New York City, NY| Nurturing NCS Wanted For Supportive Family

This hands-on, engaged family in NYC is seeking a knowledgeable, nurturing, collaborative newborn care specialist to provide attentive care and thoughtful developmental support for their newborn.

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• Location: New York City, NY
• Ages of children: Newborn due mid-February
• Contract dates: Beginning of March for a 26-week contract
• Schedule: Full-time, 20 hours guaranteed per day, 7 days per week for the duration of the contract. The NCS will work in collaboration with another NCS and will trade off covering each other's breaks.
• Compensation:  The family is offering an hourly rate of $45-50/hour, with an equivalent estimated weekly compensation of $8,460-$9,400 depending 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. The family is seeking a live-in newborn care specialist for the duration of the contract. Live-in accommodations provided.
• Other Notes: The family is comfortable with meeting either local or relocation candidates for this role.

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Household dynamic:

• This warm, welcoming NYC-based family is excited to welcome their second child and is seeking a newborn care specialist to support their growing family! With an almost 3-year-old in the household and a little one expected to arrive in mid-February, the family is looking forward to building on the strong foundation they’ve established with their first child. They value knowledgeable, nurturing childcare professionals who can offer expert guidance and are excited to welcome someone who can help establish a calm and confident foundation in those precious early weeks.
• Both parents are actively involved, with one parent regularly at home. This is a well-supported, fully-staffed household with an established childcare team, including a dedicated nanny for the older child and a trusted caregiver, who will be returning as the family’s newborn care specialist to work alongside this new hire. The candidate will work closely alongside the family’s care team, sharing responsibility for the newborn’s care throughout the contract. The family values a professional, team-oriented approach and is looking for someone who will partner closely with them in their baby’s care. They hope to create a warm, supportive environment where their newborn can thrive, with healthy feeding and sleep routines gently guided by an experienced professional who brings both expertise and a reassuring, collaborative spirit to each day.

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Ideal candidate:

• This position is ideal for a highly experienced, knowledgeable, nurturing, and intuitive newborn care specialist who brings deep expertise in early infant care and a warm confidence to their work with children. The family is looking for a competent, capable newborn care specialist who can take initiative, offer thoughtful recommendations, confidently guide feeding and sleep routines while empowering the parents with education and gentle support, building trust and collaboration from day one.
• The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator and natural team player who is comfortable working alongside the parents and the family’s seasoned newborn care specialist. They thrive in a collaborative, all-hands-on-deck environment and take pride in creating a calm, safe, and loving space for a newborn to grow and thrive.
• 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)
• Knowledge and experience with age-appropriate developmental milestones (for infants and toddlers)
• 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
• 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!