A lovely family from California is seeking a London-based, temp summer weekend nanny in Central London to help care for their son, who is 8 months old. The position will be starting ASAP until September 1st, roughly 12 weeks. The general schedule will be Saturday and Sunday, roughly 8 hour days with flexibility, depending on the day, typically the hours of 12pm-8pm. The family asks for flexibility as they might have an event that keeps them out until 10/11pm, but can guarantee 16 hours per weekend. Mom is very hands-0n, and wants to continue to be, so the ideal candidate knows how to navigate being able to transition back and forth from 'sole charge' to 'Mother's Helper.' This position is only open to candidates who are currently local to London and available to start fairly soon. 

• Provide overall care for the baby and support to Mom
• Helping maintain a daily routine and schedule and work with mom and weekday nanny to maintain consistent care
• Support the family
• Provide fun age-appropriate activities, supervising any activities that might come up, go on walks, encourage developmental play, help with developmental milestones
• Child related light housekeeping to help maintain an organized space, including laundry, sanitizing toys, and helping tidy baby spaces
• Pitch in where necessary to help make mom's life easier
• Stay late occasionally if the parents have an event

• Very calming presence, soft spoken, reassuring, no ego
• Wants to support the family as a whole
• Flexible
• Thoughtful and proactive
• Brilliant at reading the room, and recognising when to step back and give the family their space
• Have initiative and a pitch-in mentality

• At least 5 years of professional nannying experience with at least 3 references  
• Experience with infants
• Great communicator
• No ego: able to take cues from and respect the family's choices
• Can easily navigate the role with an involved mom
• CPR/First Aid certified, or willing to certify
• Comfortable with dogs

• Hourly/daily rate is based on experience