Finding a family assistant that is experienced, qualified, capable, and fits with the dynamic of your families can be a challenge. That’s why, as your family assistant staffing agency, we go through an extensive qualification process to find the right family assistant candidate for your estate.
Our candidates have exceptional organizational skills, are responsible, and have a can-do attitude towards their daily responsibilities and those that come spur of the moment. Putting the household first, you find that our family assistants are flexible and able to work with the busy and ever changing schedules that private households have.
Let’s learn more about what we define as a family assistant, the benefits they offer, as well as their roles and responsibilities.
What is a Family Assistant?
A family assistant is like a personal assistant but attends to the needs of everyone living within the estate. The owner or estate manager may also assign them to care for guests or family friends. Families expect them to perform household duties, act as a professional nanny, provide childcare services, and manage the day to day of the family.
A personal family assistant traditionally works full time within an estate, but they can customize each position to meet the families needs. As a nanny, being certified as a newborn care specialist is common amongst many family assistants.
Each assistant will assume the designated responsibilities and become a member of the household staff.
The Benefits of Having a Family Assistant
The primary aim of a family assistant is to make every family’s life easier to manage. Family assistants give the estate owners more freedom and flexibility to take care of the personal professional responsibilities only they can perform.
In some situations, it makes little sense to have multiple people assume a list of responsibilities. Family assistants make the role of placing and managing household staff easier to perform.
The Role of a Family Assistant
Family assistants assume many responsibilities within the estate. Below is a short list of what your personal family assistant will assume.
- Grocery shopping for the family.
- Running errands for the household.
- Cooking meals for family and guests.
- Meal preparation and pantry organizing.
- Data entry and light bookkeeping.
- Pay estate bills and fill out required forms.
- Proofreader for all professional documents.
- Scheduling personal and professional appointments.
- Transportation to and from appointments.
- Scheduling and overseeing contractors that work on the estate.
- Indoor plant care includes watering, pruning, and fertilizing.
- Arranging travel plans for all members of the family.
- Event planning for special occasions.
- Pet care includes feeding, cleaning waste, and bathing.
- Traditional nanny and child care responsibilities.
- Act as a baby nurse for infants, becoming their primary caretaker.
- Tutoring and leading a child’s education.
- Light housekeeping, including cleaning organization.
- Companionship for assigned family members.
- Elderly care for families needing hands on help.
- Chief point of contact for any emergency issues.
- Primary person for scheduling the children’s appointments.
- daily dish washing and drying.
- Laundress responsibilities, including cleaning, drying, folding, and putting away laundry.
- picking up any time something seems out of place.
- dusting the house when time permits.
A family assistant can work directly with the estate owner or alongside a household manager. In either situation, the organizational skills they bring to the family increase their work efficiency, allowing them to accomplish many tasks in a single day.
Family Assistant Staffing Agency
805 Estate Staffing and Management Services is a domestic staffing agency committed to placing the perfect candidate in the homes of UHNW families. Our household staffing services include placements, training, and consulting.
Whether you are looking for a qualified candidate to assume the role of a family or personal assistant, we can help. As one of the most trusted family staffing agencies, we have qualified individuals with the experience and training necessary to perform their duties with the utmost care and professionalism.
Contact us to learn more about our domestic staff placements for your estate.