A busy yet fun family based in West Brompton, London, seek an experienced, professional, active housekeeper or, even better, nanny/housekeeper, for their 4,500 sq ft home. The schedule would be Monday through Friday, 3pm - 8pm, ideally.
The role will be varied and is likely to be a mix of housekeeping, some house management, and occasional childcare. Responsibilities will therefore include cleaning and tidying the home, making beds and changing all linen at least once per week, laundry, ironing, and vacuuming, mopping the floors once or twice per week, cleaning bathrooms, and really anything else that ensures the home remains warm, welcoming, clean and tidy. Other duties may involve dealing with deliveries and contractors, sourcing and liaising with trades, general errands (including dry cleaning and grocery shopping), and being point person for any requests - you may also be liaising with other staff, so a team-player mentality would be helpful.
The ideal candidate has a wonderful friendly and warm personality, and is an experienced housekeeper/nanny with excellent attention to detail. A pitch-in attitude is essential, candidates must be comfortable around children, and have previous experience in a fully staffed home. Please demonstrate initiative, be discreet and have plenty of common sense, happy to work independently and without much oversight or direction. Bearing in mind the size of the home, candidates should be fit and healthy, and able to manage a large home with a number of staircases!
If you are interested in the role, have a valid passport and are legally able to work in the UK, please apply to ZI218.
A family in Las Vegas, NV, is seeking a seasoned, live-out career nanny for their 14-month-old and baby, due in April. The schedule will typically be 5 days per week, Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm, with flexibility to work on weekends in lieu of a week day when required, with notice.
Candidates should be hands-on team-players, with a genuine love for children, as well as be comfortable working with a stay-at-home mom, who is hoping the nanny will help her to transition from 1-2 children and be a comforting extra set of hands for this exciting next chapter. This might extend to throwing some onesies in the laundry or tidying up the children’s play areas, helping mom to prep meals and snacks, and more. There is a family dog, so candidates should be pet friendly, though the dog will not be the candidate’s responsibility.
The family do travel both domestically and internationally so candidates should be passport ready. The family are offering a competitive rate and health-care stipend to the perfect candidate, as well as relocation options to those candidates who are not local to Las Vegas. Candidates should have a clean and current driving record with their own reliable vehicle to get to and from the family home.
The family have requested that candidates are up to date on their MMR and TDap vaccinations in order to apply to this role. The ability to speak additional languages is a huge plus. If you are interested in this position and have a US Passport, Green Card, or EAC, please apply to KP512.
A family in Las Vegas, NV, is seeking a full-time, live out nanny/housekeeper for their 1-year-old and 3-year-old. The schedule will typically be 5 days per week, from 12:30-8:30pm on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, then 9am-5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Candidates should be hands-on team-players, with a genuine love for children, as well as be comfortable working with mom, who is hoping the nanny will help her to transition from 1-2 children and be a comforting extra set of hands for the next chapter. This might extend to throwing some onesies in the laundry or tidying up the children’s play areas, helping mom to prep meals and snacks, and more. There is a family dog, so candidates should be pet friendly, though the dog will not be the candidate’s responsibility.
The family are offering $35 per hour and health-care reimbursement to the perfect candidate, but are open to speaking with those candidates seeking a higher rate, since they will entertain this for the right candidate. The family have 3 dogs so candidates should be pet friendly, as well as have a clean and current driving record with their own reliable vehicle to get to and from the family home.
This role is currently only open to local candidates. If you are interested in this position and have a US Passport, Green Card, or EAC, please apply to KP511.
Seeking a warm, professional, and experienced live-out housekeeper for a busy family (three young children) in Kensington, London. The principal can be flexible around the start date but ideally the role would commence as soon as possible. The position could be split between two housekeepers, as the family would love cover from 7am - 8pm Monday through Friday, with some help over the weekends also appreciated.
