Household Assistant / Family Helper (Tuesday-Thursday) @Private Residence
Household Assistant / Family Helper (Tuesday-Thursday)
Hourly @Private Residence
📍 Katonah, NY
✏️ 17 hours ago
Description
Household Assistant / Family Helper (Tuesday-Thursday)
Location: Katonah, NY
Schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8:00 am-7:00 pm (33 hours/week, including paid downtime)
Pay: $27 / hour = $900 / week
Start date: Immediate
About the Role
We're a warm, busy family looking for a reliable, kind, and organized household assistant to keep our mornings and afternoons running smoothly three days a week. You'll help get our 4th grader out the door in the morning, then return for the after-school stretch of homework, chores, and dinner. Along the way, you'll care for our easygoing coonhound mix and keep the kitchen in good order.
Your Day
Morning (8:00-11:00 am)
Make sure our 4th grader gets to school on time (9:07am), including breakfast and a packed lunch and snack
Walk our dog (a mild-tempered coonhound mix)
Light housekeeping: load the dishwasher and tidy the kitchen after breakfast and lunch prep
Midday (11:00 am-3:00 pm)
Paid downtime. You're welcome to rest, read, or do personal work quietly at the house or leave and return
Afternoon and Evening (3:00-7:00 pm)
Walk the dog
Meet our child after school (3:45pm) and oversee snack time
Supervise homework and assigned chores, including feeding the dog
Prepare an easy meal and serve dinner
Post-dinner kitchen clean up
Supervise occasional playdates
What We're Looking For
Experience with children, ideally elementary-age, as a nanny, babysitter, teacher's aide, or similar
Dependable, punctual, and comfortable following a routine
Patient and positive, able to encourage a 9-10 year old with homework and chores
Comfortable with dogs and confident handling daily walks
Able to prepare simple, healthy meals
Reliable transportation
Non-smoker; references required; background check and clean driving record
Nice to Have
CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to get certified)
Experience helping with homework
What We Offer
Consistent, predictable three-day schedule
Paid midday downtime
A friendly household and a sweet dog
Location: Katonah, NY
Schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8:00 am-7:00 pm (33 hours/week, including paid downtime)
Pay: $27 / hour = $900 / week
Start date: Immediate
About the Role
We're a warm, busy family looking for a reliable, kind, and organized household assistant to keep our mornings and afternoons running smoothly three days a week. You'll help get our 4th grader out the door in the morning, then return for the after-school stretch of homework, chores, and dinner. Along the way, you'll care for our easygoing coonhound mix and keep the kitchen in good order.
Your Day
Morning (8:00-11:00 am)
Make sure our 4th grader gets to school on time (9:07am), including breakfast and a packed lunch and snack
Walk our dog (a mild-tempered coonhound mix)
Light housekeeping: load the dishwasher and tidy the kitchen after breakfast and lunch prep
Midday (11:00 am-3:00 pm)
Paid downtime. You're welcome to rest, read, or do personal work quietly at the house or leave and return
Afternoon and Evening (3:00-7:00 pm)
Walk the dog
Meet our child after school (3:45pm) and oversee snack time
Supervise homework and assigned chores, including feeding the dog
Prepare an easy meal and serve dinner
Post-dinner kitchen clean up
Supervise occasional playdates
What We're Looking For
Experience with children, ideally elementary-age, as a nanny, babysitter, teacher's aide, or similar
Dependable, punctual, and comfortable following a routine
Patient and positive, able to encourage a 9-10 year old with homework and chores
Comfortable with dogs and confident handling daily walks
Able to prepare simple, healthy meals
Reliable transportation
Non-smoker; references required; background check and clean driving record
Nice to Have
CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to get certified)
Experience helping with homework
What We Offer
Consistent, predictable three-day schedule
Paid midday downtime
A friendly household and a sweet dog
Ready to apply? ⤵
Household Assistant / Family Helper (Tuesday-Thursday)
Hourly @Private Residence