Noe Valley, CA | Engaging Nanny Wanted For Creative Bay Area Family

This creative, social Bay Area family is seeking an emotionally attuned, engaging career nanny to nurture and care for their curious, playful children as they grow, explore, and reach important developmental milestones

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• Location: Noe Valley, San Francisco, California
• Ages of children: 4 and 1.5 years old
• Start date: As soon as they find the right fit!
• Schedule: Full-time, guaranteeing 42 hours per week, with the general schedule falling on Monday through Thursday from 9:30am to 8:00pm, with options for extra hours if wanted.
• Compensation: The family is offering $45-50/hour based on the 42-hour/week schedule, which equates to an annualized base compensation of $100,620-$111,800 annual range. The family may be open to a higher compensation package commensurate with experience
• Benefits: The family is open to providing paid time off, paid holidays, paid sick days, a health insurance reimbursement, mileage reimbursement, and relocation assistance if applicable.
• Live-in/Live-out: Live-out.

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Household dynamic:

• This creative, social Bay Area family of four is seeking a nanny who can engage with their children and guide them as they grow, explore, and reach key developmental milestones. They have two spirited children, ages 4 and 1.5. Their daughter attends preschool full-time on weekdays and is especially drawn to art, reading, make-believe, and early math concepts, while their younger son is active and playful and is currently building language skills. Both children are energetic and love to stay busy with creative activities. The family values curiosity, creativity, and emotional awareness, and they hope to partner with a nanny who enjoys engaging deeply with children’s learning and development.
• Both parents lead a busy, vibrant lifestyle. They would love the nanny to be actively engaged with the children during work hours to prevent them from wandering into the parent’s offices during the day. In their free time, they balance taking the children to the beach with “eat dumpling and watch the sunset” picnics, enjoying good food and the outdoors. They are interested in getting the children more involved in hiking, but without pushing them too hard. The family also delights in visiting the farmers' market, strolling around the city, and having friends over for social gatherings, large and small. The family travels roughly two weeks per year, with destinations including Hawaii, Japan, Aspen, Canada, and Arizona, and would love a nanny who is open to traveling with them, as well as sometimes staying home and taking care of the kids while the parents travel. They are also supported by an early morning nanny as well as a housekeeper who comes thrice a week.

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Ideal candidate:

• This position is ideal for a career nanny who is warm, engaging, and deeply passionate about working with young children. The ideal candidate brings a balance of calm presence and joyful energy, someone who can run alongside two active children while also modeling emotional steadiness and patience. The family is seeking a candidate who can naturally narrate the world around them and answer all their curious "why" questions, engaging the children in conversation, wordplay, and storytelling to support their language development and understanding of the world. The perfect candidate approaches children with curiosity and amusement rather than control, guiding them toward emotional awareness, problem-solving, and positive social interactions. Someone skilled at helping children navigate mistakes with reassurance and calm explanations, reinforcing that learning and growth come from trying again, will be a wonderful fit.
• The family is seeking a nanny who is high-energy, confident, and able to work independently, while also being emotionally intuitive and able to read the room. The candidate should be able to create a deeply engaging and interactive environment where the kids feel seen, supported, and inspired. This is a minimal-screen-use home -- the older child loves taking photos, and the parents sometimes use images or short videos to explain concepts, but otherwise phone use is minimized.
• Responsibilities include creating an environment for the children to grow and thrive, child-related household tasks, including but not limited to meal prep, tidying, organizing of children’s areas, occasional errands, before and after school routines, and coordinating activities with other kids.
• While not a requirement, the family would love to work with a candidate who has a musical inclination, such as singing or playing ukulele.

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Qualifications:

• 3 years of professional childcare experience
• Knowledge and experience with toddlers through pre-school-age children
• Knowledge of child development
• Understand basic math (addition, division, multiplication)
• Travel experience
• Valid driver's license
• Valid passport
• Able to swim and care for children in/around water.

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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!