Household Assistant / Housekeeper & Home Organizer

Location: Barrie, Ontario
Position: Long-term, part-time
Schedule: Approximately 5 hours per visit, 3 visits per week (approximately 15 hours weekly)

We are seeking a reliable, detail-oriented Household Assistant to help maintain and organize a private, multi-level home with four cats.

This is a hands-on housekeeping position with additional household organization responsibilities. Regular cleaning, laundry, bathrooms, floors, and general household maintenance are the primary duties.

We are looking for someone who enjoys practical household work, takes initiative, follows instructions carefully, and can manage recurring responsibilities independently without constant supervision.

Primary Responsibilities — Regular Housekeeping

- Cleaning and maintaining kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, living areas, and a home office
- Dusting, vacuuming, mopping, and cleaning household surfaces
- Cleaning toilets, sinks, showers, bathtubs, mirrors, and floors
- Laundry, folding, ironing when needed, and putting clothing away
- Changing bed linens and maintaining bedrooms
- Emptying garbage and recycling
- Maintaining a clean, orderly, and comfortable home

Household Organization and Projects

- Organizing closets, drawers, kitchen cabinets, pantry items, and storage areas
- Sorting and arranging household belongings
- Labeling storage boxes and maintaining an electronic inventory spreadsheet
- Monitoring household supplies and reporting items that need replenishment
- Receiving deliveries and assisting with returns or outgoing packages
- Completing occasional organization and household projects

Cat-Related Responsibilities

Our home has four cats. Regular duties include:

- Cleaning litter boxes and surrounding areas
- Cleaning water fountains, food bowls, and feeding areas




- Washing cat bedding and cleaning carriers when needed
- Maintaining cleanliness in areas used by the cats

Optional additional responsibility: During occasional travel, we may need separate, paid cat-care visits, potentially twice daily and on weekends. Two cats require prescribed treatments twice daily. Any such arrangement would require advance agreement, appropriate instruction, and supervised practice.

Availability for these additional visits is appreciated but is not required for the regular housekeeping position.

Work Structure and Expectations

We use a structured but flexible household task system.

- Essential cleaning and household maintenance come first
- More detailed cleaning tasks rotate throughout the week
- Organization projects are completed when regular priorities are under control
- A shared task list helps track additional responsibilities
- A brief end-of-visit update is expected, including completed tasks, unfinished work, and supplies needed

We do not expect every task to be completed during every visit. We value consistent work, good judgment, careful handling of household belongings, and clear communication.

Ideal Candidate

- Practical experience with regular household cleaning and organization
- Comfortable personally performing hands-on cleaning, including bathrooms, floors, laundry, and litter boxes
- Able to follow established cleaning routines and work independently
- Organized,



dependable, punctual, and attentive to detail
- Comfortable using a simple electronic spreadsheet or willing to learn
- Comfortable working in a home with four cats
- Able to perform the physical tasks associated with routine housekeeping, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
- Interested in a consistent, long-term part-time position
- Respectful of household privacy and personal belongings

Professional residential housekeeping experience is preferred. Relevant hands-on experience in other settings will also be considered.

Schedule

Approximately three five-hour visits per week, preferably Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Some scheduling flexibility may be possible by mutual agreement, but consistent availability is significant.

Application Instructions

Please include a brief response addressing the following:

- Describe your actual hands-on cleaning experience, including where you performed the work, for approximately how long, and which tasks you personally handled.
- Confirm whether you are comfortable regularly cleaning bathrooms, floors, doing laundry, and cleaning cat litter boxes.
- Confirm your availability for approximately three five-hour shifts per week and your interest in a long-term position.
- Indicate whether you have experience independently organizing household items or maintaining inventories.

Please focus on your actual experience rather than repeating the job description.

Selected candidates will first be invited to a brief telephone interview to discuss the position and confirm mutual suitability.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $30.00-$35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15.0 per week

Benefits:

- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking

Work Location: In person

📌 Household Assistant & Home Coordinator (Barrie)
🏢 karolina
📍 Barrie