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, all cleaning (mopping, dusting, vacuuming, etc) and tidying, laundry and ironing, bed-making and turn downs, deep cleaning, errands, grocery shopping, ensuring the home is fully stocked with all household, food, and drink items, and really anything and everything that contributes to the smooth running of the home and a warm, welcoming, and beautifully presented environment. Candidates should have at least 5 years prior experience in a private home and previous hotel experience would also be appreciated. There will also be some cooking required in the evenings for mainly the children but also sometimes the parents. The family are keen to find someone who takes pride in their work, displays impressive attention to detail, and who will look after the home as their own. Expect to be running occasional errands, dealing with contractors and vendors when required, and possibly house-sitting when the family travel. The ideal candidate therefore has a real 'pitch-in' attitude, demonstrates initiative and has a lovely, positive, and friendly demeanour. Discretion is paramount and candidates should be full of common sense and happy to work independently without much oversight or direction. Please also note that the family travel regularly, including for a month during the summer, and would like their housekeeper to accompany them.
If you are interested in the position and are legal to work in the UK, please apply to ZI217.
A lovely family in the Parnassus Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, CA are seeking a one day per week housekeeper for their 3,600 sq. ft. modern home to start as soon as possible. The hours are flexible, 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm, or any reasonable variation of an 8-hour day.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, all aspects of general housekeeping including laundry as well as closet and basic household organization. Their ideal candidate pays attention to detail, understands how to clean various counter-top surfaces and flooring, has knowledge of how to care for fabrics, and is comfortable ironing.
Familiarity with fine art, antiques, and a willingness to prep or cook meals is not required but would be huge pluses. If you are interested and hold a US passport, Green Card, or EAC, please apply to AC031.
A lovely family of four in Greenwich, CT is seeking a top-notch live-in nanny. The family has two boys, ages 3-years and 7.5-months. The schedule for this role will be Monday through Friday, 7:30am-7:30pm. A five-day live-in candidate would be ideal, but the family is open to someone who needs to live-in 7 days, and the provided accommodation is a private bedroom with en-suite bathroom.
Duties for this role will include everything related to the children, including supporting the achievement of milestones, going for walks and supporting indoor/outdoor play, infant care (feeding and washing bottles, diapers, managing sleep and feeding schedules), transporting the children as needed, child-related tidying and organization, children's laundry, and cooking for the children. The family is seeking a nanny who is comfortable in the kitchen, as the children eat fresh and healthy meals with very minimal processed foods in their diet. They would love to find a team-player who is willing to assist with keeping common areas neat- family laundry would be greatly appreciated, but is not required. The 3-year-old child has a warm, happy disposition. He also has global developmental delays, including an autism diagnosis. Experience with special needs or developmental delays experience is a major plus but not a requirement. The family is looking for someone patient and engaging, who is able to communicate on his level.
The father works long hours in the city, and the mother works from home (part time), so the nanny should feel comfortable working with her as a team. While the schedule is 60 hours, there will often be down-time built into the day while the older child is at school from 9am-3pm. They are looking for someone who enjoys getting down on the floor with the children rather than observing. This is a physically demanding job, so candidates should be active and able to manage and carry a large toddler. The ideal candidate for this role will be warm and engaging, patient and flexible, and dedicated.
The family has a small hypoallergenic dog, so candidates should be comfortable around pets. They travel several times per year over school breaks and would love for their nanny to join them. Driving is required for this role, and a car will be provided for work use. The ability to swim would be nice but is not required. The family is offering a rate of $30-35/hr. for this position, depending on experience. If you are legal to work in the US and would like to be considered for this role, please apply to AS484.
A lovely single parent family in Oklahoma City, OK is looking for a full-time, live-in, housekeeper/nanny. The family consists of a single mother by choice, a 4-year-old boy, and newborn baby girl. The family does have a nanny, so this position would be primarily be housekeeping and lending a hand with childcare if needed during times when the nanny is on, and primarily childcare/being the extra set of hands on the weekends with mom. The general schedule will be 36-40 hours per week, Wednesday through Sunday, with the weekday schedule as 6:30am-10:30am/4:30pm-8:30pm, and the weekend schedule as 9am-3pm. Some flexibility is required if mom has on-call work weekends, or other commitments, but proper notice will be given to the candidate.
Job responsibilities for the housekeeping include, but are not limited to, general day-to-day housekeeping and tidying of the family’s 5-bedroom home, cleaning of all rooms- bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchen- laundry, ironing, dusting, vacuuming, occasional errands such as grocery shopping, helping with organizing closets, toys, etc, keeping track of household stock, helping manage people coming in to do gardening or repairs, helping with basic meal prep for the week, and preparing snacks and lunch for the kids, and dinner for the family. Job responsibilities for the childcare include helping mom with the kids, engaging with them, helping with dinner, bath, and bedtime when needed. This position would also include helping at the mother’s parents’ house down the street in a limited capacity about 4 hours per week.
