Does This Kind of Help Exist? If So, Where do I look?
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Anonymous
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I understand I need to hire someone fulltime and pay them well for what I'm about to describe.
I'd like to hire one person who can help me get the kids ready for school, clean the house, shop and prep meals for the whole family while they're at school and watch the kids for about 2 hours or so after school. Does this kind of role have a specific name? Any idea where I would start to find someone like this? I need to pay on the books if that matters. Right now I'm doing all of this while working full time and it's not sustainable! |
Anonymous
| A second mom! |
Anonymous
| Yes, that would be amazing! |
Anonymous
| I hire a college student taking classes online due to COVID last year. I paid a guaranteed six hours per day and it was a life saver. The kids were happy and I was street free for six months. Nanny Lane and care.com usually have good selection. |
Anonymous
Oops Stress free |
Anonymous
| Yes, we have a full time nanny. They have been working for us since our first was 4 months old. Now both kids are in elementary school but we still pay full time. |
Anonymous
| Op here, thanks for the feedback! I haven’t had luck on care.com but I can revisit the listing. Will look at a college student too. |
Anonymous
Most college students won't be able to do this. PP was in a unique situation because the student's courses were all online due to Covid. Now all the schools are pretty much back to normal. |
Anonymous
You'll need to be very specific with your needs. What are your ideal hours? Is there any flexibility? It sounds like you need set time Monday thru Friday because of the morning and afternoon tasks. Get the kids ready for school - ages? Help them bathe? Brush teeth? Get dressed? Or are they more self-sufficient and need reminders? Do you expect her to make breakfast and oversee that? Clean the house - Deep clean or more tidy and put away toys? Meal prep - how complicated are the meals? Are there special allergies/food requests? An example food menu is ideal. I think you could find someone, but if the cleaning is deep cleaning that will be the hardest to fill, in addition to the other tasks. IMO. |
Anonymous
| Yes this is called a House manager. |
Anonymous
| More of a housekeeper who babysits. I’d definitely say housekeeper/sitter. |
Anonymous
| Yeah, it’s an old fashioned housekeeper. Alice from the Brady Bunch. I know of one housekeeper who does this job except for the grocery shopping and cooking. |
Anonymous
| It will be difficult to find someone who wants babysitt, be a Housekeeper and be a house manager. Nannies are not willing to take 2 different jobs; mainly the house cleaning. They can be a house manager (who don't clean) Just be nannies or just be a Housekeeper. Good luck if you find someone. |
Anonymous
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OP here, thanks for the feedback. I’m going to start looking at job descriptions for house manager and housekeeper. Also, it sounds like realistically I’ll have better luck getting someone to do two out of my three wants (cooking, cleaning, babysitting) but not all three so thanks for helping me reset my expectations.
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Anonymous
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Hi OP,
You are looking for a household manager/nanny hybrid (important because if you need after school care or coverage on sick days, school breaks, summers etc). Some candidates look for household management without the childcare component. The only thing that is not traditionally covered in there is deep cleaning which falls under the duties of a housekeeper. Many people have household managers and then cleaners come every 1-2 weeks to handle the heavy cleaning. At Coast to Coast Nannies, we place a ton of nanny-household manager jobs. Please feel free to reach out to me even if you just want to chat about structuring your role and the current market. I'm always happy to give advice. Bridget@nanniescoasttocoast.com |