ME398 - Full-Time Nanny - Rye, NY

Overview

A warm, active family in Rye, NY, is seeking an experienced, energetic, and highly organized full-time, live-out nanny to care for their three children, ages 5 (boy), 3 (boy), and 1 (girl). The ideal candidate will be a loving, engaging, and confident childcare professional who can serve as a true partner to two working parents in raising happy, well-rounded children.

The family is looking for someone who can provide a nurturing and structured environment while encouraging independence, good manners, positive behavior, and age-appropriate development. The right candidate will be playful and energetic but also comfortable establishing boundaries, maintaining discipline, and confidently managing three young children.

This is a long-term opportunity for a proactive nanny who takes initiative, anticipates the family's needs, and enjoys being actively involved in the children's daily lives.

Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM–6:30 PM (55 hours per week).

Responsibilities

• Provide attentive, loving, and developmentally appropriate care for three children.

• Establish and maintain consistent daily routines, structure, and boundaries.

• Plan engaging, educational, and age-appropriate activities that encourage learning, creativity, and social development.

• Coordinate playdates, research local classes and activities, and help build the children's social schedules.

• Communicate professionally with other parents, caregivers, teachers, and families.

• Encourage positive behavior, good manners, and healthy social interactions.

• Confidently manage sibling dynamics and provide consistent, age-appropriate discipline.

• Safely drive children to and from school, activities, appointments, and playdates.

• Assist with children's meals, snacks, and daily routines.

• Maintain organization of children's belongings, play areas, and activity schedules.

• Communicate regularly with parents regarding the children's development, behavior, and daily activities.

• Serve as a reliable and proactive extension of the parents, maintaining consistency in their parenting approach.

Requirements

• Previous professional nanny experience caring for three young children simultaneously.

• Valid driver's license and excellent driving record; confident and safe driver.

• High-energy, engaging, organized, and proactive personality.

• Warm, loving, patient, and nurturing approach to childcare.

• Ability to establish boundaries, maintain structure, and confidently manage two active young boys alongside a toddler.

• Strong English communication skills.

• Excellent judgment, reliability, and communication skills.

• Comfortable coordinating activities and communicating with other families and caregivers.

• Minimal personal phone use and a screen-free or screen-limited approach to childcare.

• Non-smoker.

• Must meet the family's vaccination requirements.

• Flexibility to travel domestically with the family to their summer home in Maine for approximately 2–3 weeks is a plus, but not required.

Salary and Benefits

$30–$37 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications, with applicable overtime paid in accordance with New York State law.

Benefits:

• Healthcare stipend

• 10 days of paid vacation/PTO

• Paid federal holidays

• 5 paid sick days

Start Date: ASAP