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PART-TIME HOUSEKEEPER-HOUSEHOLD MANAGER needed in CHICAGO, IL 60618 (ROSCOE VILLAGE)

This active family of 4 is seeking a happy, trustworthy, and proactive Housekeeper-Household Manager to stay with their family long-term. Duties include: deep clean and maintain the 4,090 square foot home, laundry (wash, fold, and put away), tidy/pick up the children’s toys, change bedsheets, run errands (returns, take car for a wash, drop-off/pick-up dry cleaning, etc.), during the warm months tidy up rooftop patio (also clean glass and wipe down counters), keep items stocked (either order or make a list of what is running low), plant care (indoor and outdoor—water), keep front and back porches cleaned off, in summer help organize and keep garage tidy, organizational projects, help decorate for holidays (put-up/takedown indoor and outdoor decorations), help setup for parities (example: set tables), and occasionally feed and walk the dog (this will be rare). MUST LOVE DOGS AND CHILDREN! Both parents work from home and children/other household staff will be in the home. MUST BE COMFORTABLE WORKING AROUND THE FAMILY.  The ideal candidate will be positive, upbeat, and need minimal direction.

This is a part-time position for 2-3 days and 16 hours per week

Work days and hours

Option 1 (preferred: 3 days a week): Flexible on the days (can be weekdays or weekends) but if candidate chooses Monday, Wednesday, or Friday as a work day will need to be done by 2pm. Other days/hours cannot start earlier than 8am and cannot end later than 5pm

Option 2 (2 days a week): Tuesday and Thursday (cannot start earlier than 8am and cannot end later than 5pm)

NOTE: Housekeeper-Household Manager must be an experienced driver. You will need to use your own car and will be reimbursed for mileage. There is free street parking available.

NOTE: Working an occasional weekend is a plus but not a must!

Salary: $30 per hour

Benefits: 6 days of PTO and paid national holidays that fall on a work day

Family has 1 large dog: Sheepadoodle

FULL-TIME NANNY needed in HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035

This warm family has 1 child: 6-month-old baby boy and is seeking a loving, engaging and responsible Nanny to stay with their family long-term. Duties include: infant care (diapers, feeding, naptime), prepare bottles, wash/sterilized bottles, play and engage in developmentally appropriate activities with baby (ex: reading, music, tummy time, sensory activities, etc.), talk to baby throughout the day, sooth baby as needed, maintain the schedule the family has baby on (feeding, naps, etc.), and tidy up common areas. The ideal candidate will be calm, safe and knowledgeable. Nanny must have infant experience, be CPR/First Aid certified or willing to get certified. Parent works from home.

Work days and hours:

Schedule to start in November:  Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday: 7:45am-4:15pm (34 hours/week)

Schedule to start January and long-term: Monday-Friday: 7:45am-4:15pm (42.5 hours/week)
 

*Nanny must be an experienced driver, family will provide a car to drive child as needed. 



Salary: $25-$30 per hour BEFORE TAXES 

Benefits: 2 weeks paid vacation, 6 national holidays, 2 sick days 

*Family has 1 Large dog-Standard Poodle

AFTER-SCHOOL NANNY-MOTHER'S HELPER needed in WESTMONT, IL 60559

This active family has 3 children: 14-year-old girl, 12-year-old girl  and 11-year-old boy and is seeking a dedicated, organized and friendly After-School Nanny-Mother's Helper to stay with their family long-term. Mom is home and will typically tag-team the duties with the Nanny--ex: she might be with younger child while Nanny is taking the other to activities, she might be with the older kids, while nanny is taking youngest to the park, etc. so being flexible is key! 

Duties will vary but can include: drive children to/from activities, homework management--make sure they do their homework, make sure they get to their tutors on time, make sure back-pack is emptied, etc., prepare healthy snacks for kids, family laundry, load/unload dishwasher, meal prep--washing/cutting veggies and fruit, preparing after-school snacks, etc., organizational projects, encourage children to clean up after themselves, etc., feed and let dog out, engage with children in developmentally appropriate activities--ex: knowing what the kids interests are and engaging in those activities with them.  The ideal candidate will be reliable, trustworthy and organized. 

