Governess

Full-Time Governess
Paradise Valley Arizona

Live-In Preferred Open to Live-Out Nationwide Search

Compensation: $160000$200000 annually ($72$96/hour) commensurate with experience and educational background
Benefits: 2 weeks paid time off 35 paid sick days and health insurance
Schedule: 40 hours per week
MondayFriday: 3:00 PM 8:00 PM
One Weekend Day: Approximately 10 hours of structured enrichment programming
Start Date: Flexible for the right candidate
Relocation Assistance: Available

The Opportunity

A private education-focused family in Paradise Valley Arizona is seeking an exceptional career Governess to join their fully staffed household. This is a rare opportunity for a highly accomplished educator to play a transformative long-term role in the lives of two bright children ages 6 and 7.

The family deeply values intellectual rigor discipline curiosity and character development. They are seeking a Governess who can cultivate academic excellence while instilling grit independence respect leadership and refined social skills.

This is a fully staffed home with a cook and nanny already in place. The Governess role is strictly focused on the childrens intellectual personal and extracurricular development - no household management or cleaning responsibilities.

The family prefers a live-in candidate who is open to a long-term commitment ideally remaining with the children through their transition to boarding school or college. A live-out arrangement will be considered for the right candidate.

Core Responsibilities

Pick up children from school and guide a structured transition into afternoon programming
Design implement and continuously refine a rigorous after-school curriculum
Develop customized academic and enrichment plans aligned with each childs strengths
Establish measurable goals and track progress with structured benchmarks
Foster excellence in advanced academics (math science literacy analytical reasoning) leadership and executive functioning skills business and financial literacy practical life skills creative arts and intellectual exploration and physical development and athletics
Coordinate tutors coaches and enrichment instructors
Maintain high expectations for effort discipline and results
Model polished communication manners and social confidence including participation in family dinners
Lead structured weekend educational programming
Collaborate seamlessly with household staff while maintaining professional boundaries

Ideal CandidatE:

Bachelors degree required; Masters degree strongly preferred
Prior Governess experience in education-driven high-expectation households
Demonstrated ability to design structured programs with clear outcomes
Highly intelligent organized and forward-thinking
Warm yet firm able to hold children to elevated standards while remaining motivating and supportive
Emotionally intelligent discreet and adaptable
Seeking a long-term placement with stability and vision
Comfortable working within a fully staffed private household environment