Quietly Kept

A household,
quietly kept.

We help you find the right family support, and give your household a simple shared platform to manage the work together. A calmer way to run a busy home.

Considered placementsPlatform includedAustralia-wide
A bright kitchen bench arranged with flowers and household notes.

Who we hold in mind

Three households, kept quietly.

It's juggling work and the school run, dinner on the table, and the plumber you keep forgetting to book.

It's putting the baby down at seven, and then the washing, the kitchen, the dishwasher. The rest you never quite get to.

It's two of you through the door at seven, dinner waiting on the counter, the small things already kept, and the evening, finally, for each other.

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How we work — quietly, in three parts.

I.

A considered shortlist

We start with a conversation: how your week runs, what's been quietly slipping. Then, for a one-off $295 fee, a shortlist of three managers chosen for the way you live, with verified ID, references and right-to-work. We arrange the introductions; you'll know if it's right for your home.

II.

You engage directly

When you find someone who fits, we help you settle them into your home: the onboarding, the paperwork, the difference between contracting and employment. We're alongside you, never between you. The working relationship is yours.

III.

Calm, on one page

Our platform keeps the household on one quiet page: calendars, routines, handovers, household notes. Kept by your manager, read at a glance by your family. For $49 per month, the help itself stays simple, and managing the home doesn't become another job.

The platform · included

The home, on one quiet page.

Elegant communication. The platform is the shared room: calendars, routines, handovers, pantry, and the household documents you'd otherwise be answering questions about all included in your monthly fee.

CalendarsRoutinesHandover notesPantryDocumentsiOS & web
The Hartleys · TuesdayEleanor (manager) · Sam · Priya

Today

School run
Cleaner — gate code 4421
Dry cleaning pickup
Hazel · piano

Pantry · low

  • Olive oil (2 left)
  • Long-life milk
  • Otis's lunch crackers
  • Wholemeal bread

Handover note · Eleanor

Please book the plumber for this week. The laundry sink is draining slowly.

How we think about this

A boutique service, wrapped in software.

Australia sits between two extremes — traditional agencies that take a cut of wages, and gig marketplaces that turn a craft into a transaction. The default for most households is neither: a Gumtree CV, a friend's WhatsApp, three calendar apps and a shared note no one reads. We are the considered alternative: a short shortlist, a direct relationship between household and manager, and software that earns its place by getting out of the way.

I.

A trusted introduction, not an algorithmic match.

Two or three people who fit your week, chosen by us after a real conversation. We would rather send fewer names than a lengthy list.

II.

The relationship is yours.

You engage your manager directly. We do not sit between you, take a cut of their wages, or hold the working relationship hostage. The platform is included; the introduction is paid for once.

III.

Calm by design.

The software is small on purpose. One page for the home, one rhythm for the week. We add things slowly, and only when a household or manager asks twice.

A household manager's notebook open on a tidy work surface.

For household managers

Find roles that match the way you actually work.

In-home roles with families who value the work. Set your own hours, share the type of work you love the most and run several households on the platform we provide. You're paid by the household; you bring your craft, we bring the right introduction.

“It's been six months since Eleanor started with us. The mental and physical load of managing the house has just melted away.”

The Hartleys · Mosman, Sydney

“We treat your home with the discretion you'd expect of a family office.”

The household engages the manager directly · Verification reduces risk, it does not guarantee suitability · We do not provide legal, tax, payroll or migration advice