Full Time, Live In, Nanny, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

This friendly and professional family living in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire is seeking an experienced, organised, and caring Live-In Family Assistant to support a teenage boy, as his parents live abroad.

The hours of the role will be Monday-Friday, 08.00-18.00, with some flexibility due to the nature of the role.

This varied role is ideal for a proactive professional who enjoys working with older children while ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of a family home. The successful candidate will be warm, dependable, discreet, and able to confidently manage a combination of childcare, household organisation, meal preparation, driving, and family support.

The boy is in the UK as he is training to be a racing driver. His parents are located in America, but visit the UK often.

Responsibilities

• Providing guidance, supervision, and support for the boy.
• Overseeing and encouraging his online schooling.
• Safely transporting him to activities, appointments, and social engagements.
• Coordinating schedules, appointments, and travel arrangements.
• Preparing healthy family meals, taking into account any dietary requirements.
• Managing grocery shopping for the household.
• Maintaining a clean, organised, and welcoming home, including laundry, bed changing, general housekeeping, and other household duties.
• Overseeing household maintenance, coordinating contractors, running errands, and managing the day-to-day operation of the household.
• Being available for occasional evenings, weekends, overnight care, and family travel, when mutually agreed.

Experience & Qualifications

• A full, clean driving licence.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• A proactive, flexible, and positive attitude.
• A professional, discreet, and trustworthy approach.
• The ability to work independently and use initiative.
• The ability to travel with the family.
• A valid First Aid certificate.

As this will be a live in position, the accommodation provided will be a private room and bathroom.

This is an excellent long-term opportunity for an experienced household professional who enjoys supporting a busy family and takes pride in creating a calm, organised, and well-run home.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive, you will only be contacted for shortlisting and interview if you meet our client's suitability requirements.

For all roles with children and the vulnerable you must have an up-to-date enhanced DBS certificate which is registered on the update service, a 12 hour Paediatric First Aid Certificate and a minimum of two professional referees who are happy for you to share their contact details to our recruiters. One of your references must be your current or last employer and both references must be immediately contactable.

We also recommend that you have appropriate professional insurance (nanny insurance).

Whilst we usually undertake all registration interviews and right to work checks in person face to face, we will in certain circumstances consider video call registrations and digital right to work checks via a certified digital identity service provider (IDSP).

We support the principle of Equality and Diversity in employment wholeheartedly and oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Job Details

• Location of the job: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
• Minimum experience Level for this job: Two years
• Details of any training needed for this job: Paediatric First Aid and Enhanced DBS (update)
• Details of any qualifications needed for this job: None, experience essential
• Hours of work: 08.00 - 18.00
• Days required: Monday - Friday
• Pets in the home: No
• Driving required: Yes - duty car provided
• Job Start Date: ASAP
• Pay: £52,000 gross per annum / mutually agreed overtime to be paid at £20 gross per hour
• This is a permanent job

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