Why is it so hard to find a PT afternoon nanny?
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Anonymous
| My 5yo starts kindergarten next month. Looking for PT afternoon help and willing to pay $15-25/hr. I would think this is a dream job for a student. Having a lot of trouble finding someone. |
Anonymous
| Really? I find that hard to believe also. Is there anything in your post that might make the job unappealing? |
Anonymous
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Hello Mrs!
I don't know why you couldn't find a afternoon sitter, but i am interested about the position. Can you please provide a contact number to reach you. I am student and i have a lot of experiences from newborn to school age and very good references and long term commitments. Thank you and have a great weekend! |
Anonymous
| Are you posting on the college job boards? Depending on where you're located I know that AU and Georgetown I think have one. We've gotten all of our afterschool sitters from the AU jobs board |
Anonymous
| I think this is why a lot of families opt for au pairs. Not as easy as you might think to find this kind of help. |
Anonymous
| Hi have you found someone? I am interested. |
Anonymous
| I think it's hard to find a college student who is free 5 afternoons a week, reliably, and doesn't want or need that time to do something else. |
Anonymous
| I am also trying to find a PT babysitter after school. It has been very difficult. Our last babysitter worked for us for 3 1/2 years, and she was wonderful - she moved out of the country back home to take care of a sick parent. I'm posting the ad in all the right places (including on DCUM, Care.com, and Craigslist) and not getting responses. Should I post flyers in our local supermarket? Any advice? If I could get some advice on what PT nannies and babysitters want, I will definitely try and be open with those requirements... |
Anonymous
| Hi, where are you located? I am a sitter and interested, thanks |
Anonymous
| you may need to consider offering the job to 2-3 people...one who's available MW, another TTh, another F etc. Normal nannies need more hours, college/hs students have changing class schedules, different schedules on different days, other activities etc. Offer to throw in dinner or metro pass etc as an enticement. |
Anonymous
| It may be harder to find someone with a car and willing to do school pick up. I did pickup/drop off for my last position and it was a real nightmare. |