FULL-TIME PA, GAMING COMPANY, CHISWICK & CENTRAL LONDON
Seeking a confident, organised, superstar PA who is interested in an exciting opportunity within a very busy and successful gaming company based in beautiful offices in Chiswick, West London.
Ideally they are seeking a PA with at least 3-5 years’ experience, to report directly to their busy CEO.
They would like someone who is looking for that next challenge and step up in their career, to come in and hit the ground running. Level of service is important, so you would need to be extremely organised, efficient, reliable, confident and have fantastic attention to detail. This is also a very sociable role, as you will be travelling to events and being a visible leader within the business, so a sparkling demeanour and confidence to be the face of the business, dealing with clients, industry figures and potential clients, is a must.
General duties to include:
- Diary management
- Powerpoint presentations and minute-taking in meetings.
- Liaising with other PAs to coordinate all external/internal meetings and/or events.
- Organisation of office in-house events.
- Working as a team with the Junior PA, who will report to you.
- Travel to external events and liaising face-to-face with industry figures, clients and prospective clients
- Processing expenses
- Some help with office management - Tracking supplies and making sure everything is running smoothly
Experience:
Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a PA or EA role, preferably in the media or entertainment industry. Experience in the Gaming industry would be a bonus.
Salary: Flexible on salary, depending on experience, and can provide a very strong career path and growth trajectory.
Start date: ASAP
If you think this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, then please send your CV and covering letter to samantha@astridandflo.com
FULL-TIME, LIVE-IN OR OUT NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER - AF123 - PARSONS GREEN, LONDON
Lovely Italian family of 3 in leafy Parsons Green are looking for a kind, caring, organised and slick Nanny/Housekeeper to care for their 5-year old son and look after their beautiful home. They would love someone trustworthy, reliable and keen to find a long-term role. Ability to speak Italian would be a lovely bonus, but not essential.
Mum works from an office most days and dad partially works form home and is travelling for work the rest of the time. Mum is usually home around 6.30pm and would love some help until son goes to bed.
Family travel to Italy every year for a month over July/August, so it would be great if the Nanny can accompany them to help with the little boy (no housekeeping there).
Duties to include:
- Maintain a clean and tidy house
- Cleaning, ironing, laundry
- Cooking for the family – doesn’t need to be complex as the family have basic recipes/menu they can give the nanny to cook throughout the week.
- School pick ups – son finishes at 3.30pm
- Taking little boy to any after-school activities or playdates
- Dinner and bathtime
- Helping with bedtime
Hours: Monday to Friday 7am – 7/7.30pm
Salary: TBC depending on candidate and experience. They are flexible and will pay accordingly for the right candidate.
Option to live-in or out: Accommodation: Private room and bathroom on spacious top floor next to another empty bedroom and study. Nanny would have the top floor to herself most of the time.
FULL-TIME, LIVE-IN NANNY - AF126 - BALHAM, LONDON
Family of 4 in Balham are seeking a super caring, professional and experienced Nanny to help look after their nearly 2-year old boy and newborn baby girl. Mum is currently on maternity leave, but will head back to work afterwards. Mum speaks Spanish to the children, so a Spanish speaker would be a bonus.
The family are looking for a good communicator who can prioritise the children and their needs. Encourage eating with the children in the evenings and suggest one evening meal every 1-2 weeks with parents.
Qualities they would like:
- Highly emotionally intelligent (read situations and behave appropriately).
- Give children space and independence to learn and explore.
- Caring and nurturing yet good discipline and firm.
- Enjoys the outdoors and outdoor activities.
- Enjoys leading an active, healthy and balanced lifestyle.
- Acts with integrity and respects the family’s personal information.
- Engages the children in a broad range of activities.
- Encourages both group and individual activities.
- Makes the most of what is on offer in the area and broader London - museums, parks, exhibits, etc.
- A competent cook who can prepare varied, interesting and nutritious meals for the children.
Duties to 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.
- The nanny will also be responsible for the children's physical and emotional well-being.
- Cleaning and tidying the nursery, bedroom, playroom and laundering the children's clothes and toys.
- Preparing bottles/nutritious meals, taking the child to playgroups, school, and age-appropriate classes, arranging playdates and organising special occasions.
- Additionally, the nanny will need to take care of all equipment related to the children's care, make sound judgments when purchasing items and provide a detailed list of weekly expenses.
- The family employ a cleaner each week, so there is no need for deep cleaning.
The family are members of the Royal Automobile Club, National Trust and Battersea Park Zoo, where the Nanny can take the children (great for day trips, swimming, outdoors, soft play, playground).
Hours: Monday to Friday: 7am – 7pm, with an early finish on Friday of 5/5.30pm.
Available to babysit 1-2 evenings a week if required.
Occasional international trips with family, likely 1-3 per annum.
