Location

NE Seattle

Application Deadline Date

January 16 2026

Audience

Undergraduate Students

Graduate Students

Undergraduate Alumni

Graduate Alumni

Master in Teaching Students: Elementary

Early Childhood Education Specialization

Special Education

Salary

30-35/hour

Benefits

sick leave, accumulated PTO

Position Description

Hello! 

We are looking for a flexible, organized and patient nanny for our 11 year old daughter. 

About our kid: She is a very social, outgoing, curious and creative kid who needs a lot of support with executive function skills. She loves to read (and collect books), play board games, build puzzles, color, draw, sing and connect with people and dogs. She is homeschooled and takes classes through a public school program. 

Hours: 7:30- 1:30 Mondays, 7:30-12:30 T, Th, F 

Pay: $30-35/hour

What we need: We are a family with lots of neurodivergence-- kids and grownups alike-- so we need a nanny who can be pretty self-directed. We've had the most success with folks who can understand (or who share) our family values and can make independent decisions based on that. We love to collaborate and communicate with nannies, help you get to know our kid and her needs, and our the way our family works, but we are not great micro-managers. For example -- we might be low on food for packed lunches so you stop at the store with kiddo to pick up food for her lunch. You notice she needs more paper in her binder so you stop at a store and buy some. You notice she's accumulating a LOT of library books in her room, so you work with her to find and return some of them. 

Approach to discipline: Kiddo is neurodivergent and also experienced trauma in her early childhood, so we use relational, developmental discipline rather than behaviorism. She needs structure and a lot of scaffolding, but ultimately she needs caregivers to prioritize relationship and co-regulation over compliance. If you are someone who is easily triggered by a child who doesn't respond predictably to your typical strategies, this wouldn't be a good fit for you. 

Primary responsibilities: 

• Coach her through getting ready for school, getting out of the house
• Drive her to school in your vehicle
• Help her keep track of homework, school supplies, etc.
• Provide continual supervision and occasional social-emotional coaching. 
• When time allows, help her maintain her room/desk/backpack. 
• You would spend a good chunk of time hanging out at her school while she's in class and you would be welcome to do your own reading/classwork during that time (though, you'd need to also keep an eye out for her because sometimes she needs a reminder to head back to class). 
• Have fun with her! She is a complex kid and she needs caregivers who see and appreciate her gifts!