Job Specification: Night Nanny for Newborn Baby
Position: Night Nanny
Location: RG10 Berkshire
Start Date: Mid June 2025
Working Hours: 9:00 PM 7:00 AM 6 nights per week for 46 weeks
Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced nurturing and reliable Night Nanny to provide overnight care for a newborn baby. The Night Nanny will support healthy sleep habits assist with nighttime feeding and nappy changes and ensure the babys wellbeing throughout the night allowing the parents to rest and recover.
Key Responsibilities:
Monitor and care for the newborn throughout the night.
Support breastfeeding mother or independently bottlefeed if required.
Perform nappy changes soothing and settling techniques as needed.
Establish and maintain healthy night time routines and sleeping patterns.
Maintain a calm quiet and safe sleep environment.
Record or communicate feeding times sleep patterns and any notable events to parents.
Light nurseryrelated tasks (e.g. sterilising bottles organising baby clothes if needed).
Offer advice on newborn sleep routines if requested.
Essential Requirements:
Proven experience caring for newborns ideally as a Night Nanny or Maternity Nurse.
Relevant Qualifications:
Newborn care specialist certificate maternity nurse training.
Current paediatric first aid certification.
Please submit your CV copies of relevant certifications and at least two references from previous roles caring for newborns.
Uptodate DBS check on the update system (or willingness to obtain one).
Excellent references from previous families/employers.
Strong knowledge of infant sleep safety
Gentle patient and attentive approach to newborn care.
High standards of hygiene and organisation.
Flexibility to accommodate occasional changes in schedule if needed.
Desirable Attributes:
Lactation support knowledge or experience supporting breastfeeding mothers.
Knowledge of different sleep training methods (only if aligned with parental preferences).
Calm reassuring demeanor with excellent communication skills.
Respect for family values privacy and household routines.
Application Instructions:
Please submit your CV copies of relevant certifications and at least two references from previous roles caring for newborns.