House Manager

Professional management for the home behind your busy life

A high-functioning household has an extraordinary number of moving parts:

  • Vendors

  • Maintenance

  • Household staff

  • Schedules

  • Inventory

  • Deliveries

  • Repairs

  • Appointments

  • Travel

  • Events

  • Seasonal transitions

  • And the hundreds of details that most people don't see — but someone has to manage.

A professional House Manager brings structure and ownership to those responsibilities.

For busy executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, families with multiple residences and households with multiple staff, a House Manager can become the trusted operational hub of the home.

Agency fees include:

  1. Membership fee - $500

  2. Placement Fee* - $6,000

    * Due upon hiring a House Manager

  • Positions must be at least 20 hrs per week

Parents are responsible for hiring and legally paying the House Manager an hourly rate starting at $40-45+/hour 

Placement process (4-6 week process)

  1. Complete booking reservation below

  2. Consultation

  3. Paperwork

  4. Family and agency meet

    Offers an in depth overview of the family’s needs to create a customized job description

  5. Present candidates and arrange interviews with family

  6. Trial period (highly recommended)

  7. Hiring support

Placement benefits include:

1. Comprehensive discussion of your family’s household needs

2. Customized family job description

3. A highly vetted House Manager

From our application, interview process, reference checks and comprehensive criminal background check

4. A liaison to arrange the interview(s) and trial period(s)

5. Support with the hiring process

  • A professional employer/employee Work Agreement template provided

  • Referrals to industry specialist payroll companies

6. Ongoing support to you and the House Manager for the duration of the placement

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  • We provide house manager services throughout Rhode Island, with many families located in Providence, Barrington, East Greenwich and Newport.

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  • Childcare isn’t in the scope of a Household Manager’s responsibilities Their responsibilities center around household management tasks solely.

  • A Household Manager primarily oversees the operation of the home, including household systems, vendors, maintenance, inventory and potentially other household staff.

    A Family Assistant primarily supports the children and family, with household responsibilities incorporated into the role.

    If you're looking for someone to help lighten the mental load of managing your family, a Family Assistant may be the right fit. If you're looking for someone to take ownership of your household's operations, a House Manager may be more appropriate.

  • Yes, a House Manager may coordinate nannies, housekeepers, landscapers, contractors and other household professionals within a primary home or multiple residences.

  • House Managers may come from backgrounds in household management, family assistance, nannying, personal assistance, hospitality, property management, business or office administration and/or other roles that require a high level of organization and responsibility.

    The ideal candidate is proactive, discreet, highly organized, detail-oriented and comfortable managing competing priorities. Experience coordinating vendors, managing staff, overseeing household projects and creating systems for an organized home are particularly valuable.

    Because every household is different, we focus on identifying candidates whose experience and strengths align with your family's specific needs.

  • We begin by learning about your household, schedule, priorities and the responsibilities you want your Household Manager to oversee. From there, we develop a customized position description outlining the role and the experience we're seeking.

    We then identify and present candidates whose experience, skills and approach align with your household. Our goal is to find someone who can not only perform the responsibilities of the position but also work well within your household's structure and expectations.