SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM NITHA HELPERS

NITHA HELPERS, domestic staffing agency is a new and outstanding household help provider, chosen by majority homeowners all over Lagos state, Nigeria.

Domestic staff provided includes Cook, Nanny, Driver, Cleaner, Care giver, House Keeper, Gardener and Security guard.

We provide you with professional highly skilled, screened helpers that you are looking for. A trustworthy household manpower from our company will be a great start of your *EASY* and *STRESS-FREE* Life at home.

For enquirues, you can call/whatsapp us on:
09030616933, 08102440720.

ROLES OF A HOUSEKEEPER IN A HOUSEHOLD

Having conducted numerous interviews with Housekeepers, we have noticed that most of our candidates do not fully understand their role in a household and underestimate their experience and skills.

Especially, while discussing duties and responsibilities, most of the Housekeepers take their position for granted.
​Therefore, at the time when it is necessary to reveal as much as possible about the role and to show that they are real professionals in their industry, they become laconic and diffident.

​It is necessary to have a clear picture of your importance in a household and to be able to convince first of all a recruiter and then your future employer that your services are an integral part of a busy household.

In order not to be unfounded, we would like to provide some examples that the work of a Housekeeper can be described with more than just the phrase "general property cleaning". During an interview you can specify what kind of cleaning you can perform, for instance deep cleaning, steam cleaning, carpet cleaning, heavy cleaning, like cleaning windows and furniture, as well as sanitizing of bathroom, kitchen and toilet, cleaning up the bedrooms and the living room, taking out the rubbish, dusting, vacuuming and mopping, cleaning of various surfaces (wooden, marble, glass, etc.).

Talking about kitchen cleaning during an interview, it will also be beneficial to mention what exactly you do for example stove top, oven or grill cleaning, cupboard interior and exterior cleaning, weekly fridge cleaning, etc. Housekeepers really specialise in looking after their client so when they come home after work everything is done (like all the cleaning, washing, ironing, folding, making beds, etc).

In case your role as a Housekeeper includes cooking, during the interview you can provide examples what dishes you can cook or which cuisine you specialise in. If you know how to take care of a luxury wardrobe, be sure to provide examples what fabrics need hand washing or dry cleaning. Moreover, it will be a great plus if you can name products that you use to remove different stains or which of them help you keep bed linen white and towels soft.

Whatever the scope of the role, every Housekeeper should be flexible, competent and self-motivated, and the most important thing is to use your chance and time to convince a recruiter and a client that you have all those qualities.

If you are looking for a job as a Housekeeper, or if you are a property owner and looking for a high standard Housekeeper, please feel free to contact Nitha Helpers Domestic Staffing Agency, we will be delighted to assist.

Ext; Household Staff Recruitment Agency

Housekeeper / Nanny / Cook. Myth or reality ?

Living a modern life sometimes can be tough, especially when you have your own family. Every day you need time to make breakfast, lunch and dinner, you need even more time to clean your house, do laundry, ironing, and shopping. The question is – where do I get the time to go to work and do my own business?

And, yes, what about the children – who is going to take care of them and spend leisure time with them? It is true that household routine may take way too much time from you and become an obstacle in the way of being one of those happy families where the house is clean, everyone eats well, and children are happy and well-behaved?

​With no doubt, we all know about professional help such as domestic staff. However, very often hiring a nanny, a housekeeper and a chef is too much for one family. Moreover, if the house is not very big, permanent housekeeper would be too expensive and absolutely not necessary. Nevertheless, there is an answer for such cases and the answer is – Housekeeper / Nanny / Cook in one person. Sounds like some kind of fantasy, right? But this is a real thing! Moreover, it is incredibly popular among modern families.

The question is - who are those super helpers? What can you expect from them and what you should not ?

Housekeeper / Nanny / Cook is a professional domestic helper who can do cleaning, cooking and childcare and all that on the highest possible standard. However, in order to receive the desired level of service certain factors should be taken into account.

First of all, hiring a person who can do all the household chores is a choice for small to medium size properties. The number of children in the family is also an important fact to consider before hiring Housekeeper / Nanny / Cook. Therefore, you should not expect one person to clean a 6-bedroom house, cook 3 times a day for 8 people and take care of 3 babies. Which means it is important to evaluate your needs carefully and realistically before hiring a Housekeeper / Nanny / Cook for your family.

If you think you are the family for which the Housekeeper / Nanny / Cook would be a perfect choice – contact Nitha Helpers and we will be happy to help you with the search for the most suitable candidate for your needs. Even if you are not sure whether it is the right option for you – contact us anyway! Our professional consultants will help you in evaluating your needs and advising with the best solutions for your case.

Ext: Household Staff Recruitment Agency

Over the past century, the role of household personnel has altered drastically. Due to the changing social relationships and lifestyle, the status of domestic staff has acquired new meaning and the duties and responsibilities expected have changed a lot.

​Nowadays, the choice of becoming a domestic worker is no longer a way of life but a career decision.

First, the nature of employment is different. Today, in contrast to the past century, the household personnel are officially employed. It is no longer on an informal basis. The proper legal employment contract is signed between two parties where not only all the terms and conditions are stated but also a detailed description of the nature of the job, duties and responsibilities, salary, workload, vacation, etc.

