Overnight Newborn Care Specialist

Start Date: On or around December 6, 2026 (baby’s due date)
Location: McLean, VA
Compensation: $40–$55/hour, based on experience
Schedule: 10:00pm–7:00am, 5–7 nights per week
Guaranteed Hours: 45 hours
Commitment: Temporary, 12–16 weeks
Arrangement: Live-in or live-out, based on candidate preference

A McLean, VA family is looking for a calm, dependable, and experienced Overnight Newborn Care Specialist to care for their son, due in early December 2026. The main focus is overnight care and helping the baby settle into a healthy, predictable sleep and feeding schedule. The family wants someone with real newborn experience who brings a quiet, steady, reassuring presence through the night. The home has a supportive household staff and three friendly dogs (a Mini Goldendoodle and two Pomeranians). Your shift won’t overlap with the daytime nanny’s, so you’ll keep the baby’s routine consistent around the clock through written notes and texts.

Benefits: Paid on payroll with taxes withheld, live-in or live-out option

Responsibilities:

• Provide full overnight newborn care, including feeding, burping, diapering, and soothing
• Prepare bottles and handle overnight feedings, following the parents’ feeding routines
• Follow safe sleep practices at all times
• Keep a detailed overnight log of feedings, diapers, and sleep
• Leave clear written notes or text updates for the parents and daytime nanny at the end of each shift
• Help the baby gradually build a healthy, predictable sleep and feeding schedule
• Partner with the parents on their sleep goals and preferred approach
• Share guidance and practical tips with the parents as the baby’s routine develops
• Coordinate with the daytime nanny through notes and texts so the schedule stays consistent day and night
• Clean and sterilize bottles and feeding supplies
• Prepare bottles and supplies for the next day’s feedings
• Handle baby laundry: wash, fold, and put away the baby’s clothing, bedding, and burp cloths
• Keep the nursery and changing station tidy and restocked

Requirements:

• In-home experience caring for newborns and infants, including overnight care (required)
• Newborn Care Specialist or doula background (strongly preferred)
• Experience helping families set newborn sleep and feeding schedules
• Strong understanding of newborn feeding, sleep, and development
• Kind, considerate, quiet presence at night
• Clear, reliable written communication
• Punctual, consistent, and alert through every shift
• Up-to-date vaccinations, including MMR, Tdap, Varicella, seasonal influenza, and COVID-19
• Comfortable around dogs
• Fluent English; Spanish a plus
• Reliable personal vehicle preferred
• Dependable, trustworthy, and kind
• Must be able to provide 3–5 professional references