Our Standards for the Caregivers
Every caregiver or nanny is interviewed personally by our Recruitment Coordinator and then by the Placement Coordinator.
Please see our minimum standards for the Nannies & Caregivers
- Minimum age – 18 y.o.
- Language ability – all caregivers speak a minimum of two languages. They all have the ability to read, speak and understand English. We have caregivers that also speak Hindi, Punjabi, Greek, and Mandarin etc.
- Education – minimum required level of education is Equivalent of the Canadian High School. Applicants from Philippines will complete at least High School + 2 years of College or University, Applicants from India and Nepal will have at least Matrix +2 Certificate and applicants from Sri Lanka will have at least 3 A-level subjects completed. Some of the applicants completed 6 months live in Caregiver course, trained in First Aid and CPR.
- Experience – all our clients are currently e
mployed in European Families as live in nannies, caregivers or domestic helpers and have at least 1 year of recent related experience. - Criminal & Medical record – all of our clients are free
from communicable and contagious diseases and haveno criminal records.
Before any profile of the caregiver can be circulated we require the following original documents:
- All passports, recent and previous ones
- Birth certificates (including immediate family members if any)
- Documents proving marital status
- Documents proving legal status in the country of residence
- Documents proving Education & Training – diplomas, transcripts or records, certificates etc
- Documents proving Experience – contracts, work permits, certificates of employment, references letters
We require confirmation of Education or Employment regardless of the time passed since it was completed or the relevance to the position they look for now.
We verify the recent references wherever possible. Verification of the education, training, medical and criminal information is completed by the Canadian Immigration authorities as a part of the Work Permit process however if we have reason to doubt the genuinity of any documentation provided we carry out our own stringent checks.
For Families
- When to consider a caregiver?
- Nanny or Caregiver?
- Live in nanny or day care nursery?
- About Live in Caregiver Program
- Can I afford live in home care?
- Obligations of the Employer
- Labor standards for LICP
- Steps in the process
- How long will it take?
- How can we help?
- Where do we recruit?
- How we recruit and match?
- Our Standards for the Caregivers
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