Our chosen not-for-profit partner

PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia

PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia

Placement Solutions is a proud major sponsor of PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia).

PANDA provides a vital service across Australia by offering the only specialist national perinatal mental health telephone counselling service, as well as reducing stigma around perinatal anxiety and depression, and providing education services to health professionals and the wider community.

We donate 10% of all our Agency Joining Fees to PANDA, as well as our major annual contribution. 

We are now helping to raise extra funds for PANDA through our affiliation with the Entertainment Book - click here to get yours today and enjoy all the savings whilst supporting a worthy cause! 20% of every membership sold contributes to supporting PANDA.

Learn more about PANDA by visiting the PANDA website


 

Our partners

Just Family Payroll

Just Family Payroll

Just Family Payroll (JFP) is a Payroll Service that is driven by an experienced team of managers responsible for payroll, human resource and work-life services.

Founded in 2012, Just Family Payroll  can take care of all employment payroll requirements for you, so you are fully compliant with the Australian Tax Office. If you have a Nanny/Educator, a Household Manager, or other household staff, JPF can manage all taxes, work cover and superannuation are paid and accounted for as well as entitlements such as accrued sick and holiday leave.

Peace of mind for you, and fair and legal pay for your employee/s. Talk to us about helping you set up legal employment once you have  selected your staff through us. We offer a signifciant discount on this service for our loyal clients. 


 

Affiliations

Membership of Professional Associations

We have memberships both Nationally and Internationally with the following peak body Associations:

NDIS

NDIS

We offer NDIS

If you are eligible under the scheme, please ask us about how our Household Managers can assist you with the Household Tasks you require and early interevention assistance for children with an NDIS plan.

 


 

AHCA

AHCA

The Australian Home Childcare Association - AHCA was founded in late 2002 as the peak body for the DEEWR funded In-Home Care Government Approved Providers and their in-home child carers a.k.a Nannies/Educators (now Dept. of Education).

Agency owner, Louise Dunham represented AHCA on the National Senate Steering Committee that wrote the National In-Home Care standards. She also represented AHCA on the Industry Reference Group for the new CCMS (Child Care Management System).   In 2012 Louise served on the National Committee as Vice President.

Sianan Tierney part owner of this business since 2019 has served as the Vice Presdient of AHCA since 2019.

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INA

INA

Founded 1975, the International Nanny Association (INA) brings together a likeminded group of professional agencies, Nannies and other Nanny/Educator-related business such as payroll firms to work together to inform and educate and professionalise the Nanny/Educator sector.

Louise Dunham attended the 25th Anniversary conference in San Francisco in the USA and since then has attended many conferences in the USA and their first international one in Mexico.

In 2012, our CEO became an INA board member and was the first international member of the INA Board and hence the first Australian on the board. During her board time she was Chair of the Ethics Committee and Vice President.

Since 2021 as the Australian Ambassador for INA we have run a series of free webinars for anyone interested in all aspects of the Australian Nanny industry. Find the links here https://nanny.org/events/chapter-meetings/

In May 2022 our CEO was honoured to receive the Meritous Service award for her contributions to professionalising the Nanny Industry.


 

RCSA

RCSA

The Recruitment & Consulting Services Association Australia & New Zealand (RCSA) is the peak body in Australia and New Zealand for the recruitment, on-hire, contracting and workforce solutions services sector.

Employment is an issue fraught with challenges. Whether hiring a new employee, finding a temporary or contract worker, or searching for a new job, you need to be assured that the company you are dealing with is taking the issue as seriously as you are.

The RCSA sets the benchmark for industry standards. Our CEO was on the Tax Working Group Committee - 2016, 2017.


 

APNA

APNA

The Association of Premier Nanny Agencies (APNA) is a professional membership organization for serious business owners who establish and enforce standards of professional industry practices.

APNA is a regulated membership organization that establishes standards in the nanny and household staffing industry. 

APNA member agencies have their contracts, applications and business practices scrutinized by peers to ensure that only the best agencies bear the APNA seal. Placement Solutions is the first and only international member of this American based association to win the Leadereship Award and most Excellenent Agency Award  in 2018 in Atlanta. They remain the only Agency to be awarded both categories in the same year. The cEO has served as a judge at these awards since 2018.