Current Jobs
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Randwick family is seeking a nanny 2-3 afternoons/week to collect and care for 2 boys, aged 7 and 9.
Duties include:
● After school pick up of the 2 children (must have own car)
● Taking children to after school activities as required (most are conducted at school) or medical appointments
● Prepare and serve dinner for the boys
● Prepare lunch boxes for the following day
● Fold and put away the children’s clothes
● Keep the children’s playroom and kitchen tidy and clean
● Supervise bath time
● Assist with homework, or reading books
Flexible afternoons, Monday to Thursday. Ideal timings 1pm to 6pm each afternoon, with flexibility to extend these hours, ideally 1 late night per week.
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Randwick family is seeking a nanny 2-3 afternoons/week to collect and care for 2 boys, aged 7 and 9.
Duties include:
● After school pick up of the 2 children (must have own car)
● Taking children to after school activities as required (most are conducted at school) or medical appointments
● Prepare and serve dinner for the boys
● Prepare lunch boxes for the following day
● Fold and put away the children’s clothes
● Keep the children’s playroom and kitchen tidy and clean
● Supervise bath time
● Assist with homework, or reading books
Flexible afternoons, Monday to Thursday. Ideal timings 1pm to 6pm each afternoon, with flexibility to extend these hours, ideally 1 late night per week.
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This is a live-out role. The family will provide a serviced apartment for the first 3 months and then the nanny will be responsible for their own accommodation.
Job description
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Position details: Permanent Overseas Nanny – mixture of sole charge and shared care
Details of children: Two boys, one born February 2021 and a newborn due June 2025
Working hours: 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday. Occasional babysitting on a weeknight
Salary: ¥10,000,000 - ¥12,000,000 per year (c.A$105,000 + c.A$130,000) + standard
employer contributions (wage depending on experience and qualifications)
About the family and children
The oldest son is attending nursery at the British school. He loves to do one on one
activities such as painting, drawing, learning to write, matching letters and numbers, puzzles
etc. He also loves being active outdoors, riding his bike, kicking and catching, visiting a play
centre, swimming. He loves reading books and making up stories to tell you, looking at
animals and dinosaurs, trains, cars and diggers, School runs on the international school
calendar. The family are expecting a newborn baby boy who will arrive in early June 2025.
The family are originally from Australia, now living in Tokyo Japan. They are located within
the expat area of Minato-ku where there is access to lots of English-speaking services and
transport links and amenities are top notch.
The family also employs cleaners.
Expectations and duties
The family are looking for someone who loves working with children, enjoys teaching new
skills, creating learning and play activities for the children. we would preferably like someone
with either a teachers degree in early years or primary education.
All typical nanny / nursery duties are required for the role. The newborn baby boy will arrive
at the end of May. During school term, help with the newborn in school hours. Outside of
school hours the parents would like the nanny to be focused on the eldest and providing
extra learning and play opportunities. The nanny will also be required to care for the older
brother in the school holidays.
As the baby gets older, the nanny will be required to provide structured educational care
similar to that in a formal educational setting. They will commence nursery around the age of
three.
Japanese is not required but helpful, however a native English speaker is a must. The family
would like the nanny to provide teacher-like lessons.
Holiday travel will be required, mostly within Japan, Ski holidays, trips to Okinawa and small
country towns. Occasional trip back to Australia. if the family were to travel, 24-hour care is
expected but not always utilised.
Typical nanny duties include -
As well as providing for the physical and educational needs of the children, nannies are
responsible for all nursery duties. This includes cooking, cleaning and laundry for the
children within their care. Typical duties include:
physical care of the children
supporting and providing activities for the holistic development of the children
communicating with parents on all aspects of the care of the children
completing nanny documentation in order to keep parents informed about their
children’s care, wellbeing and development
providing well-balanced and nutritious meals appropriate to the needs of the children
taking the children to playgroup/nursery/school
taking the children on outings appropriate to their age and stage of development
taking the children on play dates or arranging these in the family home (prior
approval from the employer must be sought)
preparing for special occasions, such as birthday parties
caring for the children when they are unwell, which may include administering
medicine and taking them to the doctor if necessary and with the consent of parents
travelling with the children and preparing for holidays, weekend visits, etc.
