Nanny French Speaker

The successful candidate will provide attentive safe and nurturing care for children in a private household supporting their daily routines development and wellbeing. The role requires a fluent French speaker who can communicate confidently with children and family members in French and English create engaging learning opportunities and maintain a warm professional and secure environment.

Provide attentive age-appropriate care for children throughout the day and during agreed working hours.

Support daily routines including waking dressing washing meals naps bedtime and personal care where required.

Prepare healthy meals and snacks in accordance with family preferences dietary requirements and allergy information.

Supervise children indoors and outdoors ensuring their safety comfort and wellbeing at all times.

Organise age-appropriate games creative activities reading music outings and educational experiences.

Support school nursery activity and appointment routines including collecting and accompanying children when required.

Communicate with the children in French on a consistent basis supporting natural language development and confidence.

Use French through conversation stories songs play and everyday routines in an engaging and age-appropriate way.

Encourage childrens learning curiosity independence and social development through structured and informal activities.

Introduce French culture traditions books music and activities where appropriate and welcomed by the family.

Share observations about childrens progress interests routines and language development with parents or guardians.

Maintain a safe clean and child-friendly environment in the home garden and during outings.

Follow family procedures relating to child safety safeguarding supervision visitors and household security.

Administer medication only where authorised and in accordance with clear instructions and applicable requirements.

Respond appropriately to illness accidents emergencies and changes in a childs behaviour or wellbeing.

Maintain appropriate confidentiality regarding the family household children and personal information.

Report concerns incidents hazards or safeguarding matters promptly to the parents or guardians.

Keep childrens bedrooms play areas equipment and belongings clean organised and ready for use.

Manage childrens laundry packing school bags clothing toys and activity materials where required.

Maintain accurate information about schedules meals activities sleep medication and other relevant care details.

Support travel holidays events and occasional evening or overnight care by prior arrangement.

Work cooperatively with parents guardians teachers tutors household staff and other professionals.

Fluent French language skills with the ability to communicate naturally and confidently with children.

Previous professional nanny childcare nursery teaching assistant or relevant family-care experience.

Knowledge of child development positive behaviour support and age-appropriate activities.

Current paediatric first aid certification or willingness to obtain it where required.

Safeguarding and child protection knowledge is desirable.

A valid driving licence and confidence driving children may be required.

Relevant childcare early years education or first aid qualifications are desirable but not essential.

Warm caring patient and genuinely committed to childrens wellbeing.

Fluent French speaker with strong English communication skills.

Trustworthy discreet reliable and professional in a private household environment.

Organised proactive and able to manage changing routines and priorities.

Calm and confident when responding to challenging situations or emergencies.

Able to build positive relationships with children and work collaboratively with parents or guardians.

Flexible and available to work varied hours including early mornings evenings weekends travel or overnight stays when required by the family.