Sample Nanny Share Contract?

[Anonymous]

I'm having no problem finding a nanny contract but would like one that deals specifically with a nanny share. Any resources would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

Hopefully, you haven't been scared off by the crazy arrogant nanny. A good place to start would be to draft a basic nanny work agreement and then identify areas where a share will affect those terms. The trickiest things to work out will be how to manage PTO, sick kids, changing locations, and supplies. Standard two week vacation offerings usually involve one week at the nanny's choosing and one week at the employer's choosing. This is harder to coordinate with two families. What to do if one family is late is another issue to work through with your share partner. Household tasks are another area to define upfront. If the kid's are nappers, sometimes the nanny has laundry and other tasks at the host's house. You want to work out something that you believe is fair and then hire a nanny that fits this job description.

Driving is a trickier situation. From a liability standpoint, its best to hire a nanny that provides her own car and have her get a rider on her insurance. Your car insurance will probably not cover injury to the other child if the nanny is driving as part of her employment involving the other child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, the forum nazi woman has a steady routine of bashing and degrading anyone who dares to step out of line, as she sees fit. My sincere apologies to OP and others who are subjected to this kind of behavior.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you are lucky enough to find a real professional, any difficulties should be minimal, and she should know how to solve any issues that may come up. Good luck to you.

This assumes that both sets of parents will happily accept what the nanny offers in the work agreement and how nanny prefers to solve issues that emerge.

I'm guessing that finding 2 sets of parents willing to surrender control of work agreements and issue resolution to their nanny might be a tiny bit difficult, not to mention the fact that many nannies are not good at "managing" their employers.

I think when one is setting up a nanny share, there need to be multiple work agreements. Nanny and parents "A", nanny and parents"B", nanny/parents "A"/parents "B", parents "A" and parents "B".

I'll come back later and list what each WA should cover.

[Anonymous]

7:55, you seem to be unaware that OP needs only one expert nanny who can do the job. The fact that "not many nannies" would be able to manage two families, is true, but irrelevant.

We all know that the exceptional nannies, are "one in a million". Parents who want one of these top nannies, offer a top compensation package, to the best of their ability. Smart nannies recognize when parents are doing their best, and sadly, when they are not.

The professional nanny who is highly respected and well compensated, is a happy nanny. When nanny is happy, so are the children. Isn't that the ultimate goal of caring parents?

[Anonymous]

Op, I'm the nanny who setup a up my own shares. I have a contract with each family separately and then they have one together. If you have an email address I can send you copies of my contracts. It is very detailed regarding everything from vacation time to installation of car seats.

[nannydebsays]

Anonymous wrote:7:55, you seem to be unaware that OP needs only one expert nanny who can do the job. The fact that "not many nannies" would be able to manage two families, is true, but irrelevant.

We all know that the exceptional nannies, are "one in a million". Parents who want one of these top nannies, offer a top compensation package, to the best of their ability. Smart nannies recognize when parents are doing their best, and sadly, when they are not.

The professional nanny who is highly respected and well compensated, is a happy nanny. When nanny is happy, so are the children. Isn't that the ultimate goal of caring parents?

Yes, but we aren't talking about parents who offer a top compensation package that attracts an exceptional nanny. We are discussing parents who are seeking a nanny share, and most parents who do that do so because they cannot afford to pay a nanny on their own.

Many times on the old forum, it was "explained" that parents who nanny share expect to pay daycare rates to their nanny. And where I live, "daycare rates" for an infant are about $275/week for around 60 hours of care. So 2 families, 2 infants, $550 per week? That doesn't attract anyone but a starter nanny or a daycare worker, who would see that much money as a significant raise and work load reduction.

And starter nannies/ex-daycare workers are NOT going to be able to effectively "manage" 2 sets of parents, unless they are so amazingly intelligent and savvy that they will leave in a year for better pay and eventually become a "one in a million" nanny earning 2 - 3 times their starter rate.