About the job
Meet the Family! We are a family of four - mom, dad, 10- and 6-year old girls, and an 18-year-old cat. Mom is a lawyer, who works at a law firm located in downtown Houston. She works from the office most days but occasionally works from home as well. Dad is a tax consultant, who works at a firm downtown, and also works from the office most days except Fridays. Our older girl is in fourth grade and our younger one is in first grade. We have had full-time nannies since our oldest was born. Our first nanny was with us for 7 years and only quit to stay home with a new baby. Our only other nanny has been with us for three years but is leaving us to move out of town with her husband. We no longer need a full-time nanny but we definitely need a Family Manager. Our lives and our kids' lives are very busy, and we are hoping to find someone who is organized, active, and fun that can help us embrace the busy-ness each day of the week. Our girls both swim after school most days at a club that is very close to our house and not far from their school. The girls sometimes have other activities after school as well, but they are also within 1-2 miles of our house. We can provide a car if that would be helpful. We have always considered our nannies as part of our family and look forward to viewing our new Family Manager the same way. Our girls are very loving and sweet and really want to connect with whoever we hire next, as they have had great relationships with our past nannies. Job Id: 2299442 Location: Houston, Texas, 77027 Start Date: ASAP Children: female 07/2014, female 11/2017 Compensation: $25-27/hr Schedule: Monday - Friday 1:00pm-7:00pm Family in River Oaks is seeking an energetic Family Manager to be a chauffeur, activities director, and organizational wizard! Candidate will arrive at the home to handle household management tasks: Do children's laundry Prepare children's snack Run errands as needed such as grocery store, post office/returns, buying gifts, take cat to vet, etc. Feed the cat Other duties as needed: schedule appointments, input activities on the calendar, etc. Preferred, but not required: preparing meals for the family, at a minimum, candidate will either prepare meals for the children or do some family prep such as chopping, washing, measuring, thawing, heating, etc. The Family Manager will then transport the children from school and to activities (excellent driving record required). Other duties include: General upkeep - keep children's areas tidy, load/unload dishwasher as needed, clean up after meals Homework support (and read with youngest) Candidate will be: Experienced with school-age kids and genuinely enjoys working with and spending time with children Patient and able to lovingly maintain structure and boundaries Extremely organized A proactive self-starter Reliable and punctual Active and energetic Attentive, fun, and creative - not on their phone Preferred, but not required: a confident cook Comfortable with cats - the family has an indoor cat (domestic short hair, 18 years old) who is very chill because of her age, we would ask the Family Manager to feed her once/day and change her water once every few days Open to occasional date night or weekend sitting Both parents work full-time, mostly from an office, but occasionally from home. Benefits: 2 weeks of vacation per year, up to 1 week of sick time 8 paid holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day