Sage HausPosted 2 weeks ago

House Manager & Family Assistant (with Meal Prep & Light Childcare)

Sage HausPosted 2 weeks ago

$62,400–$72,800 year

On-sitePhoenix, Arizona, United States

Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesOn-sitePart Time$62,400–$72,800 yearSmall

Part TimeSmall

Job Summary

Manage household operations through afternoon school pickups, homework support, and light childcare for two school-age children. Plan and prepare three to four weekly meals, manage grocery shopping, and handle laundry, ironing, and linen rotation. Maintain a smoke-free environment by organizing pantries, tidying high-traffic areas, and performing daily resets before biweekly cleaners arrive. Support the family dog with daily walks, coordinate vehicle maintenance, and handle administrative tasks including calendar management and event coordination.

Required Qualifications

Must be authorized to work in the United States
Reliable transportation required
Must be available for occasional evening availability
Must be available for flexibility for backup childcare
Must be available for afternoon shifts
Must be available for Monday–Friday schedule
Must be able to maintain a smoke-free environment
Must be able to support daily walks for the family dog
Must be able to support light child care for school-age children (ages 5-7)
Must be able to support meal planning and prep
Must be able to support grocery shopping
Must be able to support household organization systems
Must be able to support laundry and linens management
Must be able to support inventory and errands
Must be able to support light tidying and deep cleaning
Must be able to support pet care including grooming appointments and vet visits
Must be able to support vehicle upkeep
Must be able to support vendor and property oversight
Must be able to support administrative support including calendar management
Must be able to communicate clearly and proactively with parents
Must be able to read a family's rhythms
Must be able to take ownership of responsibilities
Must be able to wear multiple hats in the same afternoon
Must be able to support a family's busy day-to-day life
Must be able to hold a friendly conversation in a highly social, lively house
Must be able to support the family's ability to recharge peacefully
Must be able to support finishing up the workday undisturbed
Must be able to set appropriate boundaries for children
Must be able to help foster children's independence
Must be able to encourage age-appropriate responsibilities
Must be able to support holiday decoration sourcing
Must be able to support event, holiday, guest, and birthday coordination
Must be able to support packing and unpacking for travel
Must be able to replace batteries, light bulbs, and check smoke detectors
Must be able to wash, fold, and organize laundry
Must be able to iron and steam garments
Must be able to rotate linens for towels and bedding
Must be able to restock pantry, refrigerator, and household supplies
Must be able to manage running supply lists and household orders
Must be able to handle returns, gift shopping, mail, and package management
Must be able to break down boxes and manage recycling
Must be able to perform occasional deep cleans
Must be able to refresh garage, entryway, and mudroom areas
Must be able to organize kids' playroom, artwork systems, children's clothing, and pantry
Must be able to coordinate vendor quotes and repairs
Must be able to manage outdoor spaces including water patio pots
Must be able to maintain a tidy, well-stocked laundry area
Must be able to manage prescription food supply
Must be able to coordinate seasonal patio maintenance
Must be able to manage household calendar
Must be able to coordinate event and appointments including kids' birthday celebrations
Must be able to provide travel logistics support
Must be able to provide after-school supervision including online learning and homework support
Must be able to unpack backpacks and lunch boxes
Must be able to manage/organize artwork and school papers
Must be able to support during parent travel
Must be able to coordinate with family members providing childcare
Must be able to plan and prepare approximately 3–4 family meals per week
Must be able to follow dietary considerations including gluten-free and high-protein options
Must be able to perform kitchen clean-up and ongoing organization and maintenance
Must be able to create and maintain household organization systems throughout the home
Must be able to daily reset and prep the home before biweekly cleaners arrive
Must be able to perform indoor plant care
Must be able to perform seasonal swaps for clothing, décor, and bedding
Must be able to perform organizational projects including spices, pantry, kids' art projects, laundry, meal planning/prep, pet care, light child care, and implementing systems
Must be able to support organizational projects (spices, pantry, kids' art projects)
Must be able to support laundry
Must be able to support meal planning/prep
Must be able to support pet care
Must be able to support light child care
Must be able to support implementing systems that keep the home running smoothly
Must be able to support family support & child assistance
Must be able to support meal planning & prep
Must be able to support household organization & maintenance
Must be able to support laundry & linens
Must be able to support inventory & errands
Must be able to support deep cleaning & special projects
Must be able to support pet care
Must be able to support vehicle upkeep
Must be able to support vendor & property oversight
Must be able to support administrative support
Must be able to support after-school supervision
