House Manager & Family Assistant; Prep & Light Childcare

House Manager & Family Assistant (with Meal Prep & Light Childcare)

Job Title: House Manager & Family Assistant (with Meal Prep & Light Childcare)

Location: Phoenix, AZ 85048

Employment Type: Part-time | 15-20 hours per week

Schedule: 3-4 days per week, Monday-Friday, afternoon shifts (approximately 4-5-hour shifts).

Occasional evening availability for date nights and flexibility for backup childcare when children have school days off and/or seasonal breaks.

Compensation: $30-$35 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Start Date: ASAP

• Maintain a smoke-free environment.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Reliable transportation required; candidate may use a family vehicle for work-related tasks.
• CPR and First Aid certification preferred.

Based in Phoenix, we're a warm, social, and easygoing family of four—two working parents, one sweet, medium-sized older dog, and two spirited, independent school-age kids (ages 5 and
7) who make our home feel lively and bright. Life here moves at a quick pace. Between one parent’s exciting career transition, the other parent’s demanding work and travel schedule, the kids’ varying school pickup times and extracurricular activities, and a steady stream of neighbors popping by, there’s always something going on.

Our early-rising household has a relaxed, open-door energy, and we love spending time with friends, staying active, celebrating birthdays and holidays in a fun way, and encouraging our children to explore their interests, including art, cooking, and gardening. But we also deeply value having a calm, organized home to recharge in and the space to truly exhale and connect with each other as partners and as a family.

Right now, the gap between the two is where we’re seeking support, which is especially noticeable during the after-school stretch, when both parents are juggling wrapping up their workdays, school pickups, prepping dinner, unloading backpacks, and tackling laundry, dishes, and homework support.

While we have biweekly cleaners, with our bustling schedules, demanding careers, and active social life, we’re looking for a proactive, self-directed house manager who brings calm, creativity, and initiative to our home so we can focus more on being fully present with each other as a family and as partners, and continuing to grow a new business venture.

You're warm, proactive, and intuitive - you walk into a home, immediately see what needs to be done and what systems could be created and streamlined, and take action with minimal oversight. You have high emotional intelligence and can easily read the room - you can hold a friendly conversation, and you're comfortable in a highly social, lively house, but you’re also equally comfortable in quiet moments and know when it’s time to support the family’s ability to recharge peacefully or focus on finishing up the workday undisturbed.

You have a mellow energy, are patient with school-age children (ages 5-7), have experience caring for them, and are highly creative - you love setting up art projects, putting up fun holiday decorations, supporting birthday party prep, and encouraging children to explore their interests. You bring a gentle yet firm structure to your childcare - you know how to set appropriate boundaries, help foster their independence, and encourage age-appropriate responsibilities.

You’re also a fan of dogs and are comfortable supporting daily walks.

Our ideal fit is someone who can support organizational projects (spices, pantry, kids’ art projects), laundry, meal planning/prep, pet care, light child care, and implementing systems that keep the home running smoothly. You also have excellent time management skills, take…