The ideal candidate is responsible, flexible, patient, organized, has a positive outlook, and can maintain an open communication. Someone who can be proactive and be a self-starter, but also know how to take gentle feedback, and can sense when to step back and be a team-player. Someone who is friendly, has a calm demeanor that would mesh well in the calm household, and who can be an encouraging part of the children’s lives is ideal. Candidates must have a valid driver’s license, and be up to date on all vaccines including COVID and all boosters. Live-in accomodations include a private bedroom and bathroom, and shared kitchen and living areas. The rate is $20 an hour, with the standard benefits of 2 weeks’ vacation, sick days, and holidays offered. If you would like to be considered, and are legal to work in the US, please apply to SK109.
A client based on the East Coast will be residing in Menlo Park, CA for a few months and is seeking a wonderful personal chef during their stay. The role begins around mid-to-late March or April. The schedule needs to be very flexible, but will ideally be 5-6 days a week for lunch and dinner service with occasional breakfast service if other chefs are unavailable. The candidate to hire needs to have a commute within 45 minutes to Menlo Park.
The job duties will include preparing meals for the client (husband & wife) and their guests, placing grocery and supply orders, and working closely with the butler team. The candidate to hire must have the ability to work independently and with a large culinary team. The candidates to hire will need to have the ability to travel.
You must be legal to work in the US and have a US Passport, Green card, or EAC to apply for this role. If you are interested in this position, please apply to HN201.
A private family in Kings Point, NY (Long Island) is seeking a full-time butler for their vast estate. The schedule will be 5 days per week and includes weekends. Days off will usually be Tuesday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday. The typical schedule will include 50-60 hours per week. Responsibilities of the position are wide-ranging but are heavily service-oriented. The family hosts dinners and events often and expects the highest quality of service from their team. The main responsibilities will be stepping in where needed to keep the home running smoothly, helping the housekeeping team during and in preparation for events, assisting with food prep, formal table setting, serving food, and running occasional errands. Duties could also include packing and unpacking for the principals when they travel, assisting them with personal tasks, ensuring that cleaning and household chores are completed by other staff (and pitching in where needed at times), greeting guests in a professional manner upon their arrival, assisting the Principal and other household staff with the planning of events, and overseeing the smooth running of hosted events, parties, and dinners. The ideal candidate has a keen understanding of high-end hospitality and the highest commitment to excellence as well as a strong sense of aesthetics and elegance. Someone with a passion for service and pride in their work will do best in this role. You must have an uncompromisingly flexible schedule due to the busy nature of the position and frequent evening and weekend work. The essential characteristics and key skills required are excellent judgment, service orientation at highest level of attentiveness, a "no job too menial to handle" attitude (e.g. always ensure that Principal is avoiding jobs that can be accomplished by others), a polished and professional image, schedule flexibility and an unwavering commitment to privacy, discretion, and confidentiality. You must have a razor sharp eye for detail, organizational management, and communication skills, strong personnel management and development skills, the ability to problem solve with can-do attitude and little guidance; and strong social skills. It’s essential that candidates have a clean driving record and a current driving license. A salary in the range of $40-$45 per hour ($120,000-$150,000 including overtime) is being offered to the successful candidate, plus benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k) subsidized by the employer. If you are interested, with a US passport, Green Card or EAC, please apply to EB481.
A lovely family of three who split time between Miami and NYC is seeking a full-time, English speaking nanny to join their team and care for their 12-month-old son. The position is for approximately 50 hours per week, and duties will include everything related to caring for the child as well as some light housework and occasionally preparing meals for the parents.
This position involves significant travel, so you should be prepared for this. The family split their time between their properties in Miami during the winter, and New York during the summer, with approximately 5 months at each residence. They then travel to Tokyo, Japan for two months of the year. The family will provide an apartment for the nanny whilst in Miami and Tokyo, and they will either live with the family whilst in New York, or stay in their own accommodation. So it would be good if the nanny were to be flexible on this.
The family are looking for someone who is trustworthy, outgoing, and above all flexible, and are looking for a nanny who wants to stay with them long term.
