Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule

[Anonymous]

For a six day schedule, 6 to 11 AM and full healthcare insurance at $40 an hour? I think you will find a lot of great older (40 to 60) nannies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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

OP here. We were also planning on leasing a car for our nanny to use at work and personally when the baby is older but could start now. We’d cover auto insurance as well. Is that enough of a perk?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

OP here. We were also planning on leasing a car for our nanny to use at work and personally when the baby is older but could start now. We’d cover auto insurance as well. Is that enough of a perk?

I think so if the person needs a car! If they already have one I'm not sure how that would work.

[Anonymous]

I also think you will draw in the 55+ nannies that may not need or want to work full time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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

I disagree on the “anyone with kids or grandkids” if there’s a father involved. I started work at 7 when my kids were young and DH did the mornings. I was home by pick up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

OP here. We were also planning on leasing a car for our nanny to use at work and personally when the baby is older but could start now. We’d cover auto insurance as well. Is that enough of a perk?

I think so if the person needs a car! If they already have one I'm not sure how that would work.

OP here. We’re also pastry chefs who own our bakery so all the sweets she could eat!

[Anonymous]

$40 an hour for 30 hours a week plus healthcare insurance and a car and cupcakes?! I would be on that job like white on rice!

[Anonymous]

Add in a performance bonus after a year - something substantial like $3000 and a two week vacation and I think you’ll be in great shape. You’ll get a lot of qualified candidates.

[Anonymous]

You need to pay more for that terrible schedule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to pay more for that terrible schedule.

It’s the perfect schedule for me! And $40 an hour plus full healthcare insurance and a leased car is pretty fricking good!

[Anonymous]

I think you should advertise and see how it goes, adjust if you aren't getting nibbles. I agree that the schedule will appeal to some people. You might also consider removing Sundays and hiring separately for that. You might be able to get a good one-off sitter for that morning and it would free up your nanny to go to church. (I think your nanny pool is likely to be older and religious). Or just to have a weekend day free.

For one day, 6-11, a good high school or college student would be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Ridiculous. People need time to relax and your schedule spells burn out in three months! Plus, it may be only 5 hours for six days but you need to sweeten the pot with OT for Saturday. Normal people like to be with their families on weekends not taking care of somebody else's kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

OP here. We were also planning on leasing a car for our nanny to use at work and personally when the baby is older but could start now. We’d cover auto insurance as well. Is that enough of a perk?

I think so if the person needs a car! If they already have one I'm not sure how that would work.

If she can use the car for personal use then this is considered taxable income for her

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

OP here. We were also planning on leasing a car for our nanny to use at work and personally when the baby is older but could start now. We’d cover auto insurance as well. Is that enough of a perk?

I think so if the person needs a car! If they already have one I'm not sure how that would work.

OP here. We’re also pastry chefs who own our bakery so all the sweets she could eat!

That’s pretty insulting, actually. You want to buy your childcare with sweets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

OP here. We were also planning on leasing a car for our nanny to use at work and personally when the baby is older but could start now. We’d cover auto insurance as well. Is that enough of a perk?

I think so if the person needs a car! If they already have one I'm not sure how that would work.

OP here. We’re also pastry chefs who own our bakery so all the sweets she could eat!

I cannot believe you wrote that and think that is an enticement or some sort of worthy bonus.