We are looking for a mature, responsible, trustworthy and genuinely caring person to look after our 4.5 year old son. The role is part time during school term and full-time during the school holidays.
Our son is bilingual in English and Italian and we have a preference for someone who is fluent in Italian to maintain/ improve his Italian skills.
Our son is a calm and sensitive boy who will quickly bond with a carer willing to give him attention and play with him. We would like someone who is relatively stable and can commit to the role for at least one year. Please see full job details below.
Start Date: as soon as possible
Minimum term: 12 months
Working Hours and Pay
During school terms the role is part time as follows:
07:30 to 08:45 1 hour Monday to Friday £15 for 1.25 hour
15:10 to 18:40 3.5 hours Monday to Friday £10 per hour
Therefore £50 per day/ £250 per week
If the morning is difficult, for the right candidate we will consider removing the morning from the job requirement.
During school holidays the role is full time 08:30 to 18:30 Monday to Friday £400 per week.
We would expect that if our son is ill and can't attend school that the nanny would take care of him on the same basis as the full-time terms.
Holidays are paid pro-rata. We expect that most holidays are taken at the same time when we plan to be on holiday which we will generally take during school holidays.
Our holiday plans will be notified with reasonable notice to allow the nanny to make her own plans.
The Role
- Get our son ready for school (breakfast, getting dressed etc.)
- Drop-off to and pick-up from school (a 10 minute walk from home)
- Prepare snacks and meals ensuring a varied, well-balanced and healthy diet
- Bathing and grooming
- Making sure the home is tidy at the end of the working day (tidy-up Toys, kitchen and empty rubbish bin)
- Tidying our son’s room
- Ensuring our son’s clothes are washed and ironed as needed
- Ensuring good communication with the school at times of drop-offs and pick-ups
- During school holidays organise indoor and outdoor activities including playdates with other children
About You
The successful candidate will:
- be a mature, responsible, trustworthy and genuinely caring person
- live reasonably locally so that commuting to/ from our home is easy
- be a non-smoker
- have at least 5 years of childcare experience
- have a current paediatric first aid certificate or be willing to obtain one
- speak fluent English and ideally Italian
- be in the UK and available for interview
- be reasonably flexible with timings when needed
- be able to provide good references upon request
Optional Extra Work
We need assistance with cleaning and ironing and are able to offer 3 additional hours of work per week at £10 per hour (£30 per week) if the successful candidate is interested in taking this extra work. For the avoidance of doubt, if the candidate decides to take this extra work, this must be performed only during those times when our son is at school or in the care of his parents.
How to apply:
Please send your up to date CV or at least a description of your relevant and recent work experience and, if available, written references. Otherwise we can seek verbal references if an offer is made and accepted.