cleaning and tidying the nursery, bedroom, playroom and other areas as agreed with
parents
cleaning, laundering and mending the child’s clothes and toys
being responsible for all equipment related to the care of the children, including the
cleaning and maintenance of items such as sterilisers, buggies, car seats, etc.
taking responsibility for the nanny purse and making sound judgements when
purchasing items from the nanny purse, as well as obtaining a receipt and providing
a fully detailed list of weekly expenses
Grocery shopping, booking appointments, running small errands
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Energetic family living in McMahons Point with three young boys who keep life busy and fun. Their home runs on imagination, laughter, and a good meal. They are looking for someone warm, organised, and confident who can thrive in the joyful chaos and be part of our team.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have strong cooking skills and be confident preparing nutritious meals (essential)
- Be highly organised, tidy, and take pride in maintaining a clean environment
- Be adaptable, with a good sense of humour and a positive attitude
- Be proactive, intuitive, and solution-focused
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Hold a valid driver’s license
- Hold a current Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- Have 5-10 years’ experience in a similar role
- Able to commit to at least 24 months
- Have the right to work in Australia permanently
- Be able to provide references from previous employers
Duties include but are not limited to:
- School pick-up twice per week
- Preparing school lunch boxes
- Preparing and serving nutritious meals and snacks for the children
- Track household inventory and order supplies
- Grocery and personal shopping
- Preparing school uniforms each day
- Organizing and preparing for the school schedule the following day (e.g. packing bags, ensuring homework/books/activities are ready)
- Engaging the children in age-appropriate activities and play (e.g. games, arts and crafts, outdoor play)
- Helping with bedtime routines, if required
- Coordinating and transporting children to after-school activities or appointments when needed
- Coordinate tradespeople, household staff, and service providers
- Dry cleaning, post office runs, returns/exchanges
- Assist with packing/unpacking for school or family trips
- Opportunity for international travel with the family
DAYS: Tuesday to Friday
HOURS: Either afternoons or 10 hour days
RATE: Negotiable
START DATE: ASAP
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This Randwick family is seeking a nanny 4 afternoons/week to collect and care for 3 children aged 10,7 and 3 years.
The role is a minimum of 18 hours per week. Typical/standard hours would be:
Mondays 2pm – 6.30pm
Tuesdays 2pm – 6.30pm
Wednesday 2pm – 6.30pm
Thursdays 2pm – 6.30pm
They ideally need flexibility to extend these hours if they have a function/meeting etc and would
also ideally like flexibility to increase hours to include some mornings during some school holidays(but this is not a mandatory requirement).
Duties include:
● After school pick up and care of the 3 children (at least 3 years of experience driving with an
unrestricted licence and current unrestricted licence is required; car is provided)
● Taking children to after school activities as required (most are conducted at school)
● Prepare and serve dinner (including for the parents, sometimes to eat later)
● Prepare children’s lunch boxes for the following day
● Wash, hang up and put away the children’s clothes
● Keep the children’s playroom and kitchen tidy and clean
● Supervise bath time
● Assist with mental and physical development of children as appropriate for their age and
stage, including assisting with homework, or reading books and educational play
● Emptying dishwasher and other light housework as time permits (eg. wiping kitchen table)
● Activities with the children during some school holidays.
They are open to either an employment arrangement or a contractor arrangement (with ABN). They are happy to pay $45-50 per hour for the right candidate, depending on experience (inclusive of superannuation if you choose an employment arrangement). This equates to a total salary of $46,800 per year. They are happy to include 20 days of paid annual leave when they are away, including the normal working days between Christmas and New Years Day. Additional hours in evenings will be payable at $35 per hour once children are asleep. The car may be available for personal use (including from Friday to Sunday), on terms to be agreed.
They are looking for someone who is adaptable, shows initiative and has a positive can-do attitude.
Although they generally prefer a phone-free environment for our children, they want the successful candidate to be reasonably responsive to the parents on their mobile phone, but without the phone being constantly present (including checking social media or other messages when with the children).