{"id":71457,"date":"2023-01-20T15:18:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/how-to-interview-for-childcare-jobs\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T15:18:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:18:55","slug":"how-to-interview-for-childcare-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/how-to-interview-for-childcare-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Interview for Childcare Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&rsquo;re a childcare professional applying for <a title=\"nanny jobs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/nanny-jobs\/\">nanny jobs<\/a> or a teenage babysitter, parents will have a lot of questions for you. And you should have a lot of questions for them.<br>&nbsp;<br>Before you accept a job, you&rsquo;ll need to know what parents want their children to be doing, eating, wearing, and watching. If you ask the right questions in the beginning, you&rsquo;ll have a better idea of what&rsquo;s expected of you and you&rsquo;ll forge stronger relationships with parents and children alike.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Ask questions about your role<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Can you walk me through a typical day? (Or night or week, depending on the job.) What are your family&rsquo;s routines, and who are the people involved?<\/li><li>What do you expect of me? Will I cook meals? Do housework? Do the laundry? Provide homework help?<\/li><li>What are your rules for talking on the phone? Watching TV? Using the Internet?<\/li><li>How do you expect me to discipline your child?<\/li><li>What <a href=\"\/articles\/caregiver-advice\/safety-checklist-for-babysitters-and-nannies\/\">resources and contacts<\/a> do you have if there is an emergency?<\/li><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<br><strong>Ask questions about the child<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Is your child on any medications? Does he have any special medical needs, such as allergies or asthma?<\/li><li>What are his chores and responsibilities?<\/li><li>What are his favorite toys, books, and things to do?<\/li><li>What do you and your child do in your spare time?<\/li><li>Does he have any nicknames? Imaginary friends?<\/li><li>Is there anything that scares him?<\/li><li>Does he have unusual habits?<\/li><li>Does he have any habits you are trying to break? Reinforce?<\/li><li>Does he need help in specific areas of discipline, such as sharing or playing with other children?<\/li><li>Is there any sibling rivalry? When does this arise?<\/li><li>Are there any religious or cultural matters I should be aware of?<\/li><li>At what point should I contact you if a disciplinary issue arises?<\/li><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<br><strong>The bottom line<\/strong><br>You and your employer will both want what&rsquo;s best for the child. Establish strong lines of communication from the start, and make every effort to keep those lines open as your relationship grows.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First impressions are crucial. While families are looking for the right fit, nannies and babysitters should come prepared with their own questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1404,"featured_media":71458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"","last_update":"2023-01-20","view_count":37,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[346],"tags":[],"member-type":[312],"vertical":[315,324,328,335],"platform":[],"class_list":["post-71457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caregiver-advice","member-type-provider-en-ca","vertical-careers-in-child-care-en-ca","vertical-careers-in-home-care-en-ca","vertical-careers-in-pet-care-en-ca","vertical-careers-in-senior-care-en-ca"],"acf":[],"created":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71457"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91521,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71457\/revisions\/91521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71457"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=71457"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=71457"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=71457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}