FAMILY NANNY - Silicon Valley, CA
About The Position
An experienced, caring Family Nanny will provide day-to-day care and developmental support for three children in a professionally managed private household in Silicon Valley. The role combines attentive childcare, academic support, emotional guidance, activity planning, travel support, and coordination of the children's schedules and belongings. The nanny will work closely with the parents and collaborate with other nannies and household professionals in a semi-formal environment with established systems, written employment policies, and guaranteed hours. The family seeks a calm, warm, emotionally intelligent, discreet, flexible professional with excellent judgment who can support the children's learning, well-being, routines, and age-appropriate independence. The role includes travel to secondary residences and other destinations. General housekeeping is not part of the position; responsibility is limited to child-related organization and upkeep.
Requirements
- Extensive childcare experience and the ability to provide professional, dependable care.
- Genuine enjoyment of working with children and supporting their learning, growth, and well-being.
- Emotional intelligence, warmth, discretion, flexibility, sound judgment, and a calm, consistent temperament.
- Ability to support academic development, emotional growth, daily routines, and age-appropriate independence.
- Ability to communicate effectively, collaborate with parents and household colleagues, welcome feedback, and respect professional boundaries.
- Ability to travel with the family, including to domestic and international destinations.
- Ability to perform child-related organization and upkeep; general housekeeping is outside the role.
- Ability to provide nightly written summaries to parents.
Nice To Haves
- Nanny/Teacher hybrid capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Prioritize the children's safety, supervise them attentively, and respond appropriately in emergencies, including CPR, first aid, or EpiPen administration when needed.
- Provide a safe, loving, positive, and stimulating environment for the children.
- Establish and maintain age-appropriate routines and support daily care, including bathing, dressing, diaper changes, and potty training as appropriate.
- Administer medication with parental consent and transport children safely to school, activities, and other destinations as needed.
- Support academic growth, including leading one hour of math practice daily with each child and supporting reading development.
- Coordinate school responsibilities such as homework, projects, backpacks, uniforms, library books, and other materials.
- Help develop the children's organization, planning, time management, routines, transition skills, independence, and personal responsibility.
- Plan and lead educational and recreational activities, outings, creative projects, and experiential learning.
- Encourage children's hobbies and extracurricular activities, and research or assist with registration for enrichment programs, sports, and camps.
- Model good manners and respectful communication; support emotional regulation, resilience, confidence, and positive sibling relationships.
- Guide children through disagreements using age-appropriate conflict-resolution strategies and maintain a calm presence during challenging moments.
- Help children create handmade gifts and cards for family birthdays, holidays, and other meaningful occasions.
- Travel with the family to secondary residences and domestic or international destinations, preparing for children's needs and maintaining familiar routines.
- Manage children's packing and unpacking and coordinate travel schedules, meals, activities, car seats, medications, supplies, and in-flight activities.
- Prepare hotel rooms and residences to be safe, organized, welcoming, and ready for the children.
- Keep children's bedrooms, play areas, belongings, and personal spaces organized; maintain child-related supplies and systems.
- Coordinate with parents, other nannies, chefs, housekeepers, and household professionals to support consistent routines and smooth handoffs.
- Provide nightly written summaries to parents about the children's day, activities, progress, and relevant observations.
- Follow family preferences, routines, expectations, and policies; communicate effectively and exercise sound judgment about when to act, seek guidance, or step back.
- Adapt to evolving priorities while maintaining a collaborative, professional, and flexible approach.
Benefits
- Comprehensive family/dependent benefits package.
- 40 guaranteed paid hours per week.
- Structured employment environment with written policies and legal payroll.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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