Overview
A warm, kind family in the West Village of NYC, is seeking a full-time infant nanny for their baby, who is due in February 2025. The role would start on February 11th, 2025. The schedule will be Monday through Friday, from 8 am-5 pm. A night nurse will be on board to help instill a sleep schedule, which the nanny will follow during the day.
Responsibilities
- Understanding the baby's feeding schedule and whether they take a bottle or are breastfed.
- Prepping bottles/ preparing meals
- Bathing, diapering, and establishing a consistent sleep routine to promote healthy sleep habits (in tandem with the night nurse)
- Creating a safe and secure environment for the infant
- Communicating with the parents about the child's day
- Learning: Providing age-appropriate activities to stimulate the baby's physical, intellectual, and social growth
- Cleaning: toys from play time, food messes, or spills
- While childcare is the primary responsibility, there may be occasional help with tidying up, baby laundry, etc.
- There may be occasional travel throughout the year; one month in March for a ski holiday and 2-3 weeks in Europe during the summer. The candidate is expected to go with the family but may work the regular weekly schedule (8 hours per day) and go home on weekends / some days, as the destination allows
Qualifications
- Must have at least 5 years' verifiable experience working in a similar role
- CPR/ First Aid Certification (or be prepared to renew, as needed)
- Background in Early Childhood Education is a huge plus
Requirements
- US passport, Green Card or EAC
- Willingness to show proof of immunizations (COVID/ Flu/ MMR/RSV/Tdap)
- Willing to have a background check run
- U.S. driver's license
- Non-smoker
- Competent swimmer
- Available to start in February 2025
- Superlative references are a must
Salary and Benefits
- $45+ per hour + all industry-standard benefits, including healthcare
