Candidate Responsibilities
The candidate's responsibilities may include:
- Awakening the children, dressing infants and toddlers, bathing and playing with the children.
- Preparing meals for the children, looking after their belongings, making the children's beds, doing their laundry and straightening their rooms.
- Speaking English or another language to the children.
- Sometimes driving the children to and from school, appointments or outings requested by the host family.
- Doing light housework or heavier housework depending on the position.
- Being home as necessary whilst the children are absent from school due to illness or holidays.
- Babysitting in the evening when necessary if the parents have to go out whilst the children are asleep for a maximum of 5 evenings per week depending on the position (excluded in the maximum of 55 hours per week).
- Being available to provide child care if the parents have to go away for a few days.
- Going with the family on holiday and provide child care during summer, winter and public holidays.
- Governesses can follow a school curriculum and prepare for exams
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