You must be an animal lover as the family have a small dog. The family are offering $30 per/hour. If you are legal to work in the US, and would like to be considered for this role, please apply to EH021.
A young dynamic techie couple in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco are seeking a part-time Executive Housekeeper to preferably start immediately. However, they are willing to wait for the right candidate. The schedule will be approximately 2 to 3 days a week from 10am-6pm with some flexibility. This is a new role for the household and exact needs will become more apparent once the candidate is in place.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, maintaining the thorough cleanliness and organization of the household, laundry, managing household supplies and inventory, errand running, scheduling, and overseeing repairs and maintenance pertaining to the household including vehicle maintenance, and any ad hoc projects that may arise. Their ideal candidate will be able to work autonomously and intuitively, be proactive, professional, extremely organized and take pride in their work.
The couple has 2 adopted cats and there will be pet care required on occasion. A valid driver’s license, clean driving record and proof of vaccination against Covid are required for this role. The family is offering a competitive hourly rate DOE. If you hold a US Passport, Green Card, or EAC and are interested in this role, please apply to AC014.
Seeking an experienced and organised live-in domestic couple for a beautiful 11,000 square foot home in Ireland. The usual schedule will be 8am – 7pm, Monday through Friday, however please be flexible to allow for events, dinners, guests, and occasional weekend work. Ideally, one half of the couple will take on the housekeeping and house management duties, while the other half will be an experienced chef, comfortable with farm to table cuisine. The position is likely to start mid to late January or February 2024.
For the house manager/head housekeeper role, please expect all the usual duties including, but not limited to, ensuring the home remains pristine and exudes warmth and refinement, coordinating, training and scheduling the housekeeping team, liaising with the maintenance team and Estate Manager and with vendors and contractors, provisioning and re-stocking the home and keeping an up-to-date inventory, running errands, creating a household manual, managing budgets, organising, sending and receiving deliveries and packages for the household, providing day to day direction for staff and generally being the go-to person for everything relating to the home. The family are in residence for approximately 6 months of the year. When they are in situ, the role will be very much about attending to their needs: looking after guests, friends and extended family and ensuring that the home looks beautiful. For the other 6 months of the year it is possible that the estate will be used for a variety of events. It would therefore be helpful if the candidates has some experience with organising events and is comfortable liaising with the various organisations involved, while caretaking the main home and ensuring that any maintenance is dealt with.
For the chef role, the family are keen to find someone really excited about fresh, healthy farm to table food. The estate used to have a walled kitchen garden and the principals would love to re-instate this – so a passion for produce and quality ingredients, as well as for developing and tending the kitchen garden, is essential. When the family are present the role will involve cooking for them, their guests, friends and extended family. Expect to prepare breakfast, lunch and a 3-course dinner, as well as afternoon tea and to ensure a fully stocked fridge for snacks. For the other 6 months of the year it is expected that the estate will be used for a variety of events, some of which will need catering for, so prior experience cooking for events, or even being involved with pop-up dinners, would be preferred.
The ideal candidates are warm and positive, happy to provide excellent service and have 'pitch-in' attitudes. Attention to detail, initiative and the ability to self-direct are also essential traits. An adventurous and innovative chef would be preferred, someone who really understands the importance of quality ingredients and who is happy to be hands-on with growing, preparing and cooking is key. One or both candidates will need to be confident drivers, and accommodation is a separate bedroom with en-suite.
If you are interested in the role and legal to work in Ireland, please apply to ZI215.
A kind and busy family in the neighborhood of San Anselmo, CA is seeking a part-time housekeeper for their home to start as soon as possible. The schedule will be 1 to 2 days per week for a total of 8 or 9 hours.
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to, cleaning all areas of the house including bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, living rooms and common areas, dusting, sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming of floors, changing bed linens and making beds, sorting, washing and folding of laundry, emptying trash and recycle bins, cleaning of kitchen appliances, counter-tops, and sinks, restocking items such as paper towels, organizing and tidying rooms. The family would also like someone who can cook a light meal or do meal prep.
Their ideal candidate will pay attention to detail, take care and pride in their work, have a can-do attitude, be pet friendly, and a team player as the family has a nanny for their two children. One child has allergies, so being mindful of reducing triggers will be essential. Familiarity with Hepa filter air purifiers and changing of filters would be a plus.
