Household Manager & Family Assistant

About This Role

This part-time role supports a busy single-parent household with two boys and a dog, taking ownership of day-to-day logistics to create a smoother-running home. The position suits a proactive, organized individual who can manage household tasks and provide family assistance, working independently while respecting a work-from-home environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Monday as the primary food day: meal plan, shop for groceries (combination of Instacart and in-person for fresh produce and values-aligned meat), and batch prep proteins and vegetables for the week
• Prep protein and fiber-forward lunch components for parent (5/week)
• Prep lunch for one child and snacks for the other child (2-3/week) with thoughtful support for sensory-sensitive eating and gentle palate expansion
• Prep dinner components (2-4/week) depending on the family schedule
• Prepare batch ingredients so the parent can quickly assemble meals throughout the week (not full meal assembly)
• Occasional breakfast batch prep, such as overnight oats
• Daily kitchen cleanup and reset
• Create and maintain household organization systems, with particular focus on building strong systems in the early weeks of the role
• Daily home reset: dishes, surfaces, vacuuming high-traffic areas
• Prepare the home ahead of biweekly cleaners
• Seasonal clothing swaps for children
• Coordinate donation drop-offs (as time allows)
• Indoor plant care
• Replace batteries, light bulbs, and smoke detector batteries as needed
• Clean dishwasher filter
• Replace air purifier filters quarterly; clean and refill humidifier as needed during winter months
• Occasional outdoor tidy: collect and store kids' toys from the yard, ideally with the children's help
• Help with packing and unpacking for travel as needed
• Quarterly prep for guest sleeping arrangements
• School pickups: one child by 5:00 PM and one by 5:30 PM using the family vehicle
• Prep backpacks, clothing, and snacks
• Help set up space for at-home OT activities per provided instructions
• Occasional light backup childcare and supervision as needed
• Awareness of family calendar
• Manage kids' appointments and activities; work toward a consolidated shared digital calendar
• Coordinate school and activity signups; track and itemize related costs for co-parent cost-sharing (additional hours may be added)
• Support event and appointment coordination
• Travel planning and logistics (nice to have)
• Returns, dry cleaning pick up and drop off
• Mail and package handling, break down boxes and set up a system for organization