Overview
Lovely first time parents are seeking a rock-star newborn care specialist to help them with their first baby. The baby was born one week ago and is home doing well. The schedule is 20/7 and ideally would last for a minimum of 6 months. The role starts ASAP but they can get interim help until the right fit can start.
Responsibilities
- Prioritizing the safety and well-being of the baby at all times
- Implementing effective sleep and feeding routines
- Age-appropriate engagement of the baby that encourages the meeting of developmental milestones
- Providing practical tools to enable mom to keep baby on schedule during the day, thus setting baby up for success at night, and vice versa
- Be willing to travel with the family
- Provide recommendations on items for the nursery/baby
- Provide professional guidance as it pertains to baby care, while respecting the family’s personal preferences
- Full-charge care, when required
- Light housekeeping related to baby and oneself
Qualifications
- Must ideally have at least 5 years' verifiable experience working as a newborn care specialist or nanny with extensive infant experience
- Training and continuing education in the newborn care and child development fields
- An easygoing and warm attitude and be able to strike a balance between providing suggestions to parents and following their lead
- A family-oriented and evidence-based approach to the newborn care career
- IDEALLY- Available to start ASAP and commit to the full contract term of 6 months to ond year
Requirements
- US passport, Green Card or EAC
- Up to date on Tdap and MMR vaccinations
- Passport ready and willing to travel, if required
- Able commit to the full contract term of 6 months to a year
- Kind and gentle
Salary and Benefits
- Starts at $800 GROSS per day and open for right person
