Home Organizing Specialist

Part-Time | Project-Based | Houston Area

About the Role

Not every family we help is moving. Many just need a home that works again: a garage they can park in, a closet they can use, a house that's grown too full to manage. These are shorter projects, often a single day or a few sessions, and you're frequently the only Harbor Lane person in the home. That makes you the whole experience for that client.

What You'll Do

• Work side by side with clients to sort, declutter, and organize rooms, closets, garages, storage areas, and other household spaces
• Guide the process at the client's pace while respecting that every decision about their belongings is ultimately theirs
• Help sort belongings into categories such as keep, gift, sell, donate, and release
• Create practical organization systems that clients can realistically maintain after the project is complete
• Organize and reset finished spaces so they are functional, comfortable, and visually clear
• Prepare donation items and transport donation loads when needed
• Track and organize donation receipts for clients and their families
• Help identify items that may require additional services, such as resale, hauling, or disposal
• Photograph before-and-after results with the client's permission
• Follow project plans, checklists, schedules, and client-specific instructions
• Communicate project progress and important information back to the Harbor Lane team
• Maintain a calm, respectful, and professional presence throughout each project
• Serve as the trusted face of Harbor Lane when working independently in a client's home

What We're Looking For

You do not need to have a formal background in professional organizing, but you should genuinely enjoy creating order and helping people make their homes easier to live in.

We're looking for someone who:

• Can walk into a cluttered room and begin seeing how the space could function better
• Genuinely enjoys organizing, sorting, and creating practical systems
• Has patience with clients who may need additional time to make decisions about their belongings
• Understands that decluttering can be emotional and never pressures or judges a client
• Is comfortable spending several hours working closely with the same person
• Brings warmth, patience, and professionalism to every interaction
• Can work independently without a supervisor constantly on site
• Takes initiative and knows how to keep a project moving forward
• Pays close attention to details
• Treats everything seen or discussed inside a client's home with complete discretion
• Is dependable and arrives prepared and on time
• Communicates clearly and professionally with clients, family members, and the Harbor Lane team
• Can follow an established project plan while adapting when circumstances change

Physical & Other Requirements

This is an active, hands-on position. Team members must be able to:

• Lift and carry up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation
• Stand and walk for extended periods
• Bend, reach, kneel, and perform repetitive movements throughout a project
• Safely use a standard household step stool
• Work in homes that may be dusty, cluttered, heavily furnished, or in varying states of repair
• Have a valid driver's license
• Have reliable transportation and current auto insurance
• Be willing and able to make donation runs, including transporting boxes and bags in your personal vehicle
• Have a smartphone and be comfortable using mobile apps for schedules, photographs, checklists, and project communication
• Be authorized to work in the United States

Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Schedule & Hours

This is a part-time, project-based position rather than a traditional fixed weekly schedule.

Most projects:

• Take approximately four to eight hours in a day
• Occur Monday through Friday
• Generally take place between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM
• May occasionally take place on Saturdays
• May be completed in one day or across several sessions

Weekly hours will vary based on client and project volume, and there is no guaranteed minimum number of hours.

Where We Work

Harbor Lane serves clients throughout the greater Houston area, including:

• Houston
• Katy
• Sugar Land
• The Woodlands
• Kingwood
• Spring
• Cypress
• Pearland
• Friendswood
• Memorial

About Harbor Lane

Harbor Lane helps older adults and their families navigate the practical realities of maintaining, organizing, downsizing, and transitioning a home.

Our role is to make complicated seasons feel more manageable by providing one trusted point of support and helping families coordinate the details they may not have the time, energy, or experience to handle on their own.

For this role, success is not simply creating a beautiful before-and-after.

It is leaving behind a space that works better for the person who lives there, and making the process feel respectful, calm, and manageable from beginning to end.

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $20