Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale and their nanny. You’ve never met them, but you’ve probably heard of one of them if not all three. And right now they’re having a big impact on anyone connected to the nanny industry, and that means you.
The private lives of celebrities don’t stay private for long. The media make sure of that, and so do consumers who keep clamouring for more. A rumour goes around, something is leaked, someone else confirms it and the whole story is out there in the open in all its grisly glory, but it’s not just their reputations which are damaged in the process. It’s not just anyone he had an affair with, it was their nanny so it’s not the person who becomes the focus, it’s the post.
It’s half-term and for some people that means a whirl of playdates and trips out, for others it means the cancellation of the only adult interaction they have in their week.
It can be tough as a nanny to find people to talk to as nannies don’t have colleagues in the traditional sense. New jobs often mean losing touch with an established circle of nanny friends and any local nannies may know your own employers. Plus talking about your employer or charge to someone who knows them without revealing confidential information is virtually impossible when they know your charges and possibly your employers, and that can add up to create a lonely situation.
We also have a Facebook page where we can post questions on behalf of nannies or parents and open the question to our network of 1,400 (and counting). It’s also a great place to keep up with our blog posts on Government proposals, our parent blogger, articles on articles about essential skills for nannies or different careers in childcare and we’ll soon be launching a nanny panel on our blog who will give their personal take on different situations that nannies encounter in their work. You can follow us on Twitter too @nanny_job and join in discussions there.
When nannies or other childcarers register on the site to create a CV and use the jobseeker or babysitting advert services, they also have the opportunity to join the Nannyjob Social Club. This allows you to make nanny friends in your area either by putting a profile up and waiting for them to contact you or contacting people who have already posted their profile. It’s a great way to get started if you’re new to an area and worth checking on a regular basis to see whether anyone has recently moved to your area too.
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