Accommodation, large double room with ensuite (walk in shower and separate bath), large double wardrobe, ample storage, mini fridge, kettle, tea/coffee.
Salary: £38,500-£45,000 gross annual DOE
PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME RUSSIAN SPEAKING NANNY - AF117 - SHEPHERDS BUSH, LONDON
Wonderful family of four – G6-months old & G2 (nearly 3), living in Shepherds Bush, are looking for an amazing native Russian speaking experienced Nanny. Mum is Russian and would love to bring her girls up as bilingual. The eldest is in nursery Wednesday to Friday and although mum works from home, she is also away a lot for meetings, so needs the nanny to have sole charge of the girls in her absence. They will need someone with plenty of experience in potty training and weaning and looking after children of similar ages. The family would love someone who will stay with them for a long time.
Duties to include:
Planning activites
Focus on age-appropriate development
Household duties relating to the children, eg doing laundry and keeping childrens’ rooms tidy and organised
Preparing meals for the children
Potty training
Weaning
Hours: Monday to Thursday: 9am – 6pm and would consider working Friday as well.
Salary: £18-£20 gross p/h: £34,000- £37,500 gross annual for Monday to Thursday (36 hours). Up to £47,000 gross annual for Monday to Friday (45 hours).
Start date: Flexible – May or June
To apply please send CV and covering letter to samantha@astridandflo.com, quoting Ref: AF117-ShepBush
FULL-TIME NANNY - AF125 - WIMBLEDON PARK, LONDON
Fantastic family of 4 in Wimbledon Park, near the District line and Earlsfield Mainline stations, are looking for a responsible, energetic, caring Nanny who can also drive (but does not need own car), to look after their 8-month old boy and 4-year old girl. Mum would love the Nanny to start in August, before the little girl starts school, so they have time to bond and get to know each other.
Duties to include:
- Light housekeeping
- Preparing meals for the children
- School drop-offs and pick-ups (school is 20-30-minute drive away)
- Taking to after-school playdates and activities
- Helping with dinner and bathtime
Hours: Ideally Monday to Friday 7am-7pm but flexible on hours for the right candidate.
Salary: Circa £45,00 gross annual depending on hours.
Start date: August 2024
FULL-TIME, LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER - AF102 - BELGRAVIA
Young British family of 3 living in Belgravia are seeking a superstar, energetic, confident and organised but fun, live-in Housekeeper (who will become Housekeeper/Nanny as the role progresses) to complete household chores and help the other housekeeper care for their 2-year old daughter. PLEASE NOTE - THE FOCUS FOR THIS ROLE IS ON FULL HOUSEKEEPING.
The parents are hands on and love spending time with their daughter as well. Mum is at home and dad works from home.
They want someone who is keen to stay long term and really become part of the family.
Another prerequisite is a love of animals. In their country house they have dogs, ducks, chickens, rabbits and more. So if you do travel with them to their other properties then you may have interaction with these.
They are a big and busy family and grandparents visit a few times a week to stay over.
Duties to include:
- Possible help with nursery pick-ups – daughter is at nursery 9am-12pm 4 days a week.
- Potentially taking daughter to Purple Dragon, any classes, activities, clubs etc if needed.
- Cooking meals for the whole family – they would like someone who really enjoys cooking, as the current housekeeper does not.
- Housekeeping: Cleaning, hoovering, tidying up the kitchen, playroom, daughter’s bedroom, helping with laundry or whatever may need doing. They have another housekeeper who will be helping the most with their daughter to begin with, as she already has a relationship with her. Once a bond is built then the role may evolve more to a Nanny role.
- A knowledge of cleaning special fabrics would be a bonus, as the current Housekeeper is less sure in this area, so teaching her this would
be a plus!
- Potential travel with the family to Hampshire, France and other countries
Start date: ASAP
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 8am - 8pm
Accommodation: Self-contained basement flat with own kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, TV etc.
Salary: £650-£750 net per week. Circa £45k gross annual.
FULL-TIME, LIVE-IN OR OUT NANNY - AF127 - FOREST ROW, EAST SUSSEX
Relaxed and welcoming family of 5, living in beautiful Forest Row, East Sussex are looking for a Nanny who is passionate about children and their development, but doesn’t take life too seriously. The family require a fun-loving Nanny that they can trust wholeheartedly, to help look after B1, B4 and G6.
Duties to include and qualities they are looking for:
- Enjoys sitting down and doing arts and crafts with them, taking them to activities, supporting them with reading and homework.
- Someone who has a calming presence and is open to getting involved with educating them at home.
- A love of the outdoors and enjoys visiting the farm nearby and spending time with the animals too.
- Keen to teach the children life lessons, life skills, eg how to cook, but also someone all about play and having fun.
- A love of travelling – the family go away for 2 months in the summer to France, alongside a trip to Kenya in November to run a safari camp and yoga retreat. They would also love someone to go to Glastonbury with them, as they would bring the 1-year old.
