Happy Home Childcare - Your Nanny Agency for London

About Housekeepers

Happy home childcare is not only expert in providing dedicated childcare staff, but also excels in providing housekeepers and nanny-housekeepers, primarily from eastern Europe and the Philippines. These people are dedicated, hard-working and generally come highly recommended.

Housekeepers

A housekeeper takes charge of the running of the household.

General Duties expected from a housekeeper
  • Taking care of household duties: cleaning, vacuuming, dusting, etc to a very high standard
  • Washing, ironing
  • May need to help with gardening
  • If living with an elderly person duties like bathing, helping with dressing and feeding might be needed
  • Ability to cook well
  • Shopping
  • Childcare, babysitting
  • Driving if needed
Working hours:
  • 50 hours +
Free time
  • 1 to 2 days a week
Salary:
  • Live in: £300 - 400
  • Live out: £350 - 450
Accommodation and food:
  • Employer will provide for housekeeper own room. Usually with TV, radio, own bathroom.
Contract:
  • Every Housekeeper must receive a contract from his/her employer, and is entitled to 4 weeks paid holiday. The employer is responsible for covering all PAYE tax and NI.

Process of recruitment:
Every applicant shall provide us with following:
  • CV
  • References from previous employers
  • Dear family letter
  • Pictures
  • Police check ( if already in UK, we require CRB Check)
  • Medical Certificate
Once we receive needed documents we will start sending documents to a potential employer . We might contact applicants or their agencies abroad if we not sure about suitability of vacancy to discuss details. If family shows interest , we arrange a telephone interview. If both sides are happy with conditions, then we wait for written acceptance confirmation letter from family. It is advisable not to do any travel arrangements before Happy Home Childcare receives this confirmation. Candidate shall also receive a contract signed by employer as well as other documents needed for visa procedure.

If you are interested in finding a nanny/housekeeper, please register with us by filling in the registration form. Alternatively, please download the registration form, complete it and send it back to us.