For families whose jobs demand irregular work hours, frequent night shifts, or who are required to travel long for work usually prefer to hire a helping hand who could provide assistance with the upkeep of their home or as well as their children to ensure that they are given the best care possible whilst they are away. Truly, being able to find a live in help can be an absolute life-saver but what are they and what are their duties and responsibilities?
There are three kinds of Live In help:
A live in nanny is one in which the nanny actually lives within the home of the family. He or she is hired to provide the best quality care, service, safe environment to the children and relieve the parents from other household stress on a full time basis. A nanny should be a person a family feels comfortable leaving their home with.
Live-in nannies usually work between 10 and 12 hours per day, five days a week and most of the time families will expect two nights of babysitting per week. On the other side, the nannies will also expect two consecutive days off per week, and the family should negotiate a fair work agreement that includes time off, vacation, on-call hours and rules for overtime.
A nanny's responsibilities can vary from job to job. Some nannies have few responsibilities and they usually only have to take care of the children. The nanny will be responsible for helping the children with school work and creating fun activities like arts and crafts. It would also be a part of the nanny\’s job to organize the children's schedule carefully once a week with the parents such as school, doctor's appointments, soccer practice, birthday parties, playdates, etc and all have to be planned out and make all of these places on time.
Possible additional duties:
Many families are simply too busy or too tired to complete all the chores and tasks that keep a home running smoothly that’s why considering a live in housekeeper makes life easier. A live in housekeeper is someone who’s responsible for providing cleaning services for a family or members of a household and resides at their home.
Think about the perks of having a live in housekeeper from 9 am to 6 pm for 5 days a week, they do not have to spend time commuting, allowing for more time with the family and it’s a very convenient asset for a household and over time can become a member of the family.
It’s equally important to keep in mind that a live in housekeeper needs their own space and privacy too that’s why most families provide separate accommodation for them. Qualified live in housekeepers must have years of experience professionally cleaning homes and catering to the unique needs of families they work for.
Live in housekeepers can handle many different things for the family, thereby relieving you from the burdens of household chores. They have the opportunity to get very familiar with the family’s home, where everything is kept, and understand exactly how they like things to be cleaned. Live in housekeepers are in charge of typical household duties, such as cooking and cleaning. However, they may also be responsible for running errands additional duties such as doing the shopping, picking up the mail, looking after the family pets and helping in times of emergencies.
If we compare nanny housekeepers to the other live in help stated above, they have more responsibilities to do. Typically, we define a nanny-housekeeper as a professional individual whom a family employs to take attentive care of their adorable children and manage their luxury home but never did we know beyond those weekly or an hourly service is a loving person who also gets to motivate, inspire, nurture their little ones, and maintaining their household clean like their own home.
Live in nanny-housekeeper take simultaneous duties and make sure that everything is proper and in order in the household. They also must have accommodation provided within the family own residence or grounds. A qualified live in nanny-housekeeper must have at least two years of professional experience caring for children and cleaning homes.
Some families request nanny-housekeepers with cooking or PA experience to help with the household accounts, bills, tradesmen, deliveries and shopping. There are certain childcare duties and housekeeping tasks that are a standard part of a nanny-housekeeper’s job, it involves cleaning all areas of the house, dusting, mopping and hoovering, organising laundry and wardrobes, dishwashing, basically keeping the children safe and comfortable.
Finding the perfect live in help has never been easy. While directly recruiting candidates gives you flexibility and control, it can be a daunting task as sifting through the candidate applications will take too much of your time. What’s even more stressful is that most of these applicants do not have the necessary qualifications that you are looking for. This is why most families decide to use a premium and experienced agency to do this for them.
Doing so could reassure you that the candidates that will be presented to you have undergone a strict and very thorough screening and vetting process, something that an online job site will not be able to offer you. After getting all the requirements you want in a live in help, instead of putting forth a single candidate, a placement agency will instead provide you with a list of candidates that are suitable to your needs and preferred schedule as well.
With 15 years of experience, Little Ones is among the United Kingdom's esteemed private household agencies specializing in giving families and clients top-notch services they deserve. Equipped with the proper expertise in outsourcing domestic staff, we can ensure to provide the most suitable candidates for your specific needs.
The live in help provided by Little Ones private staffing agency are of the highest standard and this is what makes Little Ones the most sought-after agency in Europe. We take pride in our ability to find candidates who complement the families' needs as well as match their values, traditions and personalities which are key points to a successful private staff placement.
For a no-obligation consultation regarding your live in help options, or to view a comprehensive list of staff we have, please contact Little Ones Nanny Agency on 0207 183 0309 or email us at enquiries@littleoneslondon.co.uk.
