Overview
A busy West Village family is seeking a seasoned, energetic and highly motivated full-time housekeeper/house manager to help manage and maintain their home and keep their active household running smoothly. The role is eight hours per day, Monday through Friday, ideally 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm. The ideal candidate is diligent, detail-oriented, and flexible, and can take responsibility for the many different aspects of managing the day-to-day needs of the household. Above all, the ideal candidate will have a positive, can-do attitude and a willingness to pitch in where the family needs.
Responsibilities
- Deep cleaning and organizing the home (including the closets and basement storage) to maintain a clean and neat environment
- The candidate must also have excellent laundry skills and will handle all laundry
- The role includes keeping an inventory of household items (including grocery items) and restocking as needed
- Setting and overseeing appointments for home repairs and maintenance
- Setting and overseeing appointments for seasonal plantings
- Running errands for the family (including errands related to the family's children and pets)
- Assisting with seasonal and holiday decorating
- Managing the family’s storage space and coordinating the transport of items to and from storage as needed
- Coordinating regular dry cleaning pickups and deliveries and arranging for any necessary mending
- Handling all packages that arrive, including opening packages and sorting items and coordinating returns/exchanges
- Packing and unpacking for travel
- Preparation and cleanup for occasional entertaining
- Candidate should be comfortable with tasks such as flower arranging and caring for delicate items such as china
Requirements
- The family has two young children, a 45-lb dog, and a cat, and so the candidate must be pet and child friendly
- The home is a townhouse with five floors and so the candidate must also be comfortable going up and down flights of stairs throughout the day; there is no elevator
- The candidate must have strong spoken and written English fluency and must be comfortable communicating via text message daily with the family and the family’s part-time family assistant, who will coordinate with the housekeeper on many of the tasks
- The candidate must also be comfortable using cellphone applications to help organize the household inventory, to do lists, and schedules (e.g., Cozi)
Salary and Benefits
- The salary for this role is $115,000
- $450/month ($5,400/year) healthcare stipend
- A discretionary year-end bonus
- Monthly unlimited MetroCard
- The job will be paid on the books and through a payroll service on a W2
