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. They still enjoy playing, and the boy in particular loves playing football in the garden and taking part in other games.

The contracted hours will be Monday to Friday, 7:00am–7:30pm, 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). However, 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. Sometimes, it may be as simple as spending time with them while they watch TV or read a book.

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.

If this sounds like something you would enjoy, please apply below.

Location of the job: Potten End, Hertfordshire
Minimum experience Level for this job: Three years
Details of any training needed for this job: Enhanced DBS (update) and Paediatric First Aid
Details of any qualifications needed for this job: None, but experience working in a home essential
Days required: Monday to Friday
Contracted hours: 07.00 – 19.30, plus one four hour babysit each week
Pets in the home: Yes – one cat
Driving required: Yes – own car required. Duty mileage reimbursed
Job Start Date: Flexible
Pay: £55,000 gross per annum / mutually agreed overtime to be paid at £18 gross per hour
This is a permanent job