 Work days and hours:

Option 1 (16 hours/week):  Monday-Thursday: 3pm-7pm

Option 2 (18 hours/week):  Monday-Thursday: 2:30pm-7pm 

Option 3 (20 hours/week):  Monday-Thursday: 2pm-7pm

*NOTE: Flexibility to stay later on occasion. Flexibility to help with a few overnights a year would be a plus; not a must!

NOTE: Nanny must be an experienced driver. Nanny can either use own car or family vehicle. 


Salary: To be discussed with Placement Counselor

Benefits: 1 week paid vacation, 6 national holidays,  3 sick days.

*Family has 1 small dog-Whoodle

PART-TIME HOUSEHOLD MANAGER-NANNY needed in CHICAGO, IL 60640 (RAVENSWOOD)

This busy/very nice family has 1 child: 2-year-old girl and is seeking a calm, flexible, and patient Household Manager-Nanny to stay with their family long-term. Duties will be 70% household management tasks and 30% child care. Duties include: play with child (she is in daycare from 9am-5pm), family laundry, dishes, meal prep (meal kit service), organizational projects, putting groceries away, occasionally running errands (example: pick up prescriptions, store/package returns, drop off books at the library, etc.), put clean sheets on the bed, and keep the household running smoothly. Family lives in a townhome so candidate must be able to go up/down a lot of stairs. Family has a cat so MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH CATS! Care for cat will be filling water/food dish (indoor cat). On days the daycare is closed only child care will be needed and minimal household management tasks. Mom works from home 5 days a week and dad 3-4 days. The ideal candidate will be warm, friendly, and trustworthy.

This is a part-time position for 2-5 days and 15-20 hours per week.

Work days and hours:

**Family is flexible on the days (any 7 days of the week) and start (as long as it is not earlier than 8am) and end times**

NOTE: Household Manager-Nanny MUST choose one of these options as part of their schedule (these shifts will only be child care):

Option 1: one shift either Saturday or Sunday every weekend or every other weekend (flexible on start/end times)

Option 2: one day must be 4pm-8pm (flexible on the day) every week or every other week 

NOTE: Must be an experienced driver. Family will provide car to use. If candidate takes own car to/from work there is guest parking and free street parking.

NOTE: Available as needed for occasional date night is a plus but not a must!

Salary: TO BE DISCUSSED WITH PLACEMENT COUNSELOR

Benefits: 2 weeks paid vacation, national holidays that fall on a work day, and 5 sick days

Family has 1 cat

TEMPORARY NANNY needed in CHICAGO, IL 60653 (Bronzeville) 
 

Seeking a Nanny to start ASAP and stay for 1 month. 

This busy family has 1 child: 11-month-old baby boy and is seeking a patient, kind and flexible Nanny to stay with them for 1 month. Duties include:  infant care (diapers, feeding, naps, etc.), get child dressed for the day, prepare healthy snacks and meals for child, play and engage in developmentally appropriate activities with child, read books, sing songs, play outside, take to parks/playgrounds, library, playdates, etc., tidy up common areas, load/unload dishwasher and child's laundry. The ideal candidate should be very talkative with baby during the day and very engaging and coming up with several activities to do with him throughout the day. Mom is around 90% of the time, so Nanny must be comfortable with this. Healthy eating is very important to the family so Nanny must be comfortable preparing a variety of healthy meals/snacks to child throughout the day.  Nanny must be up to date on vaccinations (Including RSV and Flu and at least tested negative for COVID in the last month). 

This will start ASAP and go for 1 month. Opportunity for the job to turn into long-term if it's working out for both sides. 

Work days and hours: 

32-45 hours/week.

Typically M-F: 3 earlier days and 2 later days (ex: 6:30am-3:30pm and 11:30am-6:30pm). With flexibility to help out with occasional evenings and/or weekends. Mom will let the Nanny know the exact schedule the week prior. 

