Nanny Jobs in Calgary

What Calgary families are typically hiring for

Positions commonly fall into a few patterns: full-time weekday care for pre-school children, after-school care combined with driving to activities, split shifts covering early mornings and late afternoons, or schedules built around parents working rotating shifts.

Roles that involve driving, infant experience, a second language, or flexibility across changing weekly schedules are usually the hardest for families to fill — which means caregivers who genuinely offer those things are in a strong position.

Present your experience clearly

• Give the length of each previous position and the ages of the children.
• Describe the routines you managed, not just the hours you worked.
• Be precise about which household tasks you are willing to take on.
• Keep first aid and CPR certification current, and say when it expires.
• Have a police information check with vulnerable sector search available.
• Prepare two or three families who have agreed to act as references.

Understand the employment relationship

In a placement, the family is your employer and hires you directly. Before accepting an offer, make sure the agreed rate, hours, overtime treatment, paid time off, statutory holidays and notice period are written down and understood by both sides.

Alberta Employment Standards sets the baseline rules that apply to the arrangement. Reviewing the current provincial guidance yourself is worthwhile, so you can recognise whether an offer meets it.

Questions worth asking the family

• What does a typical day look like, hour by hour?
• How will we communicate about the children day to day?
• What is the expectation if a child is sick, or if I am?
• Is the schedule likely to change when the children start school?
• Who else is in the home during working hours?