Nanny for Seattle Infant (36-40 hrs per week) Placement
About The Position
A laid-back, welcoming Seattle family is seeking a nurturing nanny to care for their infant daughter as they transition back to work this fall. Both parents work in the tech industry, with Mom working from home full-time and Dad working from home a few days each week. The ideal candidate is comfortable partnering with parents who are present throughout the day while still confidently taking the lead on childcare. The family values open communication, honesty, humor, and creating a positive working relationship. The home is a multi-level townhome with nearby parks. The position is centered around providing attentive, developmentally appropriate care for one infant throughout the workday. Responsibilities include bottle feeding and cleaning bottles and bottle parts, following established feeding and sleep routines, engaging in age-appropriate play, encouraging developmental milestones, taking daily stroller walks, and maintaining a safe, nurturing environment. Additional responsibilities include the baby's laundry, keeping the nursery and play areas clean and organized, and maintaining open communication with the parents through brief daily check-ins and ongoing collaboration about schedules, milestones, and upcoming appointments or activities. This is a childcare-focused role with an emphasis on consistency, communication, and creating a positive daily routine.
Requirements
- Experience caring for infants, including feeding, sleep routines, and developmental play
- Current CPR and First Aid Certification (required)
- Up to date on infant-related vaccinations (including Tdap, MMR, COVID, flu, and other age-appropriate vaccines as requested)
- Non-smoker
- Comfortable working in a home with a cat
- Comfortable working alongside parents who work from home
- Physically able to carry an infant and safely navigate multiple flights of stairs throughout the day
- Able to maintain a completely screen-free childcare environment during working hours
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to partnering with parents
- Must be able to lift 35 pounds safely
- Must be able to get up from and down to the floor numerous times throughout the day
- Will need to be able to react quickly to certain situations
- May need to react to emergent situations in a calm, effective and safe manner
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual or multilingual abilities
- Knowledge of infant developmental milestones and age-appropriate activities
- Experience working in collaborative, parent-present household environments
- Warm, calming personality that helps infants feel secure and supported
Responsibilities
- Bottle feeding and cleaning bottles and bottle parts
- Following established feeding and sleep routines
- Engaging in age-appropriate play
- Encouraging developmental milestones
- Taking daily stroller walks
- Maintaining a safe, nurturing environment
- Baby's laundry
- Keeping the nursery and play areas clean and organized
- Maintaining open communication with the parents through brief daily check-ins and ongoing collaboration about schedules, milestones, and upcoming appointments or activities
- Providing attentive, developmentally appropriate care for one infant throughout the workday
Benefits
- Excellent pay package
- Benefits available and open for discussion with the right candidate
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
