mother's helper
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Anonymous
| I'm looking for a part-time mother's helper to assist me a couple hours in the early evening -- maybe 20 hours a week? Any suggestions how I find that person -- care.com, sittercity, etc.? |
Anonymous
Good luck. I don't anyone who wants to be a mother's helper. No one likes working with SAHM's. You need to find someone who is very young and inexperienced. |
Anonymous
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I would go with someone young, like a high-schooler perhaps.
No high end experienced nanny will like to work alongside another adult in the home. Good luck. |
Anonymous
| How old are your children? |
Anonymous
| When I was in college I tended to look for jobs like this because they tended to be the most flexible if I had midterms or finals coming up and couldn't give quite as many hours on that particular week. If you think you could offer the same, a college student might be a good fit. |
Anonymous
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Neighborhood listservs - you want tween/teenage girls for this. The number of hours you're talking about is a lot though - you might need to find a few kids and rotate them in/out.
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Anonymous
| Put your ad up on Care.com and see who replies. The same kind of person who doesn't mind working with others (and her boss) at a daycare might like some evening hours, and may be more reliable than a college student. |
Anonymous
| My daughter is four. I'm looking for someone to pick her up and help until I get home from work. Looking for someone older than a high schooler, though college would be fine. |
Anonymous
| Which college are you closest to? |
Anonymous
That's not really a mother's helper. A mother's helper usually helps while you are at home. This sounds more like an after school nanny. |