Oak & Ivy provides a private, structured placement experience that helps families define the role, understand professional household employment, and meet professionals whose experience and goals align with the household.
The right household professional may become part of daily routines, important transitions, family communication, and the environment in which children grow. Oak & Ivy helps create clarity before introductions begin and provides guidance as the relationship takes shape.
Define the role, responsibilities, schedule, boundaries, compensation, and benefits before the search begins.
Receive practical guidance about the differences among household roles and current professional expectations.
Meet professionals considered for both qualifications and compatibility with the household.
Have an agency point of contact through interviews, paid trials, onboarding, transition, and later questions.
Every family has its own pace, priorities, communication style, routines, values, and definition of helpful support. Oak & Ivy uses those details to shape the position and guide the search.
Families often begin with a general idea of what they need. Oak & Ivy helps translate that need into a clear, realistic position with responsibilities, hours, compensation, benefits, qualifications, and expectations that can be communicated honestly to professionals.
Oak & Ivy coordinates introductions through the agency and presents information appropriate to the stage of the search. Complete candidate identities are not published publicly, and communication remains guided until the placement process calls for direct contact.
Oak & Ivy works with families prepared to communicate honestly, maintain agreed responsibilities and compensation, provide a safe and respectful workplace, and employ household professionals lawfully.
The first day is only the beginning. Oak & Ivy remains available during onboarding and transition and can provide additional household employment guidance when roles evolve, communication becomes difficult, or the family needs help thinking through next steps.
Begin the family search through Oak & Ivy’s secure placement application. The information you provide will help the agency understand your household and prepare for the next step.
