Overview
A sweet family in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of the Upper East Side is seeking a mother's helper or nanny housekeeper for their two children, ages almost 2-years-old and 3.5-years-old, to work 8am to 4pm or 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. The family's older child has a rare genetic disorder and is significantly developmentally delayed, so needs care more similar to what a baby would need. Parents will always do medication (he has been seizure free for over a year) and his diapering, however, the nanny must be comfortable doing his lunch time feed via G-tube. Mom will teach you how to do it. He cannot walk or sit independently but the nanny will practice sitting with him and do some calm playtime. He will start a therapeutic school in September 2025. The younger child is typically developing and will start a 2s program nearby the home 3 mornings a week in September. The family has a flexible start date but would ideally like someone in place sooner rather than later.
Responsibilities
- Warming up pre-made foods and simple meal prep for the younger child
- Walking the younger child or sometimes both children to school drop off and pick up nearby
- Taking the older child on a walk or to the park (maximum 1-1.5 hours)
- Family laundry, dishes, tidying up, and general housekeeping when mom is with the older child and younger child is at school (there is someone who does the deep cleaning once a week)
Qualifications
- Calm, easy going, quiet energy as the older child does not do well with high energy or loud environments
- Comfortable with an involved mother who works from home part-time and okay deferring to her on decision-making
- Open to possible travel starting in 2025
- A second language would be nice to have but not required
Requirements
The older child is sensitive to strong odors, so the nanny must be a non-smoker, must be comfortable not wearing perfume or using strong-smelling detergents for work clothes, and have no pets at home
Comfortable spending a lot of time inside as the older child needs to be in a low stimulation environment
Willingness to work with a child with unique needs and comfortable lifting him in and out of his indoor wheelchair (he is currently about 28 lbs)
Salary and Benefits
$30-40 per hour plus 3 weeks of vacation time (1 week of the nanny's choosing and 2 weeks when the family travels without the nanny)
