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About the Role

Seeking a proactive and organized Family Assistant & House Manager to support a busy family of four in San Francisco's Inner Sunset neighborhood. This role is crucial for maintaining a calm, organized, and well-cared-for home environment, allowing the parents more family time. The ideal candidate will be a systems thinker, tech-savvy, and comfortable with children, bringing warmth, patience, and a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

Support school pickups and after-school activities.
Provide supervision and backup childcare as needed.
Offer Thursday evening childcare support for date nights.
Prepare backpacks, clothing, and snacks for school days.
Ensure sports uniforms are ready for practice and game days.
Assist with packing/unpacking and preparing for family travel.
Create and maintain household organization systems.
Perform daily resets to keep the home tidy.
Handle light tidying tasks including dishes, surfaces, and trash disposal.
Manage seasonal décor swaps.
Prepare and coordinate donation drop-offs.
Assist with event, holiday, and guest preparations.
Change batteries in household items and perform minor touch-ups like spot painting.
Wash, fold, and put away laundry, including ironing and special garment care.
Manage linen rotation for children's rooms.
Maintain a tidy and well-stocked laundry area.
Restock pantry, fridge, and household supplies.
Manage running household supply lists.
Handle returns, dry cleaning, and occasional gift shopping.
Manage mail and package handling.
Break down boxes for recycling.
Unload grocery deliveries and prep produce.
Prepare healthy snacks for the children.
Maintain kitchen clean-up and general organization.
Minimize food waste and support fridge organization.
Take the family vehicle to the car wash and perform light interior cleaning.
Restock car essentials and refuel the vehicle as needed.
Schedule regular vehicle maintenance.
Perform occasional deep cleans of appliances and areas like the fridge, oven, baseboards, garage, mudroom, and entryway.
Clean humidifiers and air purifiers.
Undertake organizational projects for toys, gear, and kids' spaces.
Manage and update the shared household Google Calendar.
Support travel planning and logistics.
Research and coordinate children's activity enrollment and scheduling.
Coordinate events and appointments.
Oversee vendor coordination for repairs and property maintenance.
Manage outdoor spaces by picking up toys and organizing items.

Requirements

Maintain a smoke-free and fragrance-free environment.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Reliable transportation required; family vehicle available and preferred for use with children.
Clean driving record and a safe, responsible driver.
Up-to-date vaccinations required (general, COVID, and flu).
CPR and First Aid certification preferred.
Must be experienced, mature, and genuinely proactive.
Must be a systems thinker who enjoys creating order.
Must be tech-savvy and comfortable with shared digital tools like Google Calendar.
Must use kind communication while being clear and direct.
Must ask great questions and follow through reliably.
Must be organized, detail-oriented, and able to balance the big picture with small details.
Must be able to prioritize in real time, pivot when plans change, and stay calm and capable.
Must be at ease around active, high-energy kids and bring warmth, patience, and consistency.
Must be willing to get outside, play pretend, and encourage children's imagination.
Must understand where to step in, take ownership, and support from behind the scenes.
Must pride oneself on dependability and flexibility.
Must bring a grounded, can-do presence to the home.
May bring an eye for design.
May pitch in on light research tasks, sourcing camps and activities, comparing household products, or helping find thoughtful solutions for the home.
Must carry oneself with professionalism and take pride in work.
Must genuinely enjoy supporting a family.
Must feel invested in helping the household run smoothly.
Must find satisfaction in making things feel organized, calm, and well cared for.
Requires a background check.

Skills

Organization
Time Management
Childcare
Household Management
Proactive Initiative
Systems Thinking
Tech Savvy
Communication (Kind, Clear, Direct)
Detail-Oriented
Prioritization
Adaptability
Calm Under Pressure
Patience
Consistency
Playfulness
Dependability
Flexibility
Professionalism
Driving
Light Research
Event Coordination
Vendor Management

Location

San Francisco, CA 94122

Work Type

Part-Time
20 hours per week
Potential for increased hours

Experience Level

Based on experience

Salary/Compensations

$40–$45 per hour

Benefits

Monthly cell phone stipend
Parking permit

About the Company

We are a family of four based in San Francisco's Inner Sunset neighborhood.
Both parents work full-time in the startup world.
We value a home environment that feels grounded, thoughtful, and well cared for.
We use a shared Google Calendar to manage household logistics.
We believe in using and maintaining systems that actually work.
We've had wonderful household support in the past and know firsthand how transformative the right person can be.
We love our household to feel calm, organized, and ready.
We’re looking for someone to complement the daily rhythm of our home and support our day-to-day so that we can have more time as a family.