DALLAS, TX (LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY) – Professional family seeking FULL-TIME LIVE-OUT NANNY/HOUSEHOLD MANAGER for 3 kids(2 boys aged 4 and 6, and 1 daughter age 8). The daughter has special needs that causes seizures and developmental delays. As a result, she has difficulty with fine and gross motor skills and needs help walking (to avoid sudden falls from seizures), and with feeding and dressing. She talks, but not a lot, and so they are looking for someone who is comfortable caring for children with special needs and is able to be patient and resourceful when their daughter is trying to communicate. The candidate will need to be comfortable giving the daughter her anti-seizure medication (which she takes orally 3x per day). Additionally, the candidate must be able to lift 40 pounds to assist the daughter when needed.
Hours are Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm. There is a cat, a dog, and a lizard in the home that need minimal to no help. Duties include caring for the children, giving the daughter medication as needed, and taking the kids to and from school and some after-school activities. The youngest son is in preschool 11:45 am – 3 pm and the 2 older children are in school 8 am – 3 pm. The family has a vehicle for the nanny to use while working.
The family has an Au Pair who lives with them and the nanny’s hours will be primarily in the morning and mid-day, while the Au Pair is more focused on afternoons and evenings. The schedule will overlap, so the candidate will need to be comfortable partnering with Au Pair. There is a housekeeper who comes regularly for deep cleaning.
The perfect candidate will have experience working with elementary aged children, understands working with children with special needs, and is preferably college educated or certified in a related field.
Vaccinations required; Tdap, Flu, MMR, + Covid. Benefits include PTO + paid holidays. Start Date is ASAP. Pay is $25-28/hr.