Overview
Discreet household seeking an experienced, warm, and highly organized live-in Nanny / Family Assistant to support a preschooler (in full-time daycare) in Westchester, NY. The role is designed to provide consistent weekday stability, proactive household support, and thoughtful travel flexibility within a structured, respectful working environment. The schedule will be 40 hours a week, guaranteed Monday through Friday. This person needs to be able to travel domestically and internationally with the family.
Responsibilities
Primary Childcare Responsibilities
- Morning routine, dressing, breakfast preparation, and daycare logistics
- Afternoon care, age-appropriate engagement, and structured play
- Child meal preparation and bath/bedtime support
- Sick-day coverage and daycare closure coverage
- Occasional sole-charge overnight care during short domestic travel
- Warm, playful and genuinely engaged with children, with a real interest in child development and a calm, emotionally supportive approach to boundaries and behavior
- Genuinely loves cooking and is excited to own the family’s food needs — planning, shopping and preparing three meals per day, five days per week for the family, plus some weekend preparation. Good, simple, healthy home cooking is the goal; I don’t need a professional chef.
- Highly proactive and independent — notices what needs doing and handles it without waiting for a task list
- Flexible and adaptable. Sole-charge care while I travel domestically or internationally replaces the previous requirement to accompany me on international business travel. Some family travel will still be expected, so prior experience traveling professionally with a family is preferred.
- Previous live-in experience preferred, with an understanding of the boundaries and independence that make a live-in arrangement work well
- Communicative, open to feedback, and able to adapt
- Discreet and professionally boundaried, with her own life outside the household
Family Assistant Responsibilities (Integrated Within 40 Hours)
- Weekly grocery shopping and light household provisioning
- Light family meal preparation
- Child laundry and light household laundry
- Organization of child’s clothing, toys, and supplies
- Management of pantry and essential household items
- Returns, light errands, and travel preparation support
- Deep cleaning managed separately
Travel Expectations
- International trips annually
- Several shorter domestic trips annually
- Valid passport required and comfort with travel flexibility essential
Requirements
- Minimum 5+ years of professional childcare experience
- Strong toddler experience with excellent references
- Live-in experience
- Warm, emotionally attuned, and developmentally knowledgeable
- Highly organized and proactive in household systems
- Comfortable with occasional sole-charge overnights
- Travel-ready and adaptable
- Valid driver’s license and legal authorization to work in the U.S.
- Interest in a stable, long-term placement
Salary and Benefits
- Hourly compensation in the $35–$38/hour range, commensurate with experience and travel flexibility.
- 40 guaranteed hours weekly plus overtime in accordance with NY state labor law.
- Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time provided consistent with professional household standards.