The family is offering between $40 to $45 per hour. If you are interested and hold a US Passport, Green Card or EAC, please apply to AC013.
A young active and growing family in Los Angeles, CA are seeking a full-time, top-notch housekeeper for their 4,500 sq ft home to start immediately. The schedule will be Monday through Friday from either 7:30am-4:30pm or 8:00am-4:30pm.
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to, every aspect of full-charge housekeeping, in particular laundry, familiarity with antiques and fine art, and basic pet care. Their ideal candidate will be a team player, have impeccable attention to detail, will work intuitively, take direction and feedback well, take pride in their work, be able to read a room as mom is stay-at-home and dad works from home, and have a warm, kind, and positive disposition.
The current housekeeper is staying on with the family and will be transitioning into more of a nanny role, however there will be overlap and collaboration with housekeeping duties as well. It is important to the family that the candidate work harmoniously with their existing staff member. A valid driver’s license and clean driving record are required for this role.The family is offering $40 per hour and a $400 monthly medical stipend.
If you hold a US Passport, Green Card, or EAC, and are interested in this role, please apply to AC016.
A wonderful and active family in the neighborhood of Studio City, CA are seeking a seasoned, full-time, live-out, lead career nanny for their 4-year-old son, and daughters ages 10 and 13, to start immediately. The schedule will be Monday through Friday from 8am-6pm with some flexible to stay late or overnight on occasion.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, all aspects of full-charge childcare, establishing and maintaining daily routines, planning and implementing age-appropriate educational activities, encouraging practice of music, therapy exercise, and chores, driving children to/from extracurricular activities and play-dates, homework assistance, meal planning and preparation, child-related housekeeping including laundry, tidying up of the house, and ensuring their belongings are organized and maintained, providing updates to parents on children’s activities, progress or concerns, ordering any items the children may need, shopping including groceries, scheduling and calendaring of child-related appointments, and overseeing 2 other nannies to ensure cohesiveness, clarity and collaboration among the team.
Their ideal candidate is someone who has over 10 years of experience as a nanny, is passionate about working with children, is not afraid of a child’s sneeze or a sniffle and has just the right remedy, has strong communication and interpersonal skills, has knowledge of child development and developmental milestones, is kind but comfortable setting boundaries, is computer proficient and can navigate school websites, and is proactive and doesn’t mind pitching in where necessary. The family has a housekeeper and it’s important that the lead nanny be a team-player and communicate with all staff to ensure the household is running smoothly. This may include facilitating repairs and overseeing vendors from time to time. This is a busy household with two working parents who are looking for someone long-term that they can depend on.
The ability to safely transport the children in your own vehicle or provided vehicle, a valid CA driver’s license, clean driving record, Trustline certification, and Covid vaccination are required for this role. The ability to swim, travel, and speak Spanish are huge pluses but are not required. The family is offering a competitive compensation. If you are interested in this role and hold a US Passport, Green Card, or EAC, please apply to AC023.
A warm, caring and very busy family on the upper east side are seeking a full-time nanny, to start immediately, for their two-year-old daughter and eventually newborn who is due to arrive in March. The schedule will be Monday through Friday, 8:30am- 6:30pm.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing attentive and nurturing care to the children, meal planning/prep, feeding, bathing, dressing, planning and implementing age-appropriate educational and developmental activities to stimulate the children’s growth and learning, research/ planning and execution of outings, managing various household tasks relating to childcare such as organizing, laundry, and keeping living areas, including the kitchen, clean and tidy.
This is a professional household with parents working from home. Their ideal candidate will be seeking a long-term position, will speak Brazilian Portuguese (or Portuguese) and conversational English (Brazilian mother, American father), have a genuine love for children, be kind, responsible and trustworthy, be able to read a room, and have excellent communication skills as this role is full charge with minimal supervision.
Current vaccinations for DTaP, and flu are required for this role. CPR training is a plus. The family is offering $30 per hour, a negotiable medical stipend and PTO. If you are legal to work in the US, have a valid passport, Green Card or EAC, please apply to AC012.
