Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule

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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]

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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.

30 hours a week spells burn out to you ?

Jesus… The lack of character and stamina of some of you is truly laughable.

My kids are generally sleeping until nine or ten on weekends. No one wants to be with them before noon. If I were a nanny, I would take this job in a heartbeat.

Clearly you aren’t a nanny. If the 30 hours were in a reasonable schedule, then no, it would not spell burnout. No one is doing this six days a week for years. Sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the negative hysteria. You’d be working 7 to noon on Saturdays and Sundays. It’s not like you’re working all weekend (which I’ve done as a nanny). Plus you get one paid weekend off every month.

If you’re not an early bird or are a Sunday church goer, this wouldn’t be your dream job but I think it’s a great offer for the right nanny,

Great, you work 6 days a week.

For five hours a day? Okay! Sign me up!

That’ll get old real soon and you know it.

No, I absolutely do not “know it”. I’ve worked weekends before and seven days a week.

You’re spoiled, PP. This is a damn good job.

That sounds like the result of your own dumb choices.

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Anonymous wrote:PP here- the point I was trying to make by saying no one iwht their own kids would be interested is that assuming their kids are in school full days M-F, weekend are largely the time that parents get to spend with their kids or the family unit as a whole. If someone is working half days Sat and Sun that immediately takes away half of their family time, missing most sports games, etc.

I would actually love this schedule with elementary schoolers! Partner does drop-off in the morning, I have an hour or so between finishing work to putter and relax, than I can pick my kids up and not have to worry about aftercare, etc. Sure losing weekend mornings would be a trifle annoying but it would be worth it for being free all days after school.

Not at the cost of giving up half your Saturday.

You know millions of people work full days on weekends, right? All those people you see working aren’t childfree.

You know millions of people don’t work 6 days a week. All those people you see out have children or not.

So what’s your point? If those jobs are not for you - those jobs are not for you.

Such a limited mindset on this thread. When you see all the people working on weekends to serve you, do you think they’re all childfree?

OP asked for our opinion of her plan. We are giving it to her. You, for some bizarre reason, seem committed to having your feathers ruffled by that. Weird.

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Anonymous wrote:No one wants to work for you 6 days a week. It is clear you don’t care about the person you employ having work/life balance. Please use day care. This is a recipe for burn out.

- nanny

You are deeply troubled. Five hours a day for six days and home by noon?! For $40 an hour plus healthcare and a car?!!

People like you give nannies a bad name. You’re entitled and lazy, PP.

Pardon me, but I work 10 hours a day, Mon-Fri with full weekends off, $40/hr. I’ve been with the same family for 5 years and they would never ask me to work 6 days a week. Even going to work for 5 hours ruins your day. Everyone needs a full weekend off. You are unreasonable.

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Anonymous wrote:You aren’t going to start at $40 an hour for one baby plus healthcare and a car unless you give something up (like weekend mornings).

This forum has far too many entitled fools.

Lol come to Los Angeles and you will. The goin rate here is $35-40 and no one is asking us to work 6 days a week. The op can hire a separate weekend person, but clearly she doesn’t care about the nanny having a life outside work.

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Anonymous wrote:PP here- the point I was trying to make by saying no one iwht their own kids would be interested is that assuming their kids are in school full days M-F, weekend are largely the time that parents get to spend with their kids or the family unit as a whole. If someone is working half days Sat and Sun that immediately takes away half of their family time, missing most sports games, etc.

I would actually love this schedule with elementary schoolers! Partner does drop-off in the morning, I have an hour or so between finishing work to putter and relax, than I can pick my kids up and not have to worry about aftercare, etc. Sure losing weekend mornings would be a trifle annoying but it would be worth it for being free all days after school.

Not at the cost of giving up half your Saturday.

You know millions of people work full days on weekends, right? All those people you see working aren’t childfree.

You know millions of people don’t work 6 days a week. All those people you see out have children or not.

So what’s your point? If those jobs are not for you - those jobs are not for you.

Such a limited mindset on this thread. When you see all the people working on weekends to serve you, do you think they’re all childfree?

So what’s your point, people choose all the time not to work 6 days a week but you are pissy that they don’t. No one has to work 6 days a week because some others do.
Knock yourself out working 6 or 7 days a week if you want. I’m not.

Of course op can find someone, but I hope she likes doing nanny interviews because she will be doing them every 6-9 months.

[Anonymous]

I’m a nanny who would love this schedule. I would love to be finished with work by noon everyday including weekends. Your pay is good ($40) as are your benefits.

I have no doubt you’ll find a great nanny, OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You aren’t going to start at $40 an hour for one baby plus healthcare and a car unless you give something up (like weekend mornings).

This forum has far too many entitled fools.

Lol come to Los Angeles and you will. The goin rate here is $35-40 and no one is asking us to work 6 days a week. The op can hire a separate weekend person, but clearly she doesn’t care about the nanny having a life outside work.

I’m in Los Angeles and have never seen nor hear of $40 an hour for one baby plus healthcare insurance and a car for personal use. And I’m in Beverly Hills. Where are you located?

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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!

How is this a benefit? Do you also allow your kids all the sweets they can eat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You aren’t going to start at $40 an hour for one baby plus healthcare and a car unless you give something up (like weekend mornings).

This forum has far too many entitled fools.

Lol come to Los Angeles and you will. The goin rate here is $35-40 and no one is asking us to work 6 days a week. The op can hire a separate weekend person, but clearly she doesn’t care about the nanny having a life outside work.

I’m in Los Angeles and have never seen nor hear of $40 an hour for one baby plus healthcare insurance and a car for personal use. And I’m in Beverly Hills. Where are you located?

That’s because this post is a troll thread. Likely, most are.

[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.

Your times don't make sense. Bakers have to be up and working by 3 am--making bread, proofing, baking. I had a summer job working for a bakery and it is hard work. If nanny doesn't need to be there by 6 a.m., are kids by themselves for two hours?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You aren’t going to start at $40 an hour for one baby plus healthcare and a car unless you give something up (like weekend mornings).

This forum has far too many entitled fools.

Lol come to Los Angeles and you will. The goin rate here is $35-40 and no one is asking us to work 6 days a week. The op can hire a separate weekend person, but clearly she doesn’t care about the nanny having a life outside work.

I’m in Los Angeles and have never seen nor hear of $40 an hour for one baby plus healthcare insurance and a car for personal use. And I’m in Beverly Hills. Where are you located?

+1 I’m in that area too and no one is paying $40 for a normal baby and schedule.

[Anonymous]

When i was growing up my mother worked a similar schedule. She was a bookkeeper for a local real estate firm. She worked 8:30 to 1:30 M-Sat but was paid for full-time hours. It worked out perfectly for raising us kids. My dad just watched us on Saturday morning which was no big deal for anyone.

Some ppl DON'T prefer conventional hours.

[Anonymous]

This is not burnout territory. 5 hours a day 6 days a week! I would love if my (major company) employer offered me this.