{"id":14057,"date":"2021-05-19T11:29:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-255815-3383686.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=14057"},"modified":"2024-01-25T11:28:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T11:28:14","slug":"going-part-time-changed-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.korukids.co.uk\/blog\/working-in-childcare\/going-part-time-changed-my-life","title":{"rendered":"Going part-time changed my life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14057\" class=\"elementor elementor-14057\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e470875 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e470875\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560135b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"560135b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<p>Want to know more about what it\u2019s like to be a Koru Kids part-time nanny? Alison from Putney gives her take on being \u2018part of the family\u2019 and why being a nanny is part of her new life in London.<\/p>\n<h2>How did you first hear about Koru Kids?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>I was looking for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.korukids.co.uk\/work-in-childcare\/become-a-part-time-nanny?utm_source=Blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=meet_alison\">part-time position<\/a>, and I googled after-school nanny roles. Koru Kids came up. I read some of the reviews, and I loved that it was local. That was back in September. Since then I\u2019ve worked with two local families.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<h2>What was the appeal of part-time work?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>It pays the bills, and I still have plenty of time to myself for pottery, walking and anything else I love to get up to. Sometimes the family asks for extra hours, which suits me too because it\u2019s flexible.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/html --><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>We have part-time childcare roles available:\u00a0<\/b><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); text-align: var(--text-align);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.korukids.co.uk\/work-in-childcare\/become-a-part-time-nanny?utm_source=Blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=meet_alison\"><b>apply now<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/html --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<h2>What are the family you work with currently like?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re great! Really fun and the mum is super open; she trusts me to use my own initiative and handle the kids. I think we have similar parenting styles. They have a little girl who\u2019s 9, and a boy who\u2019s 11. I help them with their homework, I prepare meals and we play all sorts of games. It\u2019s a great fit &#8211; almost feels like I\u2019m going to a family friend\u2019s house.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<h2>What sort of meals do you make?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>I have a cooking qualification so all sorts really! The last family I worked for didn\u2019t ask for meals, so it depends on the family and it&#8217;s worth sussing that out from the beginning when you go for a phone or in-person interview.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<h2>A cooking qualification?! Tell us more about what you did before you became a part-time nanny?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>I worked in advertising as a copywriter, but I stopped working for a few years when we moved to America and the kids were young. When we moved back to Manchester, I started working part-time in an NHS mental health ward. I did that for 14 years! I love caring for people, but that was the type of role that takes its toll. Being a part-time nanny is a responsibility but it never feels like hard work.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<h2>What brought you to London?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>My whole life changed. My partner and I divorced and the kids left home, so the only thing keeping me in Manchester was my NHS job. I got in touch with an old flame, and 3 years later we\u2019re living together in Putney. My kids are down in London too, so I\u2019m hoping to see more of them once the pandemic has passed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<h2>How did you find the application process?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>You fill in the form, and there\u2019s a quick call with someone from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.korukids.co.uk\/become-a-nanny?utm_source=Blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=meet_alison\">Koru Kids<\/a> team. The training is really straight forward &#8211; if you\u2019ve had your own kids a lot of it is common sense. I probably spent too much time thinking about it and doing my application to be honest but it takes time when you haven\u2019t done something like that in a while.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<h2>What advice would you give someone thinking about applying?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:core\/paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>I would say, think seriously if you want to spend time with kids &#8211; you\u2019re going to get out what you put in with a role like this. I feel good caring for others and really valued by the family I work with. I think it\u2019s fun getting involved in helping with homework and building a real connection with them. If you\u2019re going to treat it as \u2018these are my hours\u2019 then it\u2019s not likely to be a good fit.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:core\/html --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1fad6c e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1fad6c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0785177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0785177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Want to become a part time nanny?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de23c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"de23c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.korukids.co.uk\/work-in-childcare\/become-a-part-time-nanny?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_campaign=meet_alison\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know more about what it\u2019s like to be a Koru Kids part-time nanny ? 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