Is this a reasonable offer for a Nanny position?

[Anonymous]

We are planning to hire a nanny and wanted to ask how this job offer sounds?

4 days a week, 10am-6pm at $21/hour.
That's a total of $672/week gross.

Job involves looking after two toddlers in their own home.

Regular working conditions, 2 weeks off fully paid, public holidays.

Very grateful for feedback on whether we would get interest in this position!

[Anonymous]

I'm sure you would, b/c $21/hr is at the top of the starting range here in the DC area (except for the very high-price jobs). However, you want to be specific about "regular working conditions" and "public holidays." Don't assume you and the applicants will have the same interpretations of those phrases!

[Anonymous]

This is a fantastic rate and you will get TONS of responses. We just posted a very similar job on sittercity at $18/hour and were overwhelmed. Found 5 excellent candidates. Agree though - be totally clear on what you're offering.

[Anonymous]

$21 is really high, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a fantastic rate and you will get TONS of responses. We just posted a very similar job on sittercity at $18/hour and were overwhelmed. Found 5 excellent candidates. Agree though - be totally clear on what you're offering.

How was their English? Maybe OP wants someone who is 100% fluent. Different people have different standards. For a seasoned professional, 21./hr is on the low end, IMO.

[Anonymous]

Thank you all for your responses! This is very good to know that the rate is attractive.

My other question is about the working hours. Do you think this part-time work will be attractive to a nanny? 32 hours is quite a short week for someone to make enough money to live on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a fantastic rate and you will get TONS of responses. We just posted a very similar job on sittercity at $18/hour and were overwhelmed. Found 5 excellent candidates. Agree though - be totally clear on what you're offering.

How was their English? Maybe OP wants someone who is 100% fluent. Different people have different standards. For a seasoned professional, 21./hr is on the low end, IMO.

Of course the nanny who wants to inflate rates is chiming in. $21/hr is a VERY good starting rate OP. We have 2 toddlers as well and found an excellent nanny for $18/hr. Not that it matters but English is her first language and she is a very experienced and professional nanny. HER requested rate was $18/hr and we agreed it was fair so it's not as if she "settled" for a lower rate that we proposed or negotiated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you all for your responses! This is very good to know that the rate is attractive.

My other question is about the working hours. Do you think this part-time work will be attractive to a nanny? 32 hours is quite a short week for someone to make enough money to live on?

PP with the $18/hr nanny here again. Ours is actually part-time also. I will say that it IS more difficult to find someone who wants to work part-time but obviously is possible. Especially with your attractive rate I don't think you'll have too much trouble. Most of the nannies we interviewed and liked had school aged children of their own so they were looking for something part-time as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you all for your responses! This is very good to know that the rate is attractive.

My other question is about the working hours. Do you think this part-time work will be attractive to a nanny? 32 hours is quite a short week for someone to make enough money to live on?

PP with the $18/hr nanny here again. Ours is actually part-time also. I will say that it IS more difficult to find someone who wants to work part-time but obviously is possible. Especially with your attractive rate I don't think you'll have too much trouble. Most of the nannies we interviewed and liked had school aged children of their own so they were looking for something part-time as well.

Would the nanny have a three-day weekend? If so, that would be very attractive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a fantastic rate and you will get TONS of responses. We just posted a very similar job on sittercity at $18/hour and were overwhelmed. Found 5 excellent candidates. Agree though - be totally clear on what you're offering.

How was their English? Maybe OP wants someone who is 100% fluent. Different people have different standards. For a seasoned professional, 21./hr is on the low end, IMO.

Of course the nanny who wants to inflate rates is chiming in. $21/hr is a VERY good starting rate OP. We have 2 toddlers as well and found an excellent nanny for $18/hr. Not that it matters but English is her first language and she is a very experienced and professional nanny. HER requested rate was $18/hr and we agreed it was fair so it's not as if she "settled" for a lower rate that we proposed or negotiated.

So you've never complained on this forum about your "excellent" $18/hr nanny? Shall we ask admin to confirm that for you?

[Anonymous]

Is the nanny watching the children at your home or hers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the nanny watching the children at your home or hers?

If the kids are at the caregiver's home, it's a daycare, not a nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a fantastic rate and you will get TONS of responses. We just posted a very similar job on sittercity at $18/hour and were overwhelmed. Found 5 excellent candidates. Agree though - be totally clear on what you're offering.

How was their English? Maybe OP wants someone who is 100% fluent. Different people have different standards. For a seasoned professional, 21./hr is on the low end, IMO.

Of course the nanny who wants to inflate rates is chiming in. $21/hr is a VERY good starting rate OP. We have 2 toddlers as well and found an excellent nanny for $18/hr. Not that it matters but English is her first language and she is a very experienced and professional nanny. HER requested rate was $18/hr and we agreed it was fair so it's not as if she "settled" for a lower rate that we proposed or negotiated.

So you've never complained on this forum about your "excellent" $18/hr nanny? Shall we ask admin to confirm that for you?

I did ask for advice here once because the hours she was working made it so that she didn't have time after the children went to sleep for their naps to tidy up much before it was time for her to leave. It was a combination of both our faults that has since been worked out by adjusting her hours a little bit. You can check with admin, that's the only time I've posted any issue about our current nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a fantastic rate and you will get TONS of responses. We just posted a very similar job on sittercity at $18/hour and were overwhelmed. Found 5 excellent candidates. Agree though - be totally clear on what you're offering.

How was their English? Maybe OP wants someone who is 100% fluent. Different people have different standards. For a seasoned professional, 21./hr is on the low end, IMO.

Of course the nanny who wants to inflate rates is chiming in. $21/hr is a VERY good starting rate OP. We have 2 toddlers as well and found an excellent nanny for $18/hr. Not that it matters but English is her first language and she is a very experienced and professional nanny. HER requested rate was $18/hr and we agreed it was fair so it's not as if she "settled" for a lower rate that we proposed or negotiated.

So you've never complained on this forum about your "excellent" $18/hr nanny? Shall we ask admin to confirm that for you?

I did ask for advice here once because the hours she was working made it so that she didn't have time after the children went to sleep for their naps to tidy up much before it was time for her to leave. It was a combination of both our faults that has since been worked out by adjusting her hours a little bit. You can check with admin, that's the only time I've posted any issue about our current nanny.

How many nannies all together have you had?

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the responses. That is a good point about nannies with their own kids looking for part-time work. Yes, it they would have a 3-day weekend so hopefully that makes it easier to attract someone to the position. The nanny would be looking after the kids in our home.