Hiring housekeeper/nanny with changes to schedule

[Anonymous]

I am thinking of hiring a full-time housekeeper/nanny for the first time (we've had part and full-time nannies up till now) and I am wondering how annoying it would be to candidates to have a nontraditional schedule and for their schedule to change a few months after they start.

Proposed schedule:

Summer (40 hours)
Sunday 3-7pm
Mon/Wed 12-7pm
Tues/Thurs 8-7pm

Fall (40 hours) - schedule would be mutually agreed and set by early August, so at least one month's notice
Sunday 3-7pm
Mon/Wed/Fri 2-7pm
Tues/Thurs 830-7pm

As of now, I could give her the Fall schedule above on a tentative basis and the final schedule would not be that different. She would never be asked to work more than 11 hours/day and the most likely change is which days she works full vs. half days. She would always be given 40 hours/week with guaranteed pay and hours, latter subject to schedule reset above.

Another question is that I would like this person to work Sunday afternoon, irrespective the rest of the schedule. Would this eliminate too many applicants? The summer schedule would be five days (Sun-Thurs), but the fall schedule ideally would be Sun-Fri. If six days a week makes the job really unattractive, I would change the schedule to Sun-Thurs and find separate Friday help. I do not want to make the schedule Mon-Fri and find Sunday help because it is hard to find someone to work just a few hours on Sunday.

And if anyone is wondering: I work part-time and SAH part-time, which is why I'm looking for someone to work a nontraditional schedule. I tend to pay $3-5 more to start than what is standard so enough to attract good candidates, but not enough to make them put up with something they otherwise wouldn't (e.g., working six days if they want only five).

[Anonymous]

Here is the only catch, OP - weekend nannies can make 30 an hour. Yes, you may find great candidates with your higher salary And some who appreciate a weekday off. But a six day work week is tough.

[Anonymous]

I think you will find candidates, with the right pay.

How many kids do you have? Based on that and housekeeping duties you should pay at least $25/h. Plus, those 11 hour days are to be paid time and half after 8 hours.

I’m nanny and personally I don’t work weekends. I like to find Monday-Friday positions.

Also, why do you need someone on Sundays? Are you working? I think you should find one person for Monday to Friday and find Sunday help. You’d be surprised, maybe someone out there is looking for Sunday. If you’re doing date night with hubby maybe you’d be better off looking for occasional sitters.

[Anonymous]

What's the point of your post op? Post an ad and see what happens. You have way too much free time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's the point of your post op? Post an ad and see what happens. You have way too much free time.

+1

People already told you to hire separate people but you're deadset on finding someone to work 6 days a week. They also need to cook, clean and take care of your brats. You sound insufferable OP. It's shocking sahm do this. You should know how hard it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the point of your post op? Post an ad and see what happens. You have way too much free time.

+1

People already told you to hire separate people but you're deadset on finding someone to work 6 days a week. They also need to cook, clean and take care of your brats. You sound insufferable OP. It's shocking sahm do this. You should know how hard it is.

Damn. Why y’all gotta be so defensive and rude. If you don’t care about a post then DONT READ IT AND MOVE ON. no need to be rude. She says she works part time so she’s not only a SAHM. Chill.

[Anonymous]

Like everyone has said, who knows? For enough money, you can find someone for any job. What's hard is finding someone who will stay, not call out "sick" every other weekend, and actually do good work.

Post the ad. See who applies. I disagree with you, btw, about finding the Sunday person. I'm almost positive you could find someone with a M-F job who wants a few extra hours, or a mom who wants some hours when dad is home. If you find two such people who alternate, you even buy yourself some back up coverage.

[Anonymous]

I would recommend paying OT for weekend work. Many companies do it and I think that will greatly sweeten the deal. Additionally, if you can switch to make Thursday a half day I think that will also sweeten the deal. As for the 6th day, I would tell potential candidate in the interview (not in the ad) that in the future you may want to add hours on a 6th day, being paid OT, and that she would have the opportunity to take on that responsibility but you are more than willing to hire someone else if she chooses not to. The schedule wouldn’t work for me, but if you throw money at your problems you are likely to find a fix! And ignore the nannies who call parents insufferable for hiring help. That just boggles my mind!

[Anonymous]

Ignore the meanies on here OP.

Just some kids playing around on their computers because they hate doing their homework.

[Anonymous]

Have you considered a live in nanny/housekeeper? It’s usually set up with housekeeping expected from the start, no commuting issues, no snow day issues, and more willingness to do a non-traditional schedule. FWIW, I was hired for a sun-thurs position that transitioned into m-f, and now its m-f plus odd hours weekends. There are people willing to work what you need, you just need to be crystal clear.