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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The job would be 5 hours per day and duties would include:

--family laundry (no bed linens/making beds), including putting away the kids' clothes
--[b]taking dogs to the backyard and/or on a walk 1-2 times during the 5 hours[/b]
--prepping fruits & vegetables for kid lunches
--vacuuming the main level of our home daily, upstairs level once per week
--prepping simple dinners, possibly cooking on some days (prep and put into crockpot/instapot) depending on the person's comfort level with that
--general tidying on our main level, organize toys as needed
--wash dog bowls, give them fresh water
--wipe down kitchen counters daily
--filling handsoap dispensers in kitchen and bathrooms
--errands like the drycleaner

Of the 5 hours, about 3 hours would be available to do the above tasks. The last 2 hours would involve picking up two elementary-school-age kids and either bringing them home or taking them to an activity once per week.

I do realize that this is the purple unicorn as many, many families want the above set-up so the candidates are in high demand. If you have found a purple unicorn, what do you pay?[/quote]

1-2 dog walks (presumably 15-30 minutes?) per 5 hour shift, but only 3 hours are available to do that?  Why do your dogs need two walks in 3 hours?  And still accomplish everything else in 5 hours?

You want the same core 2 hours after school as everyone else.  You want to add 15 hours of housework…  But that’s still not full time wages.  This is a part-time position that won’t be attractive to anyone.  Students aren’t available for those hours.  Most nannies want full time.  Most nannies don’t want to do your housework.

I guess you could advertise at $36-40/hour?  Offer a full time rate for part time hours, see how much longevity you get?[/quote]

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