Childcare (Mother’s Help) – Great Britain
WORKPLACE FEATURES
- Duties: taking care of Host-family’s children, taking them to/ from school/ kindergarten, feeding, playing together, light housework – vacuuming, dusting etc.
- Self-employment contract
- Min. 100-150 GBP/ week
- 48-72 working hours/ week
- 1-2 days off/ week, agreed with Host-family
- Min. 14 days vacation time
- 12 month contract, extendible
ADVANTAGES
- Quick departures
- Free meals and accommodation, at the Host-family
- Limited responsibilities
- Candidates over 55 years old may be accepted
- Perfect your English level
- Joining Host-family in trips and holidays
- Support for obtaining NINO and opening bank account
- ZERO subscription and mediation fees
IDEAL PROFILE
- Women (occasionally men)
- 18-55 years old
- Intermediary English, written and spoken
- Experience and qualification not mandatory
- Communicative
- Courteous, patient, earnest, self-organized, work motivated
- Enjoys working with children
Your dossier must have the following documents:
- CV in English + smiling photo
- 1 passport photo
- 1 full body photo, size 9/13, office attire
- Photos of children formerly supervised/ cared for
- Passport/ ID copy
- Birth certificate in original + translated and legalized in English
- Copy of last studies diploma
- Clean criminal record
- Clean medical record
- Copy of qualification papers (if such documents exists)
- 2 recommendations, in original, from previous employers
- Dear family letter
Hourly salary, monthly salary and payment dates
Earnings
from 100 GBP/ week and can get to up to 180 GBP/ week100 GBP/ week and up to 150 GBP/ week
depending on candidate profile
In some cases even 200 GBP/ week
*Earnings are paid weekly, usually via bank transfer to the candidate's bank account.
FULL JOB DETAILS
Position, job title or profession
Nanny/ Babysitter/ Child Care
Person who takes care of a host family’s children
Services beneficiary
Agency places candidates at one of the Host families with open childcare positions
Sex
Women are accepted, very rarely men
Couples
Couples are rarely accepted in this program
Accepted age
Minimum age is 18, maximum age is 55.
Candidates over this age may be accepted depending on their CV and prior approval from the host family
Personality
Good attitude, hard working, serious, friendly, in good physical and mental shape
Marital status
Both married and single/ divorced candidates may be accepted
Experience
Not mandatory, but experienced candidates have an advantage upon selection
Qualification
Not mandatory, but qualified candidates and those who took profile courses have an advantage upon selection
English level
Minimum level 5 on a 1 to 10 scale, in speaking, reading and writing
Other foreign languages
Not required, but they may be an advantage
Driver’s licence
Not required
Working/ resting time
- Minimum 48 working hours/ week
- 6 working days/ week
- 1 day off/ week
Working and/ or off days are agreed upon with Host family, through the contract.
Nature and length of contract
Commercial contract, self-employed.
Contracts are usually for 12 months, but this can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties.
Transport ticket (home country - U.K.- home country)
Host family does not cover cost of travel expenses/ plane ticket
Accommodation
Offered by the host family, in a separate room, free of charge
Meals
Offered by the host family, free of charge
Local transport
Not offered, as workplace and accommodation are in the same place
Length, procedure and payment rights for vacation
Vacation does not apply to commercial self-employed contract.
However, most families offer, by mutual agreement, minimum 14 days off.
Work, protection and security conditions
Candidate / provider must follow and comply with the internal rules and regulations set by the beneficiary as instructed by the beneficiary in order to fulfill the subject matter of the commercial contract.
Working conditions are normal, and occupational safety and security measures are communicated on the first day of work by the beneficiary / host family.
They work in the home of the host family, in very good quality and hygiene conditions, in day and night shifts, when appropriate.
