Home Organizing Specialist
Part-time W-2 employee · As-needed project schedule · Entry level welcome · $16 to $20 an hour · Greater Houston
Not every family we help is moving. Many just need a home that works again: a garage they can park in, a closet they can use, a house that's grown too full to manage. These are shorter projects, often a single day or a few sessions, and you're frequently the only Harbor Lane person in the home. That makes you the whole experience for that client.
What you'd do
- Work side by side with clients to sort, declutter, and organize a space at their pace
- Build systems the client can keep up after you leave, not just a tidy afternoon
- Sort belongings into keep, gift, sell, donate, and release, with every decision theirs
- Prepare and transport donation loads, and keep receipts organized for the family
- Reset and stage the finished space so the result is obvious the moment they walk in
- Photograph before and after with the client's permission
- Be the calm, professional face of Harbor Lane on your own in someone's home
What we're looking for
- You genuinely like this work, and you can see the order inside a cluttered room
- Patience with someone who needs a long minute to decide about a single box
- Self-direction, because there often isn't a supervisor on site with you
- Discretion about what you see in someone's home, always
- Warmth that holds up over several hours with the same person
What the job requires
- Able to lift up to 25 pounds, use a step stool, and be on your feet, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance
- Willing to make donation runs, sometimes with a loaded vehicle
- A smartphone, and comfort using apps for checklists, photos, and schedules
- Willing to work in homes that are dusty, cluttered, or in disrepair
- Authorized to work in the United States
- Offers are contingent on a background check
The schedule
Most projects run four to eight hours in a day, usually on weekdays between 8am and 4pm, with occasional Saturdays. Some are a single day and some run across a few sessions. You need at least two weekdays available between 9am and 3pm.
Who this tends to suit
This suits professional organizers, retirees, former teachers and nurses, people who have done this for their own family and found they were good at it, and anyone with retail or merchandising experience who likes making a space make sense.
Where we work
- Houston
- Katy
- Sugar Land
- The Woodlands
- Kingwood
- Spring
- Cypress
- Pearland
- Friendswood
- Memorial
Pay
$16 to $20 an hour, depending on experience. This is a part-time W-2 position. You're an employee of Harbor Lane, with taxes withheld and workers' compensation coverage, not an independent contractor.
Harbor Lane is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply or to do this work, tell us and we will work with you.
Wherever you are in this, start here.
If you're ready to talk, we're ready to listen. If you'd rather just see a plan first, build one in a few minutes. It's yours to keep either way.