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Live-In Weekend Family Assistant
Job #: J2003
THIS IS A LIVE-IN POSITION
Location: RED BANK, NJ
Live-In Details: Bedroom Available
Days: Saturday morning - Monday morning
Hours: 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM (1 hour break during the day)
Compensation: $1200 per week
Start Date: 11/24/2025
A Red Bank, NJ family is seeking a Weekend Family Assistant to help with childcare and light household support. Responsibilities include driving children to activities, assisting with homework, light cooking and cleanup, children’s laundry, organizing closets, and helping with pets. The ideal candidate is reliable, kind, and enjoys creating a positive, organized home environment. There are two large dogs, cat, small tortoises and fish tanks
Main Work Duties:
- Drive children to and from activities and appointments
- Encourage respectful, responsible behavior and helpful habits around the home
- Assist with meal preparation and light cooking for the family
- Clean and tidy kitchen surfaces, dishes, and cookware
- Perform light housekeeping, including making beds and guiding children to make theirs
- Handle children’s laundry, including washing, folding, and organizing
- Assist with organizing closets and maintaining household order
- Manage household tasks such as opening packages and putting items away
- Help care for family pets, including feeding and letting them outside
- Support children with homework, reading, and learning activities
Required Qualities:
- Warm and nurturing
- Responsible and reliable
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Proactive and helpful
- Flexible and adaptable
- Patient and calm
- Discreet and trustworthy
- Pet-friendly
- Good communicator
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 solid years of family assistant experience working in a private home.
- Excellent references from both current and previous employers.
- Ability to work independently.
- Must speak and be able to communicate well in English.
- Authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
- Valid Driver's license and clean driving record.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $1,200.00 per week
Application Question(s):
- Can you tell us about your experience driving children to activities or appointments? How do you ensure their safety while in your care?
- How do you encourage children to be respectful and responsible around the home?
- Are you comfortable preparing simple family meals and cleaning up the kitchen afterward? What types of meals do you typically prepare?
- This role involves light housekeeping and organization—how do you prioritize tasks like laundry, tidying rooms, and organizing closets?
- What’s your process for handling children’s laundry, especially when sorting or organizing clothes by family member?
- Are you comfortable caring for household pets, including feeding and letting them outside?
- How do you help children stay focused and motivated during homework or reading time?
- This position requires you to live-in on the weekends. Are you able to do so from Saturday morning to Monday morning?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $1,200