About the Role
A family in Pacific Heights, San Francisco seeks a full-time live-in nanny/governess/educator for their 2-year-old daughter. This role involves leading early education and development, cultivating language, manners, and etiquette, and modeling desired communication and conduct standards. The family seeks a candidate with impeccable character, patience, refinement, and intellectual substance, reflecting their own upbringing valuing rigorous education and fine manners.
Responsibilities
- Create and implement daily educationally-enriching activities and lesson plans tailored for the child.
- Ensure the child's laundry is managed.
- Prepare, warm up, plate, and serve the child's food, including chopping food and fruits, and preparing snacks and side dishes as needed.
- Drive the child if necessary, requiring excellent driving skills and a clean driving record.
Requirements
- College or university degree in Early Childhood Education, Childhood Development, or a related childcare-focused field (e.g., Education, Child Psychology).
- Minimum of 5 years of teaching experience (public or private sector), with homeschooling experience being a plus.
- Specifically, preschool/kindergarten teaching experience is a plus.
- Native English-language speaker.
- Bilingual; French is a plus, or Italian or Spanish.
- Minimum of 15 years of combined experience as a nanny/governess/educator.
- Comfortable around cats and not allergic.
- Teach proper conversation skills, avoiding baby-talk.
- Swimmer.
- Seeking longevity in the role and willing to grow with the child's age.
- Energetic.
- Expertise as a professional childcare expert.
- Strong communicator.
- Very clean in terms of overall cleanliness, organization, and hygiene.
- CPR/First Aid Certified.
- Licensed driver with a clean driving record.
- Able to nurture the child's mind and learning stages thoughtfully with structure, warmth, and a genuine love of learning.
Skills
- Early childhood education
- Child development
- Lesson planning
- Curriculum development
- Language cultivation
- Manners and etiquette
- Communication
- Conduct modeling
- Patience
- Refinement
- Intellectual substance
- Driving
- Food preparation
- Childcare
- Organization
- Hygiene
- CPR
- First Aid
Location
- Pacific Heights, San Francisco
Work Type
- Full-time
- Live-in
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum 15 years combined experience as nanny/governess/educator
- Minimum 5 years teaching experience
Education Level
- College or university degree in Early Childhood Education, Childhood Development, or related field
Salary/Compensations
- $55-75/hour++
Benefits
- Separate nanny quarters with own fridge and microwave
- Benefits determined based on background and experience
About the Company
- The family resides in a fully-staffed home with a chef and housekeepers.
- Parents were raised between Europe and the United States, valuing rigorous education, fine manners, and character.
