House Manager & Family Assistant with Meal Support

• →Occasional school pickup for one child (approximately 35 minutes from home, no traffic); coordination of on-call availability when needed
• →Activity prep and logistics: ensuring sports equipment (skates, ski gear, football gear) is clean, organized, and ready before each kid's scheduled activities
• →Backpack, clothing, and snack prep for school days
• →Light supervision and backup childcare as needed

• Build and maintain household organization systems throughout the home, with an eye for both function and aesthetics
• Daily resets: making beds, clearing surfaces, managing dishes, vacuuming high-traffic areas, and prepping the home for weekly cleaners
• Mail collection, sorting, and package handling (including breaking down boxes and managing returns)
• Indoor plant care
• Seasonal clothing, bedding, and equipment swaps; donation coordination
• Holiday and event prep, including supporting the planning and logistics of a large Thanksgiving gathering (approximately 20 guests), with pre- and post-event clean-up
• Packing and unpacking support for family travel
• Routine home upkeep: replacing batteries, light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, and similar small-but-important tasks

• Pantry, fridge, and household supply restocking
• Maintaining a running household supply and grocery list
• Managing household orders and subscriptions
• Returns, gift shopping, and errand coordination

• Approximately 4 dinners per week: open to batch-prep, ingredient prep, or freshly prepared
• Grocery shopping with a shared list; helping build a master staples list based on the family's regular needs
• School snacks and lunch stocking (primarily inventory and prep)
• Kitchen clean-up and maintenance

• No tree nuts in the home. One child has a severe tree-nut allergy; cashews in particular have resulted in a medical emergency. Peanuts, almonds, pistachios, and coconut are permitted. All other nuts are prohibited. No nut-based foods or substitutes may be brought in without explicit approval from the parents.
• One parent follows a mostly plant-based diet with minimal meat.
• One parent cannot have cream-based products (e.g., ice cream, sour cream); standard dairy such as milk, butter, and cheese is fine.

• Wash, dry, fold, and put away laundry for the full household
• Linen care and rotation
• Maintaining a tidy and well-stocked laundry area

• Daily feeding and walks for both dogs
• Monthly flea and tick medication reminders
• Maintaining pet supplies
• Occasional overnight pet care

• Cleaning, fueling, and organizing family vehicles

• Priority organization areas: home office, front closet, hall closet, upstairs bathrooms, laundry room, garage, and workout area
• Occasional deep cleans: refrigerator, oven, baseboards
• Refreshing entryway and mudroom areas
• Cleaning and maintaining humidifiers and air purifiers

• Serving as the point of contact for contractors, landscapers, and service providers
• Researching and coordinating repairs, quotes, and seasonal maintenance
• Occasional coordination with the property manager for a nearby rental property

• Household calendar management, including proactive visibility into upcoming kids' activities, school events, and scheduling needs
• Consolidating family accounts and subscriptions onto a shared household email and calendar
• Travel planning support
• Create and maintaining a shared project list and proactively surfacing decisions, costs, and blockers

Please send a short intro letter, an updated resume, and 3 professional references with contact information to Sage Haus. This role requires a background check.

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