Teacher Nanny and House Manager

Location: Captain Cook, Big Island - 3 minutes from Choicemart

Two children ages 3 - Twins

Schedule: 45 hours/week

10 hours educational engagement per week

25 hours nanny engagement - go out in nature, play games, no screens

10 hours Prepare meals, salads and juice to support health of family through food

Compensation: Competitive salary, approximately $55,000/year - $70,000 depending on experience

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Educator - Nanny who brings both developmental knowledge and emotional intelligence to their work with young children. This is a long-term, in-home role for someone who understands that learning happens through secure attachment, co-regulation, and embodied play, not just activities.

This position blends Montessori and/or Waldorf-inspired learning, attachment-informed caregiving, and supportive family rhythms, including simple, nourishing meal preparation for the children. We provide a workbook full of Montessori and Waldorf activities and you curate these into activites for each week. Each day will have 2 hours of learning, 2 hours of cooking, 4 hours of play time, with an extra hour for clean-up and planning the next days activities.

Core Responsibilities

Childcare & Developmental Education (≈35 hours/week)

Provide consistent, attuned, and emotionally responsive care grounded in attachment theory

Support children’s executive functioning

Design and facilitate age-appropriate Montessori and/or Waldorf-based activities from the workbooks we provide

Foster independence while remaining a secure base

Model co-regulation during moments of frustration, fatigue, or big emotions

Support social-emotional development through play, storytelling, rhythm, and routine

Maintain a calm, respectful, and predictable environment

Occasional babysitting as needed

Light Meals & Family Health Support (≈10 hours/week)

Prepare simple, healthy meals for parents and children - simple meat and vegetable, rice and pasta.

Support with keto and healthy recipes - and juice raw fruits and roots and bone broth soup

Collaborate with parents around recipes and new things to incorporate for health

Required Qualifications

Proven experience as a nanny, early childhood educator, or similar role

Working knowledge of attachment theory and emotionally attuned caregiving

Understanding of executive functioning development in early childhood

Montessori and/or Waldorf training or certification strongly preferred

CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain)

Comfortable working in a private home

Reliable, grounded, emotionally mature, and developmentally informed

Background check required

Ideal Candidate

You:

See behavior as communication

Understand that regulation precedes learning

Are calm, patient, and consistent

Enjoy supporting both structure and creativity

Are confident setting gentle boundaries without punishment or shame

Are looking for a meaningful, long-term role supporting a family’s values

Compensation & Benefits

Approximately $55,000 to $70,000/year for 45 hours/week (experience dependent)

Need someone willing to travel with us

Paid time off Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years holidays

Respectful, collaborative working relationship

Stable, nurturing home environment