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Become a Royal Nanny!
How to become a nanny? If you’re over 21 years of age with a minimum of 3 years childcare experience and an up-to-date CRB check (or willing to apply for one) – simply register! We offer free registration to all London and overseas based nannies, so once you’ve decided what type of position you would like to go for (Live out, live in, bilingual, temp, overseas, night time or summer holiday placements etc), feel free to fill in the nanny registration form so we can get the ball rolling.
Please Note: It is important to ensure all nannies that register with us understand our interpretation of the role of a nanny. So please read below to find out more so we can work efficiently together to place you with one of our valued clients.
What is a Nanny?
We define a Nanny as one "employed by the family on either a live-in or live-out basis to undertake all childcare related tasks. Duties are generally restricted to childcare and the domestic tasks are related to childcare. May or may not have had any formal training, though often has a good deal of actual experience. Nanny's work week ranges from 45 to 60 hours per week (8-12hours a day). Usually works unsupervised."
Remember – A Nanny is more than a baby-sitter. The nanny job is the best paying childcare career - and for good reason!
Nannies are expected to participate in the social, emotional, and intellectual development of the children they’re responsible for, and will work with the children on such areas as language development, potty training, social manners, homework, and more.
Royal Nannies request that a nanny make a minimum commitment of one year to the job. This is to make sure that the children have continuity in their childcare. Candidates who do not feel that they can commit to a year might consider other types of childcare work until they are comfortable with the commitment – perhaps try nanny temping or evening babysitting.
Before you apply to become a nanny you should ask yourself the following questions to judge your suitability for the work:
- Are you patient? Can you handle 10 – 12 hours being in sole charge of a small child?
- Are you reliable and trustworthy?
- Are you flexible enough to perform your childcare responsibilities according to the family's rules?
- With children, things do not always go according to plan. Are you adaptable and flexible enough to change your routine to accommodate situations outside the normal, such as when a child bcomes sick.?
- Being a nanny is hard work, but very rewarding. Make sure you are ready for the realities.
What do families generally expect from a nanny?
Parents generally expect that their nanny will have a genuine interest in the well-being of their children and that the nanny has the necessary information, qualification and skills to provide quality childcare and that she will:
- Have the safety and well-being of the children as her primary concern while on duty.
- Do engaging activities, such as reading to the child daily, stimulating and educational play, arts & crafts, playgroup visits and other activities.
- Teach positive behaviour for their children, including language and eating habits.
- Communicate with the parents. They appreciate their nanny keeping a nanny diary – where she keeps a log of the child’s sleeping routine, meals and behaviour.
- Arrive for work on time and ready to work. If she lives-in, the parents do not expect to have to wake her up for work each day.
- Take the necessary steps to gain training in areas such as First Aid Training, and childcare development.
Parents generally expect that an engaged nanny will not:
- Spend the day watching TV instead of looking after the children.
- Spend time on personal telephone calls during her work hours.
- Run personal errands, meet and hang out with her friends, dragging their charge along.
- Smoke, drink alcoholic beverages, or swear while on duty.
We hope you feel the same way about the role of a nanny as we do and trust we share the same values and work ethic. If so, then click here to become a Royal Nanny!