Part-Time Household Assistant and Canine Caregiver

Key Process Partners is hiring a Household Assistant / Canine Caregiver to assist a small business owner in Howard County. Jen lives in Highland, Maryland and has three dogs that are very sweet and energetic. Jen is looking for assistance around the house with maintaining a clean and organized home, with responsibilities such as grocery shopping, preparing meals, laundry, vacuuming, washing dishes, and walking the dogs. In addition, dogsitting/housesitting while Jen travels on business, averaging around 5 nights a month.

This job would be in person, in Highland Maryland (in Howard County near Columbia). It is a part-time job approximately 20-25 hours a week. The schedule is flexible, but the preferred schedule would be:
Tuesdays 11am - 4pm
Wednesdays 11am - 3pm
Fridays 11am - 6pm
Saturday OR Sunday 11am - 6pm

There may be occasional evening work as well, which would be scheduled/requested in advance.

The pay range for this position is $20-$25 per hour.

Target start date is November 2, 2026.

About Jen: Jen is a female in her early 40s who runs a business advisory consulting company. She has been a business executive for 10+ years and enjoys working with people. She works from home but often has local meetings or events during the day or evening.

Jen is vegetarian and eats a primarily whole food plant based (WFPB) diet, which consists of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes (chickpeas, beans, lentils, and tofu). Menus will be provided, and meal preparation tools and ingredients available for your use, as well as recipes and directions on how to prepare. Any purchases for Jen would be paid for using your company credit card.

Job duties would include:

• Dog care - Feeding the dogs, taking them on short walks around the yard, playing with them, etc.
• Staying overnight while Jen is out of town
• Light household cleaning - vacuuming, wiping down surfaces, taking out the trash, dusting, laundry, making beds, loading and unloading the dishwasher, handwash items, etc. (She has an outside cleaning service as well for deeper cleaning)
• Errands (grocery shopping, taking items to the post office, picking up dry cleaning, etc.). Driving would be in her vehicle, or it would be reimbursed at the federal standard mileage rate if you're driving your car.
• Preparing meals (vegetarian eating a whole foods plant based diet) - She has a large, fully-stocked kitchen with many appliances
• Occasionally driving her to and from meetings or events within the Baltimore-Washington DC metropolitan region (in her vehicle or yours)
• Managing car maintenance and cleaning, getting gas etc.
• Projects around the home like home inventory, scanning pictures and documents, filing, going through items to donate, etc.
• Keeping the home decluttered by making sure everything is put away after use

About you:
Our ideal candidate is dependable and conscientious. You are very organized and are able to keep track of what needs to be done. You like to get things done and get a lot of satisfaction from checking things off of a to-do list. You are meticulous in how you go about your work, with high attention to detail. You are strong with written and verbal communication, enjoy step-by-step directions, and get along well with others. You are able to prioritize tasks to complete your work efficiently. You take initiative when you see ways to be helpful. You love dogs!

Your personality and communication skills are more relevant than your professional experience. Since you will be spending a lot of time together, the in-person interview will be a good opportunity for you to determine if she is a good fit for you as well.

Benefits:

• 50 hours of Paid Time Off
• Pay day on the 7th and 22nd of the month, direct deposit is available
• Work location in a safe neighborhood with large yard

Hiring Process:

• Submit your resume (cover letter or short statement of interest optional)
• Complete a brief phone interview approximately (10-15 minutes)
• Complete a virtual interview via Microsoft Teams or Zoom (1 hour)
• Visit for an in-person interview to meet Jen and her dogs in her home (30 minutes)
• Complete an 8 hour, 2-day trial (fully paid)
• Job Offer and completion of reference checks, etc.
• You're hired!

If you don't think your resume reflects your abilities for this job, please also include a letter and tell me about yourself and why you would be a great fit for the job.

Required Skills:

• Proficiency with an iPhone and Windows computer
• Basic experience with Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, Word, OneNote, and OneDrive)
• Ability to use kitchen appliances such as Instant Pot and Stand Mixer
• Ability to read and follow a recipe, and adjust it for serving sizes such as doubling or halving a recipe
• An understanding of dog behavior and rewards-based dog training (no aversives)
• An understanding of, or ability to learn about, whole food plant based nutrition
• Ability to select produce based on appropriate ripeness and expiration dates
• Ability to follow written or verbal washing and cleaning instructions
• Valid driver's license and comfortable driving Jen's vehicle (small SUV)
• Have your own vehicle available for running errands (mileage reimbursed)
• Available to work weekends, some afternoons and evenings, and occasional minor holidays
• Schedules will be determined a minimum of one week in advance though there may be occasional last-minute requests subject to your availability

Preferred skills:

• Proficiency with Notion software
• Proficiency with Remember the Milk software
• Ability to scan receipts and documents and save them digitally
• Experience with a company credit card and saving receipts and categorizing expenses