Part-Time Family Assistant

Overview

Part-Time Family Assistant – Shoreline, WA

A warm, community-minded couple is seeking a thoughtful, organized Family Assistant to support them in their beloved family home. This is a part-time role for someone who can bring genuine care, discretion, and a gentle hands-on presence to a household that has always run independently and is now looking for the right support to keep things running smoothly.

The ideal candidate is highly organized and intuitive with a calm presence, comfortable stepping into an established household rhythm with respect and patience. It is a strong plus if candidates have experience or understanding of Asian culture, and have a sound knowledge of when to step in and out. This family values their privacy, their independence, and their long-standing ways of doing things, so someone who can observe, learn, and manage tasks thoughtfully, rather than impose new systems, will be the best fit.

The family is motivated to find a meticulous and professional candidate for the long-term. They are happy to build the role around the right candidate, remaining flexible to setting the exact days and times that work best for the hired candidate, targeting between 15-30 hours a week, if desired. Remote hours offered for administrative tasks after an onboarding period.

Responsibilities

- Provide light housekeeping support and help maintain the home's organized systems

- Provide help with organizational projects such as closet and garage organization

- Assist with meal preparation, including lunch, as requested

- Provide hands-on help with small household tasks – swiffering the kitchen floor, cleaning up the breakfast table, unloading the dishwasher, doing laundry, changing linens, and breaking down boxes

- Manage and coordinate household vendors, including researching and vetting new vendors as requested or needed

- Set up and help manage low-touch services such as Uber, Instacart, and Amazon Fresh, and support the family in using them comfortably

- Provide occasional driving support to appointments, especially in inclement weather

- Run errands as requested – pharmacy pick-ups, processing online returns and exchanges, coordinating drop offs and pickups for repair of items, etc.

- Offer light companionship and support with day-to-day tasks, including research requests, as the family adjusts to needing more help

- Communicate regularly with the family's adult children, participating in periodic check-ins to discuss what's working and what may need to shift

- Support the household and outdoor spaces, including its gardens and entertaining areas, in coordination with existing vendors

- Help with everyday technology, such as setting up laptops and computers, troubleshooting audio or video on Zoom calls, and connecting Bluetooth devices.

Qualifications

- 5+ years of experience supporting aging clients as a Personal, Family, or Household Assistant

- Highly organized, with an appreciation for structured systems and attention to detail

- Gentle, patient, and intuitive, comfortable learning an established household's rhythm rather than dictating a new one

- Trustworthy and discreet, with genuine respect for the family's privacy

- Comfortable managing vendors and coordinating household logistics

- Able to lift and carry moderately heavy items, including boxes and some furniture, and to move items up and down stairs between floors

- Comfortable communicating with a broader family team, including adult children involved in care coordination

- Comfortable with occasional driving

- Legally authorized to work in the United States

- Located within a commutable distance to Shoreline, Washington

- Willing to undergo an in-depth background check and provide excellent references

- Familiarity with Asian culture, customs, and homekeeping is a strong plus

Compensation

- $50+ per hour | depending on experience

- Guaranteed weekly hours to be set between 15-30 hours per week, depending on what the hired candidate desires