Job Description

Private Family in the Upper East Side, New York Seeking a Personal Assistant

Position: Part-Time or Full-Time Live-Out Personal Assistant
Schedule: Flexible; principal typically works only three days per week
Salary: $50+ per hour, depending on experience
Start Date: Flexible

Family Overview

A private individual on the Upper East Side is seeking a highly organized, polished, and proactive Personal Assistant to provide hands-on day-to-day support and help manage all aspects of her personal life and household logistics. The ideal candidate will be exceptionally detail-oriented, tech-savvy yet patient, and able to create systems that simplify and streamline the principal’s daily routines.

This role requires someone who can anticipate needs, solve problems independently, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks. The assistant will primarily work from the principal’s home and become a trusted right-hand support person.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the principal’s calendar, appointments, and scheduling
• Coordinate doctor appointments, medications, and healthcare-related information
• Arrange and manage personal travel plans and itineraries
• Maintain organized and updated contact lists, including personal details and relationships
• Create simple and manageable organizational systems for passwords, schedules, and important information
• Serve as a gatekeeper and reminder system to help the principal stay organized and on track
• Coordinate household projects, including antique restoration and vendor scheduling
• Liaise with the interior decorator and other household vendors or service providers
• Handle general problem-solving and day-to-day personal assistance needs
• Assist with light household support such as watering plants and overseeing household details
• Keep records, notes, and important information organized and easily accessible

Ideal Candidate

• Extensive experience as a Personal Assistant supporting a private individual or executive
• Highly organized with exceptional follow-through and attention to detail
• Calm, discreet, patient, and service-oriented
• Tech-comfortable with the ability to simplify systems and information
• Strong scheduling, communication, and problem-solving abilities
• Proactive and capable of working independently with minimal oversight
• Warm, polished, and adaptable personality with excellent judgment

Requirements

• Prior experience working in private homes or supporting high-level individuals required
• Excellent professional references
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and discretion
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Comfortable working from the principal’s residence on the Upper East Side

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