Rota Nanny | Hampstead, London

Role: Rota Nanny, 1 week on/off
Location: Hampstead, north west London
Salary: £75,000+ 
Children: B2, and a baby (born February 2026)
Start Date: August (flexible) 

A warm, relaxed family in Hampstead are seeking an experienced and professional rota nanny to join their household on a long-term basis. The role will initially focus on their two-year-old boy, gradually taking on care of the new baby as he or she transitions from maternity nurse care at around six months old.

This is a genuine career opportunity for a nanny looking to settle into a calm, respectful and collaborative home. You would work alongside involved parents and an established rota nanny, sharing care and keeping consistency and continuity across the week.

The family lead a relaxed, outdoorsy life built around curiosity, creativity and real-world learning. Days are full of adventures, books, music, sensory play and hands-on exploration. The children are given the space to build independence and confidence, with clear and age-appropriate boundaries, and the family keep screens to a minimum.

This is a sole-charge position during rota periods, including overnights. Day to day, the role covers routines, feeding, weaning, potty training and the transitions into nursery and preschool, alongside engaging, age-appropriate activities and plenty of outdoor time. You would also keep the children's spaces well organised and prepare their meals.

The family are looking for someone warm, proactive and genuinely passionate about young children. Someone calm and attuned to a child's emotional and developmental needs, confident with both babies and toddlers, and happy working in close partnership with parents and a co-nanny. A happy, health-conscious, low-screen household that hopes to find a nanny who can become a trusted and lasting part of family life.

Travel is very infrequent, just the occasional family holiday.

Requirements

• Native or fluent English speaker
• Minimum 10 years' professional nanny experience, including a comparable live-in rota role
• At least 2 years in a comparable position
• Strong knowledge of child development from infancy onwards
• Proven experience in private households
• Confident across all aspects of baby and toddler care
• Enhanced DBS and paediatric first aid
• Contactable professional references
• Comfortable around pets (a dog and a cat)
• Driver preferred, not essential

Responsibilities

• Providing a mixture of shared care and sole charge care during rota periods, including overnight responsibility.
• Supporting both children through key developmental milestones and adapting to their evolving needs.
• Managing routines including sleep, feeding, weaning, potty training and transitions into nursery and preschool.
• Planning engaging, age-appropriate activities that support learning, creativity and development.
• Encouraging an active, low-screen lifestyle with plenty of outdoor play and exploration.
• Preparing healthy and nutritious meals for the children.
• Organising extracurricular activities, outings and social opportunities.
• Undertaking nursery duties and maintaining well-organised children's spaces.
  
  Ideal candidate

• Warm, positive and genuinely passionate about working with young children.
• Experienced with both infants and toddlers.
• Collaborative and confident working closely with parents and a co-nanny.
• Creative and engaging, with plenty of ideas for play, learning and enrichment.
• Calm, patient and attuned to children's emotional and developmental needs.
• Organised, proactive and able to work independently.
• Comfortable supporting the family's health-conscious, low-screen approach.
• Happy to travel occasionally with the family.