Petit Monde Agency is looking for an experienced, highly reliable and proactive Part-Time Nanny for a lovely family based near Farringdon, WC1, caring for their 2.5-year-old daughter.
The family is looking for someone dependable who can become a trusted and consistent support. Mum has a demanding professional role, so reliability is particularly important. She would like to find someone she can trust 100% to confidently manage her daughter’s routine and take initiative without needing constant direction.
Their little girl is described as amazing, playful and engaging. She listens well and is generally very easy to look after. She can, however, be a fussy eater, so experience encouraging toddlers to eat a varied and balanced diet would be particularly appreciated.
Schedule
📍 Farringdon, WC1
📅 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday – 4 days per week
🕛 Term time: 12pm–6/7pm
☀️ Half-terms/school holidays: 8:30am–6:30pm
🚀 Start: ASAP
💷 £21–£25 gross per hour, depending on experience
🔖 Ref: FAR-01
The child attends school/nursery in Islington, approximately 15 minutes from the family home by bus.
Main Duties
The role will include:
- Nursery/school pick-up
- Managing lunch, nap and afternoon routines
- Preparing healthy meals and snacks for the little girl
- Encouraging and supporting her with food, as she can be a fussy eater
- Organising age-appropriate games, activities and educational play
- Taking her to the park, classes and local activities
- Supporting her overall development and growing independence
- Supporting potty training and helping guide the parents through this stage
- Keeping the child’s areas clean, tidy and organised
- Helping with light household duties
- Preparing simple meals for the family when time allows
The household is vegetarian, so the nanny should be comfortable preparing simple, healthy vegetarian meals.
The Ideal Candidate
The family is looking for someone with sufficient professional childcare experience, particularly with toddlers, who understands the different developmental stages around this age.
The nanny should be confident supporting areas such as potty training, eating habits, language, independence and general toddler development. The parents would appreciate someone experienced enough to offer guidance and suggestions when appropriate.
The ideal candidate will be proactive, organised and able to see what needs to be done around the home without always being asked. This is very much a Nanny / Mother’s Help position, so a flexible and helpful attitude is important.
Above all, the family is looking for someone exceptionally reliable, trustworthy and committed who can become an important part of their family routine.
Good English is required.