House Manager & Family Assistant

House Manager & Family Assistant

Job Title: House Manager & Family Assistant

Location: Los Angeles, CA 91607

Employment Type: Part-time, 20–25 hours per week (20 hours guaranteed)

Schedule: Flexible, Monday–Thursday, between the hours of 1:00–8:00 PM (approximately 5 hours per day)

Compensation: $30–$40 per hour

Start Date: ASAP

Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Maintain a smoke-free environment
• Reliable transportation required
• Clean driving record required; must be comfortable transporting children (family vehicle provided for driving children)
• CPR and First Aid certification preferred
• Must be comfortable working with dogs
• Comfortable supervising children near and in a pool

About Our Family

We’re a busy, active household of four — two working parents and two spirited girls in the toddler and preschool years. Mom and dad work from home and are very busy and focused during working hours, so we’re looking for someone who can confidently take ownership of the household and children’s needs during that time.

We’re a highly organized family and have built systems over the years that we’re proud of. We’d love someone who is naturally inclined toward organization, appreciates structure, and can thoughtfully maintain the systems already in place while also identifying opportunities to improve or evolve them as our family’s needs change.

Our parenting style is fairly relaxed and flexible, but we value consistency and thoughtful structure. We’re looking for someone experienced with young children who brings warmth and energy and genuinely enjoys engaging with them. We love encouraging creativity through arts and crafts, outdoor play, and activities that nurture the girls’ natural curiosity. Age-appropriate educational activities are also important to us, including early literacy exercises, games, and activities that support developmental skills in a fun and engaging way.

The girls are active and involved in swimming, gymnastics, and dance and love spending time at the park, on the swing set, and in the bounce house out back. As a family, we also love to travel, go out for meals, and enjoy life together.

Ultimately, we’re looking for someone who genuinely loves this kind of work and wants to become a trusted part of our family’s rhythm. Trust, stability, reliability, and some flexibility are incredibly important to us, and we hope to find someone interested in building a strong, long-term relationship with our family.

Who You Are

We’re looking for someone who is warm, energetic, proactive, and genuinely enjoys working with young children. You naturally notice the little things that help a household run smoothly and feel comfortable stepping in, taking ownership, and keeping things moving with confidence.

We’re a highly organized family and would love someone who appreciates having systems in place, while still being flexible and easygoing when plans shift. With both of us working full time, it’s important that you’re comfortable operating independently, using good judgment, and prioritizing what needs attention throughout the day.

With our girls, we’re hoping to find someone playful, patient, and truly engaged. Toddler and preschool life can be wonderfully fun, a little unpredictable, and sometimes messy, so we value someone who can roll with those moments while bringing a positive, steady energy. We’d love someone who gets excited about art projects, reading activities, outdoor adventures, and finding creative ways to encourage their curiosity and development.

Our current caregiver is moving, and she has been a deeply loved and trusted part of the girls’ lives. We’re very mindful that this will be a real transition for them, so empathy, patience, and emotional awareness are especially important to us. We’d love someone who understands that building trust with young children takes time and who can step into that transition with warmth, sensitivity, and consistency.

Our family is vibrant, active, and fun, and finding the right personality fit is incredibly important to us. We value reliability, stability, flexibility, and a genuine desire to build a long-term relationship with our family. Ultimately, we’re hoping to find someone who wants a sustainable role where trust can grow naturally and where you can become a valued part of our family’s rhythm.

Key Responsibilities

Family Support & Child Assistance

• Afternoon preschool pickup (family vehicle and car seats provided)
• After school supervision and childcare, including snack prep and active play engagement
• Drive children to scheduled activities (swim, gymnastics, dance) and playdates
• Support school-to-dinner transition; feed children dinner when the family is not eating together
• Occasional flexibility for bath and bedtime assistance, date nights, school holidays, and schedule changes as needed.
• Lead engaging activities such as art projects and early literacy exercises
• Pack and unpack lunchboxes daily; maintain and restock backpacks and school supplies
• Kid-related errands as needed (restocking school extras, change of clothes, supplies, etc.)

Household Organization & Maintenance

• Maintain existing household organizational systems; reorganize and refine over time as needed
• Daily resets of kitchen, playroom, and children's rooms
• Light tidying throughout the day: loading and unloading dishwasher, and keeping up with dishes, wiping surfaces and tables including children's seating
• Tidy and maintain outdoor spaces, including children's play areas
• Seasonal swaps of clothing and decor
• Assist with event and guest prep (children's birthdays, holidays, visitors)
• Support packing and unpacking for family travel, focused on children's items

Deep Cleaning & Special Projects

• Occasional deep-cleaning tasks as time allows (fridge, baseboards, oven)
• Refresh high-use areas such as mudroom and entryway as needed
• Organizational projects for toys, household closets and cabinets, and children's closets and drawers

Inventory & Errands

• Maintain a running list of pantry, fridge, and household supplies that need restocking
• Additional grocery errands as needed (i.e., Trader Joe’s); family handles the primary weekly grocery order
• Returns, dry cleaning, and gift-related errands
• Mail and package sorting; breaking down and disposing of boxes

Meal Support

• Light meal prep, including chopping vegetables, assembling or heating children’s dinners, and batch-prepping kid-friendly items such as muffins and snacks (keeping the family’s dietary preferences in mind)
• Prepare school lunches daily
• Kitchen cleanup and maintenance throughout the day

Laundry & Linens

• Support in washing, drying, and folding children’s laundry including occasional pool towels
• Maintain organization of children’s drawers and closets
• Maintain a tidy and well-stocked laundry area

Pet Care

• Occasional outdoor bathroom breaks for the family dog
• Administer medications occasionally when family is away
• Maintain pet supplies

Vehicle Upkeep

• Fuel the family vehicle when noticed to be low or when asked

Vendor & Property Oversight

• Be present and available when contractors or service providers are on-site
• Research and coordinate repair quotes and vendor services as needed

How to Apply

Please submit a short intro letter, an updated resume, and three professional references with contact information. Please note that this role requires a background check.

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