Household Manager and Family Assistant

• Provide warm, attentive, hands-on care for the family's 1-year-old throughout the workday
• Create calm, engaging, developmentally appropriate play and activities
• Support established routines including meals, naps, play, and transitions
• Provide additional in-home support for the family's 4- and 7-year-old children when they are home
• Maintain healthy, age-appropriate boundaries and reinforce the family's established parenting preferences
• Help children transition between activities and participate in age-appropriate clean-up and routines
• Provide evening childcare on Wednesdays, including dinner, play, bath/pajamas, and established bedtime routines for the younger children.
• Be open to occasional evening and weekend childcare, including supporting established bedtime routines, with advance notice.

• Help manage the daily rhythm, organization, and functionality of the household
• Complete daily household resets, including dishes, surfaces, kitchen clean-up, and light vacuuming of high-traffic areas
• Maintain existing household organization systems
• Assist with seasonal clothing, décor, and linen swaps with family direction
• Support toy rotation, purging, and organizational projects
• Prepare the home for holidays, guests, and family events
• Assist with packing and unpacking for family travel
• Prepare and coordinate occasional donation drop-offs
• Complete periodic household projects such as refrigerator refreshes and cleaning air purifiers

• Work closely to align on family preferences and routines, and preparation standards with a focus on fresh, healthy, whole foods and less processed ingredients
• Provide weekly meal-prep support to make family meals easier and more efficient
• Wash, chop, portion, and prepare fresh ingredients for the week
• Prepare wholesome meals, healthy snacks, and lunch components
• Support a "cook once, enjoy throughout the week" approach where appropriate
• Grocery shop and help maintain fresh, high-quality produce and household staples
• Keep the refrigerator, pantry, and kitchen organized, stocked, and reset

• Support and monitor groceries, household essentials, and family supplies
• Maintain a shared running household and grocery list
• Proactively restock approved household supplies
• Manage household orders and subscriptions as directed
• Complete grocery shopping and household pickups
• Handle returns, dry cleaning, gift shopping, and donation drop-offs
• Use the family's preferred fragrance-free and non-toxic household products
• Complete returns, and weekly errands using your own vehicle, with mileage reimbursement provided

• Wash, dry, fold, and put away children's clothing and family household laundry
• Wash and rotate towels, bedding, and linens
• Iron or steam clothing as needed
• Maintain organized and well-stocked laundry areas
• Assist with periodic laundromat needs and specialty household laundry

• Be comfortable sharing the home with the family's senior Rhodesian Ridgeback
• Assist with occasional house-sitting and pet-sitting when the family travels, once trust and familiarity are established
• Help launder the dog's bedding monthly

To apply, please submit a short introduction telling us a bit about yourself and why this role feels like a great fit, an updated resume, and three professional references with current contact information. Please note: finalists will be required to complete a background check as part of the hiring process.

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