Nanny / Personal Assistant in Putney, London
Type of Job
Full time Live out
Published Date
May 6th, 2022
Job Location
London SW15
Published By
Poppy Lane Placements
About the Agency
About the job
Role: Nanny / Family PA
Care for: 3 children - G 6yrs, B 4 yrs & G 2 yrs
Days/Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7.30am - 6.30pm
Location: Putney, SW15
Salary: £45k - £55k neg on qualifications, skills & experience
Start: July, 2022
We are looking for a fabulous Nanny / Family PA to support a busy family of 5, four days a week, Monday - Thursday, 7.30am -6.30pm. This is an amazing opportunity for a child care professional who is brilliant with pre-school and school aged children. They need someone who is naturally organised and a fabulous time manager. A teacher or experienced nanny with family PA experience would be perfect for this position taking over from their current nanny who is leaving in mid July after 6 years with the family.
Their ideal Nanny / Family PA will be kind and caring with real warmth who will become part of their family. They require a Nanny / Family PA who is very organised & tidy, has an eye for detail, very proactive with lots of initiative, has strong communication, can interact with other nannies, parents and teachers as part of the role. The children are a girl of 6 years, boy of 4 years and girl of 2 years. The children are at nursery and school during school hours. During school holidays, more daytime hours with the children will be required.
The Nanny / Family PA will be required to undertake nursery duties along with Family PA duties while the children are in school / nursery. There is a part time housekeeper employed. Both parents are working in busy demanding positions and need a motivated candidate who is adept at household management to allow them to delegate tasks to take the load off them. The mother works 3 days a week. They need a Nanny / PA able to work in partnership with really strong communication skills. The family does not need a nanny to travel with them. They are located within walking distance to a few tube / train stations in Putney. They need a confident driver for school run’s.
This amazing opportunity is interviewing now for a July start.
Nanny Duties:
Children's diary Management
Responsibility for children’s schedules (timetable, weekly plan, booking after-school clubs, playdates, holiday activities, days out etc. )
Preparing school bags each morning
Supporting with taking to and collecting the children from school and nursery.
Taking the children to after-school activities / playdates and picking them up
Cooking varied and healthy meals for the family, leaving extra for the parent to eat later in the evening.
Supervising / helping with school work (homework and school projects)
Supervising music practice
Getting the children ready for bed and preparing clothes for the next day.
Organising children’s clothes / buying uniforms
Keeping children’s books / games / toys organised and tidy
Occasionally babysitting (paid for separately)
Liaising with schools
Planning birthday parties and arranging gifts
Booking dentist, doctor appointments, haircuts etc
Packing / unpacking suitcases
PA / Household Duties
Paying bills
Booking travel (flights / hotels / car hire)
Grocery orders
Personal shopping
Plan private dinner parties or events
Booking appointments, reservations and event tickets
Booking car MOT and car maintenance
Managing small projects / maintenance within the house
Selling items, claiming refunds, dealing with online shopping / returns
Errand running
Gift Buying
To be considered for this role you must:
Have 5+ years’ professional experience with children preschool & school aged children
Ideally be qualified as a teacher, NVQ level 3, Cache Level 3 in childcare or similar.
Be highly educated and preferably degree qualified
Have excellent contactable references
Be fluent in English language and literacy
Be a confident driver
Possess (or be willing to get) an up to date DBS check