Help me with type of childcare we need, older kids, driver, cooking and laundry for the family

[Anonymous]

What kind of childcare do we need?

Our kids are tweens/teens and we mainly need someone to get them to and from school, drive to activities, cook and do laundry for the family.

We've had aupairs, liveins, live outs and it seems that the kids are older now and mainly need driving but we also need household help.

[Anonymous]

A driving nanny and a housekeeper. Nanny will need to be paid FT

[Anonymous]

A parent.

[Anonymous]

Is there such a thing as a household help au pair?

[Anonymous]

Teens can do laundry and cook FFS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A parent.

DH and I did all that while working FT.

[Anonymous]

You need a mothers helper and or household manager(driving to and from activities, meal prep and laundry) I hired a lady that comes to our house from
2-7PM (25 hours a week at $30 hourly plus mileage reimbursement, 5 days PTO and holidays paid.)

[Anonymous]

Full-time housekeeper that cooks and drives.

[Anonymous]

You need a SAHM for driving to and from activities and making meals

[Anonymous]

Often a FT nanny who can drive transitions into this sort of role as the children get older.

Getting someone new at this later stage is harder. Housekeepers frequently don't drive or don't want to drive kids every which way. Getting someone who is actually a good cook, and who can meal plan and shop, is a whole different skill set.

You don't mention housecleaning so I assume you have some sort of service for that.

I guess if I were you I'd try calling a nanny agency and ask what they think and if they have nannies that meet your criteria.

[Anonymous]

Au pair + laundry service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A parent.

DH and I did all that while working FT.

Sure that works for some jobs that are flexible with time. Not all jobs can be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need a mothers helper and or household manager(driving to and from activities, meal prep and laundry) I hired a lady that comes to our house from
2-7PM (25 hours a week at $30 hourly plus mileage reimbursement, 5 days PTO and holidays paid.)

A mother's helper will be younger than OP's kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need a mothers helper and or household manager(driving to and from activities, meal prep and laundry) I hired a lady that comes to our house from
2-7PM (25 hours a week at $30 hourly plus mileage reimbursement, 5 days PTO and holidays paid.)

This. But don't call them a mother's helper in your job listing. When I was looking this type of position was called a "nanny manager" I think.

[Anonymous]

Mother's helpers are usually kids or teens.

You are looking for a housekeeper. Just be very clear in your job ad.