Experience and Trust
Let Forbes Help You Find That Perfect Staff
Our Commitments
We understand the importance of building a trusted relationship with our clients and candidates. Therefore, we invest the necessary time to gain a deep understanding of the exact requirements of both parties.
We work with the most experienced and talented professionals from each of our sectors. Your dedicated consultant will meet with you, understand your lifestyle and requirements and match you with candidates that have not only the perfect qualifications and experience but the right attitude and personality.
What You Get
Free Consultation
TRUSTED STAFFS
Personalised Process
Free Replacement
UK and Overseas Placements
We are family focused recruitment agency placing qualified and experienced Nannies, Governess, Maternity Nurses, Bilingual Nannies, Nanny Housekeeper and more for many households in London and around the UK.
Looking for the Forbes experience for your yacht or jet, or perhaps a highly trusted confidential and professional personal assistant, chauffeur and security staff ? We have you covered for all your corporate & lifestyle staffing needs.
Butlers are a specialised type of household staff responsible for efficiently running a formal household and meeting the employer’s personal needs.
House or Estate Managers coordinate the smooth operation of your household, anticipating and managing daily family challenges.
A good housekeeper provides the client with a wide variety of professional domestic services and takes on the responsibilities of cleaning, laundry, cooking and running errands. Each household is unique therefore the duties and responsibilities are usually discussed at interview stage.
A Live-In Housekeeper gives a wide range of support and care to your family. It gives you the flexibility to call on them for additional hours if you need extra support. Live-In Housekeeper is a favourable option for many clients.
A Housekeeper Nanny is required when duties involve the household and not just the children. The duties are wide ranging, depending on the needs of the family.
We provide professional, experienced and highly trusted household staff for working and high-profile families. We are experts in making private household staffing easy for you.
For clients with large homes, estates or gardens, a domestic couple may be the most suitable choice.
Hiring a houseman is fantastic solution for many households, a houseman ensures the general upkeep of a home, offers versatility and added security for the household.
A private personal chef can be an excellent option for a household that require a high standard of cooking while also tailoring the meals to specific personal preferences.
In home Elderly Carers and Companions help makes aging at home possible, by running routine errands, doing light housekeeping and providing a helping hand with the everyday tasks that often become more difficult for the elderly.
Hiring a Nanny offers a wide range of benefits to both parents and their children. It allows family members to enjoy more free time an help children to develop essential life skills.
Maternity Nurse is an experienced and qualified specialist in providing essential support, advice, care and respite to parents and newborn babies. They ensure that the settling-in period is a smooth…
Live-in Nannies are childcarers living with your family, or have their accommodation provided and paid for by the host family.
Live-out nanny or Daily Nanny, usually comes to the family’s home during the day and performs her childcare duties, but goes back to her own accommodation in the evenings.
The duties of a Nanny Housekeeper depend on the the client’s individual needs. There will be time allocated between the two roles and it is exclusive to each client or household.
Bilingual nannies offer your children the precious gift of a second language. Having a nanny that can communicate in and reinforce both languages is important for parents raising their children to be bilingual.
Private personal assistant helps private clients to either manage a private household and estate and manage personal tasks.
How We Work
Once you’ve decided what type of services you’re looking for, you need to register with Forbes Private Staff by filling out our client registration form. This will ask you to list your candidate preferences and unique requirements, as well as you will be able to read our Term of Business and familiarise yourself with our fees. Once registration is received, your information will be carefully reviewed by a member of our staff who will then contact you directly to discuss all your specific requirements in a greater detail, to note down all the final information we need to start your perfect candidate search.
The Steps We Follow
- Understanding Your Needs
- The Matchmaking Process
- Interview
- Contract
- Follow Up and Ongoing Support
Placement Fees
At Forbes Private Staff it is crucial that the candidate you choose is the right match for your family, and to ensure this we provide 12 weeks of free replacement and ongoing after-placement support.
UK Placements
- Client registration Fee – FREE
- Permanent Full-Time Placement in Childcare (52 weeks + ) - 15% of the Annual Salary
- Permanent Full-Time Placement in Private Household (52 weeks +) – 15% of the Annual Salary
- Full-time Governess or Tutor Placements – 17% of the Annual Salary
- Full-Time Dual Residency Placements - required to work in the UK and Overseas - 18% of the Annual Salary
- Part-Time Governess or Tutor Placements – 19% of the Annual Salary
- After School Childcare Placements – 18% of the Annual Salary
- Part-Time Placements in Childcare and Private Households – 18% of the Annual Salary
- Maternity Nurses - £170 per week, min 2 weeks.
- Temporary Placements – £100 per day or £450 per week.
- Trials - £450 per week, up to 4 consecutive weeks; or fixed daily fee of £90.
Overseas Placements
- Client Registration Fee - FREE for Permanent Placements
- Client Registration Fee - £100 for Temporary or Holiday Placements
- All Permanent Placements – 20% of the Annual Salary
- Maternity Nurses - £230 per week, min 2 weeks
- Temporary Placements – £100 per day or £500 per week.
- Trials - £500 per week, up to 4 consecutive weeks.
To our loyal returning clients and our current client referrals, we offer a 10% discount on your placement fees.
Our Registration is FREE of charge to all our candidates.
For more information, please contact us or register online, and we’ll contact you to discuss your requirements and answer any questions you might have.
We are family focused recruitment agency placing qualified and experienced Nannies, Governess, Maternity Nurses, Bilingual Nannies, Nanny Housekeeper and more for many households in London and around the UK.
Looking for the Forbes experience for your yacht or jet, or perhaps a highly trusted confidential and professional personal assistant, chauffeur and security staff ? We have you covered for all your corporate & lifestyle staffing needs.
We provide professional, experienced and highly trusted household staff for working and high-profile families. We are experts in making private household staffing easy for you.
Have a vacancy to fill?
Please register online and our team will contact you to discuss your requirements and to tailor the services to your specific needs.
What our clients say about us?
‘Impeccable staff, trustworthy and punctual. A great company to deal with who consistently deliver. Highly recommended.’
‘I’d like to say how pleased I and my wife have been with the service we received from you and from our housekeeper who has been reliable and efficient throughout the several years she’s been with us. All the best for the future.’
‘You were more than helpful at arranging the service I wanted and it was executed perfectly. I will most definitely be using your services again. Thank you.’
