Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
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Anonymous
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Hi!
I’m fairly sure we’ll need to start our (hopefully) long term nanny at $28 to $30 an hour. We want an English-speaking (native), college graduate with some preschool teaching and newborn experience for our new baby. We are willing to pay full healthcare insurance coverage as well. My question is about an unconventional six day schedule: we need a nanny for just five hours a day, six days a week. We would be happy to guarantee forty hours, however, by adding a couple hours during the work week. The days are Tuesday thru Sunday but just five morning hours a day on the weekends. We’re thinking 6 to 11 AM or 7 to 12. Once a month, my mother can come down and care for the baby to give the nanny a paid weekend off as well as most major holidays. Should we offer more per hour for this schedule? Or are the other perks sufficient? Thank you for any advice. |
Anonymous
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Are you working out if the house?
Are you thinking of like seven and a half hour days during the week and five each weekend day? Are all days starting at 6 or 7 AM? |
Anonymous
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OP responding:
Yes, DH and/or I will both be out if the house. Yes to the schedule (although we only need the five hours every day so I would be home for the last two hours or so) Yes, every day will start at 6AM or 7AM. |
Anonymous
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WAY more per hour.
Think of this like- there are an ABUNDANCE of nanny jobs available 40-50 hours per week from 8/9am-5/6pm Monday-Friday at $30-35 per hour plus overtime pay of 1.5x. What would be the incentive for a highly qualified nanny to be interested in your position to give up 6 days a week for 30-40 hours worth of pay? I would prepare yourself for a high turnover rate. |
Anonymous
You want a 6-day a week person at 6 or 7 a.m.? I mean, $30 minimum. Good luck. |
Anonymous
| OP here. How much more per hour? |
Anonymous
| OP, this the perfect setup for an au pair. |
Anonymous
| If you really don’t need more than five hours everyday but are able to cover the ten extra hours, just offer $40 for 30 hours (comes out the same I think). Working 6AM to 11AM will be appealing to a lot of nannies. |
Anonymous
OP again. I heard that au pairs aren’t recifor newborn care and I’d really love a very long term relationship with a caregiver for our child’s sake. |
Anonymous
| Personally, as a nanny, I would kill for this schedule IF you lived relatively close. My only issue would be driving at 5AM when it’s still dark out. |
Anonymous
They can't care for a baby until 3 months old, that's true. But I'd be really shocked if you are going to be able to keep a nanny for very long with that schedule. |
Anonymous
How many weeks are you planning on taking for maternity leave, OP?? |
Anonymous
| I agree you could try $40hr for 30 hours |
Anonymous
OP here. I was hoping to take 8 weeks. |
Anonymous
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Pretty much any nanny with the qualifications you described could land a job at $30hr for 50 hours per week right now. That comes to $85,800 per year. I agree you have to consider your competition. Here are some ideas
-Raise your rate -Offer a flexible schedule (let candidate choose the hours) -Throw every perk you can out there- can they be added to your gym membership, phone plan, Netflix account, etc etc -Lower your qualifications (or be flexible on them) Just on schedule alone you are going to eliminate: -Anyone with kids -Most with grandkids -Anyone that likes to go out on Fri or Sat nights -Anyone that likes to spend weekends away -Anyone that has a significant other they primarily see on weekends -Anyone that likes to travel |