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Children's governess
The Maison Helya children’s governess takes care of the comfort and daily management of a family’s children, from school to extracurricular activities, meal preparation, and sometimes helping with homework. Helya children’s governesses are experienced and selected with a high level of standards for absolute trust.
Fields of excellence of a children's governess
Providing daily care and supervision of children
- Ensuring the children's physical and emotional well-being and safety
- Managing journeys to and from school, activities and other appointments
- Ensure their daily hygiene (bathing, changing, etc.)
- Ensure that they eat well: prepare meals based on balanced and varied menus
- Look after the children when they are ill and administer medication in agreement with the parents and the attending doctor
- Babysitting and evening care
Managing the education and development of the children
- Suggesting and managing early-learning and educational activities, within or outside their living environment
- Monitoring school and extra-curricular activities (homework, music, culture, etc.)
- Coordinate the various contributors (tutors, etc.)
- Provide parents with information on their children's progress
- Reinforce the rules of politeness, education and safety
- Teach or reinforce a foreign language
Maintain the children's living areas
- Tidy and clean the children's bedrooms, toys, bathrooms and other living areas
- Washing and ironing their clothes
- Tidy their dressing room
Other duties
- Managing the budget for the children's activities
- Running small errands and making daily purchases
- Follow up and manage administrative tasks related to the children
- Prepare the children's luggage and travel arrangements
Children's governess profile
- At least 3 years' experience in a similar position required
- NVQ (vocational training certificate) in early childhood / Nursery assistant / Life assistant / Early childhood educator
- Child first aid training essential
- Fluency in French, English appreciated (optional)
- No criminal record
- Warm, dynamic, gentle and flexible personality, organised and proactive, caring, autonomous, responsible and totally reliable, respect for confidentiality and discretion regarding the family's private information, cooking skills (simple, homely and balanced)