Employing a Nanny for overseas

Most of our overseas candidates are aged between 22 and 45. They will have had experience working in a nursery or as a live in Nanny. Most will have some kind of qualification or perhaps have already travelled overseas.

Salaries for overseas Nannies tend to range between £300 and £750+ per week clear- clear meaning after deduction of taxes etc. Salary is generally dependant on experience/hours etc.

As the employer you will be liable to pay for any flights and travel for the nanny. The nanny should also be given a return flight home.

The employer is liable for medical and travel insurance.

Registration

On registering your overseas vacancy, please take time to consider any particular skills that are essential for your post ie driving, non-smoking, fluent French, etc. versus desirables like age, baby experience, knowledge of the area/culture etc. Please give your consultant as much information as possible about your post to help her tailor your search.

Confirmation

On confirming a booking with a nanny we suggest that you have an employment contract with their basic hours and conditions in writing (we can help you with this). On confirmation of the start date the agency will send you an invoice.

The agency fee will be payable prior to the nannies departure and with this you will have an eight-week guarantee. During this period we recommend that you sit down on a weekly basis to discuss how things are going with your new nanny. We feel that the eight weeks gives you and the nanny time to get to know each other and for the nanny to settle into her new environment.

During these eight weeks if there are any teething problems please call the agency and if things cannot be resolved out we would replace the nanny free of charge.

To help your nanny to settle in, at Imperial Nannies we will make the nanny aware of other Imperial Nannies in the area, and we do recommend that you do the same if you know of nannies locally.

Depending on where you are living the nanny may not know all rules and regulations and if you are practising a different religion they may need guidance when they first arrive.

Visa requirements when applying for posts overseas

International candidates must hold a valid passport, and be legally allowed to work in the country in question. It is the client's responsibility to provide the required working visa. Candidates should note that we will not consider any person for a position where they cannot obtain the necessary permits. For example, if you are not an EU citizen, please do not apply for positions in the EU. It is extremely difficult for non-US citizens to obtain working visas for the USA, and clients and candidates alike should ascertain the likelihood of obtaining such a visa before applying for positions or registering their need for staff.

**GREENCARD HOLDERS**

We urgently want to hear from any candidates who hold a Greencard

We currently have a number of super vacancies in the USA. If you have experience in private homes, hold a Greencard and would like a top post in the USA please call us now!