Location: West Vancouver
Compensation: $30–$35 per hour, depending on experience
Schedule: 20–30 hours per week
Employment Type: Part-time
About Finch Hill
Finch Hill is a founder-centric home base that hosts strategy days, offsites, retreats and working sessions for startup and scale-up leaders, while also serving as a primary family residence. It is a high-functioning household and an entrepreneurial hub where family life, community and hospitality merge.
The House Manager is first and foremost here to support the family and keep the household running smoothly — creating calm, order and reliability at home so there is more bandwidth for health, work, family and quality time together.
Why this role stands out
This is not a typical residential job. It could be a great fit for:
An experienced house manager or household professional looking for meaningful part-time work with real ownership and flexibility.
A hungry, gritty early-career person with strong judgment and work ethic who wants to learn how high-performing founders and families operate.
A founder, builder or entrepreneur growing a venture who wants dependable part-time income while staying close to an ambitious community.
Finch Hill fully supports people building something of their own. The expectation is simple: do excellent work, communicate clearly and take real ownership of the role. When you eventually outgrow it, that is a success — the only ask is that you help identify a suitable replacement and facilitate a smooth handoff.
What you’ll be responsible for
Home and household
Own day-to-day cleanliness of the home between professional deep cleans — regular tidying, kitchen and bathroom resets, floors, laundry and linens.
Own guest suite readiness and turnovers to a hotel-quality standard: strip and remake beds, refresh linens and towels, restock amenities, and reset the space before and after every guest or event.
Coordinate and oversee vendors, trades and service providers, and bring in professional cleaners for deep cleans and larger resets around events, guests and seasonal needs — brief them, inspect their work and hold the quality bar.
Create and maintain simple systems, checklists and routines so the household runs predictably and efficiently.
Family support and logistics
Manage recurring household “life admin” so important tasks and deadlines do not slip through the cracks.
Coordinate household calendars: appointments, wellness bookings, maintenance visits and family-related scheduling.
Support the family’s healthy living goals through grocery coordination, pantry organization, basic meal planning support and keeping the home set up for healthy routines.
Run household errands: groceries, pharmacy pickups, dry cleaning, returns and supply restocking.
Help plan and prepare for family-oriented events and small gatherings (birthdays, holidays, dinners) in a low-stress, thoughtful way.
Founder and guest exposure (secondary benefit)
Prepare the home for occasional founder offsites, working sessions and retreats.
Welcome guests in a warm, professional, discreet way that reflects the Finch Hill environment.
Be around business leadership and startup/scale-up culture, with opportunities to observe how ambitious people operate and make decisions.
What this role actually involves (full transparency)
We want you to know what you are signing up for so there are no surprises. Alongside the responsibilities above, this role is hands-on and includes:
Family and child support tasks, including light kid-focused tidying, resetting bags and gear after school and activities, and keeping family spaces stocked and organized.
Light vehicle upkeep and stocking as part of general errands.
Light exterior tidying and coordination of outdoor services such as gardening, pool care and seasonal tasks.
Routine household admin — using a household credit card for approved purchases, tracking receipts and expenses, and maintaining shared calendars and files under a dedicated household account.
Being on-site when the family is away for certain tasks (deliveries, vendor visits, safety checks) and maintaining strict privacy and confidentiality about the family, guests and anything seen or heard on-site.
Occasional evening or weekend hours around events, guests, retreats and family needs, with reasonable notice.
If any of the above is a dealbreaker, this likely is not the right role — and that is completely okay. We would rather find that out now than after you start.
The right fit
Strong candidates will likely be:
Highly organized, detail-oriented and naturally proactive.
Warm, discreet, trustworthy and professional.
Resourceful and practical, with strong problem-solving instincts.
Comfortable working independently and taking ownership without close supervision.
Flexible and able to adapt when household needs shift week to week.
Genuinely motivated by making life easier, healthier and more functional for the people they support.
Relevant experience could come from:
House manager, household coordinator, estate manager or similar roles.
Executive assistant, office manager, operations coordinator or hospitality/guest services positions.
Family assistant, nanny/household hybrid, or other high-responsibility service roles.
Early-stage founder or creator with strong organizational and systems-building skills.
Requirements
- Legally entitled to work in Canada; visa sponsorship is not available.
- Paid through formal payroll; payment in cash is not available.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
- Background check and professional references required prior to final offer.
- Flexible availability, including occasional evenings or weekends when needed for family needs or events.
Compensation and hours
Rate: $30–$35 per hour, depending on experience.
Hours: 20–30 hours per week.
The schedule will include a consistent weekly baseline with some flexibility based on household needs, appointments, guests and occasional events. Exact hours will be finalized with the selected candidate to balance predictability and flexibility.
Growth and transition
This role is designed to create mutual value for the household and for the person in the position. Finch Hill is excited to work with someone ambitious, capable and building toward something meaningful in their own life.
If you eventually outgrow the role, that is a positive outcome. The expectation is that you support a thoughtful transition by helping identify a strong replacement and facilitating a smooth handoff of systems and knowledge.
How to apply
To apply, please submit both a short video introduction and an email application to [email protected].
1. Video introduction (required)
Record a brief video (2–3 minutes) where you:
Introduce yourself and share why you’re interested in the Finch Hill House Manager role.
Describe your intention for the role over the next 12–24 months (how it fits into your life, career or business).
Share one example of a time you took real ownership of a space, project or household and made it run better.
Host the video on a platform of your choice and include the link in your email application.
2. Email application (required)
Please include:
Your resume or a short summary of relevant experience and qualifications.
A brief written note on why this role is a fit for you right now.
Contact details for at least one relevant reference who can speak to your reliability, discretion and follow-through in similar work.
Applications that do not include both a video introduction and a resume with at least one relevant reference will not be considered.
Pay: $30.00-$35.00 per hour
Ability to commute/relocate:
- West Vancouver, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Language:
Work Location: In person
