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Location: San Francisco CA
Job Type: Full Time
Category: Childcare
Position: FT Nanny / Manny / Family Assistant for 5-year-old Boy in Russian Hill
Schedule: Monday to Friday approximately 11 AM to 7 PM with flexibility for additional hours as needed
Salary Amount or Range: $45-$50/hour D.O.E. + Standard benefits (paid vacation, sick days, holidays) + medical stipend
Children: 5-year-old boy
Pets: n/a
Bay Area Region: San Francisco
Description
Start: mid-August
A family in Russian Hill is looking for a warm, reliable, engaging childcare provider to help care for their 5-year-old son. This role is best suited for someone who genuinely enjoys spending time with young children and can support his development, routines, activities, and school life in a thoughtful and consistent way.
The typical schedule will be approximately 11 AM to 7 PM, with occasional later evenings when parents go out to dinner or have evening commitments, but flexibility to start earlier to accommodate other household duties. Flexibility is important and they may need additional daytime coverage during school holidays, school breaks, sick days, family travel, or other times when child is not in school.
This person would be an important support for the family and child. The goal is to have someone who can help provide consistency, warmth, structure, and enrichment in the afternoons and evenings, while also being able to step in more fully when mom is unavailable, traveling, or has other commitments.
Experience Requirements
- 3 years minimum experience working as a nanny / manny / family assistant with excellent verifiable references
Educational Requirements
- Fluency in English
Qualifications
- TB and Tdap vaccine
- CPR Certified
- Valid driver with clean record (family can provide household vehicle or remiburse for mileage if using personal car)
- Warm, kind, calm, and dependable
- Experienced with young children
- Open to traveling with the family for vacations or other trips as needed (typically two 1-2 weeklong trips per year)
- Engaging and able to support a child’s curiosity, learning, and imagination
- Comfortable helping with school work and developmental activities
- Proactive without being overbearing
- Trustworthy, responsible, and communicative
- Flexible with occasional later evenings, school holidays, school breaks, and family travel
- Comfortable working alongside a parent
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
- Spend meaningful time with child after school in a warm, attentive, and developmentally appropriate way
- Help support his after school routine, including snack, play, rest, reading, and any school related work
- Take him to sports, activities, playdates, lessons, or other afternoon commitments as needed
- Encourage good manners, independence, kindness, and confidence
- Help with early learning and school readiness, including reading, writing practice, numbers, projects, or homework as appropriate
- Engage him in creative and enriching activities such as art, building, outdoor play, games, imaginative play, music, and reading
- Feed him dinner and help with his evening routine when parents are out
- Assist with bath time, pajamas, reading, and bedtime on evenings when needed
- Communicate clearly with parents about child’s day, mood, activities, meals, and any concerns
Care related to child:
- Focus on child’s care, development, activities, and routines
- Keep child’s play areas tidy during and after activities
- Help child put away toys, books, art supplies, and school items
- Pack or unpack his school bag as needed
- Make sure his sports gear, school items, and activity materials are organized
- Help with simple food prep or serving meals for child when needed
- Light meal prep
- Pack and unpack child’s clothes when on vacation
- Laundry, regular room cleaning, and more general meal prep would likely be handled by the housekeeper
School Pick Up and Driving
- Eventually, this person may help with school pick up and transportation to activities. However, the parents would want to build comfort and trust over time before having anyone drive the child
- A clean driving record and comfort driving children would be helpful, but this responsibility would be introduced gradually over time
Travel With Family
- During travel, the schedule may shift depending on the family’s plans, activities, flights, dinners, or other commitments. During travel, responsibilities would remain focused on child’s care, routines, activities, meals, and bedtime support while helping provide consistency and familiarity for him away from home