The Dunmore family · Single-Parent Home
A team at work. Finally, one at home.
8–10
hours a week
$35–40
per hour
Urban
San Jose
Before
A tech executive and single mom with two teenage boys and a newly purchased house — which meant a to-do list with real depth and nobody to share it. Not a capacity problem; a structure problem. She runs a team professionally and had no equivalent at home.
Why they chose Sage Haus
The framing was capability, not crisis: she knew exactly how to delegate, and what was missing was someone worth delegating to. The house manager role gave the household what her work already had.
Sage Haus found their house manager
A structure-first scope: the new-house project list worked down week by week, the errands and systems owned, meals and resets held steady around two teenagers. Their house manager started five weeks after the kickoff call.
The abridged version of the job description
House Manager and Family Assistant
Requirements
Core responsibilities
- ✓pantry/fridge restocking & subscription auditing
- ✓meal planning & prep 2 days a week, avoiding last-minute takeout
- ✓weekly parent laundry, washed, folded & put away
- ✓dog attention & monthly dog-bed washing
- ✓kids' activity-schedule tracking & custody-logistics coordination
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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.