Cambridge: Full time Household Manager/Nanny Needed *Opportunity for summer travel!*
Staffing Studio
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Salary
$35 - $40 / HOUR
Quick overview
The role involves a split of 70% household management and 30% childcare, including running errands, grocery shopping, and light tidying. Responsibilities also include transporting children to activities and facilitating age-appropriate engaging activities.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have over 5 years of professional childcare experience and up-to-date CPR/First Aid certifications. The family seeks a flexible, long-term commitment from a non-smoker with excellent organizational skills.
Job description
- Hello Caregivers!
- Our busy Cambridge family is looking for an experienced full time nanny/household manager to join their team!
- This position will generally be 70% support with household management tasks and 30% childcare.
- Both children are typically bussed to and from school.
- The nanny will be responsible for helping parents with transporting the children to and from activities when they are unavailable.
- Family will provide a vehicle for work use.
- Ideal candidates are warm, confident, reliable, and FUN team players!
- Candidates must have excellent executive functioning skills.
- Preference given to flexible candidates that are available to work one date night/week, occasional over-nights, and travel with the family.
- Both parents WFH and often travel for work.
- Resident parking pass available if needed.
- Family has a summer home in Charleston, South Carolina.
- They would love to find someone who would enjoy spending the summer away in Charleston with them as early as this summer!
- Looking for a wonderful LONG TERM fit.
- Base Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00am-6:00pm with one flexible day per week to shift hours to cover a date night Charges: Girl, 6 years old & Girl, 11 years old
Hourly Rate: $35+/hour, competitive based on experience and fit
Benefits
Guaranteed 40 hours minimum pay/week, 2 weeks paid vacation, major holidays paid/off, 5 sick/personal days Start Date: Unicorn candidates: End of June to travel and spend summer in Charleston. Open to: someone starting in August when they return from SC
Job Description
Maintaining a safe and stimulating environment for the children Facilitating engaging and age appropriate activities, crafts, games, and outings Maintaining children's schedule Grocery shopping and light meal prep Running errands as needed Receiving or returning packages Transporting children to and from activities (family provides vehicle for caregiver's use) Other household management tasks including but not limited to: family laundry help, organization tasks, wiping down surfaces, keeping pantry stocked and organized, emptying/loading dishwasher, general clean up and tidying (no deep cleaning, cleaner already comes 1x/ week) Would love someone to help with two small dogs but not a dealbreaker
Requirements
5+ years professional childcare experience Looking for long-term commitment and hoping for candidate that will spend summers in SC Flexibility with reasonable advanced notice Self-starter with a pitch-in attitude Excellent executive functioning skills Non-smokers only, please. Up-to-date CPR/First Aid Certification Cheery and Helpful Disposition Background Check (provided by agency) Driving Record (provided by agency) Excellent communication skills Excellent organization skills Takes good direction on parenting style then requires minimal to no oversight Nice to haves: Enjoys 2 small dogs (3 & 10 years old) Please apply through the link, we are looking forward to working with you!
Benefits
- 5 sick/personal days
- 2 weeks paid vacation
- Guaranteed 40 hours minimum pay/week
- Major holidays paid/off
- Resident parking pass
