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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]In-home nanny share, 2 blocks from metro in Columbia Heights. One boy, one girl, both 5 months.

Need a legally working nanny, proficient in English. Full time, year round position. 50 hour weeks (8:30-5:30) planned.

I'd like to offer [b]$20 average rate with 50 hours guaranteed ($825/week)[/b]. This seems to be in the right range for nanny shares, but the question is - will nannies balk at it, since this technically equates to a base rate of $15 and an OT rate of $22.50?

If we went up a bit on the rate by a few dollars an hour, can we start to expect additional duties beyond the infant care? I'd be primarily interested in something like light cleaning (dishes, laundry), picking up our toddler from aftercare to be coincident with the end of shift/our arrival. Is a quick dog walk with the kids in the stroller totally out of the question?

Before you flame on, just remember...I'm a clueless dad. Educate me.[/quote]

First, an average rate of $20/hour means you'll be paying $20 x 50 = $1000/week. That's a base rate of $18.18, and an OT rate of $27.27. That's actually a fairly good rate for a nanny share.

If you plan to pay $825/week, you'll be paying an average rate of $16.50, which is low for a share, and your base and OT rate calculations above would be correct.

As far as extra duties are concerned, I would consider what you personally would be able to get done while caring for 2 infants. In addition, will your family be paying more if the nanny is doing extra work for you and only you? I can see that starting to annoy your share partner if you split the bill 50/50, but you get cleaning and dog walking as well.

Most nannies expect to manage housekeeping that directly involves the kids - kid laundry, kid bottles/dishes, and so on, but as I said above, in a share the issue becomes one of "Why does the host family benefit if they aren't paying more?"

School pick-up? Maybe, if the babies aren't napping, and the walk isn't too long, and the babies aren't melting down, and the day went smoothly, and the babies aren't hungry, and the weather is nice...you see my point?  :)

Dog walking with 2 babies...I wouldn't, but maybe some nannies would.

You need to determine your budget, and then start interviewing. Are you getting the quality of candidates you want and need for $825/week? Yes - Great! No - Up the wages and see what happens.

Good luck![/quote]

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