A lovely family of 3 based in Islington N1, (close to Rosemary Gardens and De Beauvoir) are looking for their first permanent, full-time, live-out nanny. The perfect candidate will be experienced, warm, loving and kind. Someone honest, energetic, reliable and a good communicator. Their little girl will be 10 months old in January. A driver is not necessary and parking is not available.

• Start date: Monday, 15th January, 2024.
• Days and Hours: 52.5 hours weekly from 8am – 6.30pm; Monday to Friday. Someone local would be preferable. Someone able to stay half an hour or so later on occasion would be most appreciated.
• Gross annual salary; Up to £58,000 gross (approx £21 gross hourly) depending on your qualifications and experience.

The perfect candidate will be happy to keep a brief record of what their daughter does each day (meals, naps, learnings). They would like someone who is prepared to share suggestions, but is ultimately willing to follow their instructions and is committed to their daughter, her well-being and development.

Their daughter is very sociable and enjoys spending time with other children – she loves attending playgroups (rhyme-time, stay and play) and going on outings! It is also important that she spends time doing activities at home and that she has time every day to move about on the floor. They do not allow her to have any screen time, including TV or phones.

You’ll be someone looking to become part of their family for the foreseeable future (they want to provide consistency for their child). You must have excellent experience with babies, including bottle feeding, naps and changing.

Duties will include attending local baby groups and spending time outside in nature (trips to the park, etc). Ideally you’ll have a good knowledge of places to visit and activities in the area. You’ll manage the little girls schedule, bottle feeds and naps etc. The perfect nanny will work together as a team with mum and dad to guide and support them, whilst respecting their decisions in parenting. The child has a very strong routine and they are looking for a candidate who will prioritise her naps and respect / follow instructions.

You are not expected to do any housework other than related to the child (managing her bedroom, her laundry, play areas and tidying up after meals). You’ll be happy to manage and prep meals for the child, following the parent’s instructions. The family do have a cleaner who comes weekly on a Friday.

The perfect nanny will be kind, patient, empathetic and reliable with an organised approach; someone who is proactive at finding fun things to do and flexible with time and methods. You’ll be able to offer structured play with the baby as she grows and will focus on child development.

You’ll have at least 3 years solid nannying experience with young babies of this age. You will be a non-smoker. You will have a current enhanced DBS certificate and be paediatric first-aid trained. You will have excellent checkable references from previous employers.

Please contact jessie@happyfamiliesnannies.co.uk for more information or to apply.

A lovely family of 3 based in Colindale, NW9 are looking for a permanent, full-time, live-out Parents Help / Nanny. The ideal candidate will be happy to support with some cooking and some light housekeeping. Their beautiful little girl is 1 years old. The family do intend to send their little girl to a local nursery for a few hours a couple of days a week.

• Start date: ASAP – January 2024
• Days and Hours: 40 hours weekly from 9am – 5pm; Monday to Friday. Someone local would be preferable. 
• Gross annual salary; Between £36,000 and £42,000 gross annually (approx £17-£20 gross hourly) depending on your qualifications and experience. 

A driver is not necessary although would be a bonus, parking is available if you have your own car. Mum and dad work in big tech companies and often work from home. They do like to spend some time with their daughter on occasion / when they have a chance and so you’ll need to be comfortable with this set up.

The perfect candidate will be a professional, experienced superstar who has an extremely fun / positive attitude, and is top notch sociable! The child has been brought up with attachment parenting, so a traditional approach to discipline is not accepted (e.g. forcing her to comply). The family are looking for someone who is a fan of cuddling, silly jokes, developmental games, and gentle parenting! You’ll be happy to be fully present and interactive with the Child when caring for her. Bonus: if you have any level of experience with dogs…! They don’t have a dog now but might get one. 

Your main duty is to look after the little

girl and help with her developmental activities. When she attends nursery, you’d be happy to do some batch cooking and food prep (parents eat the same food), doing baby laundry and room tidying. Also preparing games (sensory trays etc) in advance. If you’re happy to do some family housekeeping this would be appreciated. 

When the child is home, it’ll be all eyes on her so the nanny would have time for these duties above only when baby is sleeping and when mum/dad take over (a couple of short sessions in the day) in between meetings. Priority is to engage with the child, all else is a bonus! You’ll manage the little girls schedule, bottle feeds and naps etc. The perfect nanny will work together as a team with mum and dad to guide and support them, whilst respecting their decisions in parenting.

The perfect nanny will be kind, patient, empathetic and reliable with an organised approach; You’ll be able to offer structured play with the baby as she grows and will focus on child development.

You’ll have at least 3 years solid nannying experience with young babies of this age. You will be a non-smoker. You will have a current enhanced DBS certificate and be paediatric first-aid trained. You will have excellent checkable references from previous employers. 

Please contact jessie@happyfamiliesnannies.co.uk for more information or to apply.