A Mother's Help normally has previous childcare experience; she would assist with light housework and cooking, but not normally undertake the heavy duty cleaning.
Playing with and entertaining children.
Undertaking school runs.
She may be required to undertake some babysitting on occasion.
Working alongside the parents, and helping children in their daily routines and assisting in the general smooth running of the house.
Running errands for the family.
A Mother's Help is a very good option for a stay at home mum who does not require a nanny but needs an extra pair of hands. A mothers help normally has previous childcare experience but will not usually be qualified in this area. It is also a good role to take on if you would like to become a nanny as you can gain a lot of experience while working as a mothers help and although some sole charge babysitting is required you will usually be working under the mothers guidance.
A mothers help can be a live in or live out role and usually they would be happy to travel to other properties or join you on family holidays to help with the children.
A mothers help is a good option for older children as they can run errands while the children are at school. They will run errands for all of the family such as food shopping, picking up dry cleaning and walking the dog.
A mothers help may do laundry and ironing and tidy up the house but would not usually do heavy cleaning. Every home is different but a mothers help should always be available for, playing with and entertaining children, undertaking school runs, babysitting on occasion, running errands for the family .Working alongside the parents, and helping children in their daily routines and assisting in the general smooth running of the house. Exclusively nannies has a large and expanding database of candidates including many good mothers helps with a diverse range of skills to bring to the role. Please speak to our consultants to asses your needs and then we will endeavour to find the best candidate for your home.
This role can be in conjunction with other roles, some of our successful combinations have included, mothers help/housekeeper This combination could assist with the children, supervise cleaners and cook the family dinners. mothers help/office assistant. This combination is popular with mums working form home or families who run a small business, this kind of employee can do the school run, help with office admin until the children finish school and then take them home ad oversea home work and dinner.
mothers help/nanny This combination would suit a family where the parents travel with out the children so they need a proxy parent when they are away and an extra pair of hands when they are around.
At exclusively nannies we pride ourselves in the ability to think outside the box and find staff that best suit the needs of our clients while at the same time we can offer the comfort of the traditional childcare professional roles. If you are thinking of hiring or becoming a mothers help please contact us and we will be happy to help.

