Do you lie about school or other jobs?

[Anonymous]

Your class times don't interfere with your availability during the hours the family needs you, right? If so, then no need to mention it. If you're going to want to change up your hours each semester to accommodate classes, then you need to be upfront about it.

I'd also not mention the being a nanny for only two more years thing.

[Anonymous]

I would say that this would be an issue re: OT needs. Unless you are interviewing for T/TH positions and do class only M/W/F (and this will stay the same the rest of the semesters) for instance, I would personally worry about you not being able to work OT when needed. We don't need OT often but definitely the ability to work OT occasionally (with advance notice, but the specific day of the week would change from one time to the next) was a core requirement when we were hiring.

Also people might think you only have a year left. No way would I hire someone for an infant position that has only 1 year left of school since I would not want to shop again for a nanny after only a year. Two years, that is a more workable time frame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say that this would be an issue re: OT needs. Unless you are interviewing for T/TH positions and do class only M/W/F (and this will stay the same the rest of the semesters) for instance, I would personally worry about you not being able to work OT when needed. We don't need OT often but definitely the ability to work OT occasionally (with advance notice, but the specific day of the week would change from one time to the next) was a core requirement when we were hiring.

Also people might think you only have a year left. No way would I hire someone for an infant position that has only 1 year left of school since I would not want to shop again for a nanny after only a year. Two years, that is a more workable time frame.

Excuse me, but not every position requires OT, and if you need the flexibility for that, you need to state it in your ad, select for that flexibility and pay on-call rates, because the nanny has to be available. If not, pay for an average of normal and maximum hours as the guaranteed salary every week, and then you only need to pay extra if you go over that average. (ie. normal is 52, maximum for a crazy week is 65, average is 58.5 guaranteed and you only need to figure out pay if you go over that)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lately I'm coming across parents who refuse to have a nanny in school. My schooling will not interfere with work, but I will only be a nanny for two more years. A friend of mine suggested I not be so open about being in school. The same goes with occasional babysitting for previous families. Mbs - how would you feel?

I would say your age and marital status would be the obvious flags of how long you will be nannying and what other likely demands there are on your time.
You lose flexibility if you have to get to class at 6pm or have to study during the day while in a full-time position. Most families would pick up on this. Maybe aim for lighter hours nannying if you can't do full-time on par with others'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lately I'm coming across parents who refuse to have a nanny in school. My schooling will not interfere with work, but I will only be a nanny for two more years. A friend of mine suggested I not be so open about being in school. The same goes with occasional babysitting for previous families. Mbs - how would you feel?

I would say your age and marital status would be the obvious flags of how long you will be nannying and what other likely demands there are on your time.
You lose flexibility if you have to get to class at 6pm or have to study during the day while in a full-time position. Most families would pick up on this. Maybe aim for lighter hours nannying if you can't do full-time on par with others'.

I can see age being a determining factor, but marital status? I'm not married and never will be, not that it's any of the family's business.

Also, I have online classes. I'm perfectly capable of doing classwork during my off time, but I do online only that way I'm flexible for the family.