Hire a Nanny Housekeeper

The role of a Nanny Housekeeper:
As well as the fulfilling the role of a Nanny their duties also include all family washing and ironing, running errands, grocery shopping, changing bed linen, cleaning and generally running the home in the parents' absence.

Nanny Housekeeper hours:
A Nanny Housekeeper will typically work an average of 6 hours a day - often taking care of the household duties prior to collecting the children from school and then carrying out a more child focused role after the school-run and during the school holidays.

Cost considerations:
As the employer of your Nanny Housekeeper, you are responsible for their tax and national insurance contributions on top of the net amount they take home. Our Nanny Tax section provides excellent information on these issues.

Benefits of employing a Nanny Housekeeper:
This role offers great flexibility to working parents with school age children. A Nanny Housekeeper often works less hours during term time and their hours can then be increased during school holidays when the role becomes more child focused. A Nanny Housekeeper is often a nanny who has their own home and understands how to carry out household tasks.

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First Aid & DBS Checks (previously called CRB Checks)

Our policy is that all candidates placed on a permanent basis will have had a DBS check within the 12 months prior to engagement with a family. Those Nanny Housekeepers on the Ofsted Voluntary Register will have undergone a DBS check when they first registered. However, Ofsted do not repeat this check unless given reason to do so. All nannies and home-based childcarers must hold an up to date Paediatric First Aid certificate. Our sister Company, Tigerlily Training, specialises in providing Paediatric First Aid Training for nannies and childcarers and discounts are available for our clients and candidates. For further information, please call us on 0300 3020 999.

Reference Checks

All our candidates have been personally interviewed and appropriate references are collected and verified. Copies of these references and the consenting referees will be forwarded to you to assist your selection process. All our branches follow the policies and processes set out by Tigerlily Head Office and REC to ensure that our clients receive the best possible service.