House Manager & Family Assistant

Location: Denville, NJ 07834

Employment Type: Part-time, 8-12 hours per week

Schedule offers flexibility:

Tuesdays anytime between 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (focus on household management)

Wednesdays 4:00 – 7:30 PM (focus on pick-ups and after-school childcare on days when parents may need to work - this is not consistent week to week)

Thursdays anytime between 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (focus on household management)

Occasional Friday evenings (approximately 6:00 – 9:00 PM), once a month for date night coverage.

Compensation: $30-$35/hour, commensurate with experience

Start Date: ASAP

Requirements

• Minimum 2–3 years of professional experience in a house manager, family assistant, or similar household role
• Experience working with young children and comfortable working with a friendly, small dog
• Ability to navigate multiple flights of stairs throughout the day
• Reliable transportation required for commuting to and from the home
• CPR and First Aid certification preferred
• Candidates are required to be up to date on recommended vaccinations in line with American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines (including general vaccinations; COVID-19 and flu vaccinations preferred), subject to applicable legal accommodations
• Maintain a smoke-free environment
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

About Our Family

Based in Denville, we're a warm, energetic, fun-loving family of four, with 2 young children (ages 6 and almost 3) and a sweet, easy-going small dog, living in a multi-story home on a beautiful lake. Both parents are incredibly driven professionals—one is a busy executive who often commutes into the city, and travels for work, while the other is a business owner who works both in and out of the home with a more flexible schedule, and helps maintain systems and cook meals.

We're a hardworking, kind, friendly, focused family who cares about being present, our neighbors, and we love to have fun and causally entertain. We enjoy being active and trying new things—you can find us hanging out on our lake beach, building a fairy house, spending time outdoors, and having a playful dance party with our children. Our daughters are full of energy, creativity, and personality. They love arts and crafts, imaginative play, and putting on shows.

We care deeply about a well-run, highly organized home and a healthy environment where our family can flourish. While we have some systems in place and regular house cleaners, keeping everything on track with two young children and a packed, ever-shifting schedule has become overwhelming and is affecting our quality time together. We’re looking for a highly proactive, reliable, and trustworthy house manager who bridges the gaps, starting with creating and maintaining meaningful systems in our home, keeping up with laundry, resetting spaces, managing organizational projects (closets, pantry, children’s items), handling errands, and prepping meals, so we can focus on truly enjoying our time together as a family.

Who You Are / What We're Looking For

You are a reliable, highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented house manager who has seen it all and quickly notices what needs attention—laundry and meal prep that need to be started, dishes that have piled up, closets, kids’ items, and cabinets that could use a better system, and spaces that need to be reset—and you handle it seamlessly, without being asked. You are also emotionally intelligent and can easily read the room, using good judgment to know what needs to happen and when.

You understand the importance of showing up on time, communicating clearly, creating meaningful systems that truly hold up, and taking quiet pride in a refreshed, organized household that runs like a well-oiled machine. You are also warm and professional, have experience working with young children (ages 3 and 6), and understand how to work respectfully within a family household, especially alongside parents who may be working from home.

You’re energetic, confident, fun, and grounded—you would describe yourself as creative and self-directed, and as someone who genuinely enjoys engaging with children in a meaningful, developmentally appropriate way that honors the family’s parenting preferences.

Our ideal fit naturally anticipates needs, brings bright, positive energy, takes professional boundaries seriously, and has excellent time management skills. You can also balance competing priorities with ease, are comfortable managing family schedules, and are able to read cues from the family's rhythms—you know when it’s appropriate to step in or step back. You must truly enjoy working with a small/medium dog and young children, whether that means reliably handling pick-ups, setting up a fun art project, or supporting after-school care, and feel aligned with a lifestyle that values active, intentional living.

Key Responsibilities

Family Support

• School and activity pick-ups and drop-offs on designated afternoons
• Wednesday afternoon/evening childcare: engaging care, overseeing dinner, and handling bath time and pre-bedtime routine for the children
• Light back-up childcare and supervision, especially needed on early dismissal and closed school dates or when parents are working
• Monthly Friday evening date night coverage (approximately 6:00 – 9:00 PM, once per month)
• Kid-related errands as needed
• Walk the family dog as needed

Household Organization & Maintenance

• Create and maintain household systems throughout the home
• Refresh garage, mudroom, and entry
• Resets on days working: dishes, surfaces, and light tidying between cleaning visits
• Vacuuming high-traffic areas as needed
• Seasonal clothing swaps, décor pack-up, and storage organization
• Manage organizational projects (garage, children’s belongings, closets, pantry)

Laundry

• Wash, fold, and put away laundry for the whole family
• Create and maintain a functional laundry system so nothing piles up
• Keep the laundry area tidy and well-stocked

Inventory & Errands

• Manage running household supply lists and coordinate restocking via delivery or pickup orders (Costco, Amazon, Target, etc.)
• Handle Amazon returns and donation drop-offs
• Prep and organize items to sell on FB Marketplace

Meal Support

• Dinner planning and prep ingredients for 3–4 healthy family dinners per week (not full cooking — focused on prep and having everything ready to cook)
• Propose recipe options for the family's approval before prepping
• Follow gluten-free dietary requirements and kid-friendly preferences; no salmon (one parent is GF)
• Kitchen clean-up and general upkeep after meal prep

Administrative & Calendar Support

• Manage the family's Skylight calendar — keep it current, flag upcoming events, and give the family a heads-up and prep for anything that needs attention in advance

How to Apply

To be considered for this role, please send a short intro letter telling us a bit about yourself and why this role is a great fit, an updated resume, and 3 professional references with contact information (name, relationship, and phone number or email). Please note that this role requires a background check.

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