Household Manager & Family Assistant – Peninsula (San Mateo County)

About the role

We are recruiting experienced, reliable, and proactive Household Managers & Family Assistants to support families across the Peninsula (San Mateo County). The role focuses on keeping households running smoothly through organization, light home care, family logistics, and meal support.

Key responsibilities

• Daily home reset: light tidying, kitchen clean‑up, and organizing common spaces.
• Manage household inventory, restocking groceries, pantry staples, and supplies.
• Organize closets, playrooms, mudrooms, paperwork and seasonal rotations.
• Coordinate with cleaners, vendors, deliveries and home‑maintenance providers.
• Handle returns, errands, post‑office, pharmacy pickups and online orders.
• Plan and prep simple, healthy family meals and assist with weekly meal planning.
• Grocery shopping, fridge and pantry organization, and packing snacks or lunches for school‑aged children.
• Support family scheduling, school forms, appointments and travel preparation.
• Optional childcare: school or activity pickups, occasional date‑night support, and engaging children in crafts or outdoor play.

Required profile

• Organized, dependable and proactive with the ability to anticipate needs.
• Calm under pressure and comfortable with changing priorities.
• Warm, respectful and able to build trust with adults and children.
• Tech‑comfortable using tools such as Google Calendar and shared family apps.
• Reliable transportation, eligible to work in the U.S., and able to pass a background check.
• Maintain a smoke‑free environment and be vaccinated as requested by the family.