules, activities, and household lists updated using the Skylight calendar.
• Occasionally drive the children to activities or provide support and transportation on school days off.
• Occasionally walk the family dog.

Benefits

• One week of paid vacation chosen by the family.
• One week of paid vacation chosen by the nanny.
• Paid major holidays that fall on a workday.