House Manager/Personal/Family Assistant - Laurel Canyon

Los Angeles CA

Description

80K- 120K DOE and work history — plus benefits/vacation, 9am- 5pm/ 6pm during Covid, after Covid 10/11am – 6/7pm, with flex as needed MUST BE OPEN TO A WEEKLY COVID TEST AND TO WORKING IN A MASK! An amazing and fun loving family in Laurel Canyon is seeking a highly trained Jill or Jack of All trades — a true switch army knife who can accomplish a lot. We seek someone who is high functioning, hyper organized and knows how to work in a very fast paced environment (and can also be quiet when the kids are doing their work or folks are in the office). The correct person for this role can keep pace, roll with the flow, isn’t too sensitive and is highly attuned. MUST be extremely effective and a multi - tasking extraordinaire. There are 2 kids 15 and 11— SO must be kid friendly as well as animal friendly as they have two dogs. When life resumes, there are two schools and many activities. There is an assistant car to be used. These are 2 working parents running several businesses and are seeking an all purpose, flexible and multi-talented personal assistant/family assistant. There is a housekeeper and chef so must be a team player. The ideal person has previous experience organizing a home, running a household, utilizing technology, ie. sending cal invites, etc. This person is also proactive, creative and someone who likes to make suggestions, take initiative and obsessively follow up. They would be flexible and solution oriented as new needs arise. They don’t mind doing the small things (i.e cleaning up around the house) or managing projects (i.e. organizing the house). They would understand and exercise discretion, judgement and confidentiality. Extremely generous family when you have proved your capabilities. Organize the house and help keep it organized On time, accountable, honest and trustworthy Extremely detail oriented Respectful, well mannered and polite Creates lists for everything and lives by their WIP (work in progress doc) and follows up obsessively Work with the housekeeper/chef, interface with office assistants and staff as needed Shop for groceries/household needs/ clothing, gifting, etc (at the grocery store/instacart/Amazon/ etc) Drop off and pick up dry cleaning, run errands, etc. Oversee home improvements (and coordinate handymen when needed): Assist with keeping track of kids’ school needs/activities/sports Help with party planning Take care of dog, vet, groomer etc Research as needed Assist with vacation and camp packing etc Holiday organization, packing Ability to set-up and use technology (i.e. connecting video game modules to the television; downloading and set up apps on smartphones (we use iPhones; use email, calendar apps, task/to do apps, etc.)