FG7090: Educational Governess for Three Girls — Notting Hill, London, UK
- EED - Elite Educational Development
- Notting Hill, London, UK
Job Description
Educational Governess for Three Girls (10, 7 & 5½) in Notting Hill, London, UK
Part-time: £50 / hour
Full-time: From £75K / year
Ref: FG7090
EED is delighted to be representing a warm, hands-on family based in Notting Hill, London, seeking an engaging, positive educator to support their three daughters, aged 10, 7 and 5½, alongside their IB school. The role starts part-time, with the option to move to full-time, including travel, for the right person.
The girls are at school from around 8:30 until 4 or 5pm, and the parents are present and involved. They often work from home and take the children to school themselves. This role is about support and balance: someone who holds the girls’ attention, connects with them easily and brings a relatable, older-sibling-style presence into their lives.
The girls are fluent English speakers. The family want their reading and writing elevated through storytelling, literature, debate and creative projects rather than worksheets, with each girl stretched according to her stage.
The household is screen-free (no TV, iPad or phones) and values wholesome food and a calm, orderly home. Daily cleaners are employed. During quieter moments, some light tidying or helping around the house is appreciated.
The family travel often, to New York, Israel and South East Asia. In the part-time phase, travel and overnights are optional and paid separately. Travel becomes part of the role if it moves to full-time.
Working schedule (part-time phase): 2–4 sessions a week, typically 15–25 hours, agreed a month in advance. Sessions are mainly weekday afternoons and evenings (around 15:30/16:00 to 20:30/21:30), plus regular weekend sessions.
Key Responsibilities
- Creative, inquiry-based learning, with open-ended activities for the younger two and deeper independent project work for the eldest
- Elevating reading and writing through storytelling, literature, debate and creative projects
- Enrichment indoors and out, including science experiments, cooking together, sport and movement, nature and London’s museums and cultural institutions
- Emotional support and sisterhood, helping the girls handle conflict calmly and building kindness and shared rituals between them
- Encouraging independence and life skills, with the girls leading their own chores, such as laying the table, helping with meals and keeping their rooms organised
- School pick-ups, homework, dinner and the afternoon and evening routine
- Upholding the family’s screen-free, wholesome-food values kindly and consistently
Candidate Requirements
- Warm, positive, easygoing and empathetic, with a natural ability to hold children’s attention
- Teaching background, as a teacher or teaching assistant; extensive experience is not essential
- Native-level spoken and written English, with the ability to support reading, creative writing and articulation
- Engaging and relatable, able to connect with children aged 5 to 10
- Comfortable holding boundaries kindly and consistently, including a screen-free environment and healthy food choices
- Flexible and reliable, able to run sessions independently
- Knows the local area well
- Right to work in the UK
- Enhanced DBS check and excellent, verifiable references
- QTS or an equivalent qualification (strongly preferred)
- Familiarity with Montessori, Reggio Emilia or the IB Primary Years Programme (strongly preferred)
- Musical instrument, visual arts or drama background (strongly preferred)
- Clean UK driving licence (strongly preferred)
- Conversational Hebrew (strongly preferred)
The Offer
- Part-time: around £50 per hour, initially for about a month
- Full-time: from £75,000 gross per annum, including travel, if the role moves to full-time
- Optional paid travel and overnights during the part-time phase
- Long-term position, based in London
- Start date: ASAP, though the family will wait for the right person
- In-person meetings in central London
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