Dr C
Looking For A Wonderful Nanny Or Nanny/Housekeeper To Join Lovely Family
Female Member since Jan 2022 Last Updated Apr 2023 Last Login Oct 2023
My Requirements
We are a warm, kind and down to earth family who live in Marylebone, Central London (W1). We have two wonderful, bright and engaging girls, who are 4 and 2. Both parents work full-time. We also live near family/cousins and spend a lot of time with them.
We are looking for a kind, reliable and enthusiastic person to join us to help with both the girls and also around the house generally. Flexibility and honesty are key characteristics for us and we would like someone who is bright, has initiative and is pro-active. Finding the right fit is really important to us and we would love someone who wants a long-term job for years to come and be part of the family.
The exact duties of the role could be adapted to fit the right person - the personality fit is key - we would love some support with childcare (including nursery drop off/pick-up, playdates, activities, holiday childcare etc), doing the household laundry, ironing, some cooking and keeping the house generally in order. More housekeeping duties can be added or removed from the role depending on the person. An extra bonus would be someone who able to take initiative and take on some household PA roles. We have space and so can be flexible with live in/out, but we would strongly prefer live out or live in during the working week.
We want someone who is experienced, loves children, is bright and can engage and excite the girls with activities and bring the best out in them. As a family we practice positive discipline and are on the gentle end of the spectrum for parenting. We prefer a 'screen-lite' approach and the girls love being outdoors.
We can be flexible on the number of hours per week for the right person - from 35-60 hr pw - a full-time role to more of an after-school role (with additional help in school holidays). The hours would need to include two-three early starts per week (7.45am) and three-four finishes at 7.45. They would also generally include one later finish per week to accommodate Mum's hospital work and there would need to be some flexibility week on week (with advance warning of course) - a very fixed 8-6pm timetable would not suit us. There would also be ad hoc babysitting and some availability to help for a few hours on one or two weekends a month would be a brilliant bonus. We do travel and would be really pleased if you were able to come with us a few times a year (both in the UK and Europe mainly).
Salary is competitive to match experience/qualifications and whether it was live out/in. We would love to hear from you if you think this might be a good fit and you have glowing recommendations.
Essential:
- Experience with toddlers
- Able to cook nutritious meals for kids from scratch (and bonus for adults)
- Ability to engage both children in age-appropriate activities and an understand of early childhood development
- Non-smoker
-Reliable
- Someone with a flexible personality who takes initiative and is keen to become an integral part of the family
- Usual nanny duties +/-housekeeping in a busy household
Desirable:
- A driver
- Availability to do extra ad hoc babysitting
- Some limited flexibility in working schedule to accommodate Mum's work rota
- Some limited flexibility to travel with family to both UK countryside and abroad would also be a bonus.
- A bonus would be a French speaker and/or someone with a musical background!
One thing to mention is one parent is high-risk for COVID, so during the pandemic we have had to be cautious. We would need someone who was understanding of this, would be prepared to be cautious and take extra precautions depending on the circumstances. COVID vaccination preferred.
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Before School | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
Morning | no | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
Evening | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no |
Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Last Updated: 13/04/2023 |
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