Overview Discreet household seeking an experienced, warm, and highly organized live-in Nanny / Family Assistant to support a preschooler (in full-time daycare) in Westchester, NY. The role is designed to provide consistent weekday stability, proactive household support, and thoughtful travel flexibility within a structured, respectful working environment. The schedule will be 40 hours a week, guaranteed Monday through Friday. This person needs to be able to travel domestically and internationally with the family. Responsibilities Primary Childcare Responsibilities • Morning routine, dressing, breakfast preparation, and daycare logistics • Afternoon care, age-appropriate engagement, and structured play • Child meal preparation and bath/bedtime support • Sick-day coverage and daycare closure coverage • Occasional sole-charge overnight care during short domestic travel • Warm, playful and genuinely engaged with children, with a real interest in child development and a calm, emotionally supportive approach to boundaries and behavior • Genuinely loves cooking and is excited to own the family’s food needs — planning, shopping and preparing three meals per day, five days per week for the family, plus some weekend preparation. Good, simple, healthy home cooking is the goal; I don’t need a professional chef. • Highly proactive and independent — notices what needs doing and handles it without waiting for a task list • Flexible and adaptable. Sole-charge care while I travel domestically or internationally replaces the previous requirement to accompany me on international business travel. Some family travel will still be expected, so prior experience traveling professionally with a family is preferred. • Previous live-in experience preferred, with an understanding of the boundaries and independence that make a live-in arrangement work well • Communicative, open to feedback, and able to adapt • Discreet and professionally boundaried, with her own life outside the household Family Assistant Responsibilities (Integrated Within 40 Hours) • Weekly grocery shopping and light household provisioning • Light family meal preparation • Child laundry and light household laundry • Organization of child’s clothing, toys, and supplies • Management of pantry and essential household items • Returns, light errands, and travel preparation support • Deep cleaning managed separately Travel Expectations • International trips annually • Several shorter domestic trips annually • Valid passport required and comfort with travel flexibility essential Requirements • Minimum 5+ years of professional childcare experience • Strong toddler experience with excellent references • Live-in experience • Warm, emotionally attuned, and developmentally knowledgeable • Highly organized and proactive in household systems • Comfortable with occasional sole-charge overnights • Travel-ready and adaptable • Valid driver’s license and legal authorization to work in the U.S. • Interest in a stable, long-term placement Salary and Benefits • Hourly compensation in the $35–$38/hour range, commensurate with experience and travel flexibility. • 40 guaranteed hours weekly plus overtime in accordance with NY state labor law. • Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time provided consistent with professional household standards.