Part-time Nanny
Job Description
We are looking for a part-time (live out) nanny to look after our 12 month old son (born 11 September 2024), starting on Monday 15 September 2025. The position is located in Woburn Sands. The ideal candidate will be highly experienced, reliable, with an enthusiasm for childcare and a passion for early learning and development. They will be kind in nature and bring a positive, nurturing presence to our home. The ideal candidate would enjoy cooking healthy meals for children and engaging in creative and enjoyable activities that help the baby's development and encourage curiosity. Our priority is ensuring that the baby is healthy, happy, safe and cared for while we are occupied by work. Our ideal outcome each day, would be that once we have finished work, all regular daily errands relating to the baby are complete and we are able to spend quality time with him. The candidate would also be willing to perform household duties.
Responsibilities and Expectations
· General nanny duties.
· All laundry relating to the baby.
· Tidying and keeping the areas of the house related to the baby clean and tidy, such as the baby's bedroom and kitchen.
· Washing bottles, baby gear and toys.
· Keeping note and letting us know if any of the baby supplies are getting low.
· Suggest anything needed that could be good for the baby.
· (Full day) Preparing meals (breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner) for the baby and feeding him. A meal plan for each week would be great to see. (Repetition of meals on some days or weeks is fine). Providing a list of ingredients you need one week ahead, or adding the items to a click and collect online shopping list. (We can collect it).
· (Wrap around days) Preparing meals (snacks and dinner) for the baby and feeding him.
· Transporting the baby to and from nursery (Woburn Sands). Either on foot or in your own car.
· Taking the baby to any doctor's appointments on a full day (if we are unable to take him).
· Keeping the baby safe and happy during your care.
· Being our eyes and ears at the nursery. Highlighting any concerns you may have regarding care received or other issues at the nursery.
· Engaging in age appropriate activities, learning and outings (any additional costs can be agreed beforehand and covered by us, the employer).
· Other ad-hoc household duties.
Working Hours
15 September January 2026*
*16 September is my birthday, so as a one-off we will not require any childcare on this day.
Mondays and Tuesdays
We would need the nanny to work full time on a Monday (7:45am - 6:30pm) and on a Tuesday (6:45am - 7:00pm)
Wednesdays and Thursdays
We would need the nanny to arrive at our house at 7:00am to get him ready for nursery (including preparing any bottles for the day and washing up any bottles from overnight). The nanny would then drop him off at the nursery for breakfast at 8:00am (the nursery is a 10 minute walk from the house). The nanny would then collect him from nursery at 4pm and bring him home to have snacks, activities and home comforts. The nanny would prepare and feed him his evening meal and prepare any bottles for the night. The nanny would do all laundry/ tidying and cleaning related to the baby and handover the baby at 6:30pm.
My husband and I work from home on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We will both be in the office in London on a Tuesday. I will be off on Fridays with the baby until March 2026.
From 1 January – 15 March 2026
Our son will be at nursery full time from Monday - Thursday. So, from 1 January 2026, we would need the nanny for the following:
Tuesdays
Nanny to arrive at the house at 6:45am as my husband and I would need to catch the train from Flitwick at 7:30am. The nanny would then drop off our son at nursery for breakfast at 8:00am, collect him at 4pm and bring him home to have snacks, activities and home comforts. The nanny would prepare and feed him his evening meal and prepare any bottles for the night. The nanny would do all laundry/tidying and cleaning related to the baby. We will be back home by 7pm which is when the nanny can handover the baby to us.
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
Nanny to arrive at our house at 7:00am to get him ready for nursery (including preparing any bottles for the day and washing up any bottles from overnight). The nanny would then drop him off at the nursery for breakfast at 8:00am (which is a 10 minute walk from the house). The nanny would then collect him from nursery at 4pm and bring him home to have snacks, activities and home comforts. The nanny would prepare and feed him his evening meal and prepare any bottles for the night. The nanny would do all laundry/tidying and cleaning related to the baby and handover the baby at 6:30pm.
Fridays (until 15 March 2026)
I will have Fridays off work and will be either doing the nursery pick up and drop off or the baby will be staying home with her.
From 15 March 2026
Our son will be at nursery full time from Monday - Friday. So, from 15 March 2026, we would need the nanny for the following:
Tuesdays
Nanny to arrive at the house at 6:45am as my husband and I would need to catch the train at 7:30am. The nanny would then drop off our son at nursery for breakfast at 8:00am, collect him at 4pm and bring him home to have snacks, activities and home comforts. The nanny would prepare and feed him his evening meal and prepare any bottles for the night. The nanny would do all laundry/tidying and cleaning related to the baby. We will be back home by 7pm which is when the nanny can handover the baby to us.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Nanny to arrive at our house at 7:00am to get him ready for nursery (including preparing any bottles for the day and washing up any bottles from overnight). The nanny would then drop him off at the nursery for breakfast at 8:00am (which is a 10 minute walk from the house). The nanny would then collect him from nursery at 4pm and bring him home to have snacks, activities and home comforts. The nanny would prepare and feed him his evening meal and prepare any bottles for the night. The nanny would do all laundry/tidying and cleaning related to the baby and handover the baby at 6:30pm.
My husband and I work from home on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. We will both be in the office in London on a Tuesday. I may be on site visits on some Thursdays and Fridays and so may be out of the house for much of the day.
Pay Rate and Payment Schedule
As per the contract.
Employers' contact details
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £15.00-£18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 16 – 32 per week
Work Location: In person