Many families have the dilemma or some uncertainty when looking for a nanny to take care of their children, especially when they are babies or young and many families go to a specialized agency to find a nanny according to the needs and preferences of the family.
When they are first parents they put a lot of emphasis on getting a highly qualified and experienced nanny to take care of their babies, but what happens when these babies grow up and require other different care?
Below we will detail each of the positions to help you when hiring a nanny or governess/tutor.
Who is a nanny?
It is clear that nanny is the professional person who works as a childcare, what’s more, is the person who provides personalized care for your children in your home, and how broad are their roles?
.- Ensuring the safety of the child.– this point is paramount since such a young child is not able to fend for himself and it is essential that the nanny takes care of him carefully.
.- Normally takes care of children from 0 to 3 or 4 years. – the age at which the child is incorporated more firmly into the routine of school attendance. Many are the parents who in the first months of the child hire a nanny maternity specialized for the specific care of a newborn.
.- Takes care of his routines.- feed him, using bottles if necessary, keeping the tools disinfected and ordered.
. – Routine of getting up, lying down and napping- Includes dressing, feeding, changing diapers, games, or others.
-Daily bathing routine, and age-appropriate personal care.
-Cleaning of laundry and care of personal accessories of the child.
-Clean, tidy play area with accessories suitable for the child’s age.
-Games, activities, music, stories appropriate to your age.
– Make a daily walk, it is important that the child make his daily walk, play in the park with other children.
-Making specific purchases of the child.
-Take him and pick him up from school or social or family events.
-Discipline while caring to help you create your routine.
– Active communication with parents to maintain harmony in routines.
Who is a governess/tutor?
A governess/tutor is the professional person who takes care of your child in your family home focused on their school activity. She is usually highly trained in Early Childhood Education addressing areas such as Psychology, Speech Therapy, Bachelor of Natural Sciences, Art including Music and Sport, do not address care or cleaning tasks. We will take into account that there are frequent requests to be bilingual, that is, apart from the fact that they speak English other languages are requested such as Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Russian, Italian, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, increasing every day the Korean and Hindi. Many parents hire a governess when their children are aged 4 or 5, at which time they begin their educational tasks and need additional reinforcement. What are her main tasks?
-Establish and maintain a school routine.
-Create study, rest, games or other activities.
-Teach good forms of behavior, manners and social protocol.
-Help with school subjects and exam preparation.
-Be in contact with the school tutor to monitor academic performance and coordinate extracurricular activities.
Hire a rota nanny
In recent times there is a rise in the hiring of rota nanny but what is a rota nanny? It is a form of shift work, that is, a nanny works while the other rests so that you can cover 24h/day 365 days/year the care and needs of children and family. Many families are very high profile or traveling on a regular and extensible basis that use this method to have the needs covered all day without worries. It is common rotation for 15 days working and 15 days resting, although it is also frequently requested 1 month working and 1 month resting. Relocation costs are normally paid by the family.
They are required for this position very complete nannies, this means that it is required to have high knowledge of everything that involves the family. It is necessary to have high qualification, experience, physical and mental strength, respectful of the habits of the family especially when it comes to another culture, speak another language, protocol rules and education, flexible with the family needs, driver’s license, specific certificates to be able to work on a yacht or others that require the family. As we recall, it’s highly sought after among very high-profile families.
Their salary also goes in relation to their working hours and availability so that makes the traveling nanny has a higher salary, between what usually ranges from 1.400€ to 2.200€ gross per week. Although all details of work should be discussed and agreed by both parties before signing into employment contract.
When to hire a traveling nanny?
A traveling nanny is the caregiver for children when a family travels frequently or goes on vacation and needs extra help in their care. You may accompany the permanent nanny and on the trip be reinforced with a traveling nanny. It will normally be available 24h/day as you will have to attend to trips, flight waiting, make and unpack bags, supervise pool hours or other activities that the family performs with children, different meal schedules , etc.
Having to be available 24h/day your salary will be higher than the nanny, and will be determined between the family and the traveling nanny as well as all the details of your work
Who is a babysitter?
A Babbysitter is usually a young nanny who takes care of children at home for hours. The parents hire her by the hour and usually do more basic tasks such as; feeding the child, basic cleaning in relation to the child, games, exit to the park or the like. You are paid by hours with an amount previously agreed between the Babbysitter and the parents. It is usually a more basic wage
Who is an AU PAIR?
Au pair is a young girl or boy between 18 and 30 years old who lives with a native family of another country for a predetermined time to learn their language and customs in exchange for taking care of the children a certain hours a week and performing basic cleaning and/or laundry tasks even cooking related to children.
The host family agrees to have the au pair in their family home for a time agreed by both parties and to keep it with basic needs such as food, dormitory, transportation and anything else that are agreed between both parties in exchange for care , for a certain period of hours a week, childcare and extracurricular activities or even help with post-school tasks since it is usually with children up to 11 or 12 years old.
The salary of an Au Pair is basic, in many cases it is weekly payment to be determined between the AU pair and the family as the latter commits to the living expenses while in the family home.
Hire a live-in or live-out nanny or governess/tutor
Hiring in live-in or live out mode will depend on the specific needs of the family. In any case we will give clarify the conditions of both:
1.- LIVE-IN.- The nanny/housekeeper lives in the family home where she works. The family will provide you with a separate room or apartment for your use.
-Working hours. – Being live-in will be available most of the day for the care of children although it is recommended to establish a more or less flexible working hours and breaks.
-Salary.– As the nanny lives in the family residence and being covered with basic needs will have a lower salary than a live-out nanny as compensation.
-Flexibility.- It is suitable for families with irregular schedules to have a live-in nanny to take care of the children. Sometimes you can take care of the children at night if the parents have to attend other errands.
2.-LIVE-OUT.– The nanny does not live in the family residence, at the end of her working day she goes home.
-Working hours. -Or also called nanny day, you have an agreed working schedule so it will not be available outside your schedule. In case of need of parents will be prior notice and agreement.
-Salary.-Usually has a higher salary than the live-in nanny, sometimes up to 30% more.
-Flexible.– It is more used for families who do not require help with the care of irregular children or simply keep their privacy with more emphasis.
Is it necessary to have a first aid certificate?
It is not mandatory but highly recommended. Most parents who request a nanny or housekeeper ask to have this certificate. It should not be forgotten to have it updated since it is valid for a certain period of time and when it expires it is necessary to renew it.
Is it necessary to have a driver´s license?
It is highly advisable to have it and many parents are requesting this license. Although many families provide a driver for the transfers of the nanny or governess with the children each time require that they have their clean driver’s license to have greater independence and flexibility when making the transfers.
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