im so desperate to find some weekend work cos Im fed up sitting at home on my own

[mojenko]

could anyone help me please?Im looking for weekend nanny work in london.I looked everywhere but all is just agencies and as i wasnt happy with them i try to find one private.but no much luck.i have brilliant references but cos im just 24 even that doesnt help.every one think im too young.I was 3 years au-pair with one family and 2 years nanny.Im looking after 2 lovely 23 months angels.I have First Aid certificate and I worked in playgroup as a plyleader in my free time.I try to find extra work cos most of the weekends Im alone at home and would like to have nice time with children insted.I love what im doing.

does anyone know someone who need weekend help?
or any site where I could find one?
Any help would be great
thank you

Do you speak another langauge?

yes slovakian

and i do understand czech and polish

Not sure what you can do really other than trying to advertise yourself wherever possible. Try websites like Gumtree.com and other regional things (I'm not in London, but I expect there must be other listings sites). Also look locally at newsagents type places to see what local classified ads they have, plus see if it is worth paying to advertise yourself.

thank you nannynick i already tried all of that
but thanks anyway

Make yourself a website, then advertise it everywhere you can.

Make some cards and get them put up everywhere you can.

I was thinking of the fact you could offer to babysit and talk your own tonge as this may appeal to some families who want their children to talk other langauges.

Do you want to work or is it pure bordem that you want something to do?

You may make freinds if you volunteer and do this at the weekend, soem volunteer work could be with children - you would need to have a police check for this - but the charity will normally pay for this to be done.

There is weekend work out there but many parents still use agencies think the best thing to do is advertise yourself on every website possible www.childcare.co.uk, www.netmums.co.uk, www.nannyjob.co.uk and also register with the agencies some parents just wont even look privately.

I am an ad-hoc nanny as work full time and do get majority of work privately but this is because I have a large number of references and qualifications but I do still get some work through agencies.

It doesnt cost to register with agency and have nothing to lose by registering only everything to gain so to speak!!

Why werent you happy with the agencies?

I do a lot of weekend/pp work - Most of my work comes through word of mouth, but often i get calls from my local agencies asking if i am free

best thing to do is to put up ads on gumtree/netmums and Nj advertising yourself,as well as cards in newsagents etc

thank you all for your help i would try some more agencies

blondeshavemorefun where are you based?
im in london
lindsey i have lots of references too cos im very busy during the week wiht lots of diffrent families and they are more than happy to give me references

kent, though i travel travel for nice famillies to the big smoke - they pay my travelling time there and back

do travel - not travel travel

def worth registering with the agencies.

TBH I wouldn't say your age is the problem I'm in my 20's and never had a problem finding nanny jobs in London.

I would say a really well written CV is one of the best ways to get interview for jobs if your replying to ads on Gumtree and nannyjob.

You don't seem to mention childcare qualifications. Is that perhaps what is limiting you in finding work, through agencies.

Don't let your age hold you back! I'm a childminder and I'm only 20! Hasn't put anyone off yet. It's qualifications people want, and experience.