Last updated on December 2nd, 2023 at 10:09 pm
You are in a situation that you will be hiring someone to watch over your kids. There are a lot of options to consider, like will family be watching the kids or will you be sending them to a day-care or hire a nanny? What tasks can you and will you expect from you nanny? These will vary from family to family but here is a few basic tasks you can expect to be performed by your nanny. Expound on these tasks in a written detailed job description. Then follow these 7 tips and the next thing you know you are ready to interview your nanny’s! But what should you ask them? This is the time to find out if they are a good fit for YOUR family. So here is the official Twiniversity list of questions to ask. A printable version of this can be found in our membership.
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Interview Questions:
- Why did you become a nanny?
- How often do you plan to meet your friends for ‘play dates’ during working hours?
- How much time do you need to spend on your cell phone during working hours?
- When do you expect a pay rise?
- What do you do when you go to the park/class room with the kids?
- Are you prepared to fill out a form for us to carry out a background check?
- How do you organize the day for the children under your care?
- Prior/current jobs and how/when/why did the job relationship end?
- What would be a typical day with my children?
- How do you deal with temper tantrums/how do you discipline children?
- Has a parent ever asked you to do something you disagreed with or have you ever disagreed with how a parent handled their child and if so how did you deal with it?
- What will it be like for you to have me at home part of the time and assisting me in taking my twins to classes?
- Do you have any health issues that might interfere with your job?
- What kind of activities will you do with my babies?
- How do you handle an emergency? Are you trained in CPR?
- What do you like about being a nanny? What don’t you like?
- What do you like to do in your spare time, tell me about your family, something to get the person out of “interview” mode and to try to get a sense of her personality, communication style, etc.
- How would you get to work every day? What barriers might you have to being punctual?
- If they have kids of their own… What are your back-up child care options?
- Are you willing and able to come early or stay late (for extra pay) if needed?
- After presenting your expectations of her (preferably in writing)… Are you able to meet these job expectations
- What is the most important thing when taking care of my children? (safety should be mentioned).
