ORGANIZED AND WELL ROUNDED NANNY/HOUSEHOLD MANAGER NEEDED IN WASHINGTON, DC

Location: Washington, DC, 20007

Children: 7-year-old

Compensation: $35-$40/hr

Schedule: 25 guaranteed hrs/week. Monday-Friday from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Flexibility for occasional later evenings and overnight support is appreciated.

Benefits: paid sick time, 5 weeks of PTO, paid major holidays, a healthcare stipend, a continuing education stipend, and a mileage stipend for on-the-job travel.

Start Date: ASAP

Inside Their World: 

A thoughtful and emotionally grounded solo mother is seeking an experienced nanny/household manager to support both the care of her energetic and imaginative 7-year-old daughter and the overall rhythm of their home.

Her daughter is an active and outgoing young girl. She thrives with caregivers who are playful, engaged, and genuinely enjoy spending time with children. She loves crafts, science experiments, outdoor adventures, museums, the park, and staying active through ballet, soccer, gymnastics, and ice skating. She gravitates toward people who bring warmth, creativity, structure, and positive energy into her world.

Family Environment: Mom is a solo parent who describes herself as a very social, family-oriented, and grounded person. She prioritizes a balanced lifestyle that blends quality time with her daughter, extended family, and friends, and staying active. She prioritizes building a happy, healthy home environment for her daughter to thrive, and would appreciate a nanny who can match the same positive energy and show up with a smile every day. Mom’s parenting style blends attentive, nurturing care, emotional intelligence, and structure. Her approach is gentle and in tune with kids’ developmental and emotional needs, yet firm enough to maintain boundaries and stick to routines. Mutual respect and fostering responsibility in handling daily personal chores is key in the home. This welcoming family also has a senior dog who is part of the family and who is very much loved.

Who Thrives Here: 

This role calls for an experienced, structured, and warm individual who works independently and with confidence, and who can anticipate family needs before they arise, while maintaining clear routines and boundaries for her daughter. Organization is key in this role, along with strong intuition and an execution-focused mindset that gets things done efficiently and independently.  Someone child-savvy who intuitively understands school age children and can confidently support emotion regulation, empathize with their needs, and guide daily routine transitions with intention and grace. Creative, very energetic, and fun, this individual genuinely enjoys caring for children, actively engages with them, and excels at coming up with stimulating age-appropriate games and activities, both indoors and outdoors. They are also extremely organized, detail-oriented, and proactive in handling household tasks and maintaining a tidy and neat home. This individual is also reliable, flexible, and accommodating, comfortable staying an additional hour when needed and working overnight shifts approximately 10 times per quarter. Lastly, the family has a beloved dog who is very much part of the family, so the ideal candidate will be comfortable having him around and helping care for him as needed, always mindful of his presence in the home.

Daily Rhythm: 

You will provide attentive, nurturing care for her school-age daughter, supporting her routines and development. Responsibilities include picking up their child from school, transporting her to and from activities, planning fun, educational, age-appropriate activities and outings, coordinating play dates with friends, providing sick care if needed, handling doctor’s appointments, laundering the child’s clothes and linens, and providing attentive supervision while swimming. As for the household management side of the role, duties include general tidying/organizing of the home, cooking, meal prep, grocery shopping, doing laundry, tidying children’s spaces and packing and unpacking for trips. The nanny will also provide pet care, including feeding and taking him out for a walk, and help with miscellaneous personal assistant tasks.

Qualifications: 

• 3 years of professional childcare experience
• Experience as a family assistant or household manager
• Flexible to work occasional overnight is required
• Proficiency in English communication skills is required
• Able to swim and comfortable caring for children in and near water
• Valid Driver’s License
• Reliable and insured vehicle
• Clean driving record & ability to pass a background check
• Pet-friendly. The family has a senior Australian Labradoodle. 

This position is paid legally, on a W-2, subject to regular deductions and withholdings as required by law. 

 At this stage, we cannot provide any additional information about this position other than what has already been provided in the job description.

Due to the high volume of candidates, we will only contact you if the family is interested in meeting you or if we need additional information.