Moreover, the employment process of domestic staff is similar to the employment of any other workers. The candidates are interviewed regarding their personal characteristics and professional skills. It is a common practice to check their background and recommendations from previous employers.

Secondly, the level of erudition and professionalism of the staff has increased recently. In other word, there are many professional institutions for domestic staff where they can receive special training and diplomas after the completion of the course.

Whether it is a nanny, housekeeper, or butler you are looking for, it is no longer difficult to find someone well educated and certified.

As the profession of household personnel is becoming more prestigious with years, the number of schools is growing accordingly. Moreover, the level of service has grown significantly.

Now, it is very common to employ a luxury restaurant chef as a family cook, and a housekeeper from a 5* hotel for a private house as it is essential that the staff are professional and hardworking, flexible and can conduct themselves in highly respectable manner; whose personal and professional skills, work experience and qualifications match the requirements of the employers’ household.

Nitha Helpers is a professional agency with an extensive experience in the recruiting of household personnel.
Our team have developed thorough and rigorous selection process in order to find the right candidate who will meet all the requirements and would match your lifestyle.
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Whenever there is a need for hiring any domestic staff, we are always happy to assist you in finding the best professional for your household.

Ext: Household Staff Recruitment Agency

Compliment of the season!!!!

Reach us for a temporary domestic helper this festive season to assist with your household and office event. For more information call: 09030616933, 08102440720


NITHA HELPERS
Redefining domestic staffing

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Redefining domestic staffing

THINGS TO NOTE AS A PRIVATE CHEF/COOK

Choosing a career of a private chef can be very rewarding and exciting at first sight. However, if you are thinking about changing your career from a restaurant chef to a chef in a private household, there are a few important things which you should consider before making the first step.

Certainly, the career of private chef has many advantages but you should not forget about pitfalls, which may be ahead.

Firstly, being a private chef requires from you a higher level of responsibility. As you are the only person who is in charge of everything what is happening in the kitchen, you do not have much space for mistakes.

As a private chef, you have an opportunity to build personal relations with the customer. You cook for a specific person, with specific preferences and, as a result, your work is 100% personalised.
In contrast, restaurants chefs rarely know the people they cook for, not to speak about their diets and tastes.

Secondly, the flexibility should be your top-one quality. Working holidays, extra hours, weekends, availability at short notice, travelling with the family whenever requested – this all is quite typical and common for a private chef, and the list is not exhaustive.

However, working as a private chef gives you an opportunity to become an essential part of somebody’s life, and it is usually someone you would not typically meet and interact with while working in a restaurant. You have a chance to experience different lifestyles. You can also choose the freelance position and on-call work for dinner parties or special occasions because the networking in this sphere is extremely fast developing.
​Once you have been offered a position for one occasion and completed it with success, it will open you the door in business of private catering.

Another important thing to consider is that this job would definitely not be suitable for people who lack self-organisational skills or may get tired of creating something new every time. There is unlimited room for your creativity and it gives you the ability to expand it while creating new recipes, being a private chef will let you grow professionally in every area.

Finally yet importantly, however beneficial and tempting this profession may sound you should not forget that it is more challenging in its turn. Very often, it is quite unstable and unpredictable. Sometimes, the search for a right position and right employer may take up to several years but once you found the perfect family, you would never regret your decision.

If you, despite all of the challenges and difficulties, has found yourself in the profession of private chef/cook and at the moment you are looking for your next great employer – we are here for you!

Forward your CV to nithahelpers@gmail.com and our consultants will get in touch with you as soon as we have something suitable for you.

BENEFITS OF USING A DOMESTIC STAFFING AGENCY

Nitha Helpers Domestic Staffing Agency is in the business of discovering, vetting, and hiring the best domestic staff available in Lagos state, Nigeria. There are still people who believe that hiring a housekeeper, nanny, chef, driver, security guard, personal assistant, and/or caregiver is something that must be done internally. But you don’t have to succumb to the common mistakes that all too often result from a do-it-yourself approach. Discover a few of the benefits of using a domestic agency by reading more below.

Discovery Process

Finding the right domestic assistant can be a time-consuming and seemingly daunting process. Simply making headway through the endless stream applications can be tedious, but the actual interviewing process can be even more challenging. A domestic staffing agency does most of the work for you, so you don’t have to.

Needed Research

Vetting is important. This includes everything from background checks, to calling references, to verifying of certifications or other credentials. Again, this is something that can take an awful lot of time, which cuts into your own life and work. An agency can easily handle all of this for you, so you don’t have any need to waste the effort.

Helpful Paperwork

Bureaucracy is a part of the modern world, and it isn’t going away anytime soon. Tax filings, initial hiring documentation, and benefits packages or other payroll and human relations paperwork all have to be put in order. If you don’t know the ins and outs of it, it can be burdensome and quite difficult to navigate. Many agencies are happy to handle these details for you, so you don’t have to worry about which rules, laws, and regulations do or do not apply.

Nothing Personal

It can be tempting to put a relative or friend to work, especially if you know they could use the job. However, that’s almost always a mistake. You’re hiring someone to do a job, and so the relationship should be a professional, business relationship, not something based on friendship. Hiring relatives or friends brings a whole host of unnecessary complications that are inevitably detrimental.

This is by no means an exhaustive list of the benefits of using a domestic agency for your staffing needs, but it should give you an idea of just how helpful such agencies like us can be. We're here to help.