An amazing, kind, and loving family in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco are seeking a full-time housekeeper/family assistant with the option of live-in or live-out. There will be some flexibility with the start date, however they would like to have someone in place by January. The schedule will be Monday through Friday from 8:30am-4:30pm with lots of flexibility. The family travels and would like someone who will consider traveling with them especially when staying at their home in Newport Beach, California. They are considerate of a work-life balance and are generous with time off when traveling and in general.
Your primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to a combination of all aspects of general housekeeping duties for a three-story, 10,000 square foot residence, assistant duties such as errand running (client provided car), dry cleaning pick up/drop off, greeting and overseeing vendors for repair and maintenance and taking or picking up the children from school. The family has a casual, minimalist lifestyle and would like someone who can keep things clean, organized, and tidy, has attention to detail, is familiar with how to properly clean various surfaces such as marble, will shop for groceries and wash fruits and veggies before putting in the fridge. There will be a need for some minor food prep such as making snacks for the kids or helping chop veggies. While “childcare” isn’t required, preference will be given to those who don’t mind occasionally watching or playing with the children ages 4 and 2. They do have a part-time nanny. However, Mom prefers to delay housekeeping duties if there is some serious Lego building going on or she needs to run a quick errand and it’s outside of the nanny's regular hours or there is a need for an extra hand at that moment.
Please be pet friendly as the family has a hypo-allergenic dog that will need to be fed, occasionally walked, and taken to the vet and groomers. Dog has a part-time dog walker as well. The ideal candidate will be looking for a long-term role, be personable, dependable, trustworthy and have a go with the flow attitude. Family is looking for a long term fit. It is important that the candidate genuinely care about the home and take pride in their work. A clean driving record and valid driver’s license is required for this position. A big plus if you are a pro at navigating the SF and bay bridges as the children attend school in Berkeley.
The family is offering $50 to $60 an hour depending on experience and willingness to assist in all aspects of the duties described, two weeks PTO and a medical stipend. If you are interested and hold a US passport, Green Card, or EAC, please apply to AC011.
Seeking a weekend nanny/housekeeper for a lovely Kensington-based family (with children aged 8, 5 and 3.5yrs). Expect a schedule of 8am-7pm, with time for breaks during the day, but please also be a little flexible to cover for occasional additional days and evenings.
The role will be varied and is likely to be a mix of standard housekeeping and some childcare. Responsibilities will therefore include some cleaning and tidying, making beds, some laundry, ironing and vacuuming, some general errands (including dry cleaning) and grocery shopping, occupying the children and taking them to any activities, playdates and outings, and really anything that needs doing over the weekend to support the family.
The ideal candidate has a wonderful friendly and warm personality and is potentially open to occasional travel with the family. If you are comfortable cooking for the family, even better! Attention to detail is essential and candidates must be discreet, fun, positive and brilliant at engaging with children.
If you are interested in the role and are legal to work in the UK, please apply to ZI212.
A busy family is looking for a long-term, full-time, live-out, seasoned houseman/butler in Los Angeles, California (close to UCLA). They are not offering relocation; only local candidates will be considered. The role starts as soon as possible. The family includes the mother, father, 8-year-old girl, 7-year-old girl, and 5-year-old girl. They have one dog. They have a fully staffed house, including housekeepers, nannies, a chef, and property/pool maintenance.
This person must have several years experience in a HNW private residence. Although they have a formal-looking household, as the client refers to it as living in a "Faberge egg", they are not so formal, in that they do not need to be served their meals. They may ask for drinks and such at times, but they do not require dinner service. When they have dinner parties, this role may be expected to help with serving. Bonus if you are familiar with wines, as they do have a wine cellar, but this is not a deal breaker. They do have guests often and the houseman/butler will be expected to greet them, guide them to where they should go in the home, and offer to get them drinks.
Other duties will include, but are not limited to, cleaning the cars, ensuring all cars have full tanks of gas (this includes a Tesla that requires charging), helping the lady of the house with packages and organizing, packing and unpacking the car for outings, ensuring the pool is heated with sufficient time before use, cleaning the outdoor furniture, helping to organize other areas on the property - such as their storage and garage, taking care of minor house issues/simple fixes, running errands as needed, and securing the house. Occasionally this role will include driving the children - their nannies will be present as well.
To be successful in this role you should be proactive and take initiative- you must be a self-starter, as they do not want to have to constantly supervise this role. The houseman/butler must also be able to occasionally go to their house in Malibu.
