Family Assistant

Family Assistant/Nanny Position Summary: Our client, a professional couple with school-aged children, is seeking an experienced, polished, and energetic Family Assistant/Nanny to support the smooth daily operation of their Charleston, SC home. The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter who genuinely enjoys engaging with children, brings strong household management skills, and is willing to assist with cooking, light housekeeping, errands, laundry, and family logistics. This is a busy, active household with a zero-tolerance approach to recreational screen time for the children. The successful candidate will be active, smart, positive, engaging, and comfortable serving as a strong role model while partnering well with the principals and existing housekeeping team. General Responsibilities: Support the family in the smooth daily operation of the home, children's schedules, and household routines Serve as a positive, engaging, and active role model for the children while building a warm, appropriate connection with them Maintain a no recreational screen-time environment by providing structure, conversation, creative play, reading, outdoor activity, and other age-appropriate engagement Run errands, shop for groceries and household supplies, maintain inventories, and restock proactively Keep the residence orderly; perform daily household pickup, light housekeeping Plan and prepare healthy, balanced meals and snacks Perform household laundry, and stain treatment as needed Help walk the family dog a few times/week Coordinate vendors, deliveries, service providers Identify household needs and take initiative with organization projects, seasonal edits, etc. Childcare, Scheduling & Logistics: Manage family calendars, school activities, appointments, sports, camps, lessons, events, and daily commitments Keep children organized, prepared, on time, and accountable for age-appropriate responsibilities and chores Drive children to and from school, activities, lessons, sports, camps, play dates, field trips, medical appointments, and events Assist with homework, studying, reading requirements, projects, school platforms, and daily organization Purchase and organize school, extracurricular, camp, and activity supplies in advance. Coordinate play dates, children's activities, community service participation twice monthly, and activity-day logistics Prepare and pack children for trips, camps, activities, and travel; unpack and return belongings afterward Stay overnight with the children or travel with the family when needed Qualifications: Prior experience caring for school-aged children or working in a similar Family Assistant/Nanny role. Excellent verifiable references Highly organized, proactive, dependable, punctual, flexible, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple responsibilities independently. Polished, smart, energetic, active, positive, and comfortable setting an excellent example for children. Warm and engaging with children while maintaining appropriate structure and boundaries Comfortable cooking healthy family meals, performing light housekeeping, doing household laundry, and running errands. Strong communicator who accepts instruction and feedback with ease and works well with parents, children, and staff. Discreet, adaptable to changing routines, and comfortable in a busy family household. Tech savvy and able to manage calendars, school websites, apps, and family logistics. Red Cross, First Aid, and CPR certified or willing to become certified; comfortable supervising children in a pool and at the beach. Schedule: Monday – Friday, approximately 10:30/11:00 am to 6:30 pm Flexibility required based on school, sports, family schedules One date night per week (Mon-Thu) and the schedule shifts from 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm Compensation: Hourly compensation of $35/hour Benefits include: a healthcare stipend, a vehicle stipend, PTO, paid holidays, sick days, and overtime for anything beyond 40 hours/week #indmps Our Story: Mahler Private Staffing works with America’s leading families to find experienced private domestic staffing professionals for their homes and family offices. We take a personalized approach and work to get to know our candidatesas well as we know our clients, so we can make lasting, long-term placements. Due to the overwhelming number of applicants, we regret that we are unable to provide individual responses. Rest assured that selected candidates will be personally contacted for further consideration. We would like to emphasize that there are no fees associated with the application process for applicants. #J-18808-Ljbffr Mahler Private Staffing