Must be able to support back-up and occasional date-night childcare
Must be able to support school pickups
Must be able to support online learning and homework support
Must be able to support unpacking backpacks and lunch boxes
Must be able to support managing/organizing artwork and school papers
Must be able to support supporting during parent travel
Must be able to support coordinating with family members who are providing childcare
Must be able to support planning and preparing approximately 3–4 family meals per week
Must be able to support following dietary considerations
Must be able to support grocery shopping
Must be able to support kitchen clean-up and ongoing organization and maintenance
Must be able to support creating and maintaining household organization systems throughout the home
Must be able to support daily resets and prep the home before biweekly cleaners arrive
Must be able to support light tidying including dishes, surfaces, vacuuming high-traffic areas, fridge and pantry organization
Must be able to support indoor plant care
Must be able to support seasonal swaps for clothing, décor, and bedding
Must be able to support holiday decoration support including sourcing decorations as needed
Must be able to support coordinating and preparing for events, holidays, guests, and birthdays
Must be able to support packing and unpacking for travel
Must be able to support proactive home upkeep including replacing batteries, light bulbs, and smoke detector checks
Must be able to support washing, folding, and organizing laundry for the full household
Must be able to support ironing and steaming with attention to garment care
Must be able to support linen rotation for towels and bedding on a regular basis
Must be able to support maintaining a tidy, well-stocked laundry area
Must be able to support restocking pantry, refrigerator, and household supplies
Must be able to support managing running supply lists and household orders and subscriptions
Must be able to support handling returns, gift shopping, mail, and package management
Must be able to support breaking down boxes and managing recycling
Must be able to support donation drop-offs as needed
Must be able to support occasional deep cleans including fridge, oven, baseboards
Must be able to support refreshing garage, entryway, and mudroom areas
Must be able to support organizational projects including kids' playroom, artwork systems, children's clothing, pantry, spice organization, and more
Must be able to support one daily walk for the family dog
Must be able to support maintaining prescription food supply
Must be able to support scheduling grooming appointments
Must be able to support scheduling vet visits
Must be able to support scheduling routine maintenance for the family vehicle
Must be able to support fueling, cleaning, and organizing the family vehicle as needed
Must be able to support researching and coordinating vendor quotes and repairs
Must be able to support managing outdoor spaces including water patio pots
Must be able to support coordinating seasonal patio maintenance
Must be able to support household calendar management
Must be able to support event and appointment coordination including kids' birthday celebrations
Must be able to support travel logistics support as needed
Must be able to support afternoon school pickups
Must be able to support both children attending the same school
Must be able to support warm, proactive, and intuitive demeanor
Must be able to walk into a home and immediately see what needs to be done
Must be able to see what systems could be created and streamlined
Must be able to take action with minimal oversight
Must be able to have high emotional intelligence
Must be able to easily read the room
Must be able to hold a friendly conversation
Must be able to be comfortable in a highly social, lively house
Must be able to be comfortable in quiet moments
Must be able to know when it's time to support the family's ability to recharge peacefully
Must be able to know when it's time to focus on finishing up the workday undisturbed
Must be able to have a mellow energy
Must be able to be patient with school-age children
Must be able to have experience caring for children
Must be able to be highly creative
Must be able to love setting up art projects
Must be able to put up fun holiday decorations
Must be able to support birthday party prep
Must be able to encourage children to explore their interests
Must be able to bring a gentle yet firm structure to childcare
Must be able to know how to set appropriate boundaries
Must be able to help foster their independence
Must be able to encourage age-appropriate responsibilities
Must be able to be a fan of dogs
Must be able to be comfortable supporting daily walks
Must be able to support organizational projects
Must be able to support laundry
Must be able to support meal planning/prep
Must be able to support pet care
Must be able to support light child care
Must be able to support implementing systems that keep the home running smoothly
Must be able to support excellent time management skills
Must be able to take ownership of your responsibilities
Must be able to communicate clearly and proactively with parents
Must be able to know how to read a family's rhythms
Must be able to be comfortable wearing multiple hats in the same afternoon
Must be able to go from school pickup to dinner prep to a quick household reset
Must be able to genuinely enjoy being part of and supporting a family's busy day-to-day life
Must be able to support a warm, social, and easygoing family environment
Must be able to support an early-rising household
Must be able to support a relaxed, open-door energy
Must be able to support spending time with friends
