Family Profile
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Ref No. F00544/20 |
Family Details
| Nationality: | Australia |
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| Marital Status: | Married and living together |
| Religion: | |
| Profession-Husband: | Business Consultant |
| Profession-Wife: | Student |
| Languages spoken: | |
| Names and ages of children: | Issac 7; Solomon 3 |
| Description of home and locality: | Rural area, no public transport. Use of car given. |
| Other help kept in home: |  |
| No. of hours worked weekly of other help: |
Family Address Details
| City: | Southampton |
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| Country: | United Kingdom |
Candidate Preferences
| Type of help needed: | Mother's Help |
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| Approx starting date: | ASAP |
| Length of stay: | 6 months |
| Would you prefer a candidate: | |
| who can cook? | |
| who can swim? |  |
| who can drive? | |
| who is a non-smoker? | |
| who has experience with children? | |
| who is mother tongue English? | |
| Will the candidate be expected to do housework for the family? | |
| Does your family have any special needs: | SEN helpful - My elder son has some sensory processing developmental delays. |
| Will you accept a candidate who smokes only outside? | |
| Do you need a candidate who speaks a particular mother tongue? | |
| Does the candidate need to speak any foreign language? | |
| Will you give use of a car? | |
| Will you give use of the internet? | |
| If no candidate was available for 1 year would you take someone for 6 mths? | |
| Description of candidate's accommodation: | Private bedroom and private bathroom (not ajoined) |
| Approx hrs of work: |
Morning from8.00 to 15.00 |
| Total daily hours: | 8 |
| Duties: | We are a loving and caring family, originally from Australia who are looking for a full-time /live-in nanny to take care of our two sons, 7 years and 3 years from Mondays to Fridays 8-3pm during the lock-down until school resumes in September. The right person will stay on long term for up to 12 months. The job is for up to 40 hours per week and includes some cooking and light housework. It will involve school pick-ups once school goes back. Our family requires someone who • Is a loving and affectionate type • Is energetic, creative and PLAYFUL J, willing to get down to the boys’ level and have fun • likes to celebrate life and is joyful! • likes craft – paper, balloons, painting, cardboard construction and more! • outdoor activities – will get down and dirty digging in the garden and planting seeds on our vegetable plot, riding bikes, ball games, outdoor games, camping, taking the kids to the playground • likes dancing, music, making up songs, singing, dressing up, reading stories and imaginative play, making dens • is resourceful and can make up games with the kids in our house and garden • likes cooking and baking with the kids, having outdoor firepits • can do science experiments and lego with our 7 year old! • Likes walking and nature activities • loves learning and can research (ie. pinterest, books, websites) and run creative learning activities alongside me during the lock-down for my 7 year old. We do 1-hour a day 4 times a week, and he chooses a theme each fortnight ie. he wants to learn about space, rockets, boats and ships, Vikings, romans etc… imagine if…? • is ok going outside in the rain and cold (it rains a lot here!) and we try to make the most of nature, woodland, streams when we can. (You will need appropriate waterproof gear) • is not afraid to try new things and is adaptable • can speak, read and write English fluently • is skilled in setting boundaries and positive discipline / natural consequences without blame [for example, the Montessori approach] with eg. tidying up, playing together, setting expectations • is calm, supportive and reassuring at supporting emotions for the boys • is aware or can adapt for sensory integration needs • is good with first aid (cuts, falls, splinters etc.) and can give medication and alternative medicines on advice. • has an inner spiritual, contemplative or meditation practice of some kind for nourishment and restoration ie. yoga, walking, dance, writing etc. • is aware of the importance of living in the present moment with children • has a driving license • can prepare snacks and meals. We buy organic food and eat mostly vegetarian. Vegan and vegetarians are welcome to apply. • knows how to be tidy and clean-up, work with the kids to do so also • is a good communicator at all times and can work closely with me to support each other to the best of our abilities. • Is happy to be my assistant and number 1 support with the kids. • is willing to learn about and use self-awareness practices (adapted from Plum Village https://plumvillage.org/) to support each other whilst in this role. • Has a conscious approach to life and is willing to learn and adopt other conscious parenting approaches that we use with the children such as non-violent communication, loving speech, circles of gratitude etc. • Is ok with cats. |
| Time off: | Weekends |
| No. evenings off: | 0 |
| Weekly salary: | 400.00 British Pound |
| Is salary negotiable? | |
Other Family Information
| Family's interests: | Nature, meditation, yoga, healthy living, the outdoors |
