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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hiya OP.

I’ve worked both 24/5 and 24/7, in addition to grueling 70-90 hour positions that didn’t involve overnights.  I’m also someone who happened into nannying and found my calling.

1. What do you enjoy most in your current position?  Is it something you can look for when interviewing for your next position or something that just will have to happen organically?

It’s always a special bond when you are there right from the beginning.  I also love working with twins.  And I value how much freedom I have in this position to structure our days and plan outings.

2. Do you like living with the family?  Is it something you will look for or accept in the future?

I am sort of neutral on live-in vs live-out.  I have done both and there are pros and cons to each.

3. Do you take any time to do networking at nanny conferences or NNTD events?  Have you done any training or education dealing with early childhood education, ncs, discipline, special needs?

I was a certified NCS under the previous system so I completed all the training, testing and hourly requirements for that.  I have been to INA and Nannypalooza and NAEYC conferences.  I do a lot of reading about positive discipline and take a course every 2 years or so to keep me centered, usually online.

4. Did you enjoy switching from nanny to nanny/household manager?  Is that something you will do in the future, or will you look to move on when the family transitions the children to full time care/school outside the home?

I have always been a household manager-type nanny.  Even when the boys were infants I did the majority of what I do now.

5. Did you negotiate legal pay and a contract or just accept what the family offered?  $20/hour for a live-in isn’t bad, especially if you started at $15-16 with the family, but it’s not high enough for an ncs.  Did you have a separate contract for ncs prior to three months?[/quote]

I was placed through an agency as an NCS, then at 6 months they paid a fee to the agency to continue working with me and we negotiated A separate contract.  I was originally paid $19 per hour and was working fewer hours and had only two weeks paid vacation.  I have received two raises of $0.50 each in the 5 years as well as additional PTO.[/quote]

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