Nanny Club
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Nanny Descriptions
• Maternity Nurse/Newborn Care Specialist - Assists new parents with feeding the baby, bathing, changing, settling and taking care of the baby’s laundry, in addition to assistance with nursing and child-care equipment.
• Baby Nanny - Changes, feeds and bathes the baby. Preps bottles and prepares meals, develops sleep routines.
• Night Nanny - Changes, swaddles, soothes and feeds the baby throughout the night so families can rest soundly.
• Special Needs (SEN) Nanny - Provides personalised care for the child. Working in tandem with parents and other care staff to tailor a plan for the child’s specific needs to achieve developmental goals.
• Rotational Nanny - On call 24/7, working on a rotating schedule with other nannies to provide full nursery duties. Supervises during mealtimes and bathing/dressing, establishes sleep routines and organises educational activities.
• International/Travel Nanny - Provides a full suite of childcare for families while they’re on vacation.
• Trouble-shooter - Telephone and in-person (if required) support for parents through any challenges they encounter with their child. Regular progress check-ins are had throughout the troubleshooting period to ensure parents are confident after the period ends.
Families with Nannies
The importance of having everything in writing cannot be stressed enough.
As much as a person’s word may be their bond, there is no place for verbal agreements when it comes to
business. Having a binding agreement protects both the nannies and the parents.
Access and download the amendable contract templates below:
• Permanent Employment
• Temporary Employment
• Full-Time Employment
• Part-Time Employment
Don’t Be Silly, Set Those Boundaries!
As blunt as it may sound, you’re not there to make friends with parents or other family members and a
distinctively clear line needs to be drawn between work life and personal life.
The list below should be highly regarded as your safety and your boundaries are non-negotiable. So be sure
to keep it in mind throughout your nannying journey:
• Personal Safety at Work - As a nanny, you are responsible for your own safety, it's therefore important to run a risk assessment.
• Travel Safety - You are responsible for your well-being. You should always rely on your own research and remember that you are responsible for your own luggage, and no one else's. Are visas required? Does the family have liability and/or nanny insurance? Are immunisations needed? You should know all of these answers before any agreements are made.
• NDAs - Be very clear on what you are agreeing to, especially if it goes beyond the prevention of family disclosure.
• CCTV at Work - Learn upfront whether there are cameras in the home and exactly where they are located. More importantly, understand why the family has them. Be mindful of private conversations becoming common knowledge in the household.
• Household Staff - A final reminder, as a nanny, you are a member of staff and while the home is a personal setting, you are still in a professional environment. Do not discuss your personal life or blur the lines between what’s deemed personal and professional.