- Someone who would enjoy hanging out with the family, as mum and dad may be home 50% of the time.
- Needs to be able to drive but doesn’t need own car.
- Someone organised, tidy, and happy to keep on top of the house, but they have a cleaner twice a week for deep cleaning.
Hours: Monday to Friday: 9am – 5pm
OPTION TO LIVE-IN OR OUT:
Accommodation: Top floor of the house to yourself with double bed, walk-in wardrobe and own bathroom. High ceilings, light and airy with views over the lake and woodland. There is an office opposite that they occasionally use.
Salary: Minimum £30k gross annual DOE
FULL-TIME, LIVE-IN OR OUT NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER - AF107 - FLETCHING
Busy family of 5 living in Fletching, East Sussex, with 3 active boys aged 1, 4 and 6, are looking for a wonderful Nanny/Housekeeper with lots of energy to keep up with them! The ideal candidate would be fun, loving, proactive and has the ability to hit the ground running.
The family are moving house to Fletching in August, so would love someone to start around mid August ideally and help them get settled in. The two eldest will be at school full-time, which is a 2-minute walk from the house and the youngest will be at nursery 3 mornings per week. Depending on where the nursery is, the nanny may need to drive him there. If the nanny stays long term, then the boys will move to a school which is a 10-minute drive away, so the nanny would also be doing the school run sometimes.
Mum works 3 days a week and they have always had nannies for 4 days per week in the past, which has worked really well. Dad commutes in to work 3 days per week.
Duties to include:
- The Nanny does not need to help with getting the kids up and doing breakfast, but would need to do school runs either morning or afternoon, perhaps alternating.
- Changing kids sheets and doing laundry
- Tidying up playroom and being generally super organised.
- Ability to be proactive and hit the ground running.
- Nanny doesn’t need to be a tutor but it would be great if they can push and help with reading.
- Doing some educational activities with the boys in general would be great, as they try not to let them have TV access during the week if possible.
Hours: Monday to Thursday, approx 8am - 6pm but flexible.
Salary circa £30k depending on living situation.
Accommodation: If the Nanny wanted to live-in then potentially there is a lovely 2-bed annexe next door to their house, which they would be happy to provide for the right candidate.
FULL-TIME, LIVE-OUT NANNY - AF114 - BARNES
Wonderful, young and busy family of five - B1, B3, G7, living in Barnes, are looking for a bright, bubbly and experienced Nanny to join their happy and energetic family.
Care will be predominantly focused on B1 & B3, but there may be occasions where the nanny will have sole charge of B1 or all three children when mum needs to pop out for errands etc. - so experience with multiple children and these ages is essential!
They are looking for someone who is proactive, uses their initiative and can get on with the task at hand. B3 goes to nursery 4 mornings a week, when the nanny will be responsible for B1, preparing meals and helping out with occasional errands. They'd love for the nanny to be proactive with a nanny network, to support social development through play dates etc.
B3 has a sesame allergy, so the ideal candidate would need to be aware and comfortable working with allergies.
Duties to include:
- Preparing healthy meals and snacks.
- Occasional school / nursery runs.
- Creating stimulating activities and play time for the children.
- Following the childrens' care routines and taking them to classes.
- Basic grocery shopping.
- Ad-hoc household errands such as walking the dog.
- Helping to keep the house organised, clean and tidy between the housekeepers' days.
- There are no laundry or deep cleaning requirements.
The family would like their new nanny to occasionally travel with them and on the rare occasion proxy parenting when both parents are away, so the nanny must be confident in their abilities.
Hours: Monday to Friday: 7.45am - 6.15pm
Salary: Circa £46k gross annual.
Additional overtime added up at the end of the week and paid on top.
Start Date: Ideally May 2024 but can provide some flexibility.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a career nanny looking for their next exciting role.
PART-TIME, TO POTENTIALLY FULL-TIME LIVE-OUT HOUSEKEEPER/NANNY - AF111 - BARNES
Fantastic family in Barnes with G5 & G11 are looking for a kind, efficient, organised and trustworthy Housekeeper who will also help with school runs occasionally and once their Au Pair leaves in August, the Housekeeper will ideally be happy to increase hours to help with the children as well.
They have a dog and a rabbit, so ideally the candidate would also like animals.
Duties to include:
- Full Housekeeping: Cleaning, laundry, ironing, keeping communal areas tidy.
- Occasional school runs
* Duties once Au Pair leaves *
- Full Housekeeping when girls are at school: Cleaning, laundry, ironing, keeping communal areas tidy.
- Picking girls up from school and taking them to clubs
- Cooking meals for children and adults
- Making sure house is tidy whilst looking after children
- Helping with homework
- There might be some PA admin to help with as well
- Help out with ad hoc babysitting during the week or weekend
Days & Hours needed: Monday to Saturday: 7.30am-12.30pm for Housekeeping and potential help with school runs on occasion, with a view to increasing hours to full-time from August, to help with children.
