Live Out, Family PA, Potten End, Hertfordshire

Working with a great family who is well known to Harmony at Home, a fabulous Family PA role has become available for an experienced person to support a friendly family of four: two full‑time working parents and two happy children, a 15‑year‑old girl and an 11‑year‑old boy. The family is moving to a beautiful newly built home in Potten End, Hertfordshire. The children are looking for an intelligent, proactive, and friendly person who will help keep them organised and entertained.

The contracted hours will be Monday to Friday, 7:00 am–7:30 pm, plus one four‑hour babysitting session each week, on a day to be mutually agreed.

The main childcare responsibilities will be before and after school, with household management duties during the day. During the school holidays, the childcare element of the role will increase. The family prefers to contract the full hours to allow for flexibility (for example, when the children are off sick or during school holidays). There will typically be 2–3 hours of downtime during the day while the children are at school. There will also be occasions when the parents need to travel for work, in which case overnight stays will be required. These will be agreed in advance and paid as overtime.

As well as engaging with the children in their hobbies and interests, you will help with homework and encourage good manners, positive behaviour, and healthy eating habits. During term time, you will be responsible for school runs and ensuring the children have everything they need for school each day, including sports kit, school uniform, and other essentials. During the school holidays, there will be opportunities to enjoy fun days out with the children, including picnics, walks, bowling, cinema trips, visits to the zoo, and meeting up with friends.

The family employs a cleaner three days a week who also takes care of the family laundry. In addition to childcare, your duties will include:

• Preparing family‑friendly meals (homemade wherever possible)
• Keeping the house running smoothly between cleaning visits
• Keeping the children’s areas tidy and organised
• Booking children’s medical appointments
• Managing grocery shopping, including meal planning, placing orders, unpacking deliveries, and purchasing additional items as needed, gifts, etc.
• Running errands, such as dry cleaning, post office visits, and gift shopping
• Managing household and school administration, including organising tradespeople, paying bills, obtaining and comparing quotes, booking restaurants, and researching activities
• Working with work PAs to help everything run smoothly
• Staying on top of occasional tasks such as holiday packing and seasonal decluttering

You should be a careful and confident driver with a clean driving licence and your own fully insured car for school runs, activities, and household errands. Duty mileage will be reimbursed. The ideal candidate will be proactive, energetic, a competent cook, and an excellent communicator who ensures everyone knows what is going on. The family is looking for someone who is self‑motivated, practical, and full of common sense, and who would enjoy becoming a valued part of their family life. The successful candidate will be warm, honest, fun, and pleasant to have around.

• Enhanced DBS (updated) and Paediatric First Aid Certificate (minimum 12 hours)
• Minimum of two professional referees, including current or last employer, who are immediately contactable
• Experience working in a family home for at least three years

Having appropriate professional insurance (nanny insurance) is recommended.

Location: Potten End, Hertfordshire
Pay: £55,000 gross per annum, with mutually agreed overtime paid at £18 gross per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Days required: Monday to Friday
Hours: 7:00 – 19:30, plus one four‑hour babysitting session each week
Pets in the home: Yes – one cat
Driving required: Yes – own car required, duty mileage reimbursed
Job start date: Flexible

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