Saturday, October 15, 2011

We are in search of a loving Nanny to join our family. We have 3 daughters – Age 6 (in full day kindergarten) and 5 month old twins. Our nanny will be an integral part of our family, someone who is reliable, punctual, calm and has a genuine love for caring and teaching our children. Our
home is located in a wonderful community with parks and miles of walking paths.
Responsibilities and Expectations:
- Must be available to begin the first part of December and work Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; must be flexible to stay later if necessary
- Provide exceptional loving care for our children including full-time care for our infant twins and after-school and school vacation care for our 6 year old daughter. Engaging the children in stimulating, age-appropriate activities. They are your first priority during the day.
- Meal preparation for children with emphasis on healthy snacks
- Transportation to after-school activities and doctor appointments
- Household management duties to include:
- Dinner preparation for the family – I will do the meal planning and have all the groceries and ingredients purchased.
- Washing, folding and putting away kids laundry and household sheets and towels
- Keep the house picked-up, clean and organized, including loading and unloading dishwasher, wiping counters, sweeping the kid messes off the floors, vacuum as needed and keep
toys organized and put away
- Occasional errands
- We use the Love and Logic philosophy (we will pay for the book and/or training)
- Weather permitting, we would like he girls to have some daily outside time

Qualifications and Requirements:
- A minimum of 3 years recent, professional child care, ideally a nanny in a private home with experience caring for infant twins or two infants.
- Must be an open and effective communicator, willing to log daily activities of infants and have a personal form of communication (email and/or cell phone)
- Valid driver’s license and insurance, with a clean driving record
- Current Infant/Child CPR and first aid certification
- Great references from previous child care positions
- Clean criminal background and drug screening
- Must be comfortable with Dad working from home full-time
- Must be fluent in English and authorized to work legally in the United States
- Must know how to and enjoy cooking
- Must be a non-smoker and be physically fit enough to care for three children
- Ability to make a one-year commitment
- Live within a 30 minute commute of Snoqualmie Ridge (Exit. 25 on I-90)

Compensation is dependent upon experience. To apply, please send your
resume, cover letter answering the following questions, and two letters of
recommendation to tmbarbre@comcast.net.
-Why do you enjoy being a nanny?
-What qualities and characteristics set you apart from other nannies?
-Describe your ideal position.