• Full Time
  • Live out
  • Permanent
  • Gloucester Road, London
  • Reference: FT Gloucester Road
  • Status: agency
  • Area: uk jobs
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Canadian clients based in London seeking an experienced professional nanny to provide care to their 3 children: G8, G5, B3.

Client is looking for a loving and caring nanny with a good sense of humour, energetic yet calm demeanour and professional outlook.  A genuine passion for childcare is required and strong knowledge of childhood development is key. A background in education is desirable but importantly, applicants should have strong English (if not native English, then must be fully comprehensible). The candidate must demonstrate excellent verbal and written English and be confident in supporting children with homework.  Native French or Polish speaker would be a bonus.

As a staffed household, the nanny will need to work in a collaborative manner and be a good team player – the staff culture is one of kindness and nurture, as our clients greatly care about each and every person who works for them.  The children are in school for most of the day so a willingness to assist the family with small PA tasks is also required.  The candidate should be a confident swimmer, happy to supervise children at the pool on her own.  When travelling abroad, the nanny will have her own room and bathroom.  The candidate must be prepared for extensive travel including but not limited to summer holidays at the beach in the US (July and August) and annual ski trips (February).

General duties:

  • Provide a consistent, loving and healthy environment
  • Provide age appropriate activities to promote cognitive, emotional and physical development
  • Provide teaching and educational learning support including assistance with daily homework
  • Create opportunities so children can continue to learn and explore through play
  • Assist with morning and afternoon school runs and pick-ups/ drop offs at extracurricular activities
  • Provide a weekly update regarding all things child related; communicate with other caregivers to ensure everyone is on the same page
  • Instil and model family values
  • Encourage independence, confidence and life skills to help give child a solid foundation
  • Encourage manners at all times
  • Encourage an active lifestyle – children should be outside daily
  • Ensure a well balanced diet, consisting of healthy meals and snacks; wellness and a healthy lifestyle is consistently encouraged and modelled
  • Planning and preparing children’s meals
  • Assist family with occasional PA tasks when children are in school, time permitting
  • Keep the playrooms, bookshelves and all children’s belongings tidy and meticulously organised; everything should be tidy before leaving at the end of the day or going to sleep
  • Keep children’s desks organised on a daily basis; encourage and teach children to do so on their own
  • Prepare children’s uniforms and school bags in the evening
  • Do children’s laundry and ironing
  • Clean up all children’s dishes and cups etc after each meal time
  • Travel with the family as and when needed, including over holidays
  • Pack and unpack using checklists to ensure nothing is forgotten
  • Occasional proxy parenting

 

Hours:

During school term time:  730am to 7pm, Monday to Friday.

When travelling abroad:  7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday and 2 evenings babysitting.

 

Candidate requirements:

  • Must have a passport and correct documentation in order to travel with the family
  • Seeking a calm, professional nanny with a minimum of 10 years childcare experience and excellent verifiable references
  • Must be pet friendly – the family have an adorable older pug
  • Must be able to work as a team – family have two housekeepers
  • The family would love to find someone who has a keen interest in supporting children with their learning and development and ideally hold relative childcare qualifications

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