About the Role
A collaborative and engaged family relocating to Tribeca, New York seeks an exceptional Full-Time Family Assistant to join their household team. This role supports children while also assisting with household operations, ideal for a career nanny/family assistant who loves supporting children and household management. The family values teamwork, open communication, and flexibility, seeking a proactive partner to help establish routines, organize the household, and become a trusted long-term member of the family's support system.
Responsibilities
- Provide attentive, engaging care for three school-aged children.
- Support emotional regulation, executive functioning, and age-appropriate independence.
- Collaborate with parents and therapists to implement recommended developmental and behavioral strategies.
- Assist with school routines, homework, reading practice, and educational support.
- Manage children's laundry, wardrobes, seasonal clothing rotations, and closet organization.
- Transport children to and from school, extracurricular activities, appointments, and therapy sessions.
- Plan engaging activities including arts and crafts, outdoor adventures, music, baking, and educational outings.
- Foster kindness, independence, confidence, and strong family values.
- Supervise safe swimming and maintain vigilant water safety practices.
- Administer medications as directed by the parents.
- Help facilitate positive sibling relationships and healthy communication.
- Support overnight or occasional weekend coverage as needed.
- Support the family during domestic and international travel.
- Maintain inventory of children's supplies, pantry staples, groceries, and household essentials.
- Assist with grocery shopping and household errands.
- Coordinate appointments, extracurricular registrations, and scheduling.
- Assist with travel planning, packing, itineraries, and logistics for domestic and international travel.
- Communicate with vendors, service providers, and delivery personnel.
- Assist with household organization projects and ongoing systems.
- Help coordinate family lifestyle needs as routines evolve.
- Support household communication through organized calendars, task management, and text updates.
- Prepare healthy, nutritious meals and snacks for the children.
- Encourage children to participate in cooking as a fun and positive way to connect.
- Create a warm, positive kitchen environment where cooking becomes a family activity.
- Assist with care of the family's Golden Retriever.
- Walk, feed, and supervise the dog as needed.
- Coordinate occasional grooming or veterinary appointments if requested.
Requirements
- Legally able to work as a W-2 employee.
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record, and willing to drive when out of the city on travel.
- Valid passport with willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
- CPR and First Aid Certified.
- Comfortable swimming and supervising children around water.
- Non-smoker.
- Fluent English required.
- Comfortable working with pets.
- Excellent references.
Skills
- Childcare
- Household management
- Emotional regulation support
- Executive functioning support
- Collaboration with therapists and educators
- Organizational skills
- Proactive assistance with household responsibilities
- Excellent communication skills
- Emotional intelligence
- Calm demeanor
- Patience
- Adaptability
- Self-motivation
- Anticipating household needs
- Teamwork
- Travel planning
- Itinerary building
- Musical ability
- Artistic interests
- Creative hobbies
Location
- Tribeca, New York
Work Type
- Full-Time
- 45 hrs guaranteed
- Overtime available
Experience Level
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a nanny
- Minimum 3 years as a family assistant or household manager in a private home
- Minimum 2 years of experience working as a nanny or family assistant in New York City
- Experience supporting neurodiverse children, ADHD, executive functioning challenges, or emotional regulation is strongly preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $42-$45/hr
Benefits
- Health insurance stipend
- 2 weeks PTO
- 3-5 sick days
- Paid holidays or holiday pay
- Annual performance bonus
About the Company
- A warm, collaborative, and engaged family relocating from Los Angeles to Tribeca, New York.
- The family has three wonderful children: 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old twin boys.
- The boys are neurodiverse and have ADHD.
- The family values teamwork, open communication, and flexibility.
- The family has a sweet and active one year old golden retriever.
