A second interview should be arranged for 2 or 3 nannies that you felt could be right for you. When you plan second interviews, ensure you allow at least a few hours apart for each nanny and make sure the interview is well timed in accordance to your child's routine. Timing of the second interview is important, it will provide you with a good opportunity to observe the interaction between the nanny and your child/children. It is best to avoid times when your child/children are normally hungry or tired. Please allow a minimum of 2 hours for the second interview.
Once you have completed the second interviews and you have come to a decision on offering a nanny the position, then please contact Bluebell Nannies.
Bluebell Nannies will speak to candidates regarding the outcome of an interview, whether it is successful or not. If you have decided to offer a position to a nanny, it is Bluebell Nannies policy for you, the client, to allow the agency to put this information forward to a prospective nanny.
For successful applicants, Bluebell Nannies agency will discuss with you the contract of employment and finalise details between yourself and the nanny. You as the Employer are responsible in giving the nanny a contract of employment. The Contract must be agreed, signed and dated by both the ‘employer' family and the ‘employee' the nanny with signed copy to Bluebell Nannies along with the requisite fee.
Interview notes of all applicants should be kept for a maximum of 6 months and then destroyed. This is in case of a claim against you for race or sex discrimination.
Sample interview questions
During the interview you may wish to include some of these questions:
- Why did you decide to become a nanny?
- What do you most enjoy about the job?
- What is your future plans? Do you plan to continue working as a nanny? Period of commitment?
- Tell me about the children you have looked after before.
- Where do you like to take children out?
- What indoor activities would you offer to my children?
- What kind of meals and snacks would you prepare for my children?
- What do you consider unacceptable behaviour of a child aged …?
- Give an example of a behaviour scenario and ask how they would deal with this behaviour?
- Ask if they have had any experience of an emergency situation? And if yes how did they deal with the situation? Would they have done anything differently?
- Give a First Aid scenario and ask how they would deal with the incident? For example what would you do if a baby was chocking?
- What do you find most challenging when looking after children?
- How do you communicate with the parents you work with?
- How would you describe yourself as a person? What strengths do you think you hold? Can you think of anything you could be better at doing?
- What do you feel are the most important qualities in a nanny?
Check at the end of the interview you have discussed the following points:
- Behaviour management
- Nutrition and Diet
- Play and interaction
- Child Safety
- Hours of work and duties
- Salary
- Payment method
- Use of the car
- Any training or courses they wish to take (if applicable)
- Ground rules
- Accommodation (if live-in nanny)
