About the job
AMAZING family in Santa Monica with the two incredibly sweet little girls (ages 2 and 4) is looking for a warm, kind and patient nanny! If you enjoy rallying small, giggly children who love to wear a lot of dresses and one needs coaxing to put on sunscreen and the other one needs coaxing not to put sunscreen in her eyeball, this job is for you. Both children definitely also need support in NOT stealing sips of your morning coffee. They love being silly and they LOVE stories (one loves terrifyingly scary stories, the other is terrified of tiny specks that look like they *might* be a tiny "ladybug), they love making forts and building with blocks, and they are both huge fans of bunny rabbits. The position starts ASAP and will run through mid-June 2025. Yay? Yes? Apply today! The core schedule is Monday-Friday from 8:15 AM - 4:15 PM, and there is some flexibility! The role begins in September 2024 and will end the beginning/middle of June 2025. The position will continue in September 2025 if interested, with a slightly different/later working schedule. Additionally: if you are looking to move to Los Angeles and would want a live in situation temporarily to help support your move, there is an option for live in in the beginning if you're interested! LOCATION: Santa Monica, CA (Greater Los Angeles) SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday 8:15AM-4:15PM RATE: $27/hr Gross QUALIFICATIONS: Recent Toddler Experience Creative (will engage in imaginative play) CPR Certified The 2-year-old is generally very flexible and will be flexible when you explain something to her, though she's also a bit sneaky. The 4-year-old can be a rule follower or can be quite stubborn. If she's in a stubborn state, it's helpful to offer games to help cajole her and/or offer explanations for her. She learns through storytelling, so if you are a natural storyteller, you will go far with her! The girls are also very creative and love arts and crafts, painting, music, dancing, movement in general, playing games, and dress up. If you have any common interests, this would be great. If you have other interests that you'd like to share with them, I'm sure they'll be excited about that as well! Your day will involve arriving at 8:15 AM, putting on a pot of coffee and emptying the dishwasher, waking up the kiddos and helping them get dressed and make them a little breakfast, brush their teeth, put on sunscreen, and head out the door a few minutes before 9 AM to walk 2 blocks and drop the 4-year-old off at school. She's typically in school M-T 9-1:45 and F 9-12. After school drop off, spend some sweet quality time with the 2-year-old. Walk to the playground or the duck pond, get a morning snack together with her, stop by the supermarket, or maybe a music class or other local activity. Come back home for a bit and give the 2-year-old a little solo play time in her room, during which time you can pop some laundry in (2x/wk) and prep lunch. Enjoy lunch together (mom and dad will join occasionally if they're working from home), and then bring 2-year-old to pick up the 4-year-old from school around 1:25 PM. After school, hang in the side yard for a bit some days and then head back home. Put the 2-year-old down for her nap around 3 PM, have a little chill time with the 4-year-old, and then head out around 4:15 PM. This is a super sweet and loving family, and they will be highly interested in the professional development of the caregiver with whom they work. Whatever your personal and professional goals are, the family is very happy to support you each step of the way, and also be flexible if you have things that come up within your schedule (an audition for example, or whatever the case may be). This position with its current schedule will go through early/mid-June 2025. After that, the family will be abroad during the summer, and they're happy to work with you to find a different summer position if you're looking, and then you could return on a slightly different (later) schedule the following September if it's something you're looking for. The parents are great communicators and there's also lots of flexibility so happy to work through whatever scenario is ideal for you and both parties! This is a GREAT opportunity for a wonderful nanny- apply today! This position is offered through Westside Nannies.