The Oakden family · Stay-at-Home Parents
Home full-time, and still falling behind.
25–30
hours a week
$30–35
per hour
Urban
San Jose
Before
A stay-at-home parent of three — preschool to primary — with a partner working long hours. Sleep was short, the mind permanently in overdrive, and no matter how much of the day went into the household, nothing ever felt properly finished.
Why they chose Sage Haus
They found Sage Haus on social, took the quiz, and got started within days of the info call. What they wanted was neither childcare nor a cleaner: a second adult working alongside the parent at home, taking real weight off the mental load.
Sage Haus found their house manager
Twenty-five to thirty hours across weekday afternoons and evenings, built around the family's busiest window: simple healthy dinners four nights a week, school lunches, after-school support through the bedtime routine, laundry and daily resets — with an occasional evening covered so the parents get out together.
The abridged version of the job description
House Manager & Family Assistant with Meal Prep
Requirements
Core responsibilities
- ✓simple healthy family dinners Monday to Thursday
- ✓daily fruit & snack prep plus school lunches
- ✓after-school support through evening routines
- ✓daily resets & cleaner prep
- ✓family laundry & linens
- ✓supply tracking & errands
- ✓occasional date-night coverage
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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.