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Hello families! My name is Vanessa and I’m a nanny with 6 years of experience caring for newborns, infants and school - age children.
I’m currently looking for a full time nanny position starting in mid June.
I’m happy to provide references from the families I’ve worked with. Please feel free to message me if you’re interested!
We are a warm, active family in Charlestown seeking a part-time nanny to care for our 8-month-old son beginning in March. This position is for 20 hours per week, with guaranteed pay for the full 20 hours regardless of weekly variations in need.
I work from home as a freelancer and will be present in the house during your scheduled hours. We are looking for someone who can confidently and independently care for our son while I am working.
About Our Family
We are focused on creating a playful, engaging, and screen-free environment for our son. We value outdoor time, reading, music, and interactive play. We also have a friendly 3-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback (large dog). No dog care is required, but you must be comfortable around dogs.
Responsibilities
Engaging in age-appropriate, developmentally supportive play
Bottle and solids feedings
Diaper changes and maintaining hygiene
Putting baby down for naps
Washing baby bottles and food dishes
Baby laundry
Tidying play areas and nursery spaces
Ideal Candidate
Experience caring for infants under 1 year old
Warm, reliable, and attentive
Comfortable working in a home where a parent is present
Comfortable with large dogs
Non-smoker
CPR & Infant CPR certified
Up-to-date on vaccinations (including flu, etc.)
Willing to complete a background check
Able to provide references
We would love to find someone with some flexibility who may also be interested in occasional evening babysitting opportunities.
Compensation
Competitive hourly rate, commensurate with experience.
Guaranteed 20 hours per week.
If you are nurturing, engaging, and love working with infants, we would love to hear from you!
Hi! We are looking for a part time family assistant, with the main responsibilities being nursery school pickup, general home tidying, cooking dinner and packing lunches.
School pickup is near the Chinatown T station, and we live in Charlestown on the Orange line.
The main responsibilities would be to pick our 3-year-old son up from nursery school (on the common), bring him home on the T and get him settled with our full time nanny. Then you would be responsible for tidying the home and making dinner for our family. Fridays would include playground time or an activity with our son. Days of the week can be flexible if needed.
Hours: 10-12 per week
3:30pm-6:00pm daily
Please let me know if you are interested. We look forward to meeting you!
Thank you!
Little Strummers is a fun, beginner-friendly music class that introduces young children to the ukulele through songs, games, and movement, while building real foundational music skills. Children learn how to hold and strum the ukulele, identify its parts, and begin exploring simple chords and rhythms at a relaxed, developmentally appropriate pace.
Little Strummers takes place at 14 Green Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, on Wednesday afternoons at 4:30PM.
Find out more and register here: https://www.babywiggle.com/little-strummers-ukulele
I highly recommend our wonderful nanny Sabine, who will be available early March 2026 as our son will be transitioning to daycare. Sabine has been a cornerstone of our family for 4 years, and any family would be lucky to have her.
She is a true career nanny with initial daycare experience followed by more than 15 years of private nannying. She is a pro at balancing multiple children’s needs and successfully nannied a share for my daughter (6mo-2.2yrs, with a child the same age). We were lucky enough to have her again for a second share for my son (6mo-1.5yrs, with a child 6 months older).
Sabine effortlessly establishes routines and troubleshoots feeding and sleep transitions. She even potty trained my daughter shortly after her 2nd birthday. She is always on the floor playing with the kids, finding local community events, and keeping the kids active and social. We trust her completely; she is loving, patient and dedicated. Kids flock to her, and we’ve frequently had strangers comment on the visible bond she has with my son.
Sabine is a US citizen and fluent English speaker with her own car. While she has a special heart for babies, she is open to discussing other opportunities. She is ideally looking for full-time work (but is open to part-time), in commuting distance from Melrose via car or T (Winchester, Arlington, Somerville, Belmont, Melrose, Medford, Reading, Woburn, Wakefield, Charlestown, West End, Back Bay, Stoneham, Malden, or similar).
If you are interested, please message Sabine at 857-869-6849
