Becoming a Nanny for Celebrities

Nanny Experience

Before you become a nanny for a celebrity, it's important that you obtain experience. Not only is experience important for your resume and as proof of capability to potential employers, but it will also give you the confidence to perform your job well.

It seems like a catch-22. One cannot become a nanny without experience being one before, and one cannot get that initial job without experience. The solution is to start with babysitting. A few hours of child watching at a time is how many nannies get started, sometimes as early as junior high or high school.

A mother's helper job is also a great place to start. Under supervision, people are a lot more likely to trust you with children. One often moves up to an official nanny position after starting as a helper.

Nanny for Celebrities

A nanny who hopes to obtain a position with a celebrity family should move to Los Angeles or New York City. While there are celebrity families that choose to live outside the hub of entertainment, most reside near one of those two cities.

Celebrities are like any other people when it comes to hiring a nanny, except they have an even greater concern for security. A celebrity can easily become a target for exploitation of others. A nanny employment agency is sometimes the best choice, and you can find links to those in the Resources section. Although you may truly want to only nanny for a celebrity, you might want to avoid saying that to the agency. That is a red flag at some agencies since they don't want star struck people who will bother their clients.

Going to places where celebrities frequent is one way of being noticed for a nanny position. For instance, if you wait tables at a high profile restaurant and are especially good with the children, you may initiate a conversation about your desire to nanny after a relationship has been established.

Travel

In order to become a nanny for a celebrity, you should evaluate your own willingness to travel. Many celebrities travel frequently and take along their nannies. After all, a celebrity cannot be do their work on the road while also looking after the kids.

Anonymity

Many celebrity nannies are asked to sign anonymity contracts. Because of the ability the nanny will then have for exploitation for her position and the private information of the celebrity and his children, many employers will ask you to sign a contract stating that you will not disclose the private aspects and information about the family members.

Rewards

Celebrities have the money to get the very best nanny, and they spare no expense when it comes to care for their children. A nanny position for a celebrity comes with many perks--most apparent is the great pay. Although there will likely be a high amount of demands on you, the monetary rewards will likely be worth it.

Some celebrity nannies hope to move up the ladder to do more of an assistant type position with the celebrity. Because the person truly appreciates the job well-done of a nanny, this is sometimes possible. It should be a conversation the nanny initiates after a certain amount of successful work for the celebrity, usually not less than 6 months after proven employment.

Resources

• Celebrities Staffing