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| Where do you go on holiday?: | Australia, Europe, Asia |
| Do you have any animals? | 2x cats |
| Any other relevant information which you feel is important: | Weekly salary 250-350 net |
Job Description
| Southampton, Hampshire, Uk. Mother's help or Qualified Nanny needed for Australian family with two children, Issac aged 7 & Solomon aged 3. Dad is a Business Consultant, mum is studying. Mum will be working 1/2 whole days after lockdown has ended and 4 days a week from September. Both parents work from home. Other help kept: a cleaner for the heavy housework. The family live in a rural area. There is no public transport. Use of car is given and internet given. Requirements: Ability to Cook/Driver/Non-Smoker/ Experience. The family have a cleaner for heavy housework. If you have any experience with SEN it would be helpful. Issac has some sensory processing developmental delays. Minimum 6 month contract. Accommodation: own private bedroom with private bathroom (not adjoined). Approx hrs of work: 8.00 am to 3.00 pm during lockdown. The hours of work will be reassessed when the children go back to school in September. The hours of work would however be up to 40 hours per week. Duties: The family are a loving, caring and very welcoming family. The role will involve school pick-ups once school resumes. The ideal candidate will be loving and affectionate with a lot of energy and who is creative and playful. You should be willing to get down to the boys' level and have fun. You should like to celebrate life and be joyful. You should like craft, paper, balloons, painting, cardboard construction etc. The family do a lot of outdoor activities and you should be fine with getting down and getting dirty digging in the garden and planting seeds in the family's vegetable plot, riding bikes, playing ball games, playing outdoor games, camping, taking the children to the playground. If you like dancing, music, making up songs, singing, dressing-up, reading stories, using imaginative play and making dens you would be an ideal fit for the family. You should be resourceful and be able to make up games with the children in the family's house and garden. You should enjoy cooking and baking with the children, having outdoor fire pits, enjoy carrying out science experiments and playing with Lego with Issac. If you like going for walks and nature activities that would be great. You should have a passion for learning and be able to do research (i.e. Pinrest, books, websites) and run creative learning activities alongside mum during the lockdown for Issac. The family do an hour a day for 4 days a week and Issac choses a theme each fortnight he is interested in: for example space, rockets, boats and ships, Vikings, Romans etc, imagine if? You should be ok with going outside in the rain and cold (it rains a lot!) as the family try to make the most of nature, woodland, streams when they can. (You will need appropriate waterproof gear). You should not be afraid to try new things and be adaptable. You should have a good level of written and spoken English but you do not need to be a native speaker. You should be skilled in setting boundaries and enforce positive discipline/natural consequences without blame( for example the Montessori approach with i.e: tidying up, playing together, setting expectations. You should be calm, supportive and reassuring at supporting the boys' emotions and be aware of or can adapt for sensory integration needs. If you have first aid skills this would be an advantage (cuts, falls, splinters etc) and be able to administer medication and alternative medicine on advice. If you have an inner spiritual, contemplative or meditation practice of some kind for nourishment and restoration (yoga, walking, dance, writing etc) this would fit in with the family's interests. Awareness of the importance of living in the present moment with the children is also an advantage. You will be asked to prepare snacks and meals and drive the boys to where they need to be. The family buy organic food and eat mostly vegetarian. Candidates who are vegetarian or vegan are most welcome. You should be tidy and know how to clean up, work with the children too. You should be a good communicator at all times and be able to work closely with mum to support each other to the best of your abilities. You should be happy to be mum's assistant and number one support with the children. You should be willing to learn about and use self-awareness practices (adapted from Plum Village https://plumvillage.org ) to support each other whilst in this role. You should have a conscious approach to life and be willing to learn and adapt other conscious parenting approaches that the family use with the children such as non-violent communication, loving speech, circles of gratitude etc. You should also be a cat lover as the family have 2 cats. Time off: Weekends including the evenings. You are asked to babysit for a maximum of 5 evenings a week if the parents have to go out. Salary: £ 250.00-£400.00 per week, net depending on experience and qualifications. Family's interests: Nature, meditation, yoga, healthy living, the outdoors. The family go on holiday to Australia, Europe and Asia. The area where the family live is very close to London and London can be reached within 1 1/2 hours. |
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