Start Date: Late July - August 1st
Location: San Jose, California
Compensation: $28–$35/hour
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Guaranteed Hours 20
About the Family:
A busy and welcoming family in San Jose is seeking a dedicated and proactive Tutor/Nanny to primarily support their 13-year-old son with academic guidance and daily structure. The family has three children (ages 13, 11, and 8) and values consistency, patience, and a supportive presence in the home. Both parents work outside the home and are looking for a trusted professional who can step in during the afternoons to help their oldest child stay on track academically and build confidence. This is a long-term opportunity for someone who enjoys mentoring and making a meaningful impact.
Benefits:
- Private apartment available, including separate bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and private entrance
- Paid time off: 10 days PTO
- 2 sick days and 2 personal days
- 6 major holidays paid and off
Responsibilities:
- Support development of executive functioning skills, including planning, time management, task initiation, emotional regulation, and strategies to manage impulsiveness
- Provide consistent academic support and tutoring for a 13-year-old with ADHD, including helping him stay organized, on task, and engaged with schoolwork
- Communicate with teachers as needed to stay aligned on assignments and progress
- Assist with homework completion and reinforce positive study habits
- Help manage after-school routines, including transitions to extracurricular activities such as sports
- Provide light household support prior to children arriving home, including laundry, meal prep, and occasional grocery shopping
- Create a structured, encouraging, and calm environment, particularly during challenging academic moments
- Foster a positive relationship and encourage social confidence and independence
Requirements:
- Prior experience working with school-aged children, preferably with ADHD or similar learning differences
- Strong academic support and tutoring skills
- Patient, calm, and emotionally intelligent approach to childcare
- Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle
- Ability to provide 3-5 professional references
- Ability to manage afternoon routines independently
- Comfortable around a friendly, energetic dog
Our agency specializes in the job placement of private household and estate staffing professionals nationwide. We work with each individual client and/or family household very closely to ensure that we are only sending them the top candidates for the unique role that they need to fill. Our agency has team members nationwide that specialize in the following live in and out private placements including: Nannies, special needs professionals, housekeepers, household managers, estate managers, private chefs, family cooks, executive housekeepers, butlers, personal valets, caretakers, domestic couples, senior and companion care, newborn care, personal and executive assistants, professional drivers, governesses, housemen, home office staff, etc.
Our Candidates are all interviewed face to face, 3-5 professional references are spoken with and documented at length, extensive criminal, driving record and background checking is completed prior to each hire. Candidates are always encouraged to apply! We work with each candidate to customize their job search and placement to fit their individual needs. Full support is available throughout the duration of the placement to ensure that everyone is happy.
The Nanny Poppins Agency was founded in 1995 by Jennifer Bouchard and April Berube in the Boston area. We have been successfully making placements since that time! We are passionate about we do because we are making a difference in the lives of our clients and their family members every day. We care about each client's and candidate's needs as if they were our own. Our mission is to fill each position with the highest level of professionalism, ethics, discretion and respect for each persons preferences and time. We strive to provide each client with an unmatched level of attention and customized service. Our agency works with clients ranging in young successful professionals to high profile and high net worth individuals with multiple residences and unique lifestyles.
