Calm, Organized Nanny/Family Assistant Needed For Tight-Knit Bay Area Family

This tight-knit Bay Area family is seeking a warm and learning-oriented nanny/family assistant to support the nurturing and development of their toddler and expected newborn.

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• Location: Los Gatos, California
• Ages of children: 2 years and a baby due April 2025. The family has other caregivers who will provide primary support for their newborn for the first 6-8 months. Occasionally support for both children in the interim will be necessary. 
• Start date: As soon as they find the right fit! 
• Schedule: Full-time, guaranteeing 45 hours per week with the general schedule falling on Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Willingness to travel with advance notice is expected and highly valued.
• Compensation:  The family is offering $46-53/hour for a 45-hour guaranteed work week, which equates to an annualized base compensation of $113-131k/year dependent on experience and the agreed-upon schedule. The family may be open to candidates who are seeking a higher compensation package commensurate with experience.
• Benefits: The family is open to providing benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, health insurance stipend, and relocation assistance.
• Live-in/Live-out: Live-out. The family is open to providing a temporary landing pad.

Household dynamic: 

• This tight-knit, grounded Bay area family is seeking a warm and learning-oriented nanny/family assistant to join their team in caring for their 2-year-old daughter! They describe their daughter as a sensitive, joyful child who loves expressing herself through art, dancing to music, playing golf, and spending hours creating stories and games. The family cherishes every moment with their daughter and is excited to welcome their second child in April 2025, who will be cared for by another caregiver for the first few months. Someone who can actively engage and facilitate enriching activities with their children and create magical moments each day will be a wonderful fit. The family does not have pets in their home, but they own a farm just five minutes away from their home that their daughter loves to visit. The farm has dogs, cats, goats, sheep, cows, donkeys, chickens, and many more. While pet care is not required, an animal-friendly candidate is essential. 
• The family fosters a close-knit multi-generational household where both parents love spending time with their extended family and are actively involved in their daily lives. They frequently move between homes within the family’s vicinity, often spending time with siblings and parents, which creates a warm and social environment.  Mom is highly involved with her children’s lives and is seeking operational support. A candidate who will strike a balance between stepping in to support their needs and stepping out to allow for important family time and keep their household operations running smoothly will be key! The family splits their time between their residences in Northern California, Los Angeles, and London. They often spend their summers in the UK as they travel to destinations in Europe like Mykonos and St. Tropez. They also enjoy visiting Hawaii a few times a year. An on-the-go candidate who enjoys traveling, is adaptable in managing transitions between locations, and more importantly, embraces these journeys as opportunities for adventure and learning will be a perfect fit! Their household staff and those employed by their extended family work together as a collaborative team to keep their busy household running smoothly. They will value a team-oriented candidate who can smoothly integrate into their dynamics and work harmoniously with both the family members and other household staff. 

Ideal Candidate: 

• This position is ideal for a naturally warm, energetic, and professional nanny/family assistant who is experienced in caring with toddlers and is excited about welcoming a newborn into the mix. The family seeks someone who takes a learning-focused approach to their care, fostering their children’s curiosity, creativity, and engagement in daily routines. A candidate who can make daily moments both fun and enriching, whether it’s turning an afternoon into an art adventure, making piano practice fun, or discovering teaching opportunities through outdoor activities and simple garden explorations will fit in! A calm, highly organized candidate who can read the room and know when to step in and out while supporting and managing the household will be greatly appreciated. Someone competent and has the energy to keep up with the myriad of family assisting tasks and childcare responsibilities involved in running a home will thrive in this role! The family values trustworthiness, authenticity, and the ability to form genuine connections, and a candidate who is eager to join the family’s journey and help them shape their children’s early years will thrive in this role. 

• Responsibilities include both childcare and family assistant tasks, estimating a 50/50 time split. Childcare-related tasks include planning engaging / fun social experiences focusing on social and educational development for the kids ( eg. visiting the planetarium or zoo, looking for interesting activities in our town for children and attending them),  planning fun experiences at home such as science experiments, or finger painting outside, etc, teaching them things (letters, phonics, numbers, etc), child-related household tasks including but not limited to setting a weekly menu and meal preparation, organizing of children’s areas, occasional errands, before and after school routines, coordinating activities, and traveling with the family throughout the year. No cleaning / no laundry apart from on vacation, where they would be responsible for the children's laundry. Family assisting duties include but are not limited to running errands, car maintenance, dry-cleaning runs, coordinating vendors, ongoing inventory, organizing projects, booking reservations/travel, coordinating/driving to appointments, managing the family calendar, and other ad-hoc projects. 
• While not a requirement for the role, the family would love to work with a candidate with fully-staffed home and/or family assisting or house management experience. 

Qualifications: 

• 3 years of professional childcare experience
• Knowledge and experience with age-appropriate developmental milestones for infants and toddlers
• Experience traveling with families and children
• Valid driver’s license
• Valid passport
• Comfortability preparing basic meals for the children  
• Animal friendly! 

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This position is open to all Adventure Nannies candidates who are legally able to work in the US. Out of respect for the privacy of the families we work with, we cannot provide any additional information about this position other than what has already been provided in the job description. If you are interested in learning more about the position, please apply!