Job Title: Household Manager and Family Assistant

Location: Brooklyn, NY (11218)

Employment Type: Part-Time, 20–25 hours/week (20 hours/week guaranteed)

Schedule: To be established upon start date in coordination with the family's needs. Flexibility for weekend shifts with advance notice

Compensation: $35–$40 per hour, based on experience (W2 Position)

Start Date: February 2027

Requirements

About Our Family

We are a warm, busy family of four looking for a dependable, thoughtful, and proactive Household Manager & Family Assistant to help bring more ease, organization, and consistency to our daily lives. With two active children, demanding professional schedules, and plenty of moving pieces throughout the week, we are looking for someone who can confidently support both the practical needs of our home and the rhythms of family life.

Our children are bright, curious, affectionate, and full of personality. One of our children is especially spirited, intellectually curious, and benefits from a calm, steady approach, clear expectations, and consistent boundaries. We value patience, emotional awareness, and respectful communication, and we're looking for someone who can meet our children where they are while providing the structure and reassurance they need to thrive. Spanish is also an important part of our children's daily lives, so we would love to find someone who can comfortably communicate with them in Spanish.

Our household is friendly and welcoming, but we also appreciate professionalism, initiative, and a strong sense of ownership. We're looking for someone who enjoys keeping a home running smoothly, anticipating needs, maintaining systems, preparing meals, and stepping in with childcare during important afternoon and evening hours.

The right person will become a trusted and valued part of our family's routine, helping us feel organized, supported, and confident that the details of daily life are being thoughtfully handled.

Who You Are / What We're Looking For

• Calm, Patient & Emotionally Attuned: You have a warm, steady presence and understand how to support children through big emotions with patience, empathy, and firm but respectful boundaries. You are comfortable working with neurodivergent children and can remain composed and supportive during challenging moments.

• Proactive & Self-Directed: You naturally notice what needs to be done and take initiative without requiring constant direction. Whether it's restocking supplies, resetting a room, or preparing for the next day's activities, you enjoy staying a step ahead.

• Highly Organized & Detail-Oriented: You love creating order, maintaining household systems, and making sure the little things don't fall through the cracks. You can confidently balance daily routines with longer-term organizational projects.

• Reliable, Punctual & Consistent: You understand how important dependable support is to a busy family. You arrive on time, follow through on commitments, and provide a reassuring sense of consistency.

• Warm, Engaging & Child-Focused: You genuinely enjoy spending time with children and know how to balance connection, playfulness, and structure. You are comfortable guiding after-school routines, preparing meals, and supporting evening and bedtime transitions.

• Flexible & Adaptable: You understand that family schedules can shift, especially during demanding work periods. You are comfortable adjusting priorities and providing occasional additional evening or weekend support with advance notice.

• Comfortable in the Kitchen: You enjoy preparing simple, healthy, family-friendly meals and can confidently follow recipes. You don't need to be a professional chef, but you are happy taking ownership of children's meals and assisting with adult meal preparation.

• A Thoughtful Communicator: You are friendly, responsive, and professional. You communicate clearly, keep parents informed, respect household boundaries, and know when to ask questions or take initiative.

• Tech-Comfortable & Resourceful: You are comfortable using shared calendars, running shopping lists, and digital tools to keep household information organized and accessible.

• Collaborative & Long-Term Minded: You appreciate a positive working relationship built on mutual respect and trust. You enjoy becoming familiar with a family's preferences and routines and take pride in being a dependable, lasting source of support.

Key Responsibilities

Family Support & Childcare

• Assist with pick-up support for children and escort to after-school programs and weekly appointments as scheduled

• Provide afternoon and evening supervision, including prepping snacks, cooking meals, administering meds and supplements, prepping backpacks/clothing for next day, playtime, bedtime, and light cleanup

• Potential to provide backup childcare on school holidays or sick days, as well as occasional weekends with advance notice

• Run kid-related errands

Household Organization & Maintenance

• Create and maintain household organization systems

• Own the daily household reset, including tidying surfaces, managing dishes, resetting high-traffic areas, and preparing the home for bi-weekly housekeeper visits

• Maintain and refresh organizational systems throughout the home, including kids’ play area

• Proactively manage recurring household maintenance and upkeep, including batteries in children’s toys, humidifiers, dehumidifier, and other routine needs

• Provide seasonal clothing swaps for children and label new clothing for school as needed

• Provide support for event and holiday prep, including support for family hosting

• Assistance with packing and unpacking for travel

• Coordinate and drop off bi-annual clothing donations

Inventory & Errands

• Collaboratively manage running household supply lists

• Unload pantry, fridge, and household supplies

• Assistance with returns, dry cleaning, and gift shopping

• Provide mail and package handling, including breaking down boxes

Meal Support

• Establish and maintain a weekly meal-planning system aligned with the family’s schedule and preferences

• Prepare children's dinners 5x/week; engage kids in choosing from familiar options and gently introduce new foods to encourage healthy eating habits

• Prep daily snack for children at school

• Prep healthy dinners for adults 1–2x/week and comfort with occasionally executing adult meals from start to finish

• Assist with grocery shopping as needed

• Follow dietary needs and preferences

• Kitchen clean-up and maintenance

Laundry & Linen Care

• Wash, fold, and organize family laundry

• Manage bed linen and sheet rotation on alternating weekly basis, coordinated with housekeeper schedule

• Maintain a tidy and well stocked laundry area

Vendor & Property Oversight

• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendors, contractors, and service providers at the home, both for recurring and ad hoc visits

• Seasonal property maintenance (watering plants, picking up leaves in the fall, etc.)

• Manage outdoor spaces

Deep Cleaning & Special Projects

• Occasional deep cleans of fridge, oven, and baseboards

• Clean humidifiers and dehumidifier in basement in the summer

• Organizational projects (toys, art gear, pantry, closets, etc.)

Administrative & Family Support

• Partner with the family to maintain and optimize household calendar system, and ensure schedules, school-year events, and appointments are accurately captured

• Coordinate children's medical and dental appointments

• Conduct occasional research and logistics support for family travel

How to Apply

Please submit a short intro letter, an updated resume, and 3 professional references with contact information.

Please Note: This role requires a background check

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