AUSTIN, TX (LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY)- Entrepreneurial parents near Bull Creek seek a patient, flexible, and proactive long-term Family Assistant to help manage their household and care for their two sweet, school-aged children, a 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy. The position requires a Monday to Friday schedule from 7:30am to 5:00pm, with occasional overnight stays, late nights, and travel. The children attend school Monday through Thursday from 8:30am to 3:10pm and sometimes participate in after-school activities. Fridays will involve spending part of the day with the children and taking them to activities such as dance, violin, and occasionally martial arts.

The Family Assistant will handle various household management tasks, including keeping common areas tidy, loading and unloading the dishwasher, wiping down counters, running errands, grocery shopping and managing online orders, doing family laundry, and handling other organizational projects. Responsibilities also include school pick-ups and transportation to and from after-school activities, with an on-the-job car provided. The Assistant will manage the maintenance of this car. Additional duties include preparing gluten-free dinners for the children (one of whom has an egg allergy), assisting with homework, engaging in indoor and outdoor activities, and scheduling child and household appointments, including maintenance. Both parents work from an office, with the mother rarely working from home. They have a pet bunny in the home that the children are responsible for, although the Family Assistant may need to feed it when the family is on vacation.

The ideal candidate will have experience with school-age children and managing household tasks, demonstrating professionalism, reliability, and punctuality. Someone who is interested in making a long-term commitment and growing with the family.  They seek a candidate who is friendly and able to connect as a friend and mentor to the children. Someone kind, patient, active, energetic, fun and proactive. A problem-solver with great common sense, and an excellent communicator.

This role offers 10 days of vacation per year and 3-5 days of sick time. Paid time off will accrue where 2 days are granted after 60 days and additional days accrue weekly, allowing for a full week off after six months. There are also 9 paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Pay is $25-$35 per hour gross via payroll. Start date is ASAP!