Must be happy to travel to their country home in Dorset.
Salary circa £17 gross per hour. Please get in touch if you would love this opportunity!
FULL-TIME LIVE-OUT HOUSEKEEPER/NANNY - AF119 - QUEENS PARK
A lovely opportunity for a Nanny-Housekeeper to work for a really wonderful family in a long-term, full-time, live-out position based near Kensal Rise and Queens Park in North West London. They are looking for someone who is reliable, energetic and caring, to take care of household duties and look after their 3 children (G3, G3 & B5).
Duties to include:
- Care of their three children
- Some school/nursery pick ups shared with mother
- Playing, tidying, planning activities/outings
- Cooking, washing clothes and some ironing for children
- Organising play dates when possible
- All household cleaning, tidying, ironing and washing
- Cooking - children’s meals as priority and adults on request, some grocery shopping (but they mainly do online deliveries)
Will be required to travel around the UK and abroad with the family on family holidays (approximately 6 weeks per year). Needs to be a proficient cook who can plan and execute healthy meals and snacks. Overall, they are looking for a patient, kind, cheerful and hard working individual to play a very important and valued part of their household. A driver is ESSENTIAL.
Hours:Monday-Friday from 7.30am-6pm (can offer additional hours on Saturdays if/ when required).
Start date: ASAP
Salary circa: Circa £58k gross annual DOE
FULL-TIME LIVE-OUT NANNY - AF120 - QUEENS PARK
A lovely opportunity for a super Nanny to work for a really wonderful family in a long-term, full-time, live-out position based near Kensal Rise and Queens Park in North West London. They are looking for someone who is reliable, intelligent, energetic and caring, to help look after their 3 children (G3, G3 & B5).
Duties to include:
- Care of their three children
- Some school/nursery pick ups shared with mother
- Playing, tidying, planning activities/outings
- Washing clothes and some ironing for children
- Organising play dates when possible
- Cooking - children’s meals as priority and adults on request, some grocery shopping (but they mainly do online deliveries)
Will be required to travel around the UK and abroad with the family on family holidays (approximately 6 weeks per year). Needs to be a proficient cook who can plan and execute healthy meals and snacks. Overall, they are looking for a patient, kind, cheerful and hard working individual to play a very important and valued part of their household. A driver is ESSENTIAL.
Start date: ASAP
Salary & Hours:
Term-time hours (34 weeks per year approx)
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7.30am - 10.30am + 2.30pm-6pm
Wednesdays and Fridays 8am - 6pm
Sub total hours per week in school term time - 39.5 hours
Holiday hours (18 weeks per year approx)
Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm
Sub total hours per week in school holiday - 50 hours per week
Salary paid in monthly installments of 12 based on 43 hours per week average:
£40,000 -£45,000 gross per annum
Additional pay opportunities within role:
Additional hours due to child being sick and staying home from school - standard rate
Evening babysitting - £15 per hour
Proxy parenting (extra hours plus overnight) - standard rate but capped to agreed amount per 24 hours
Travelling with family abroad - standard rate but capped to agreed amount per 24 hours
PART-TIME LIVE-OUT NANNY OR FULL-TIME HOUSEKEEPER/NANNY - AF118 - CHELSEA
Friendly family of four – B7 & B9, living in Chelsea (close to Sloane Square/Knightsbridge/South Ken tubes), are looking for an intelligent and experienced part-time Nanny. Their previous Nanny of 8.5 years is leaving as they no longer need her full-time.
They are looking for a positive and enthusiastic role model, that is also kind, conscientious and diligent. They are hoping to attract either a candidate with another job in education (teaching assistant/nursery teacher etc) or a nanny with another morning job.
Duties to include:
- Help supervise the children’s homework / piano practice / help children with their school projects / help them learn lines for school plays etc
- Take them to after school clubs and activities (efficiently navigate tubes/buses)
- Organise and pack school bags and be proactive with having things ready according to their timetables
- Ensuring the children’s rooms/belongings are tidy and organised
- Ensuring they eat their meals with good table manners and with a healthy approach to food / well balanced diet.
- Tidying up after meal and bath time.
- Proactive with holiday activities or when there are pockets of time, say initiating constructive games and activities
Hours:
OPTIONS:
For 5x days consistently each week:
4.30pm - 8pm (52 weeks)
Or
For 3x days :
Term time 4.30pm-8pm (33 weeks)
School holidays 9am-7pm (19 weeks)
Salary: £21 gross per hour.
Or
There is the option of a full-time Houskeeper/Nanny role (split 70:30) doing 50 hours a week, for a really exceptional candidate.
Salary: Up to £50k gross annual
START DATE: August 2024