About the role
Overview
A warm Miami-based family is seeking an experienced, professional, and career-oriented nanny to care for their one-year-old son. The role is Monday through Friday from 8:30 am until 5:30 pm. This is a wonderful opportunity for a seasoned nanny who is passionate about child development, enjoys being actively engaged with children, and is looking for a long-term position with a family.
The family spends summers in upstate New York and travels both domestically and internationally, so the ability and willingness to travel is an essential part of the role.
Responsibilities
Childcare Responsibilities
The nanny will take primary responsibility for all aspects of the child's daily care, including:
- Providing attentive, loving, and developmentally appropriate care for a one-year-old
- Planning and engaging in age-appropriate play and activities
- Supporting the child's physical, emotional, and cognitive development
- Preparing healthy, child-friendly meals and snacks
- Maintaining the child's routines and schedule
- Getting down on the floor and actively engaging in play
- Keeping the child's belongings and areas organized and tidy
- Communicating daily with Mom, who works from home
- Traveling with the family to upstate New York during the summer
- Traveling domestically and internationally with the family as needed
Light Housekeeping
The nanny will also be responsible for light household tasks related to the child and keeping common areas orderly, including:
Child's laundry
Cleaning and organizing areas around the child's belongings
Emptying the dishwasher
- Taking out the trash when needed
- Keeping the kitchen, playrooms, living room, and other common areas tidy
- Cleaning up after the child's meals, activities, and play
Qualifications
The family is looking for someone who is:
- Professional, polished, and highly experienced
- A career nanny who is committed to working in childcare long-term
- Knowledgeable about child development and age-appropriate activities
- Warm, nurturing, and genuinely engaged with children
- Energetic and willing to actively get down on the floor and play
- Organized, proactive, and able to anticipate the child's needs
- Comfortable working alongside a parent who works from home
- Flexible and comfortable with domestic and international travel
- Comfortable around dogs, as the family has a dog
- A strong communicator with excellent judgment and discretion
- Reliable, dependable, and committed to building a long-term relationship with the family
Requirements
Prior professional nanny experience with infants/toddlers
Ability to swim
Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally
Safe and reliable personal vehicle for commuting to and from work
Comfortable around dogs
Strong knowledge of child development
Commitment to a career in childcare
Salary and Benefits
The role DOE and is $40 per hr with flexibility for benefits