Client Expectations for Personal Assistants
Our Personal Assistants are experienced, service-hearted professionals who anticipate needs, respect privacy and confidentiality, and confidently handle a wide range of business and personal tasks. They are highly organized and skilled at multi-tasking, often balancing competing priorities with ease. Strong communication skills, computer proficiency, and knowledge of both business and social protocol are also essential for success in these roles.
Why Work With Us
- Reputation: Mom’s Best Friend has been matching clients with exceptional household staff since 1994.
- Respect: You will have a team that values you and appreciates your experience.
- Industry Guidance: You will have a team ensuring you will have competitive salaries, reasonable duties, and industry-standard benefits for your Austin Personal Assistant job.
- Support: You will find a long-term match, with an employment contract to protect you, and support after the placement.
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Personal Assistant Duties
Each client has unique needs, and we’ve never seen two personal assistant jobs that look the same. Duties may include:
Online shopping & research
Staff management
Organizational projects
Pet appointments and transport
Vehicle care including maintenance & repairs
Appointment scheduling (doctor, dentist, etc.)
Errands (shopping, dry cleaners, post office, pharmacy, returns, etc.)
Research, schedule & meet contractors / vendors
Manage mail, email, packages & correspondence
Event planning
Travel coordination (sometimes packing / unpacking as well)
Pay bills & organize financial paperwork
Requirements
Personal Assistant job applicants in Aujstin are service-hearted professionals who anticipate the needs of the principal(s), and always keep their privacy and confidentiality in mind. Excellent oral and written communications skills, and computer proficiency are also required, as well as knowledge of both business and social protocol.
Have at least 2-3 years of recent, in-home Personal Assistant and/or Household/Estate Manager experience, supported by strong, positive references
Have a valid driver's license, your own car, and current insurance
Be eligible to work in the U.S.
Be a non-smoker
Complete an online application
Complete a screening interview
Have a clean criminal background and motor vehicle records check
Complete our comprehensive screening process
Placement Process
Screening
Complete the online application, which will be reviewed by a Staffing Specialist. If you meet our criteria, we will contact you for an interview. Following the interview, we will complete the screening, including reference checks, a criminal background check, and various paperwork.
Interviewing
If you pass our screening process, we can then send your profile to hiring families. Those families let Mom’s Best Friend know who they choose to interview.
Trial time
Families and candidates use this time to make sure that you are both completely certain of the match.
Job offer
Families complete an Employment Agreement for the candidate they hire. This ensures that both parties are clear on the duties, the compensation, benefits, and many more details. Upon hire, we will be there to support you on an ongoing basis.
Ongoing support
We are committed to the long-term success of every match, and our support continues well after placement with ongoing coaching and advice for our candidates.
If you don’t see an open personal assistant job in Austin that matches what you are looking for, we still encourage you to submit an application as we will notify you when positions open, or may even feature you to our clients.