Up Coming Training with Happy Home

Up Coming Training with Happy Home Staff

It's an exciting time for Happy Home with all our up coming training courses.

As you may already know we hold regular First Aid and Nanny Training courses and we have now expanded to offer N E S T Maternity Nursing Training.

Please see below for our up coming training with places available to book now.

Nanny Training - Essential Childcare Skills - 21 & 22nd January 2012

The course is an ideal course for experienced, but not qualified Nanny or Nanny/Housekeeper. The course is delivered in a friendly and interactive manner.

We have 15 places left on this course, to book your place please book online at http://http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/2554909804

N E S T Maternity Nursing - 28th & 29th January 2012

Happy Home Staff are happy to host the N E S T Accredited Maternity course available for candidates who match a certain criteria. The N E S T Maternity Nursing course is given by highly trained and accredited instructors.

We have 4 places left on this course, to book your place book online at http://http://maternitytraining.eventbrite.co.uk/

12 Hour Paediatric First Aid Course - 4th & 5th February 2012

Our 12 Hour Paediatric First Aid Course is comprehensive, interactive and fun. The course focuses on emergency scenarios that are faced by nannies, childminders, nanny/housekeepers and people who work with young children.

We have 12 places left on this course, to book your place book online at http://http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/2652251957

We hope you find a course that you are interested in and we hope to see you on one soon.

Philippine Flood Relief Fund

Happy Home is supporting the Philippine Flood Relief Fund

Happy Home is proudly collecting donations for the victims of the floods in the Philippines which has claimed nearly 1000 lives and has left the Philippines in national calamity.

Happy Home is a domestic recruitment agency and the majority of our candidates come from the Philippines with many having families still living there and we think it's only right to give back to those who have worked so hard for us throughout the years.

We are asking you to give a donation no matter how big or small to aid those affected by the terrible floods, in hope to provide support to those who need it most.

Please visit www.justgiving.com/happyhome to donate.

Thank you in advance.

Free First Aid Training for Happy Home Nannies and Housekeepers

Free First Aid Training for Happy Home Nannies and Housekeepers

Happy Home is offering free First Aid training courses for 12 candidates who have been placed with a Happy Home client.

This offer is only applicable for candidates who have been introduced, placed and currently working for a Happy Home client or a candidates who will start working for a Happy Home client before September 31st 2011!

The Course: 3 Hour Intensive First Aid Course

Date: Sunday 30th October 2011

Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm

Location: TBC

Course Overview

This 3 hour paediatric course is suitable for Nannies or over 8's Childminders who wishes to register with OFSTED and covers all the necessary requirements for registration on the OFSTED Voluntary register and HSE approved. A sufficient command of the English language is needed to sucessfully pass this course.

Candidates will be assessed on their practical skills by the First Aid trainer throughout the course and on succesful completion will receive their certificate which is valid for 3 years.

***£50 refundable deposit required which will be refunded once the candidate has completed the course. This offer is on a first come first served basis so please book candidate places ASAP***

To book candidate places please call and ask for Heather Scott on 0207 824 5225

Cheeky Monkies Tea Party

Remember Christmas 2010? When we decorated cookies for charity at the NCT Christmas fare? Yes! Well we did it again for the NCT Cheeky Monkeys Tea Party hosted by NCT at The Park Club. This time we got children to decorate lollipop cookies.

Renata and I made a total of 80 cookies for the children to decorate with yummy treats such as marsh mellows, smarties and hundreds of thousands.

Although it was very windy and we had issues with items being blown away from our tables children flocked to us to decorate these yummy cookies. Once the cookies were decorated we packaged them away for the children to take home so it didn't interfere with their dinner or to give to their Daddies.

We were very pleased with the afternoon and raised considerably more for the NCT than last time!

Looking for a Maternity Nursing course?

We work closely with N.E.S.T who offer a variety of childcare courses which we highly recommend.

N.E.S.T provide a PNC (Maternity Nursing) Course over 2 days which teaches you a variety of different tasks which you are required to provide as a Maternity Nurse. The course content includes Your Role and Responsibilities, Newborn Care, Breastfeeding, Sleep and Routine, Illness in Newborns, Postnatal Depression and much more. The course takes place in Hammersmith and costs £450 which is inclusive of tutorials, paperwork and refreshments.

For the rest of this year the courses fall on the weekends, please see below for course dates..........

25 & 26 June 2011

30 & 31 July 2011

20 & 21 August 2011

24 & 25 September 2011

22 & 23 October 2011

19 & 20 November 2011

3 & 4 December 2011

If you would like further information about this course or to book please call 01684 291 464

Also ask about their other courses such as Nanny, Colic & Reflux, First Aid, Baby Massage and many more..............

Candidates Favourite Agency!

When we decided to do the agency survey we thougt it would be a good idea to find out which agency candidates favoured. We know many of the candidates we have use other agencies so we thought we'd get some interesting results. We sent the survey to all the candidates that have ever registered with us, whether they ende up using us or not, and we got a fair response. We asked candidates what agency was their favourite and asked them why. We listed 8 agencies which are based in London including ourselves. From the results we have gained we are very proud to annouce that candidates favourite agency is.......................................

HAPPY HOME STAFF LTD

We came in on top with a massive 45.5% of the vote!

Here are some of the reasons why candidates favour us.............

