Permanent Travelling Nanny – Mallorca / Dubai
A warm international family is seeking an exceptional career nanny to provide safe, attentive and developmentally informed care for their young son, currently under one year. This is a permanent, full-time, live-in travelling appointment across Mallorca, Dubai, the UK and other international destinations.
The role combines shared care with sole charge and occasional proxy-parenting responsibility. The nanny must be highly organised, proactive, discreet and able to retain and implement detailed instructions consistently.
Core responsibilities
Deliver nurturing, developmentally appropriate infant care in line with parental guidance.
Plan sensory play, outings, learning opportunities and developmental activities.
Maintain feeding, sleep, hygiene and daily routines as the child develops.
Prepare bottles, meals and snacks safely; manage all nursery duties.
Prepare proactively for outings and travel, including bags, clothing, food, documents and equipment.
Maintain vigilant supervision and anticipate choking, environmental, travel and water-related risks.
Communicate clearly with both parents and work collaboratively with household staff.
Travel internationally while maintaining discretion and professional boundaries.
Essential profile
Several years of recent professional nanny experience, including substantial infant and early-years care.
Stable appointments and strong, verifiable private-household references.
Excellent safety knowledge, judgement, organisation and ability to think several steps ahead.
Emotionally steady, calm under pressure, warm and engaging.
Fluent English; Spanish advantageous.
Confident driver with a clean licence.
EU or British passport, or equivalent eligibility to work and travel between Spain, the UAE and the UK, strongly preferred.
Current Paediatric First Aid, Enhanced DBS or equivalent, and full employment-history verification.
Accommodation and schedule
Mallorca: private apartment next to the family home.
Dubai: accommodation within the family apartment initially, potentially separate later.
Wednesday to Monday, Tuesdays off; typically 8:00am–6:00/7:00pm with travel flexibility.
Salary: £60,000–£80,000 gross per annum, depending on experience and fit. Accommodation and agreed work-related travel expenses provided.
REF: S&W#3655023
Shire & Wold is an Oxfordshire based staffing agency specialising in the recruitment of private domestic staff for High-Net-Worth and High-Profile clients for their UK county-side residences and estates.
In addition to our domestic staffing desk, we also provide luxury hospitality recruitment for high level hotel groups, bespoke luxury accommodation, event venues, restaurants and private members clubs.