Nannies and Au Pairs

Nannies and au pairs care for and supervise babies and young children in the homes of the children's families.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 8,238
£ 16,851
£ 26,269

Available jobs

In the past year there were 21,670 vacancies for this type of job

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Helps develop child's learning, such as basic social skills.

  • Takes children to school and other appointments.

  • Organises activities and opportunities to socialise with other children.

  • Mends, washes and irons children’s clothes and tidies their rooms.

  • Changes babies’ nappies and clothes as necessary and makes up bottles for feeds.

  • Assists children to wash and dress.

  • Cares for children and babies and participates in their daily activities.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Cooking

  • Google Maps

  • Pediatric First Aid

  • Housekeeping

  • Working With Children

  • Ironing

  • Personal Care

  • Child Development

  • Meal Planning And Preparation

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • English Language

  • Communication

  • First Aid

  • Planning

  • Teaching

  • Management

  • Patience

  • Self-Motivation

  • French Language

  • Teamwork

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.