Must be able to support staying active
Must be able to support celebrating birthdays and holidays in a fun way
Must be able to support encouraging children to explore their interests
Must be able to support art, cooking, and gardening
Must be able to support having a calm, organized home
Must be able to support the space to truly exhale and connect with each other as partners and as a family
Must be able to support wrapping up workdays
Must be able to support school pickups
Must be able to support prepping dinner
Must be able to support unloading backpacks
Must be able to support tackling laundry
Must be able to support tackling dishes
Must be able to support tackling homework support
Must be able to support a proactive, self-directed house manager
Must be able to bring calm, creativity, and initiative to the home
Must be able to support being fully present with each other as a family and as partners
Must be able to support continuing to grow a new business venture
Must be able to support biweekly cleaners
Must be able to support bustling schedules
Must be able to support demanding careers
Must be able to support an active social life
Must be able to support two working parents
Must be able to support one sweet, medium-sized older dog
Must be able to support two spirited, independent school-age kids
Must be able to support ages 5 and 7
Must be able to support a quick pace
Must be able to support one parent's exciting career transition
Must be able to support the other parent's demanding work and travel schedule
Must be able to support kids' varying school pickup times
Must be able to support extracurricular activities
Must be able to support a steady stream of neighbors popping by
Must be able to support always something going on
Must be able to support a gap between the two parents
Must be able to support seeking support
Must be able to support especially noticeable during the after-school stretch
Must be able to support both parents juggling wrapping up their workdays
Must be able to support school pickups
Must be able to support prepping dinner
Must be able to support unloading backpacks
Must be able to support tackling laundry
Must be able to support tackling dishes
Must be able to support tackling homework support
Must be able to support a warm, social, and easygoing family of four
Must be able to support two working parents
Must be able to support one sweet, medium-sized older dog
Must be able to support two spirited, independent school-age kids
Must be able to support ages 5 and 7
Must be able to support a lively and bright home
Must be able to support a quick pace
Must be able to support one parent's exciting career transition
Must be able to support the other parent's demanding work and travel schedule
Must be able to support kids' varying school pickup times
Must be able to support extracurricular activities
Must be able to support a steady stream of neighbors popping by
Must be able to support always something going on
Must be able to support an early-rising household
Must be able to support a relaxed, open-door energy
Must be able to support spending time with friends
Must be able to support staying active
Must be able to support celebrating birthdays and holidays in a fun way
Must be able to support encouraging children to explore their interests
Must be able to support art, cooking, and gardening
Must be able to support having a calm, organized home
Must be able to support the space to truly exhale and connect with each other as partners and as a family
Must be able to support the gap between the two parents
Must be able to support seeking support
Must be able to support especially noticeable during the after-school stretch
Must be able to support both parents juggling wrapping up their workdays
Must be able to support school pickups
Must be able to support prepping dinner
Must be able to support unloading backpacks
Must be able to support tackling laundry
Must be able to support tackling dishes
Must be able to support tackling homework support
Must be able to support a proactive, self-directed house manager
Must be able to bring calm, creativity, and initiative to the home
Must be able to support being fully present with each other as a family and as partners
Must be able to support continuing to grow a new business venture
Must be able to support biweekly cleaners
Must be able to support bustling schedules
Must be able to support demanding careers
Must be able to support an active social life
Must be able to support two working parents
Must be able to support one sweet, medium-sized older dog
Must be able to support two spirited, independent school-age kids
Must be able to support ages 5 and 7
Must be able to support a lively and bright home
Must be able to support a quick pace
Must be able to support one parent's exciting career transition
Must be able to support the other parent's demanding work and travel schedule
Must be able to support kids' varying school pickup times
Must be able to support extracurricular activities
Must be able to support a steady stream of neighbors popping by
Must be able to support always something going on
Must be able to support an early-rising household
Must be able to support a relaxed, open-door energy
Must be able to support spending time with friends
Must be able to support staying active
Must be able to support celebrating birthdays and holidays in a fun way
Must be able to support encouraging children to explore their interests
Must be able to support art, cooking, and gardening
Must be able to support having a calm, organized home
Must be able to support the space to truly exhale and connect with each other as partners and as a family

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