Help! Am interviewing potential mother's help tomorrow and have never interviewed anyone before!

[pinkmartini]

It has just crept up on me...she originally said she can do 2 days a week but now it's just one, so i'm not 100% sure if it's going to work but need to have some questions.
DS is still quite young so she would be in the house with me.
Any help hugely appreciated

hopeful last minute bump

i would ask her bout how she would deal with diff situations, what if ds was pulling all the videos off shelf at a particular age how would she deal with it, fr example.
i dont know what a mothers help is expected to do , but check with her that she is ok doing whatever it is you require of her.
talk about holidays/paid timeoff etc
what are her beleifs on play etc does she get down on floor and actively participae in what the dc are intersted in, or does she just do what she has planned and stick rigid to it, or a combination of both.

sorry not much help as unsure of how a mother help works but am hoping to have given some ideas to you, or that someone will come along and correct me for getting it all wrong which hopefully will also help

try to find out how similar her views are to yours on childcare, how is she likely to respond to 'feedback' from you if you would like things done differently, and liuke dlysmum said, is she okay with whatever duties you want her to do.

I have to say, in my opinion, the personality mix between the two of you may be the most important factor. As someone who has worked from home with a nanny around, I can say it's really vital you feel relaxed and happy in her company. I guess that's true with most carers who work from your home, but if you're around all the time, it really makes a big difference.

thanks both.
think you're right it's all about personality. will see how we do.

good luck

ask open ended questions too pinkmartini so that you give her the chance to talk a bit more and try not to lead her into the answer that you want to hear.

eg instead of asking

"if DD was trying to put a crayon in the video would you stop her and then distract her with a different toy away from the video?"

try to ask

"what would you do if DD was trying to shove a crayon in the video?"

Hope it goes well.

how did you get on?