*NOTE: Nanny must be an experienced driver and have own vehicle for driving .Will be reimbursed for mileage. 

Salary: To Be Discussed with Placement Counselor TAKE HOME 

*Family has 1 cat.

PART-TIME NANNY-HOUSEHOLD MANAGER needed in LISLE, IL 60532

This loving and busy family has 1 child: 6-year-old girl and is seeking an experienced, mature and reliable Nanny-Household Manager to stay with their family long-term. Child is in school during the day so the position will be a mix of nanny and household management duties. Duties include: picking up child from bus stop, driving to/from activities, ensuring she does her homework, preparing after school snacks, play and engage in developmentally appropriate activities, do arts and crafts, play games, play outside, read books, take to parks, playgrounds, library, zoo, etc., light housekeeping (wipe down counters after meals, sweep/vacuum after meals/playtime, etc.), tidy up common areas, load/unload dishwasher, do family laundry (daughter and mom), run errands as needed, grocery shopping, store exchanges, let dogs out as needed, schedule maintenance services as needed, organizational projects, meal prep and cook dinner as needed. Mom works from home 2 times a week. The ideal candidate will be proactive with household management duties, friendly, and loving.  

Work days and hours:

Option 1 (15 hours/week): 3 days per week: 2pm-7pm (Flexible on the 3 days but no Fridays)

Option 2 (20 hours/week): Monday-Thursday: 2pm-7pm

Option 3 (21 hours/week): 3 days per week: 12pm-7pm (Flexible on the 3 days but no Fridays)

NOTE :Helping out with occasional later evenings and occasional overnights would be a big plus; but not a must

NOTE: Nanny must be an experienced driver, family can either provide a car or use own care and get reimbursed for mileage. Must have a clean driving record!

*Family has 2 dogs-Husky-Boxer Mix an a Great Bernese--must be comfortable around dogs!

Salary: To be discussed with Placement Counselor--based on experience

 Benefits: 2 weeks paid vacation, 6 national holidays, 5 sick days.

PART-TIME HOUSEKEEPER needed in MANHATTAN, IL 60442 and CHICAGO, IL 60607 (WEST LOOP)

This single professional is seeking a discrete, trustworthy and experienced Housekeeper to stay with him long-term. He has 2 residences that will need to be cleaned--1 home in Manhattan, IL (5br/5ba-but only 1 person living there so not much of the home is used) and 1 apartment in Chicago (approx. 1700 sq ft). Duties include: Deep clean and maintain both homes, load/unload dishwasher, clean oven, refrigerator, etc. as needed, make beds, change bed linens, clean windows as needed, organizational projects as needed--cabinets, fridge, closets, etc., laundry and prepare guest rooms at suburban home when guests are coming in town. Client works from home and is very private so needs a candidate that understands this and is very discrete. The ideal candidate will be honest, reliable and quiet. 

Work days and hours: 

Option 1 (1 day a week): 1 full day to clean both the Chicago apartment (in the morning) and suburban home (in the afternoon). Mileage will be covered in between the two homes. Flexible on the day as long as it's not a Monday. 

Option 2 (2 days/week): 1 day at the Chicago apartment and 1 day at the suburban home. Flexible on the 2 days of the week but no Mondays for the Chicago apartment. 5-6 hours at the suburb home and 4-5 hours at the Chicago apartment. Start time for Chicago apartment--mornings preferred. Start time for suburban home--12pm or later preferred. 


*Client has 2 dogs--German Shepard and Lab

 

Salary: To be discussed with Placement Counselor-based on experience 

Benefits; 1 week paid vacation, national holidays 

PART-TIME  NANNY-MOTHER'S HELPER needed in CLARENDON HILLS, IL 60514

This busy family has 3 children: 7-year-old girl, 6-year-old boy and 5-year-old boy and is seeking a reliable, patient and kind Nanny to stay with their family long-term. All 3 children have ADHD. Nanny should be very patient, understanding and comfortable working with them. Ideally someone with experience with children with ADHD would be ideal but not a must. 

