A rota position has opened up with one of our best London families! Our super, kind, warm international family is looking for an experienced, responsible and fun completely fluent French, German or Spanish speaking nanny to look after their 2 young children in north Notting Hill / North Kensington.
The position is 2 weeks on/ off. When in London (most of the time) the hours are 7am til 7pm and the nanny usually lives out, so you must live within a reasonable commute of their home in North Kensington. When travelling the hours are 24/14.
The family is flexible on salary for the right nanny. Rota 2wks on/ 2wks off. This is a rota position, where you will work a 12 hour day for 14 days on (then 14 days off) in London. However, the salary covers 24/14, so on occasion when the family is away, or the parents are away for an evening you would be expected to stay over and be available for the full 24 hrs. Each shift of 14 days, 12 hours per day, is demanding, therefore they need a nanny who lives close-by for the commute.
Their children are G1,5yr and B3y. The little boy goes to Kindergarten.
Looking for a professional nanny with lots of energy, initiative and warmth. Someone who will arrange plenty of fun activities and excursions, including a social life for both children with playdates. Both parents work, mum works partly from home, but will be more office based as time progresses. She will want to be able to see the children at lunch time or at a tea break during the day, so nanny should be comfortable with this. She will be careful that this does not interrupt nanny’s plans.
This young family enjoy a positive, friendly and open environment at home. Mum explains that she likes good communication and for everyone to know what they are doing. Things work well for them and for the children when the structure and routine is followed. The parents believe this gives security to the children and makes for happier children (and everyone else in the home!).
The family keep a very clean and tidy house and it is important to the family that the nanny also likes it this way.
They are looking for a nanny who will be a long term part of their household/ family. They look after their staff and believe in give and take and giving each other flexibility when required, eg. If the nanny wants to take extra holiday.
The family travel overseas during holidays, to stay with their family’s homes abroad. They spend summer holidays at the beach house in New York (The Hamptons) and they spend time in France and Germany too. When they are abroad the rota schedule might be 3w on/off. They don't expect their rota nanny to stay with them longer than that at anytime. They will fly you home and the other nanny will be flown out to them.
Nanny should be experienced enough to be comfortable with shared care, sole care and proxy-parenting. Nanny must have plenty of experience caring for 2 young children of different ages and with different needs and interests sole charge.
They would love for nanny to see the travelling part of the job as fun and exciting and something they like to do. It would be helpful if nanny could drive, as this could be helpful for the job but also for the nanny themselves when abroad, but driving is not needed in London.
They would love a very active engaged nanny; someone who is happy to take them outside and enjoy nature, comes up with a variety of different activities for indoors and outdoors. Someone who is keen to help the children learn and develop and nurture their natural inquisitiveness and passion for learning about the world around them.
Manners and etiquette is also very important.
Please note, the family is high profile and discretion is important.
Requirements
Completely fluent French, German, Spanish or English speaking nanny
Baby experience
Previous rota or VIP family experience is a must
Had considerable experience of sole charge experience of 2 young children (of different ages, needs and interests)
Living within short commute of Notting Hill, London or in London
Up to date Enhanced DBS (we can help you apply)
Recent Paediatric First Aid certificate
Right to work in UK
Good references for recent and relevant nanny work and jobs that have each lasted a good length of time.
Able to run after young children
Be available long term
Good English
Must be tidy and clean and happy to keep home environment tidy and clean
Must be good with technology and have very high level of energy.
Please note this is a strictly Non smoking position.