FAQs

• Please outline your relevant qualifications for the role.
• What do you enjoy about working in the role?
• What skill-set do you have as a domestic staff member that make you a valuable asset to the household?
• Our expectation is that within your role you would complete certain duties. Are there any duties outlined in the job description that you aren’t happy to undertake?
• Do you have any dietary requirements?
• Do you intend to stay in the house on your days off or go home?

The duties of a nanny housekeeper are wide ranging, depending on the requirements of the household, but in general they involve general household cleaning and tidying, laundry and ironing, cooking/help in the kitchen, and some lighter childcare duties including babysitting, school runs, etc.

• Self-starter as opposed to needing significant direction
• Strong cleaning and ironing skills
• Good time-keeping organisation and appearance
• Ability to work in a team
• Easy to live alongside (if live-in housekeeper)
• Ability to cope in an emergency
• Respond well to direction
• Reliability, honesty, and trustworthiness

The average time from start to finish is 2-6 weeks.

The Signature Staff team spend a significant amount of time drawing up a shortlist of candidates whom, based on both your domestic staff requirements and their skill-set and personality, are the best-fit for your domestic staffing requirements.

Additional time needs to be factored in for the client and candidate schedules for interviews.