Overview
A kind and easy-going family in Berkeley, CA is seeking a rotational nanny to join their team caring for their toddler. The general daily schedule will be 6:30am-6pm. The nannies will work on a 7-day rotation, with flexibility needed for longer travel with notice.
The position is live-out so candidates must be local. The parents hope to find a career nanny who can engage their child in developmentally appropriate and educational activities. The child is in school 5 days per week (3 days until 12pm and 2 days until 2:30pm) so some child-related family assisting is expected during the day.
Responsibilities
- Full childcare: providing a warm and loving environment while maintaining respectful boundaries and promoting independence.
- Transportation to activities, play dates, and outings with drop-offs and pick-ups at school
- Coordinating schedules for naps and meals, activities, and travel
- Meal preparation for the child
- Managing the tidiness and organization of the child's spaces and belongings
- Child-related laundry
Qualifications
- The parents are active and involved, so you must know when to fade in and out of the background while staying busy.
- Confident, proactive, and extremely responsible personality. Someone who is on top of the day-to-day and always 2 steps ahead.
- Organized: spreadsheets and lists encouraged
- Excited to work with a toddler/preschool age, know ages and stages, and what developmental milestones are coming next
- Confident swimmer would be nice to have
Requirements
- Already local, commuting distance from Berkeley
- Travel-ready: experienced traveling with families and current passport for international travel
- Driver’s license and clean driving record
- Professional/career nanny who knows how to maintain boundaries
- Tech savvy (baby connect, calendar, etc.)
- Easygoing personality, able to roll with changes and adapt quickly to different environments
- Team player with excellent communication
- Trustline certified, or willing to certify
- Legal to work in the US
Salary and Benefits
- $45-50 per hour
- 6 paid sick days
- IRS mileage reimbursement for any on-the-job driving
