Full Time, Live Out, Family PA, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire - 863939

Harmony at Home Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire; Beaconsfield; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A family home in Buckinghamshire is seeking an energetic and proactive Family PA to assist with childcare and household management. The role requires a strong communicator with a minimum of five years' experience, excellent cooking skills, and a clean driving license. The working hours are Monday to Thursday from 07:15 to 19:00, offering a competitive pay rate of £43,992 gross annually with additional overtime. This is a permanent position within a friendly family environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience in a similar role.
• Enhanced DBS (update) and Paediatric First Aid training required.
• Clean driving licence with confidence in driving.

Responsibilities

• Oversee school runs and ensure children are prepared for school.
• Engage with children in their hobbies and help with homework.
• Manage household duties like family cooking, laundry, and errands.

Skills

Proactive

Strong communicator

Careful and confident driver

Energetic

Competent cook

Education

Childcare qualifications

Job description

Overview

A fabulous Family PA role has become available for an experienced person to look after a friendly family of five: two full time working parents and three happy children, two children in secondary school and one in primary school. The family live in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The children are looking for a proactive and friendly person who will help keep them organised and entertained.

Responsibilities

You will be required to work Monday-Thursday, 07.15-19.00, with the main childcare requirement being before and after school, with household duties/management during the day. In the school holidays, the childcare element of the role will increase. These hours are to be a little flexible at either end of the day, but anything over and above the 47 hours will be paid as overtime.

As well as engaging with the children in their hobbies and interests, working with the children to help with homework, encouraging good manners, behaviour and healthy eating will also be part of the childcare role. During term time, you will be responsible for the school runs and ensuring the children have everything they need for school each day (sports kit, school uniform, etc). In the school holidays, there will be time to have fun days out with the children. Mum likes to work with you and the children to organise various activities.

Household Duties

• Family friendly cooking (homemade as often as possible)
• Family laundry
• Keeping the house running smoothly between cleans
• Keeping the children’s areas tidy and organised
• Overseeing grocery shopping (planning meals, placing orders, unloading food, buying extras)
• Running errands (dry cleaning, post office, present shopping, etc)
• Managing school admin, researching activities, etc

Qualifications & Requirements

The ideal candidate will be proactive, energetic, and a competent cook, as well as a strong communicator so that everyone knows what’s going on. You should be a careful and confident driver with a clean licence. There is a duty car available for school runs, activities, and household errands.

The family is looking for someone who is self-motivated, with lots of common sense and would like to muck in and become part of this friendly family. The candidate will be a warm, honest and fun person who is pleasant to have around.

Job Details

Location: Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Minimum experience Level: Five years
Training: Enhanced DBS (update) and Paediatric First Aid
Qualifications: Childcare if possible, but experience essential
Days required: Monday to Thursday
Contracted hours: 07.15 – 19.00 (47 hours/week)
Pets in the home: Yes – one friendly Cocker Spaniel dog
Driving required: Yes – duty car available
Job Start Date: January 2026
Pay: £43,992 gross per annum / mutually agreed overtime to be paid at £18 gross per hour
This is a permanent job