Full-Time Family Assistant & Nanny (Early Childhood Focus)

About the position This is a full-time role (40+ hours per week) focused on childcare and family support, making up approximately 70% of the position. The remaining 30% involves household management tasks such as laundry, meal prep, and general organization. The role requires flexibility in scheduling, including occasional late nights and every other weekend coverage, with collaborative scheduling and advance planning. The family is private, health-conscious, and has young children, valuing wellness, nutrition, clean living, and a calm, nurturing environment. They are building a household team to support their busy lives and multiple residences, requiring seamless collaboration with parents and other staff. The ideal candidate is experienced in early childhood development, Montessori-inspired learning, and holistic wellness, with strong organizational and proactive skills. This position involves travel with the family domestically and internationally during certain months.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with mom and lead nanny to provide attentive, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate childcare and supervision
• Plan engaging Montessori-inspired activities, crafts, sensory play, outings, and child-led learning opportunities
• Create calm, engaging daily rhythms and routines for the children
• Organize and maintain children’s spaces, toys, learning materials, and activity setups
• Assist with curriculum planning, activity preparation, and toy/material rotations
• Help organize and systematize family ideas, Pinterest boards, wellness inspiration, activities, recipes, and educational resources
• Prepare children for outings, travel, and activities with appropriate snacks, clothing, supplies, and entertainment
• Assist with occasional activity pickups/drop-offs for older children
• Travel with the family and provide additional childcare support during travel periods and schedule shifts
• Engage with children in a calm, emotionally intelligent, and developmentally appropriate way
• Wash, dry, fold, steam, and organize family laundry
• Handle delicate garment care, including hang drying and natural fibers
• Maintain organized laundry systems and ensure supplies remain stocked
• Refresh towels, linens, bath mats, and bedding regularly
• Prepare healthy snacks, smoothies, juices, muffins, baked goods, and grab-and-go items for the children and family
• Wash, chop, and organize produce and ingredients in advance for easy household use
• Batch prep healthy staples and maintain organized food systems
• Shop for high-quality, organic ingredients as needed
• Maintain a clean, organized, and functional kitchen environment post-prep
• Support and adhere to the family’s holistic food standards and ingredient preferences
• Reset and tidy high-traffic household spaces daily to maintain calm and order (Load/unload dishwasher, wipe surfaces, vacuum high-traffic areas)
• Create and maintain organizational systems for closets, pantries, storage areas, mudrooms, and children’s spaces
• Coordinate household supply inventory, restocking, and running supply lists
• Handle packages, mail sorting, returns, deliveries, and breaking down boxes
• Assist with donation drop-offs, errands, and household runs as needed
• Support packing/unpacking for travel and seasonal transitions
• Help prepare the home for guests, holidays, events, and family arrivals
• Ensure adults and children are prepared for outings with snacks, clothing, and essentials packed appropriately
• Refresh weekly household systems such as fridge clean-outs, pantry resets, and laundry organization
• Maintain indoor plants and general household upkeep
• Schedule maintenance, inspections, oil changes, and car washes
• Keep vehicles clean, organized, and fueled
• Track registrations, insurance, and service schedules
• Coordinate pool maintenance and outdoor spaces
• Serve as a point of contact for vendors, service providers, and guests
• Prepare guest house/pool house spaces for arrivals and seasonal use
• Conduct occasional property walk-throughs to ensure cleanliness, safety, and readiness
• Maintain the same level of organization and household support while traveling with the family to other residences
• Oversee quarterly deep cleans alongside housekeeping staff
• Manage toy rotations, seasonal décor, and gear organization
• Organize high-use storage areas such as garages and utility spaces

Requirements

• Able to maintain a smoke-free environment
• Has reliable transportation
• Willing to sign NDA
• Experience in early childhood education and/or Montessori-inspired childcare
• Deeply experienced with early childhood development and Montessori/Waldorf or holistic child development philosophies
• Highly engaging, creative, and confident planning child-led activities and enrichment
• Exceptionally organized and detail-oriented
• Passionate about health, nutrition, clean living, and holistic wellness
• Proactive and autonomous — sees what needs to be done and handles it
• Calm, kind, emotionally intelligent, and grounded
• Flexible with scheduling and travel needs while maintaining strong reliability and follow-through
• Comfortable collaborating closely with hands-on parents and other household staff
• Discreet, trustworthy, and comfortable signing an NDA
• Background check required

Nice-to-haves

• Fluent in Spanish or French

Benefits

• Compensation: \$40-45/hour based on experience
• Full-time hours (at least 40 per week with flexibility to stretch up to 50 hours per week, particularly during travel periods)
• No more than 5 days per week, with a consistent, reliable schedule agreed upon in advance
• Some evenings, weekends, and longer days required during peak seasons
• Typically every other weekend off
• During travel-heavy months (typically June–September), this role will require travel with the family both domestically and internationally.

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