About the role
Overview
A kind and caring family of four based in Brooklyn is seeking a nanny/family assistant to help care for their two young children aged 5 and 3-years. This is a live-out position and the schedule will be Monday through Friday with a minimum of 45-hours per week, 11am-8pm, (with potential of additional hours if required).
This is a no screen time household, so the candidate must be creative and encourage physical and artistic/messy activities.
The ideal candidate will be loving, energetic, and a self-starter.
The position is to start September 1st.
Responsibilities
- All responsibilities related to childcare -
- Prepare healthy and nutritious meals for the children, and encourage them to try new foods, (occasionally preparing the parents meals would be a plus)
- Collecting the children from school and helping with homework or preparing lessons to ensure the children are absorbing what they are learning in school
- Taking the children to after school activities and clubs
- Ensure the children are reaching their developmental milestones; pro-actively bringing new ideas to the table to foster development and growth
- Offer positive reinforcement to help build resiliency
- Assist children with homework and new learning activities
- Encourage the children to tidy up after themselves and do their chores
- Model good behaviour and manners
Family Assistant
Organizing the household
- Keep on top of the finer details/light housekeeping
- Ensure the fridge, cupboards and laundry room are stocked
- Assisting with packing for family trips
Help with online orders
Take/pick up garments to the dry cleaners
Keep in touch with the children's school and afterschool clubs and activities to ensure no detail is missed
Qualifications
Open to travelling with the family but not a requirement
Spanish speaking would ideal
Requirements
- Legally able to work in the US
- Previous experience with this age group; teaching experience a plus
Flexibility
Want longevity with a family
Excellent organizational skills
- Comfortable with all forms of mass transit
- Ability to drive kids leveraging our family car
- Comfortable e-biking with kids riding on back of the bike
Salary and Benefits
- $40 per hour
- 10 days PTO- ideally used late august or between Christmas/New Years
5 sick days
Monthly Metro Card