Welcome to The Country
Nanny Desk
For those families who live in a more provincial
or rural setting, we are delighted to be able
to assist you in your search for a first class
nanny or maternity nurse. From our offices in
Somerset, we offer clients and candidates who
live anywhere outside the M25, a comprehensive
and dedicated Nanny and Maternity Nurse service.
We look after increasing numbers of families and
households outside London and support the
growing numbers of child carers seeking
positions in provincial towns and rural areas.
Many families take the decision to move away
from London, but still require the support of a
professional or experienced full-time childcarer
and
an agency who will maintain the high standards
expected in sourcing childcare.
The ‘Country Desk’ applies the same quality
approach that our reputation is already built
on, with regards to interviewing, sourcing and
referencing of candidates. All potential
candidates are personally interviewed, have a
work history that we can fully explore and will
have a full CRB (police) check and an up to date
First Aid Certificate. In addition, only those
candidates with at least 3 years full time
relevant work experience or 2 years experience
with a recognised childcare qualification will
be registered.
One of the great advantages of employing a
'country' nanny is the candidates' understanding
that flexibility and a 'muck in' attitude is
important. This may include such tasks
as walking the dog(s!), feeding the chickens,
sheep, horses or taking the children for a good
long walk!
We are here to help, so please call Vanessa
Willimott or Sarah Turner for good advice and
further information on employing a nanny or
maternity nurse on 01460 242 685.
Description of Roles
A Country
Nanny
– can normally expect to be very much
part of the family, so will need to be a good
team player with a flexible outlook. Quite often
the care of children is shared, as many parents
work/run businesses from home, therefore the
duties will perhaps be more varied. Duties will
of course be agreed from the outset, however it
would not be unusual to have included dog
walking, chicken feeding or other outside
activities. It goes without saying that the
nanny should enjoy a country lifestyle and all
it brings.
Mothers Help –the role/duties would be
similar to the nanny role with a few key
differences: as most candidates are typically
much younger and usually just qualified, the
care of the children would definitely need to be
shared.
A mothers help would be suitable for
clients who are prepared to work with the
candidate, giving the benefit of their own
experience and happy to offer guidance and
advice. A mothers help would be a less expensive
option for a family.
Nanny Housekeeper – quite often this type of
role is most suited to families who have older
children at school all day, so the housekeeper
can attend to household duties before they
return home.
Generally, apart from care of the
children (sometimes including help
with/supervising homework) the role will also
encompass doing such duties as the family
laundry, some basic cleaning, dog walking and
family cooking,
Nanny
Groom
– this role is the same for the nanny role above, but
would also include help with the horses/ponies.
Yard/stable duties
could
comprise: mucking out, turning out/bringing in,
filling hay nets/feeding, grooming, keeping tack
clean possibly hacking out/riding or
accompanying children on ponies on foot
and generally keeping a tidy
yard/stables.
Salary guide for domestic
staff:
Live in £300 net per week
Live out £350 – £375 net per week
(This is only a guide and
may vary from region to region)
Meet The Team
Vanessa Willimott – Maternity Nurse and Country
Nanny Consultant
Vanessa has been working for Eden since March
2002 supporting our maternity clients and
Maternity Nurses; she takes pride in her role
and loves the challenge of trying to find the
right kind of support for the clients as well as
the right roles for the maternity nurses.
Vanessa has a warm and friendly approach and is
always on hand should any client have an
emergency that requires a prompt response. Her
role with the Country Nanny desk is to help
expand our client base and to assist families,
maternity nurses and nannies in more
provincial/rural locations.
Contact:
vanessa@eden-nannies.co.uk
Sarah Turner
–
Maternity Nurse and Country Nanny Consultant
Sarah has worked in
childcare for over ten years in many different
roles including working as a live-in and a daily
nanny based in the country and as a nursery
manager in Bristol. Her experience has given her
a good understanding of both the clients and
candidates needs and this helps her in making
suitable matches for both maternity and nanny
positions.
Contact:
sarah.turner@eden-nannies.co.uk
Hayley Wallbridge –
Administrator
Hayley worked in an administrative role for 2
other local businesses before coming to Eden.
As the office administrator her priority
is dealing with clients and candidates in a
professional and friendly manner and making sure
all administration in support of the consultants
is carried out to the highest standard.
Contact:
hayley.wallbridge@eden-nannies.co.uk
For a chat about all our services and
how we can help, please call the team:
by telephone on 01460 242 685
by e-mail :
vanessa@eden-nannies.co.uk
sarah.turner@eden-nannies.co.uk
hayley.wallbridge@eden-nannies.co.uk
or write to us at:
Lopen Business Park
Mill Lane,
Lopen,
Somerset
TA13 5JS
We look forward to hearing from you.
