Chris

My Requirements

We are looking for a great babysitter / nanny who can help our nanny with the kids after school.

My name is Christine, and I am the mother of 2: my daughter, who is five and a half years old and my son, who is 3. We are looking for someone experienced with children and available to start immediately.

We are based in Victoria / Pimlico. Ideally, you are very nearby!

The position is usually 1-7 M-F with the possibility for additional hours during the week and over the weekend.

Start date: to be discussed with you.

What is important to us:
- Experience with children this age: you have years of experience with 3-6-year-old children. Prior primary school teachers are a particularly great fit.
- Reliability and consistency: You show up on time every day to work. Absences are planned 2+ weeks prior so that we can find cover. You do not have ongoing commitments during the week that force you to miss work or leave early. Unplanned sick days happen for everyone, of course, but these are very rare occurrences.
- Safety first at all times.
- Happy to look after two children: You are comfortable and effective at doing this.
- No phone time; the focus is on the kids and engaged playing. You agree to no screen time for the kids and no multi-tasking phone time watching the kids and having personal calls.
- You are happy to support our children in learning. Doing homework with them and facilitating learning with teachers to help build their skills and confidence.
- You look after the kids' laundry, dinner, and their living areas to ensure they are tidy and organized at all times. I am often in need of some extra hours organizing things in the house if you are up for it.
- You are happy to go with the flow. We value your knowledge and experience but also want to follow a certain routine for the kids.
- You love kids and exhibit warmth, care and kindness to them at all times. This does not mean you do not discipline them; children need to understand right from wrong, and we should not let kids do "whatever".
- You are a kind person. Our home is our sanctuary; we want everyone to be calm and get along well. We value the person coming into our home and respect her. We do not accept rudeness or aggressiveness.

If you are interested in this role, please message me. I will ask for you to email me your CV, and if it looks like a match, I will ask that we speak by phone. I’d follow this up with a meeting with the kids and parents to assess fit.

Thank you in advance for your consideration, and I hope to speak soon.