A Mother's Help normally has previous childcare experience; she would assist with light housework and cooking, but not normally undertake the heavy duty cleaning.
Playing with and entertaining children.
Undertaking school runs.
She may be required to undertake some babysitting on occasion.
Working alongside the parents, and helping children in their daily routines and assisting in the general smooth running of the house.
Running errands for the family.
A Mother's Help is a very good option for a stay at home mum who does not require a nanny but needs an extra pair of hands. A mothers help normally has previous childcare experience but will not usually be qualified in this area. It is also a good role to take on if you would like to become a nanny as you can gain a lot of experience while working as a mothers help and although some sole charge babysitting is required you will usually be working under the mothers guidance.
A mothers help can be a live in or live out role and usually they would be happy to travel to other properties or join you on family holidays to help with the children.
A mothers help is a good option for older children as they can run errands while the children are at school. They will run errands for all of the family such as food shopping, picking up dry cleaning and walking the dog.