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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure what kind of candidate to look for, or even if I should be looking for multiple.  2 kids, ages 3 and 6.  Can be live-in or live-out.  Totally stumped/overwhlemed.

1.  I need someone for full time child care this summer while school is out.  It will be just under full time for 6 weeks of camp.
2.  I need someone part time during the school year to do school pick ups, extra curricular activities, etc.  Day would start at 12:30pm at the earliest.
3.  I need help around the house.  We need to replace our bi-weekly housecleaner, but are also open to more of this type of time, household manager-ish work if it makes up for the part-time hours in the fall.

Do you think this can be covered well with just one person?  Continuity is definitely my preference for the kids sake.  I think we'll be able to pay more competitively for a live-in, but are also open to live-out.  Also open to au-pairs.

THANK YOU!
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You probably want to hire a household manager or housekeeper/nanny combo (depending on what you need done around the house) and just clarify that the summer months will be nannying FT and her other tasks will begin in the fall, giving her plenty of time to get oriented. You'll need to commit to FT or very very close to FT (35+hr/wk) work all year long in order to appeal to an experienced and competent candidate. If you can't guarantee those hours, you're probably looking at hiring a summer-only nanny for the summer months and a different PT candidate beginning in the fall (most nannies who are looking for FT work will be unhappy with PT hours, as she'd need to find another job to fit the open hours in her schedule, which is why I don't recommend dropping your first nanny's hours to PT but rather hiring someone who is looking specifically for the number of hours you can offer.)[/quote]

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