Household Manager & Family Assistant (with Meal Prep Support)

Job Title: Household Manager & Family Assistant (with Meal Prep Support)

Location: Rochester, MN 55902

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

Schedule: Approximately 9:00 AM–1:00 PM; morning start time preferred after the children leave for school. Days are negotiable and can be structured around the candidate’s other commitments.

Compensation: $28–$33 per hour, commensurate with experience

Start Date: ASAP

Requirements

• Maintain a smoke-free environment.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Reliable transportation, clean driving record, and valid driver's license required (mileage reimbursement provided for household-related driving completed during scheduled work hours).
• Ability to navigate going up and down stairs throughout the day as part of the normal workflow of the role.
• CPR and First Aid certified, or willing to obtain certification.

About Our Family

We are a busy, warm, and active multigenerational family with a full calendar and a lot of moving pieces to coordinate. Our home is welcoming and connected, and we value kindness, respect, open-mindedness, and a peaceful environment. Our household includes two children, one of whom is autistic. While this is not primarily a childcare role, we value someone who is comfortable around neurodivergent children and brings a patient, understanding, and accepting presence to the home.

While we have childcare support in place, the behind-the-scenes logistics of running the household still require a significant amount of mental energy. There are schedules to coordinate, activities and programs to manage, household services to arrange, groceries and supplies to keep stocked, repairs to follow up on, and countless small details that need attention. We are looking for someone who can step into that gap, take ownership of these details, and help make the household run more smoothly. Above all, we hope to welcome someone into our home who is warm, professional, and would genuinely enjoy becoming a trusted and valued part of the household.

Who You Are / What We're Looking For

You are a true household manager at heart. You naturally think in systems, logistics, timelines, and next steps, and you enjoy bringing order to a busy environment. You do not need to be handed a checklist every morning. You can look at everything happening across the household, determine what needs attention, and take ownership from there.

You are proactive, resourceful, and comfortable making things happen. You can research options, make recommendations, coordinate details, and follow through until a task is complete. You communicate well, work independently, and feel empowered to suggest better ways of doing things. Just as importantly, you are kind, mature, respectful, and easy to have around. You are looking for a long-term relationship and want to become someone the household can genuinely rely on.

Key Responsibilities

Household Organization & Management

• Take ownership of the household’s day-to-day operational flow, prioritizing competing needs and ensuring tasks move through to completion.
• Create and maintain practical systems for household organization, routines, belongings, seasonal transitions, and everyday upkeep.
• Manage household resets and organization between professional cleaning visits, ensuring the home remains orderly and functional.
• Coordinate with cleaners and other household support, clarifying expectations and ensuring services are scheduled and completed.
• Identify household needs before they become problems and recommend practical solutions that make daily life easier.
• Care for indoor plants and manage household access and logistics when service providers or vendors are in the home.

Administrative & Family Support

• Manage the household calendar and coordinate school, activities, programs, camps, appointments, and other family commitments.
• Handle school and activity administration, registrations, forms, emails, supply lists, and other recurring responsibilities.
• Coordinate appointments, resources, and scheduling related to the children’s needs and support services.
• Research and coordinate family activities, programs, services, and travel, including packing before departure and helping reset the home after returning.
• Follow up on outstanding household and administrative items to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.

Inventory & Errands

• Manage household inventory, including pantry staples, household supplies, and other frequently used essentials, anticipating needs and keeping the home appropriately stocked.
• Handle returns, dry cleaning, gift shopping, mail and packages, and other household errands.
• Create simple systems for organizing household supplies and keeping track of items that need to be replenished or addressed.
• Break down and dispose of boxes and handle other routine household logistics as needed.

Meal Support

• Plan and prepare approximately 3–5 family meals per week in collaboration with the household’s existing cooking support and changing family preferences.
• Manage all grocery needs related to meal preparation, including planning, online ordering, in-person shopping, and keeping ingredients appropriately stocked.
• Prepare fresh produce, proteins, grains, and other ingredients for the week, including batch preparation and grab-and-go snacks.
• Introduce variety and new meal ideas while remaining attentive to the household’s preferences and existing meal routines.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and functional kitchen throughout meal preparation and following meals.

Laundry & Linens

• Manage laundry, including washing, folding, organizing, and putting away clothing.
• Support the household’s existing laundry routines as needed, including appropriate reminders, structure, and organization.
• Handle ironing, steaming, linen rotation, and special garment care as needed.
• Maintain an organized, well-stocked laundry area.

Vendor & Property Oversight

• Serve as the primary point of contact for cleaners, contractors, maintenance providers, lawn and snow services, and other household vendors.
• Research providers, gather options and quotes, make recommendations, and coordinate services through completion.
• Manage preventative maintenance, repairs, seasonal services, and recurring household needs, including maintaining a simple system for tracking what is due and when.
• Track routine vehicle maintenance, registration, insurance reminders, cleaning, and organization.

Note: This role requires a background check.