The Pinfold family · Nanny to House Manager
Consultants know how to staff a project. This was the project.
18–20
hours a week
$31
per hour
Urban
Philadelphia
Before
Two management consultants with demanding hours and travel, three children with the youngest still a baby, school and daycare running to 5:30, a nanny covering the infant — and a family dog in the mix. The missing layer was the household itself, plus a few weeknights of pickup, dinner and bedtime.
Why they chose Sage Haus
They approached it the way they approach work: define the gap, staff it properly. The gap was never childcare — it was the operational layer above the help they already had, with overnight cover for the weeks both calendars collide.
Sage Haus found their house manager
A household-operations scope alongside the existing nanny: resets, laundry, supplies, meals and the dog's routine — with a handful of evenings a week running pickup through bedtime, and one or two overnights weekly carrying a flat rate on top of the hourly. Their house manager started about six weeks after the kickoff call.
The abridged version of the job description
House Manager & Family Assistant with overnight childcare support
Requirements
Core responsibilities
- ✓overnight coverage one or two nights a week
- ✓daily care for the family dog
- ✓school pickups & bedtime routines for the kids, including the baby
- ✓household organization systems & prep for biweekly cleaners
- ✓pantry & supply tracking with online orders
- ✓school lunches 4–5 days a week plus 3–4 dinners prepped
- ✓family laundry & linen rotation
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Family names have been changed and identifying details removed to protect family privacy. For testimonials in our families’ own words, visit our success stories.