"I have been introduced by a friend and she recommended the agency as the best one"

"They are very kind, look after very well the employees and try best to find a job"

"They are the only one who really paid attention to what I'm saying"

"I have had a good experience with this agency. I have been to this agency in connection with my job and it showed me direction"

"Happy Home Staff pay rate is good, they pay on time, they have monthly meetings, they give time to their employees and understand everything, which is very good, they send emails about new jobs and I really enjoyed my job with this agency. Thanx to Happy Home"

"Even that you did not get a job for me, you are very friendly, something that is very important to make people feel good"

We are very pleased that our candidates feel this way about us and we are going to continue and improve our service!

Agency Survey Results!

For a few weeks we saw a drop in the amount of applicants applying for our jobs so we thought we would investigate. We put together a survey of questions asking candidates how they look for jobs, their experience with agencies, what days of the week they look for jobs and so on. We put this together so we can find out the best way to target candidates and we got some interesting results. We sent the survey to every candidate who has ever registered with us ranging from not suitable to placed candidates. Of course not everyone completed the survey but we did get a fair amount of people who took part. We found out that candidates are still mostly looking for jobs through agencies but they found their last or current jobs through friends who have recommended them to families. Although many candidates rated their experience with agencies as excellent most of them rated their experience as good. Which is making us think of ways we could make their experiences different. We have always thought that candidates looked for jobs over the weekend and have mainly advertised every Friday. From the candidates who completed the survey the results show that Monday is the most popular day for searching for jobs with Saturday coming a close second. Our results show that Sunday is the least popular day for searching for jobs. We already knew that candidates recommend friends for jobs and to join agencies,our results showed that this is correct. Interestingly candidates also recommend families to join agencies to search for employees. With candidates recommending friends and families they have worked for to join agencies there seems to be a lot of work to be done all round to attract candidates and make their experiences better. It has given us food for thought! Watch this space for the results of candidates favourite agency!

What Nannies and Housekeepers think about the agencies in London survey out today!

We thought it would be a good idea to find out what Nannies and Housekeepers thought about agencies in London and how they usually find jobs. So we put together a survey of questions help us get to know our candidates better and to make their search just that little bit easier. We sent the survey out today and we are hoping to get some interesting results over the weekend. Why not try our survey? Just follow the link below.... http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e3mxi01qglxohycd/start We will keep you posted with the results.

Recommend a friend and you could get £100

Happy Home are urgently seeking candidates who.............

• Can live In


• Can work weekends with days off in the week


• Would be willing to work outside of London


• Who can travel with families without restrictions


• Who can drive

If you know someone who can do any of the above and has 4 years experience working in the UK as a Nanny/Housekeeper recommend them to us and you could get £100*

All you need to do is get them to send their CV to:

info@happyhomestaff.co.uk

Remember to tell them to say you have recommended them to us.

*You will only qualify for £100 if the person you have recommended to us has been succesfully placed with one of our families.

Changes to FLR(BID)

After searching for an updated FLR(BID) Application form we have found some changes which you may be interested in.

Changes to the Fee:

The fee for the application used to be £465 but has now gone up to £500. Also the fee for the dependants who are applying with you have changed too. The fee for dependants used to be £50 per person and now it is £150 per person.

Changes to Section 4:

Previously section 4 used to be Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals, it has now changed to Biometric Residence Permits. Please make sure you read the information carefully as there are a few changes.

Changes to Section 8:

Section 8 has added information about your finances.

Changes to Section 9:

Section 9 has added Consent to Request Verification Checks



If you already have a FLR(BID) form and in the process of completing it we suggest that you check that you have the up to date version. The updated version we have is the FLR(BID) Version 11/2010.

Happy Home are sponsoring.......

Happy Home are proud to be sponsoring the production of Laudate Pueri Dominum by Colin Mawby and preformed by Westminster Cathedral Choir School Old Boys' Association.

The production is to be shown on

Tuesday 15th March 2011 at 7:15pm at

Westminster Cathedral Hall.

Why not enjoy the evening performance which also features Solstice Quartet? Tickets are still available to buy online, just follow the link below......

http://www.choirschool.com/index.html

Happy Home Testimonials

Over the last couple of weeks we have received some nice testimonials from our Clients and Candidates and we thought we'd share the love.......

From Clients......................

"Thank you so much, we are delighted. Thank you for all your help. We have, again, been terribly impressed with your efficiency, professionalism and commitment"

"Thank you for all your previous help. It has always been a pleasure talking to you and you have always been so helpful in trying to find me help."

"As you know, I initially contacted your agency because it offers CRB checks on nannies even when those nannies have been found privately and not through Happy Home Staff.

When discussing matters with you you provide some useful advice and kindly offered to send (and did send) details of some of the nannies who are on your books. Those nannies' details all looked impressive but, as I have managed to find a nanny privately this weekend, we do not need to interview any of them.

Nevertheless, I wish to thank you for your efforts and to praise the level of service. My wife has had dealings with some other agencies who were far less efficient. Should we need an agency to help find us a nanny I would have no hesitation in contacting you" - Dated 15/08/2011

"Thank you so much for finding me Cecilia and for all your support it's been lovely to work with you# - Dated 23/08/2011

From Candidates................

"I love your Agency - and I can see why you have made it so successful!!"

"I would love to come and meet you but I'm am working until late. I really want to meet you because you were very nice and helpful on the phone. From you i've never heard i'm in competition with much more experienced people like other agencies told me. Thank You!"


It's always good to hear something nice so we will keep you posted with anymore.