Daisy

My Requirements

The ideal nanny will:
- Have a minimum of 3 years childcare experience qualified with level 3 childcare (or above),
full DBS checked and Paediatric First Aid
- Be reliable and trustworthy to keep the children safe, happy and nurtured in their care
- Be kind, caring and patient
- Be playful, imaginative & crafty with the children
- Have a proactive nature coming up with great ideas for fun activities, games, arts & crafts,
researching holiday activities in the local area etc
- Enjoy healthy cooking and trying out recipes, finding ways to help children be better eaters
and encouraging them to help you cook too
- Be seriously organised, happy to support with household & family administrative tasks when
the children are at school and thrive off supporting a really busy family household
- Be able to use their initiative and do things without prompting like keep on top of children related schedules, admin, playdates, birthday parties, gifts etc
- Have strong communication and interpersonal skills with a positive can-do attitude
- Have a valid driver’s license to drive children to activities and occasional drop-offs for the
parents to the nearby train station
- Be tidy, clean and hygienic to keep your room tidy, respect our home and help the family
keep on top of light housework (we have a cleaner for weekly deep clean)
- Bonus if you share parents’ interests of food and travel as they both own their own
businesses in these sectors!

Term-Time Responsibilities:
Morning childcare (7-9.15am):
• 7-8.30am - getting children up, dressed, giving them breakfast and tidying up
• 8.45am - school Run. Luna currently goes to primary school (Year 2) 4 mins walk from home
and Inca is at nursery 5 mins drive from home but will start reception at Luna’s school in
September for one easy drop-off

Afternoon childcare (3-7pm):
• 3.30pm – collecting Inca from nursery and planning age-appropriate activities
• 4/5pm – collecting Luna from school clubs
• Helping with homework and hosting/arranging play dates and kids activities inside and
outside the home
• Cooking healthy dinner (encouraging them to join you cooking to engage more with food)
• Bathing the children
• Putting them to bed 1-2 nights per week (see below)

Daytime household help (approx. 10 hours a week):
• Household Help: EG. tidying & light cleaning after kids meals, keeping childrens bedrooms,
play room & kitchen tidy, laundry, weekly change of sheets (for self and kids), organising
clothes/toys etc.
• Cooking: EG. grocery shopping, meal planning, preparing meals and healthy snacks
• Administrative support: EG. helping to plan birthday parties or gift shopping, researching
school holiday activities, liaising with school or clubs on children-related activities and
stepping in on behalf of parents if they are unavailable, collecting dry cleaning, coordinating
deliveries & returns

School holiday responsibilities:
• Proactively researching, planning and hosting fun activities around nature, outdoors,
adventure, arts & crafts, play, culture
• Coordinating play dates
• Dropping/collecting from holiday camps
• Helping the family to prepare/pack/unpack for family holidays. We may ask you to join one
or two holidays a year
Other Inclusions:
• Babysitting 1x night per week
• Overnight care of the children 1x night per week
• Joining the family on holiday once/twice a year with good notice

Any additional babysitting, overnight care and extra hours during school holidays to be agreed separately, without obligation, for overtime pay. Mother travels abroad quite regularly for business so there may be occasional weeks requiring additional overnight care when Father is working in London.

Job Title: Live-In Nanny/Family Assistant
Location: Frome, Somerset
Position Type: Full-time maximum
Hours: max 50 hours per week (typically more like 35-40 during term time)
Salary: £40,000 gross per annum