Mom will be home in the afternoons and will be tag-teaming with Nanny. Duties include: drive to/from after-school activities, help with homework, play and engage in developmentally appropriate activities with children--games, arts and crafts, sports, outdoor activities, etc., take to parks, playgrounds, library, museums, etc., tidy up common areas, load/unload dishwasher, laundry and some light help with the dog--feed, clean up pee pad, etc. If time allows/mom is with kids there will be household management duties which include: errands, meal prep/cooking, tidying up common areas, dishes, organizational projects, grocery shopping, family laundry, etc. 

The ideal candidate will be proactive, firm but loving, energetic, engaging and capable of working with children with ADHD. 

Work days and hours:

(20 hours/week): Monday-Friday: 4pm-8pm 

NOTE: Nanny must be an experienced driver, family will provide a car to drive children to/from school and activities and to run family errands.

Salary: To be discussed with Placement Counselor

Benefits: 2 weeks paid vacation, 6 national holidays, 4 sick days.

Family has 1 small dog--Dachshund 

FULL-TIME or PART-TIME PRIVATE CHEF needed in CHICAGO, IL 60614 (LINCOLN PARK)

This busy family of 4 is seeking an experienced and knowledgeable Private Chef that is experienced in cooking Chinese cuisine to stay with their family long-term. The family consists of 2 adults, 1 child and 1 baby.  Duties include: meal planning, grocery shopping and sourcing quality and fresh ingredients (ex: if a recipe calls for fresh crab, finding a place that has live crab, going to farmer markets, looking for clean ingredients, etc.), preparing 2 meals a day and clean up after cooking. Sanitation and cleanliness while cooking is very important. The chef must specialize in Chinese food and is looking for simple but authentic dishes to be made. Quality and freshness of the ingredients is very important. The ideal candidate will be professional, efficient and experienced. 

Work Days and Hours:

Option 1 (40 hours/week): Monday-Friday: 11am-7pm or 12pm-8pm

Option 2 (30 hours/week): Monday-Friday: 1pm-7pm or 2pm-8pm 

Option 3 (20 hours/week): Monday-Friday: 3pm-7pm or 4pm-8pm OR Monday-Thursday: 2pm-7pm or 3pm-8pm

*NOTE: Chef should have a vehicle for driving for grocery shopping. Will be reimbursed for mileage. 

Salary: To be discussed with Placement Counselor--based on experience and qualifications)  BEFORE TAXES

Benefits: 2 weeks paid vacation, 6 national holidays, 3 sick days.

Family has no pets.

AFTER-SCHOOL NANNY needed in LAKE ZURICH, IL 60047

This loving family has 2 children: 8-year-old boy and 6-year-old boy and is seeking a reliable, kind and engaging After-School Nanny to stay with their family long-term. Kids are in school until 4pm, so the time before they need to be picked up should be dedicated to household management tasks for the kids. Duties include: tidy up common areas, load/unload dishwasher, children's laundry, make children's lunches for the next day, prepare healthy snacks  for the kids, let dog out as needed, run errands as needed, pick up kids from school, empty their backpacks, ensure children do any homework that they have for that day, drive children to/from activities, prepare dinner for kids, play and engage in developmentally appropriate activities with kids--ex: games, outdoor play, sports, arts and crafts, etc., take to nearby parks, playgrounds, etc. and gives baths/showers to the children as needed. The ideal candidate will be patient, loving and takes initiative.

Work days and hours:

Option 1 (16 hours/week; Preferred Schedule): Monday-Thursday: 3:30pm-7:30pm or 3pm-7pm

Option 2 (20 hours/week): Monday-Friday: 3:30pm-7:30pm or 3pm-7pm

NOTE: Nanny must be an experienced driver, family will provide a car to drive children to/from school and activities and to run family errands.


Salary: To be discussed with Placement Counselor 

Benefits: 2 weeks paid vacation, 6 national holidays, 3 sick days

Family has 1 large dog-Swiss Mountain Dog.