We are a busy family with 3 children (11, 5 and 1) plus a puppy. The children are lovely, the puppy is cute, we have a white picket fence, the freezer always has ice cream in it, we (by we I mean my 5 year old) often put on impromptu shows at dinner time of Moana. (Elsa is so 2015 and Moana is the new Elsa.) I own an outdoor-based, Reggio inspired daycare company, as well as am a full time stay at home mom - which, with the never ending sleep deprivation will often mean that an email is unanswered, a wet load of laundry is forgotten in the washer, or that the overdue library books may still be sitting in the front seat of the minivan. (Oh shoot. I actually think they are there right now. Argh!) I have tried to hire part time nanny/home support without success (Found one fabulous woman but references never came through. Found another who had a family crisis and had to bail at the last minute. Both resulted in me embracing some ice cream and having a good cry) , and have had two full time people fall through at the last minute (More ice cream. More crying.) I would blame it on the full moon, or on Trump, or on the rain...but perhaps it hasn't worked out yet because I am waiting for...you! So - what is it that I need from you? I need someone who loves teaching, nannying, household organizing, cooking and paperworking ... and is fabulous at all five. I don't want to miss out on my children's lives. I also love my job and am very good at my job. But I am terrible at managing things like the weekly dinner menu, and more often than not, some emergency thing will come up at work or with my kids and then all the balls that I am elegantly juggling in the air come crashing down. If you are the person who can help manage the things I fail at, and can help me deal with all those emergency things that inevitably arise, then I really can have the best of both worlds. Have my cake and eat it too! ( any other cliches that seem appropriate here...) This might mean caring for my infant (who was preemie, and so has some delays, including feeding delays), bringing the 5 year old to daycare, tidying or cleaning the house, preparing dinner, doing laundry, walking the puppy, doing various administrative paperwork tasks for the daycare, or running errands for the daycare such as picking up items from the store, delivering toys to the correct centre, preparing daycare lunches or subbing if a classroom is short staffed...it is a bit of a do-everything job. My infant needs to begin her long gradual entry to daycare (she is very hesitant around other infants) and so spending regular mornings with her at daycare is ideal. It is an outdoor based daycare - so you must love long walks in the rain...owning rain boots is a job requirement. Since that is essentially my life, I can tell you it's a great, rewarding job. It is always different, and the quiet at-home moments with baby are a great balance with getting lunch out for 25 three year olds at the daycare! Some days are incredibly hectic, while others are serene and slow paced. The right candidate needs to have a great sense of humour, adapt to change easily and without stress, be able to multitask and keep that running list in your head of what needs to be done next, and be incredibly patient! My parenting philosophy is the same as my schools - so it is a social-emotional focused / attachment based philosophy. When my life is under control (right now, this isn't a good example of that, but typically I am ridiculously organized type of person) I enjoy to-do lists and so forth - so while the job description sounds far reaching and a jack or Jill of all trades, it will quickly become orderly once you and I figure out a routine and I get a few minutes to shower without a child constantly pulling open the shower curtain on me...and then I can write a couple of to-do lists! This is a full time job - ideally 4 days a week, Monday - Friday, but 5 days is also possible...Pay will reflect experience (and if you have/ are eligible for an ECE/ECE Assistant license, any in-classroom work can be paid at our teacher's salary rate) and education; benefits (medical/dental/4 weeks paid vacation) are available after 6 months. We live in Steveston, and driving (or at least a driver's license) is necessary. So, perfect-for-my-family-nanny: Please message me now, because I know you are out there!