Coral Gables, FL | Gentle Newborn Care Specialist Wanted For Loving Family

These loving, family-oriented first-time parents in Coral Gables, FL, are seeking a gentle, collaborative, and trustworthy newborn care specialist to provide present, engaged overnight care during their son’s early months. 

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• Location: Coral Gables, Florida
• Ages of children: 10 weeks old
• Start date/Contract dates: As soon as possible, 12 weeks
• Schedule: 12 weeks of 12-hour overnight care, 8pm-8am, with optional additional daytime hours
• Compensation: The family is offering an hourly rate of $50-60 for the overnight care, which equates to an estimated base compensation of $50,400-$60,480, dependent on candidate experience and the agreed-upon schedule and contract length. The family may be open to candidates who are seeking a higher compensation package commensurate with experience.
• Live-in/Live-out: Live-in. A private bedroom will be provided. 

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Household dynamic: 

• These loving first-time parents are delighted to have their 10-week-old son and are looking for a Newborn Care Specialist who will serve as a trusted partner during these early months. Mom enjoys spending her days with her son and plans to remain actively involved in his care. They hope to work with someone who will provide expert support while being included in every decision regarding their son's care. The family also has two friendly cats.
• The family describes themselves as private and family-focused. They enjoy baseball and hope to travel together as their son grows, with the possibility of domestic and occasional international travel during the contract if the timing aligns. They would love to find someone who will seamlessly integrate into their home, providing calm, dependable support while helping everyone feel confident and well-rested.

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Ideal candidate: 

• This position is ideal for a calm, gentle, nurturing, trustworthy, and highly experienced newborn care specialist. As first-time parents, they value open communication and are seeking a candidate who is collaborative, emotionally intelligent, and deeply respectful of the family's parenting preferences in a true partner approach. This role is perfect for a supportive, knowledgeable candidate who enjoys sharing their expertise and offering thoughtful guidance while stepping into a supportive role focused on empowering parents without overstepping. They will greatly appreciate someone who can communicate proactively, welcome open dialogue, keep them informed, ask thoughtful questions when clarification is needed, and naturally build trust through professionalism, transparency, and kindness.
• This family is looking for someone who is fully present and engaged while caring for their son. The ideal candidate should provide attentive supervision throughout the night, thoughtfully engage with him when he is awake, maintain established feeding and sleep routines with excellent time management, and be knowledgeable about healthy newborn sleep habits and development. Someone who understands the importance of promptly communicating any concerns or changes they observe and consistently prioritizes the baby's safety and well-being will be perfect for the role. 
• Responsibilities include creating a nurturing and safe environment for the newborn to thrive, as well as other child-related tasks including prepping and sanitizing bottles, baby’s laundry, tidying the nursery, and generally bringing a supportive, all-hands-on-deck, collaborative attitude to each day. 

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Qualifications: 

• 3 years of relevant professional experience (as a newborn care specialist, night nanny, doula, or nanny)
• Experience working as a newborn care specialist and/or doula with at least 5 families
• Knowledge of every aspect of newborn care, including professional and working knowledge of feeding, bathing, and dressing infants, and preparing, cleaning, and sanitizing bottles
• Experience and knowledge surrounding sleep conditioning, establishing routines, feeding routines, and developmental milestones
• Newborn care specialist training, preferably through Newborn Care Solutions or another CACHE-accredited program
• Valid driver's license
• Valid passport
• Travel experience
• Cat-friendly
• Partners, family members, and/or pets cannot be housed in any temporary or long-term accommodations provided by the family

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This position is open to all Adventure Nannies candidates who are legally able to work in the US. Out of respect for the privacy of the families we work with, we cannot provide any additional information about this position other than what has already been provided in the job description. If you are interested in learning more about the position, please apply!