Job Description

Job specification

The position required: Nanny/Housekeeper
Location: Holbeton, Devon
Position start date: May 2025
Requirements: 3 day nanny with some housekeeping
Duties: Nursery duties, Cooking meals, Driving children, General tidying, Laundry and ironing, Grocery shopping, Dog walking/pet care
Nanny responsibility: The nanny will have a mixture of sole and shared charge
Preferred nanny attributes: Childcare experience, Paediatric first aid training, Driver, Animal lover, Outdoorsy, Sporty, Swimmer, Cycles, Creative, Cooking skills, Available for babysitting and overtime, Non-smoker

Nanny duties and expectations
We are seeking a housekeeper or nanny/housekeeper for our long term, client in Holbeton, Devon.

Duties include:

• Childcare for two boys aged 9 months and 5 years old
• Preparing and setting up breakfast
• Cooking and preparing the evening meal ready for the family
• Housekeeping
• Laundry
• Ironing
• Pet care
• Paid overtime (specifically a Thursday when the mother is on call)

This is a live in or live-out role, the family live in a beautiful location overlooking the sea, they have a large estate and can offer a small but luxury barn conversion accommodation available to live in at all times or just during the working week as preferred. In addition you will have use of all facilities on site whilst working.

The ideal candidate will be procative, have experience in housekeeping, cooking, laundry and general house management as well as some childcare experience. Both parents work away from home and the father regularly travels away so reliability and discretion are very important. This is a long term role for the right person and may include skiiing/sailing and includes travel in the UK and overseas.

Days and hours: 3-5 days per week (flexible)
Days of work: Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday
Hours of work: 8 hours per day

Monday: 9-5
Tuesday: 9-5
Wednesday: 9-5
Thursday: 9-5
Friday: 9-5

The children
Number of children in this household: 2 children

Child 1 is a: Boy Age: 5
Child 1 attends: Attends Primary School

Child 2 is a: Boy Age: 9 months
Child 2 attends: Stays at home

New baby
New baby expected: No

The parents
Parent 1 is: The Father and Father works partly at home and partly away from home
Parent 2 is: The Mother and Mother works outside the home

The family household
Accommodation type: Estate
Location type: Farm
Area type: Rural
Family pets in this household: Yes
Details: 2 horses, 2 dogs, 1 cat & fish
Other household Family Members: No

Salary and perks
Salary offered: £30k – £40k (£16-£18 gph)
Membership perks: Various
Car use: A car is provided for work use only
Further Details: Access to company benefits package including pension, private health etc

The ideal candidate
The ideal candidate will meet the requirements set out above and be a qualified or experienced childcare professional with the necessary age-related experience, qualifications, and excellent references.

This family are interviewing for their perfect candidate now with a preferred start of January 2025.

If you are not yet registered with The Parent & Child Nanny Agency and would like to apply for this position, please check you meet The Parent & Child Nanny Agency candidate registration requirements before starting the registration process and completing our Nanny Registration Form.

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