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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You’ve gotten a lot of commentary on her pay rate, so I’ll give you some commentary on how to help her find a new job.

Post about her in local Facebook mom groups and tell your friends about her. Think about any unique skills she’s gained while working for you.

For example, my nanny doesn’t have a formal education and doesn’t speak English very well, BUT

-she has had seizure response training
-she has attended hundreds of hours of therapy with my DS, including ABA, speech, and OT
-she’s experienced In administration of multiple medications in different formats for my son, including rescue drugs for seizures 
-she eventually took over managing therapies for DS and would just update DH and I on what to work on, she was the main contact for the therapists after the first 6 months to a year 
-she has experience with local health care systems for kids since our son has a lot of medical needs and she was with us for all appointments 
-she made DS fluent in her native language
-we paid for her to attend trainings and bought her books in her native language which she read and implemented
-she attended school with DS at times and was the lead in our family for things like going on field trips with him 
-she is willing to care for mildly sick kids

So while she might not have a formal degree, she’s been with us for 5 years and she definitely has had an education. When the time comes, I’m going to help her find her next role.

$32/hour is still a lot though :( I’m sorry. People paying that much expect multiple languages, a car, lots of experience, and a degree. Our nanny didn’t have any of those things when she started and we pay more like $20/hour (but we live in the Midwest in a smaller city).
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Oh man, my child has epilepsy and intellectual disabilities and I need your nanny…[/quote]

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