I was a live in nanny for $22/hr, caring for 1 child, my employer paid for the car and health insurance… in 2002. Really? $20/hr? And they need to have their own car?? Get real!

Sounds like op currently has an undocumented worker and is trying to find another. Good luck! Lol

Hello op! I’m a nanny who usually only works 3:30-6 or 7pm. Those are prime hours, so I’m paid 40hrs a week guaranteed, $35/hr, with mileage and benefits. I do childcare and make all meals for the family. Because I’m paid full time hours, I’m also available on sick days and when the kids are off school. What is your plan for no school days and summer breaks? I don’t think you’re going to be able to find someone at that low rate, because most nannies 1) don’t want to clean and 2) don’t think it’s a perk to live with their boss. If my boss asked me to do this same job and live in, I would increase my rate to $50/hr for the loss of privacy. Please reconsider. You got lucky the first time, with someone actually wanting this (bad) job. Next time you might not be so lucky. There’s a reason people apply to low paying/bad jobs, and it’s because they’re not able to get a good job. Do want this type of person caring for your children? Living in your home? Rent out your basement, hire an afterschool nanny for $30/hr, and clean your own house.

Get an au pair or offer $40/hour. 3 kids is a lot.

You would be better off with an au pair. I am not surprised that no nanny has been willing to do this.

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Anonymous wrote:I know someone who would want this job, but she would probably want more hours so she could earn more. There are absolutely people who would like this; the key is finding someone who wants all parts of it, and needs and wants the accommodation as part of the package, so that it is to your mutual benefit. It’s also key to have a clear contract which sets out the hours, pay and tasks, and an hourly rate for going over that time.

The clear contract is key, because OP night not hesitate to throw the nanny/house keeper out.

Not to mention the rental contract for $0. How many people go through a few nannies before finding a good fit? Are you going to be able to evict each one of them? Becoming a landlord is no joke, and getting rid a a nanny is easier than getting rid of a tenant. Combining the two when you don't meet all of the legal criteria for live-in domestic servant just seems like a recipe for disaster. And on the flip side, the person taking the job is risking losing housing along with a job if it doesn't work out.

OP, if it were a great deal, then people would want to sign up for it. Face it, this is problematic, and no matter how good it is for you, you can't twist that into it being good for someone else. It just isn't. It's time to adjust expectations accordingly.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. The last time I commented was 6/6:30 am this morning.
Thank you everyone for your helpful comments. I understand what I had in mind might not something anyone would want. I may just rent our basement and hire a nanny for a higher rate. I could potentially ad an hour or two more per day, but I really don’t want 2 employees. My priority is to find someone that will both clean and drive the kids around. And I will hopefully be able to find someone willing to do that.

If that's the priority, you can absolutely find that--IF you pay a LOT more. I doubt you will find it at the rate/number of hours you are offering.

+1 as both cleaning personnel and uber drivers make more.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The last time I commented was 6/6:30 am this morning.
Thank you everyone for your helpful comments. I understand what I had in mind might not something anyone would want. I may just rent our basement and hire a nanny for a higher rate. I could potentially ad an hour or two more per day, but I really don’t want 2 employees. My priority is to find someone that will both clean and drive the kids around. And I will hopefully be able to find someone willing to do that.

If that's the priority, you can absolutely find that--IF you pay a LOT more. I doubt you will find it at the rate/number of hours you are offering.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The last time I commented was 6/6:30 am this morning.
Thank you everyone for your helpful comments. I understand what I had in mind might not something anyone would want. I may just rent our basement and hire a nanny for a higher rate. I could potentially ad an hour or two more per day, but I really don’t want 2 employees. My priority is to find someone that will both clean and drive the kids around. And I will hopefully be able to find someone willing to do that.

I think you are overly focused on "not having 2 employees". We had a nanny for 6 years, and during that time we also had a weekly cleaning service. "Managing" the clean service was totally totally NBD; like basically all I did was transmit payment each week. If you would just be willing to hire a separate cleaning lady/cleaning service, you would open up your candidate pool because, really, who is likely to have afternoons plus one whole day a week free??

That being said, even if you take out the cleaning piece, I'm not surprised that you've had little interest. Even with free rent, your rate and hours are just too low and too limiting for finding additional employment. Do what you said, rent the basement and hire a part-time nanny/baby-sitter for more like $30 an hour (the latter is what you said you are currently doing anyways, right?). Then also use a cleaning service.

Anonymous wrote:I know someone who would want this job, but she would probably want more hours so she could earn more. There are absolutely people who would like this; the key is finding someone who wants all parts of it, and needs and wants the accommodation as part of the package, so that it is to your mutual benefit. It’s also key to have a clear contract which sets out the hours, pay and tasks, and an hourly rate for going over that time.

The clear contract is key, because OP night not hesitate to throw the nanny/house keeper out.

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Anonymous wrote:You need to pay way more for three kids and a live in that isn't full time hours.

Free rent gets rid of a HUGE bill for the nanny!

Could you live on $20,000 a year?

Yes, if I did not have rent - certainly.

To add, I lived on that amount with rent, sadly.

Yes but what year was that? My first job paid $17k a year. In 1993.

Did you live at home?

I know someone who would want this job, but she would probably want more hours so she could earn more. There are absolutely people who would like this; the key is finding someone who wants all parts of it, and needs and wants the accommodation as part of the package, so that it is to your mutual benefit. It’s also key to have a clear contract which sets out the hours, pay and tasks, and an hourly rate for going over that time.

I have a friend who has this arrangement with her “domestic helper”. But I think this person is not legal.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. The last time I commented was 6/6:30 am this morning.
Thank you everyone for your helpful comments. I understand what I had in mind might not something anyone would want. I may just rent our basement and hire a nanny for a higher rate. I could potentially ad an hour or two more per day, but I really don’t want 2 employees. My priority is to find someone that will both clean and drive the kids around. And I will hopefully be able to find someone willing to do that.

Why are you refusing to answer whether or not you will provide a car for the nanny to drive your kids?

I am not refusing, I did not answer every single question posed to me.
Yes, I will provide car to drive the kids around and obviously gas