HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR HOUSE HELP INTO A REAL HOUSE MANAGER

Most employers will tell you the biggest challenge they have with their house helps is low productivity, ineffectiveness and lack of trust. In today’s set up where mothers are also bread winners in their respective homes, more Kenyan mothers work longer hours, resulting in increased demand for house-helps who can take on more responsibilities. What initiative are you taking with your help to ensure you don’t end up hiring dozens of house help by the close of the year? Investing in your househelp or nanny is probably the best thing you will ever do. If she is happy, you will be happier. You will have peace of mind and will not have to invest in a nanny camera to monitor what goes in your home when you are away. Finding the most productive, effective and trustworthy house help is not easy. Below find ways you can make your relationship with your house help more professional.

1. Give them a contract

This has works perfectly from the beginning of employment. Treating a house help just like any other employee is one of the things you need to do. A house help should be given a contract where the two of you will agree on expectations to avoid future problems. When writing a contract indicate what you would want clearly and also allow your help to read before signing .

2. Training 

There are certain areas which your househelp will need training e.g. time management, safety and first aid, cleanliness and personal grooming, general housekeeping, resource management and personal development. Training in these aspects is pretty important because it will help your house help know what to do, how to manage your property and house, what to cook, how to handle everything at your place.

3. Close supervision

Close supervision is also important when dealing with a house help. It is necessary because it helps you to know if the house help is doing things right, the way you want. It also keeps her in check of the things she is supposed to do and how she is supposed to do them.

4. Clear communication

Good communication is paramount in almost all aspects of life. Teach your house helps how to communicate effectively with you, your children and even your visitors and everybody they come across. This will help them provide good services and save you the embarrassment that comes with poor communication.

5.Attractive reward system  

Everybody wants to be rewarded for a good job they have done. Employers should too reward their house helps when they do commendable jobs. So house helps will be thought on how to improve their performances, and impress their bosses for good rewards.