House Manager Prep

Job Title: House Manager with Meal Prep Support

Location: Ballard | Seattle, WA | 98117

Employment Type: Part-Time | 20–25 hours per week

Schedule: Monday–Thursday, approximately 12:00–6:30 PM. Some flexibility for occasional additional coverage for evenings and weekends is a plus.

Compensation: $37–$42/hour, based on experience

Start Date: ASAP

• Reliable personal transportation required for household errands
• Maintain a smoke-free environment
• CPR and First Aid certification preferred
• COVID and flu vaccinations preferred
• Comfortable working in a multi-level home and around a friendly dog

We are a warm, active family of four living in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood with two school-age children, ages 6 and 10, and a French Bulldog. Our kids recently transitioned from homeschooling into school, and as our family's rhythm continues to evolve, we're ready to bring in thoughtful household support that helps our home feel calmer, more organized, and easier to manage.

One parent works primarily from home with concentrated afternoon work hours and travels internationally for one to two weeks every couple of months. The other parent balances family life with a part-time business and is looking to reclaim some of the time and mental energy currently spent keeping all the household details moving.

Our family values kindness, independence, clear communication, and respectful relationships. We practice a peaceful parenting approach centered around strong but gentle boundaries rather than rewards, bribes, or punishments. We're intentional about teaching our children how to care for themselves, their belongings, and their home, so we're looking for someone who will support those skills rather than simply doing everything for them.

We have professional cleaners every Friday, along with regular landscaping and dog-walking support, so this isn't a housekeeping or nanny position. We're looking for a true House Manager who can fill the gaps between those supports — cooking, laundry, household resets, organization, errands, and keeping the home moving forward throughout the week.

You bring a calm, capable presence and a strong work ethic to a busy home. You’re organized, observant, and naturally proactive — able to walk in, assess what needs attention, prioritize, and get moving without needing constant direction. You understand that supporting a household with ADHD means creating helpful structure, staying flexible, and keeping things moving forward without adding more noise or overwhelm.

You have high emotional intelligence and know how to read the room. You’re warm, kind, and supportive, but also comfortable working independently and giving the family space. With the children, you bring quiet confidence: patient and encouraging while holding clear, consistent boundaries and helping them build greater independence.

You’re equally comfortable tackling laundry and household organization, running errands, or getting a fresh family dinner on the table. This is a high-work-ethic, low-ego role for someone who takes pride in being dependable, useful, and one step ahead.

• Quietly confident, calm, kind, and grounded
• Highly organized with strong follow-through and accountability
• Proactive, self-directed, and able to prioritize without micromanagement
• High EQ with a natural ability to read the room
• Patient and supportive in an ADHD/neurodiverse household
• Comfortable creating structure without being rigid
• Warm with children while maintaining clear, healthy boundaries
• Aligned with peaceful parenting and fostering age-appropriate independence
• High work ethic, low ego, and willing to jump in where needed
• Confident…