Engaged, Child-Focused FT Nanny Needed for Infant in Portola Valley

Start date: mid-February/early March (mom goes back to work the first week of April so some overlap to help with the transition is preferred)

A family in Portola Valley is seeking a positive, loving and engaged Nany to care for their 3-month-old baby girl (born October 2024) for 40-45 hours per week. Responsibilities include planning age-appropriate activities geared towards baby’s development, bottle prep, assisting with developmental transitions (solids, nap schedule, etc.), baby laundry and light housekeeping duties (tidying the nursery and common/play areas, organize food for baby, etc.). Their ideal candidate encourages and models good behavior, is upbeat, and proactively finds ways to enrich baby’s life.

SCHEDULE:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (40 hours)
Optional: Wednesdays 8/9 a.m. to 1/2 p.m.

Experience Requirements

• 2 years minimum experience as a private nanny with excellent verifiable references

Educational Requirements

• Fluency in English
• Fluency in French or Spanish (nice to have but not required)

Qualifications

• COVID-vaccinated + boosted
• TB and Tdap vaccine
• First Aid + CPR Certified
• Valid driver with clean record (family can provide a vehicle for work-related driving)
• Warm, loving
• Encourages and models good habits
• Flexible
• Positive, upbeat and helpful
• Engaged in finding ways to enrich baby’s life
• Excellent communication
• Proactive
• Comfortable with dogs
• Seeking a long term commitment; at least a year

Responsibilities

• Actively participate and seek out ways to nurture and promote baby’s development
• Plan age-appropriate activities and outings
• Baby laundry
• Preparing, washing and sanitizing bottles
• Assist with developmental transitions (solids, nap schedule, etc.)
• Light housekeeping duties (tidying the nursery as well as common/play areas, load/unload the dishwasher, organize food for baby, etc.)
• Open to discussing additional household tasks if interested and should time allow (family is flexible; not a requirement)