Nanny/Housekeeper

Live out Nanny/Housekeeper - Ashford - Kent
Full time, all year through
Term time 2.pm - 8 p.m
During School hols 10.am - 8 p.m. 3 days a week & 2p.m- 8p.m 2 days a week.
3 children boy (9), girl (7), boy (3)
Salary depends on Qualifications and experience.
Tigerlily Childcare are assisting this wonderful Kent based family.
They are seeking an experienced Nanny/Housekeeper to care for their three children boy (9), girl (7), boy (3) and home. The role is live out but would need to include some overnights, some weekends and some foreign holidays.
Nanny needs to be experienced with a minimum of 4 sole charge years of duty, ideally childcare qualifications, a DBS on the update service an up to date pediatric first aid and (three minimum) excellent checkable references.
Nanny must be dog friendly as the family have a Cocker Spaniel who is safe and friendly.
Nanny Needs her own car. Free off road parking.
Salary is between £15-£22 per hour depending on experience and qualifications.
Hours:

• Approximately 30 hours per week during term times. (hours likely to be 2pm-8pm Monday to Friday)
• Approximately 50 hours per week during holiday times. (hours likely to be 10am-8pm 3 days a week, and 2pm-8pm for the other 2 days a week

However they would pay the Nanny for the equivalent of 10am - 8pm 5 days a week during the holidays. So monthly salary doesn’t change. (Meaning Nanny would be being paid for 144 hours which would be ‘surplus’ to the agreed normal hours above. This allows the family to have some flexibility for use on a more ad hoc basis across the year to cover any additional hours required. For example babysitting, over nighters/potentially weekends at our house if the parents have to be away, and holidays away with the whole family.) In total this is 1,920 hours during the calendar year. Where this amount is exceeded then the family would pay you additional time at the end of that month - on an hourly basis at the same rate per hour.
The family and Nanny would agreed the extra hours worked and then it would be added onto the monthly salary where relevant.
Nanny duties and Responsibilities:
Your duties and responsibilities will include the following:
Nanny duties, including but not limited to:

• Looking after the children's needs, welfare, development and health and safety.
• Supervision of the children.
• Exercise, teaching and training.
• Playing with the children.
• Encouraging development in skills such as reading, writing, arithmetic, drawing, music, dressing, telling the time, etc.
• Taking the children to and from nursery/ school activities, play dates, birthday parties etc.
• Taking the children to the doctor/hospital/dentist, if required and to administer any medication that is required.
• Keeping a written record on the children for any behavior that does not appear normal, or for any medicines administered etc.
• Keeping the Employer informed at the end of each day of the children's activities, progress, if there have been any issues and any other relevant information.

Housekeeping / Mother’s Help duties, including, but not limited to:

• Helping keep the children's, bedrooms and bathroom clean and tidy.
• Assisting with the laundry and ironing of the children's clothes (specifically those required for school and school activities) and bedding.
• Assisting to put away the children's clothes and toys
• Helping ensure that the children's clothes are kept in good repair.
• Shopping for the children's needs.
• Helping plan menus for the week ahead and preparing a weekly shopping list for the children's food
• Helping prepare and cook the children's meals.
• Keeping the kitchen, breakfast and any other room clean and tidy after use by the children.

In addition, the Employer may require you to help them with shopping for food and other household items, domestic chores, preparing and cooking evening meals and any other reasonable duties that the Employer may discuss with you from time to time.
You will be required to keep the Employer informed on a daily basis of the children's activities, progress and other relevant information.
Tigerlily Recruitment want to help you to make the right choice in your next career move. If you meet the criteria set above, or would like Early Years Career advice please apply ASAP for an informal and confidential chat. We cater for all Early Years jobs and currently have Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, QTS, Montessori, Room Leader and Early Years Practitioner / Nursery Nurse vacancies.

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