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If you are a family looking for a nanny to hire, your search will be much more
time effective and you will meet better qualified nannies by working with a nanny
agency.
An agency will save you the time it takes to prescreen nannies for your specific
job description, check references. You will meet qualified nannies who have been
matched to your job description.
Many nannies only work through an agency. You will be unable to tap into our network
of the city's most experienced childcare providers if you try to advertise on your
own.
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You will appreciate how Care Givers takes the time to work with both parents and
nannies to make sure that your match is a good one and that your job situation
lasts a long time. This unique approach will include working with you throughout
the entire interview process as well as any after-placement support you may request.
Care Givers is looking for long-term relationships with both the families and nannies
they work with.
Care Givers is meticulous in our screening of the nannies we
refer. Our number one objective is to give you peace of mind.
Care Givers Placement Agency is the only Nanny Agency in Oregon
that is affiliated with both the Alliance
of Professional Nanny Agencies (APNA) and the International
Nanny Association (INA). We perform
our duties to the highest standards in the industry. Our affiliations
with the APNA and INA afford us the ability to tap into the combined
resources of the most respected agencies in the United States.
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Care Givers is an employment agency you contract to help you find a nanny to
hire. We will work with you throughout the hiring process to assure that your
interviews are productive; that you have the information you need about paying
taxes and providing insurance benefits; that you are able to create a good employment
agreement.
Once you register with our agency, we will post your job description with the
nannies we have already pre-screened. We will make sure that the nannies match
your needs and you will receive a packet of information on each nanny, which will
include her work history and references. Then you will meet the nanny face-to-face,
in your own home, for an interview. Care Givers will work with you through this
interview process until you find a great nanny to hire. Return to top
Most of the nannies come to us as referrals of other nannies or families we have
worked with. Care Givers' reputation is excellent and our families and nannies are
quite loyal.
We also advertise in newspapers, on the internet, with college recruiters and in
the yellow pages. Care Givers' recruiting efforts are quite expansive. We are also
very selective! Less than 60% of the nannies that call our office are selected to
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Care Givers has found a variety of backgrounds create a good nanny. Care Givers
recruits nannies of varying experience because we have a variety of jobs available.
We recruit childcare workers, students, moms and grandmothers, teachers and daycare
providers, recent college graduates, nurses, etc. Our agency is looking for loving,
attentive providers who have recent, verifiable references. Although we require a
minimum of two years experience (although most applicants have more experience), we
want to work with you to find the type of nanny you are looking for. Return to top
Care Givers Placement Agency offers the most comprehensive screening
available. Our experienced office personnel interviews each applicant
to see if they meet our criteria for placement. Then a criminal
screening, drivers record check, national address history, social
security number verification and an Equifax SafeScan credit report
are processed. We carefully check references both in writing and
over the telephone. References checked include childcare references,
other work history and character references. Return to top
Most families spend between two to six weeks to interview qualified candidates.
As soon as Care Givers receives your job description we will post it for the nannies.
You'll be able to start interviewing right away.
Because of our selective matching and screening for your job position, most families
interview an average of 2-4 nannies before making a hiring decision. Many families
actually hire the first nanny that they interview! There is no limit, however, for
the number of nannies you are allowed to interview. Care Givers will work with you
until you find the right nanny.
Part-time positions sometimes take longer to fill since they require matching your
schedule with that of just the right nanny.
If you need to return to work and have not yet hired a nanny, Care Givers'
Temporary Nanny Service can assist you by placing a nanny in your home on a
temporary basis until you hire a permanent nanny. Return to top
Any nanny who works with Care Givers is screened the same way so there isn't
any difference in a temporary or permanent nanny's experience.
A "temporary" nanny works on-call through Care Givers Placement Agency as a
nanny-sitter. That nanny may work full or part-time through our agency's service.
Some nannies may work with our temporary service while they are looking for a permanent
position but most are not looking for a long-term commitment with any one family —
they enjoy the flexibility and variety that our temporary service affords. Nannies
working through our temporary, on-call service get paid by the hour and can be
scheduled for daytime, evening, weekend or even for overnight care.
A "permanent" nanny is one who is interviewing with families, looking to make a
long-term commitment. That nanny may work full or part-time for the family. Upon
request, she will sign a yearlong contract. Frequently, their jobs will last for
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If you do not want a long-term commitment from a nanny, if your needs are
occasional or if your schedule requires flexibility, our temporary service
is perfect for your family. Parents who use our temporary service often call
Care Givers on an ongoing, regular basis to schedule a nanny. You may want to
hire a nanny Tuesday afternoon, Friday night and Sunday morning this week but all
day Wednesday and Thursday next week. Our temporary nanny service can accommodate
your ever-changing schedule needs!
Temporary nanny-sitters can also be scheduled on a consistent, ongoing basis.
You may need a nanny every Tuesday morning, for example. Some families do not
have a consistent need. You can call us once a week, once a month or once a year
with your childcare needs. Return to top Hiring a nanny can be difficult because there isn't a set in stone job description
for all nannies. Job descriptions do differ depending on your family's requirements.
Care Givers will work with you to help define your family's needs and to match good
applicants to your job description.
You can always expect that your nanny will meet your children's needs.
This includes preparing activities that are age appropriate as well as
emotionally, socially and intellectually stimulating. Nannies will plan activities
in the home as well as safe outings for the children. This way, your child will
receive the one-on-one care you are looking for as well as opportunities for
socialization.
Further, a nanny will tend to the preparation of children's meals, care for your
children's laundry and the tidiness of the children's personal areas and possessions.
Although most nannies do not do housekeeping for the family, nannies do clean up
after themselves and their charges. You should not expect to come home and have to
clean up after the nanny!
Beyond that, you can hire a nanny to perform additional duties within your
household. As long as your job description details your expectations, and your
salary range accounts for additional job duties, you can look to Care Givers to
try and fill almost any type job description. Return to top Care Givers Placement Agency specializes in live-out permanent placements and on-call
temporary nanny services. We do not offer before and/or afterschool care. Otherwise,
most jobs can be filled with either our permanent or temporary service. Return to top Included in your placement fee is a 90-day evaluation period so that you can
determine if the nanny you have hired is the right fit for your family. If you
feel that the nanny is not working out, you just need to call our office and we
will start the interview process again and you can hire a new nanny.
Less than 5% of our placements do not work out. Care Givers' matching is that
good! But if you do need to utilize our replacement clause, rest assured that
Care Givers will treat your family with the utmost priority. We want you to be
satisfied with our service.
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On average a nanny stays between 18-24 months with a family. Beyond that,
family's needs, as well as a nanny's expertise with a particular child's age
range, changes dramatically. Some nannies stay with a family for three, four,
five, six years (and counting!). Return to top
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