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| WHY FAMILY HELPERS |
Family Helpers has provided quality, well-screened domestic service Helpers to thousands of families in the greater Westchester County community since 1995. We know that your family is the most important thing to you and we value the trust you place in us to help you find the right Helper for your family.
At Family Helpers, we’re confident that we can find you a qualified Helper
that meets your family’s needs because:
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- Our screening process is so thorough that only 3% of all candidates that contact us seeking a position are placed in a position.
- All candidates are interviewed in-person and their professional and personal references are verified before they ever begin interviewing with you.
- We provide you with a detailed work history about our candidates so that you can make an informed hiring decision.
- Unlike online services, we know our background screenings are accurate because researchers go to the courthouses to
review court documents. Background checks are run in all states where the Helper has live/worked, and under all names she has used.
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And our relationship doesn’t end once you’ve hired your Helper. Our staff is available to you on an on-going basis for the duration of
your employment relationship with your Helper. We can even provide you with back-up care when your Helper goes on vacation!
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Our Screening Process |
Family Helpers takes special care to ensure that all of our Helpers are thoroughly screened and have a sincere desire to work with
families.
All of our Helpers:
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- Complete a detailed application form
- Are personally interviewed in our office
- Have a minimum of 3 verifiable references
- Submit to a criminal background check
- Submit to a DMV (driver’s license) check
- Submit a Social Security verification
| “We treat your family
as if it were our own” |
Family Helpers encourages our New York clients to utilize the Fingerprint database made available to families under Kiernan’s Law.
Under this law, families may obtain a criminal background check on a potential in-home child care provider. The cost is
approximately $75 and involves fingerprinting a potential employee. To obtain more information regarding this law, please phone
(518) 457-9847.
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About Online Matching Services |
Our customers frequently ask us how the increasingly pervasive online matching services work. This is a good question and one we
want to help you address, especially because we understand that using an online service to locate a Helper may sound appealing. With
the click of a button you’re able to access the profiles of numerous candidates and browse through them in the comfort of your own
home. However, many parents are surprised to learn that the candidates they gain access to using an online service are unscreened
individuals who are free to create their own profiles. Their identity is never validated and they are able to paint their own picture of
themselves, their experience and their credentials – not unlike online dating services.
While many online services do provide background screening tools for parents to purchase, buyers beware, these services rely on computer databases which may provide inaccurate information.
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