British American Household Staffing

KH176 - Part-Time or Full-Time Personal Assistant - West Village, NYC

British American Household Staffing  •  $50/hr  •  New York (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

A kind couple in the West Village is seeking a top-tier, part-time or full-time personal assistant to help keep their busy lives running smoothly. The principals are flexible on scheduling, the role can be full-time, part-time 4 hrs a day 5 days a week or 2/3 full- days per week.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and book travel and itinerary
  • Managing the household schedule, appointments, and daily logistics.
  • Handling communications, such as coordinating with vendors, making reservations, scheduling services, and confirming appointments.
  • Overseeing or assisting with household organization, tidiness, and inventory management (restocking supplies, tracking household needs, etc.).
  • Running errands, including grocery shopping, picking up packages, or returning items.
  • Light household support, including preparing spaces for daily use, ensuring things are in order, and noticing small details that require attention.
  • Researching and sourcing items or services as needed.
  • Handling small administrative tasks such as filing receipts, tracking expenses, or documenting tasks completed.
  • Anticipating upcoming needs and preparing in advance, e.g., prepping for guests, travel, events, or busy workdays.
  • Conducting research and organizing logistics for larger projects, including travel planning, house renovation, holiday event planning, etc.

Qualifications

  • Warm but professional: friendly, approachable, and kind, yet able to maintain clear boundaries and discretion.
  • Detail-focused: notices what needs attention without being prompted.
  • Self-motivated: takes initiative and sees tasks through to completion.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple ongoing tasks.

  • Excellent communication skills, especially via email/electronic communication, and including openness about unexpected challenges, mistakes, or oversights, and a willingness to learn from them.

  • A proactive mindset—able to foresee needs and take initiative without having to be instructed at every step.

  • High level of discretion, professionalism, and reliability.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and resourcefulness in navigating unexpected issues.

  • Tech-savvy and comfortable with scheduling systems, online ordering, and household apps especially Google Suite.

  • Comfort working both independently and collaboratively with household members and any additional staff or vendors

Requirements

  • US work authorization
  • Seeking a long-term role
  • Local to NYC with the ability to work in person in the West Village
  • Tech-savvy, experience working with Google suite

Salary and Benefits

  • $50-60/hr.+
  • Benefits to be discussed
British American Household Staffing

About British American Household Staffing

British American Household Staffing was founded to provide household staffing solutions. We offer an efficient and discreet service by gaining a thorough understanding of client’s staff needs and meeting those needs with rigorously interviewed and screened candidates of the highest caliber. Our ambition is to facilitate placements that result in client contentment and candidates that can look forward to long-term job satisfaction.

We provide experienced, qualified and formally trained household staff, including Nannies, Governesses, Butlers, Newborn Care Specialists, Personal Assistants, Housekeepers, Private Chefs, Household/Estate Managers and Chauffeurs for households of all sizes. We have offices based in NYC, Miami, Los Angeles, London and Dubai.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
2012
Website
bahs.com
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