Overview
Family Overview
A single-parent household in Miami is seeking a highly experienced, education-focused live-in nanny to support the care, routine, and development of her 8-year-old daughter. This is a long-term role best suited for a calm, confident, and emotionally attuned nanny who can serve as a consistent, proxy-parent presence. The family values structure, discretion, and collaboration within the household.
This position blends high-level nanny care with educational support and routine-building. The nanny will be deeply involved in the child’s daily structure, including school logistics, homework, self-care habits, and emotional well-being. The role requires sound judgment, maturity, and the ability to take initiative while working respectfully.
Typical Schedule
- Mornings:
- Start ~6:30 AM
- Morning routine, breakfast, preparation for school
- School drop-off (approximately 45-minute drive each way)
- Daytime:
- Child is at school; lighter hours for child-related errands, planning, and downtime
- Afternoons/Evenings:
- School pick-up (varies; typically mid-afternoon, usually around 2 pm)
- Homework support, activities, dinner, and evening routine
- End of day may range between 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM, depending on the schedule
- Days Off:
- Preferably Saturday and Sunday (flexible by agreement)
Responsibilities
Include, but are not limited to:
- Serve as a consistent, nurturing, and structured presence for the child
- Manage and reinforce daily routines:
- Sleep schedules and bedtime consistency
- Homework completion and academic support
- Bathing, oral hygiene, and school readiness
- Provide strong educational guidance:
- Homework assistance
- Weaving learning into daily life in engaging, age-appropriate ways
- Support healthy habits:
- Balanced meals and positive food choices
- Physical and emotional well-being
- Act as a proxy parent when needed, using sound judgment and discretion
- Child-related housekeeping, organization, and schedule
- Drive the child to and from school and activities
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with household staff members
- Maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times
- Travel with the family
- Travel planning and prep, pack, and unpack
Qualifications
- Warm, loving, kind, emotionally intelligent, and calm under pressure
- Strong educational background; college degree and/or teaching experience preferred
- Confidence with homework guidance and weaving education and learning into everyday life
- Demonstrated experience in long-term, high-standard nanny roles
- Confident in proxy parenting and creating consistent household routines
- Organized, proactive, and able to work independently
- Team-oriented; comfortable working alongside a full-time helper
- Discreet, trustworthy, and truly vested in the child's well-being and growth
- Takes pride in supporting a child's emotional security, education, and daily structure
Requirements
- Able to live in and commit long-term
- Valid driver’s license; clean driving record, and confident driving in Miami
- Eligible and willing to travel domestically and internationally
- Must sign and adhere to an NDA
- Flexible with the schedule
- Norland-educated preferred, but not required
- Legal to work in the U.S.
Salary and Benefits
The family is offering a salary of $137k and a benefits package.
