Overview
Lovely family with two early elementary-age children on the Upper West Side is looking for a career nanny/family assistant to work Wednesday through Sunday with a guarantee of 40-45 hours to ensure flexibility and coverage for the family. Days are typically either 9am-7pm or 12pm-10pm depending on the parents' social and work obligations. The position will start mid-September. Discipline and manners are very important to the family. They are looking for a nanny confident to maintain respectful boundaries and house rules with two active sweet boys.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include anything and everything pertaining to the children including:
- School drop offs and pick-ups
- Tidying up children's bedroom and playroom, keeping common areas organized and tidy
- Taking the children to any activities, organizing playdates and outings, keeping on top of their daily/weekly schedules
- Managing wardrobes including preparing for upcoming season and keeping inventory of what is needed and outgrown
- Packing and unpacking for travel
- Grocery shopping
- Preparation of simple, nutritious meals for the children
- Some care for two older teen siblings who do not live at the home full-time and are largely independent
As the children get older, the family would ideally like the nanny to transition to more family assistant/personal assistant while the children are at school so the position would remain full-time
Qualifications
- Someone who can go with the flow and adapt easily to new environments
- Proven experience in similar full-charge roles
- Professional demeanor
- Calm and good-natured personality
- Confident swimmer and happy to supervise children in the water would be ideal but not required
Requirements
- Comfortable with regular travel (winter break, spring break, one trip during summer) and with managing multiple children during travel; Summers will be in the Hamptons and will be live-in during shift.
- US passport, Green Card, or EAC. Must be able to travel internationally. The longer summer trip will be split with the other nanny with each nanny likely doing 7-10 days
- Driver's license and clean driving record (the majority of driving will be in the Hamptons); car provided for any on the job driving
- Experience with preschool and early school age children
- Already local to the New York City area; this position is not offering relocation
Salary and Benefits
$35-40 per hour with applicable overtime
Paid time off (usually at least 2 weeks throughout the year)
Paid holidays
Sick days
Stipend for health insurance
