Verified caregivers in St. Catherine
St. Catherine is a commuting parish, and the care need follows the commute. Two parents leaving Portmore before six and back after seven means the hours that have to be covered are early and long, and a caregiver who cannot start at six is no use whatever else she brings.
The standard, in every parish
Every caregiver placed in St. Catherine is verified before the family meets her: ID checked in person, current JCF police certificate, two references telephoned by our team, interview, and a signed declaration.
Elder and patient-care files are also reviewed by our Registered Nurse before a caregiver is presented. CareLink places caregivers; we do not deliver nursing or medical services ourselves.
How verification works, step by stepArranging care in St. Catherine from abroad
- You interview her yourself on WhatsApp video, after reading her written profile. Nothing is confirmed until you are comfortable.
- A local family member or neighbour can meet her first if you would like one to. It is not a requirement.
- Under Diaspora Care we check in every week with your relative and her caregiver, and send you a short written update.
- Overseas clients pay in US dollars by card or PayPal. The Jamaican dollar figure stays the fee of record.
What families in St. Catherine usually ask for
Portmore is overwhelmingly live-out day care. The request is nearly always a helper who arrives before the parents leave, handles breakfast and the school run, keeps the house through the day, and is there until someone is home.
Spanish Town households ask more often for a housekeeper who cooks, with childcare as a secondary part of the role rather than the whole of it. Old Harbour and Linstead sit further out, and there the question is usually whether a caregiver can get there at all, which is why we match from the surrounding districts rather than sending someone across the parish.
Weekend and shift cover comes up here more than anywhere except St. James. Parents working rotating shifts need someone whose own days can move, and that is a different person from one who wants a fixed Monday to Friday.
If you are here in St. Catherine
The fee is one-time and is paid before the search begins. Your caregiver’s wage is separate, agreed between you and her, and paid directly to her.
J$25,000
Full-time or live-in placement
J$15,000
Recurring part-time placement
Managed Care, if you want us to stay involved after she starts: J$8,500 a month for Essential, J$14,500 for Complete, and J$19,500 for Diaspora Care. Month to month.
30-Day Replacement Guarantee. If she resigns or is not the right fit within thirty days of her first working day, we search again and run the full four checks on her replacement at no additional fee.
45-day search commitment. If we have not presented a suitable verified candidate you approve within 45 days of payment, you may continue the search at no further cost or take a full refund of the fee.
Tell us what you need in St. Catherine
Six questions, under a minute. We open WhatsApp with your answers already written out, so the first message you send is the useful one.
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- Can you place a caregiver who starts before 6am in Portmore?
- Yes, and it is the single most common request in the parish. Early starts work when the caregiver lives in Portmore or close to it. We match from the surrounding districts for exactly this reason, because an early start that depends on a long commute is an early start that will not survive the rainy season.
- We are in Spanish Town and need someone three days a week, not full-time. Is that possible?
- Yes. That is a recurring part-time placement, and the fee is J$15,000 rather than J$25,000. The days and hours are set in her written brief at the start, and changing them later goes through us so there is one record of what was agreed.
- How do I arrange this from overseas if the house in Old Harbour is empty during the day?
- A local relative or neighbour can meet her first if you would like one to, and many overseas families ask for that. It is not a requirement. You interview her yourself by WhatsApp video and approve her before anything is confirmed, and we do a home visit before her first day.
Nearby parishes
Families often ask about the parish next door, particularly where a caregiver lives on one side of a border and works on the other.
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