Hours will ideally be Monday through Friday, 10/11am-6/7pm. Must have flexibility to work occasional weekends. The family is offering medical. They cover 100% for the employee, and 50% for their family. Other benefits include PTO, and main federal holidays paid.
They summer in Canada for 6 weeks. This houseman/butler role would spend minimal, if any, time there with them in Canada. This person would still work, although may not be needed as much, but would still get paid full-time.
The houseman/butler must have their valid U.S. Passport, or valid Permanent Resident Card (Green Card). This person must have their valid drivers' license, must have their own car, and must have a clean driving record. COVID vaccine is not required. The salary range is $130k-$150k/year, contingent on experience. If interested, apply to VV323.
An adventurous family based in Dorado, Puerto Rico, is seeking a multi-lingual, live-in travel nanny/educator to provide care and develop and implement an academic curriculum for their bubbly 3 year old girl, starting full-time from April 2024, but with the aim of having a candidate join them on a few international trips between now and then. The family spend the summers/ hurricane season traveling, and the candidate will accompany them.
The schedule will be 50 hours per week, divided over 6 days, as follows: Monday through Thursday from 9am-5pm, which would include a school block of 2-3 hours in the morning, a midday break for lunch and planning between 12-2:30/3pm, followed by a mid-late afternoon post-nap adventure activity. Candidates will typically have Fridays off. The schedule on Saturdays and Sundays will be 7am-12pm (often only until 10am), and the parents would love candidates to be open to babysitting 1-2 evenings per week up to 8 hours total per week (i.e. to bring the total number of hours up to 50 per week) - these evenings will always be scheduled in advance. Between the hours of 12-3pm Monday through Thursday there is a nanny/ house manager who does lunch and nap time with the toddler, so the lunch and planning block can be used to get other things done without also minding her.
Childcare responsibilities will include creating/ organizing enriching and physically and emotionally safe life experiences and activities, meal prep, cooking for the toddler, managing meal times, cleaning up, keeping play areas, the toddler’s bedroom, and toys tidy, doing laundry and organizing the child’s closet, organizing playdates, arts and crafts, pick up and drop off, library programs, extracurricular activities, bedtime/naptime, dressing, potty training, night diaper changing, helping to teach manners, managing and redirecting toddler behaviours, providing positive reinforcement, modelling good behaviours and the family’s values, and generally providing love and care.
Educator responsibilities will include developing and/or implementing a curriculum designed for 3-4 year olds, designing and implementing the educational space, evaluating progress, identifying areas of strength and areas of opportunity, identifying and supporting individual learning styles, communicating with the parents and, if applicable in a pod, other parents. Other responsibilities will include monitoring and tracking supplies, submitting purchase requests, and ordering as required.
In addition to caregiving/educational responsibilities above, candidates will be required to assist with packing, unpacking, and in-transit activities, setting up sleeping spaces, arranging activities at each destination, and maintaining meals, sleep routines and educational schedules, as appropriate. If candidates are not comfortable designing the curriculum, the family work with an individual who can do this for them, and the candidate will simply have to learn and deliver this to the toddler, with their remote guidance.
Candidates should ideally be college educated and experienced caregivers with a background in early childhood/elementary education (or equivalent). A Montessori-based approach is preferred, and candidates should possess a life-long learner mentality, love the outdoors, be warm, kind, adventurous and curious, naturally wanting to engage young minds and energies by developing and/or organizing activities that nurture creative spirits and stimulate a love for learning. Other traits the family are seeking in a candidate would be that they are a well-rounded, discreet, emotionally balanced individual with a plethora of interests and hobbies, being self-aware and and spiritually oriented. It’s imperative that candidates enjoy all kinds of weather, and are comfortable in the water - be that a pool or the ocean/ on a boat. The ideal candidate should enjoy skiing or snowboarding or other winter sport activities, and at least have a willingness to learn new sports.
It’s essential that candidates have an up to date passport and driver’s license. It would be ideal if candidates were fluent in either French, Spanish or Mandarin. Candidates must be comfortable signing an NDA with this family. The family are offering a competitive compensation package, as well as a separate studio suite attached to their main residence with it’s own private entrance in Puerto Rico. If you are interested, with a US passport, Green Card or EAC, please apply to KP495.