Overview
A warm and professional family in Battery Park City, Manhattan, is seeking a long-term, full-time nanny/family assistant to care for their two daughters, ages 2.5 and 4, with a start date as soon as possible. Both children attend a Mandarin immersion preschool within walking distance of the family's home. The family will guarantee a minimum of 40 hours per week, working 1pm–6pm on Mondays and Fridays and 7:45am–6:00pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, though they are flexible regarding specific days, should candidates prefer to switch this up. Additional flexibility is required to provide full-day coverage when the children are out of school, during holidays, and school breaks, if at all possible.
Childcare is the primary responsibility, though the family would appreciate assistance with light household tasks while the children are at school, including laundry, tidying common areas, loading and unloading the dishwasher, light food preparation, and occasional nearby errands. No overnight care, babysitting, travel, or live-in responsibilities will generally be required.
Responsibilities
Childcare Responsibilities
- Provide attentive, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate care
- Facilitate active, engaging play and outdoor activities
- Accompany children to and from school
- Maintain a screen-free environment for the children
- Encourage physical activity and outdoor play at nearby parks
- Support children's social and emotional development
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with teachers, caregivers, and other nannies as needed
- Follow family routines and parenting preferences
- Provide updates and communicate clearly with parents via text and written communication
Family Assistant Responsibilities
While childcare remains the primary focus, assistance with light household support is appreciated, including:
- Children's laundry
- Making children's beds
- Light tidying and organization
- Maintaining common areas
- Loading and unloading dishwasher
- Keeping kitchen counters organized
- Washing and cutting fruit
- Steaming vegetables and preparing simple healthy snacks for the children
- Very basic meal preparation for the children
- Occasional small errands (e.g., grocery runs within walking distance)
- Deep housekeeping is not required
Household Environment
- Elevator building
- Fragrance-free household (ideally)
- No pets
- No food allergies
- No television or screen-based entertainment for the children
- Family prioritizes active, engaged childcare
Qualifications
The family is seeking someone who is:
- Warm, nurturing, and emotionally attuned
- Experienced with preschool and early elementary-aged children
- Engaging and interactive
- Dependable and highly responsible
- Comfortable maintaining a screen-free childcare environment
- Strong at following directions and household routines
- Responsive and professional in written communication
- Able to communicate effectively with parents while remaining appropriately professional and discreet
- Focused on children rather than personal phone use during work hours
- The older child will be starting kindergarten soon and rides a scooter to school, so the nanny should be comfortable supervising this safely (the child is very responsible).
- Organized, proactive, and safety-conscious
Requirements
Valid U.S. Passport, Green Card, or Employment Authorization Card (EAC)
Prior professional nanny experience with young children, ideally in a nanny/family assistant role
- Excellent references from previous families
- Strong communication skills
Salary and Benefits
- $40–$45 per hour W2
- Guaranteed minimum of 40 hours per week
- QSEHRA health insurance reimbursement
- Contribution to Metrocard
