Position: Daytime Nanny – 5-month contract with the option to extend
Location: Woodside, CA
Compensation: $55-$60 per hour
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Local candidates preferred but might be open to relocation
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Daily Care and Supervision: Providing full, attentive, and consistent care for the child/infant during all scheduled hours. This includes feeding, diapering, bathing, and ensuring the child's safety at all times.
- Adherence to Daily Routines: Implementing and strictly maintaining the family's established daily schedule, including nap times, meal times, and planned activities.
- Developmental Engagement: Planning and executing age-appropriate, stimulating, and educational activities (e.g., reading, walks, singing, sensory play) to support the child's cognitive, physical, and emotional development.
- Health and Wellness: Administering medication as directed by parents (with proper training/instructions) and closely monitoring the child for any signs of illness, injury, or discomfort.
- Outdoor Activities: Safely taking the child on walks, to parks, or to organized activities, ensuring all necessary supplies (snacks, water, sunscreen) are taken.
- Meal Preparation: Preparing fresh, nutritious vegetarian meals and snacks for the child (when at a solid food age), ensuring cleanliness and adherence to any dietary restrictions or allergies.
- Nursery/Play Area Maintenance: Keeping the child's room, play areas, and toys tidy, organized, and clean throughout the day.
- Child's Laundry: Handling all the child's laundry, including washing, folding, and putting away clothes and linens.
- Supply Management: Stocking and organizing all child-related supplies (diapers, wipes, creams, formula/food) and communicating inventory needs to the parents/estate management.
Communication and Collaboration
- Daily Log/Report: Maintaining a clear, concise log or report detailing the day's events, including:
- Meal times and amounts consumed.
- Nap/sleep intervals.
- Diaper changes (noting wet/soiled).
- Activities, observations, and any concerns or milestones.
- Professional Handoff: Providing a clear and efficient verbal handoff to the parent(s) or the Night Nanny/staff at the end of the shift.
- Parent/Guardian Communication: Maintaining open and proactive communication with parents regarding the child's well-being, schedule adherence, and developmental progress.
Requirements
- Discretion and Confidentiality: Maintaining absolute confidentiality regarding the family's life, finances, routines, and property. This is essential in high-net-worth positions.
- Respect for Privacy: Operating professionally and respectfully within the home, only focusing on child-related duties unless otherwise directed.
- Flexibility and Reliability: Demonstrating flexibility for occasional late stays or changes to the schedule, if discussed and agreed upon in the contract, and ensuring punctuality.
- Collaboration: Working collaboratively with any other household staff (e.g., Estate Manager, Chef, Housekeepers, Night Nanny) to ensure seamless household operation.
- Vaccinations: Candidates must have or be willing to obtain vaccinations including COVID and the annual COVID boosters, annual flu shots, Tdap, and MMR.
