Recently, babysitting has become available to most women who are age-appropriate and have had childcare experience at least once. There are several ways to find a nanny job.
What qualities do you need to have in order to easily get a job as a nanny? Usually employers give priority to young mothers who have come out of maternity leave, as well as to everyone from 30 to 50 years old. Even women who have not previously held such a vacancy and do not have recommendations can get a job as a nanny.
Self search
How to get a job as a nanny? You can try to find it without patronage by placing an ad on the website in the "Services" section. Naturally, when there is no experience, it is better to first look for a job as a nanny "for an hour" or try to take care of babies who require only careful attention. The application must contain reliable information about yourself, about the attitude towards children, their desired age, as well as an acceptable schedule and payment.
Employers like it when they see a photo with a child, especially if a comment is added, for example, "I am with my nephew who I am babysitting" or "My daughter, whom I care about." Such a move immediately inspires confidence, and an inexperienced mother who has just left maternity leave will receive the first job offers in a few hours.
Employment under patronage
Often friends and acquaintances are used to look for a nanny job, who can tell families with small children about you. This option is very promising, because the oral positive characteristics of people who know him personally will become a guarantee of the candidate's decency. Moreover, most parents will listen to reviews about the nanny from a person well known to them.
If you got a call and asked for a meeting, do not be lazy and prepare a resume, even if it is short or without specifying previous jobs for this vacancy. It is important for the employer to get a general idea of you, to know certain moments of your life. When meeting, you can discuss in more detail your skills and working conditions.
Professional help
Experienced nannies can contact the local employment agency directly. Its specialists will offer you several vacancies, however, they will take a one-time percentage for their services (from 30 to 50%) if the employer does not pay it. You will need the entire list of documents provided when applying for a job (resume with photo, copy of passport, diploma, work and medical records, recommendations, etc.).
As a result, you will find yourself in a decent family with good wages, and the agency will take all the necessary measures to provide the employer with documents and agreements on working conditions. By the way, it is now fashionable to invite foreign nannies to raise their children, who can teach a child foreign culture and language.
Due to the great competition among professional nannies, employers have become very demanding in the selection of candidates. They want the employee not only to look after their children during the day, but also to teach them the basics of speech, behavior, know the symptoms of colds, understand the intricacies of baby food, and offer educational games to choose from. And of course, she would have experience of working in other families, would be a teacher or educator.
They look especially closely at a potential nanny during an interview. Here it is important to behave with restraint, not to overact and not brag about achievements in the field of working with children, correctly present information about yourself and previous jobs. Recommendations play an important role, many make the final choice only if they are available, but a resume may not be needed if it was not specifically demanded from you. As for the appearance, the presence of bright makeup or manicure is clearly not welcome, and there are no strict requirements for clothes: it must be clean, look neat and be comfortable for caring for a child.
