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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you are going to have a REALLY hard time filling this position. First off, asking for four weekdays and one weekend day every week will put off many candidates. Second, the hours and pay are not enough for a nanny to live on. Third, part time hours and pay can be appealing *IF* you are offering a schedule that will allow the nanny to get another part time job with a different family as well. 12-5 five days a week does NOT offer that option (I have been a nanny for many years and have often done two part time jobs with two different families, but it was always either something like two 10 hour days with one family and three 9 hour days with another, OR it was split daily like 8am to 1pm with one family and 2pm to 6:30pm with another). Fourth, nannies (myself included) really hate dealing with SAHPs. Most nannies I know refuse to even work with a WAHP, but in the scenario you're describing you will ALWAYS be up in nanny's business.

Some ways you could make this more workable: If you adjusted your hours so nanny came in the mornings only, that would allow her to also take an after school position, which tend to be plentiful. If you increased the rate of pay, that would help tremendously ($22-25/hr; dealing with a toddler when his mother is present AND a newborn has a level of stress that even nannies of triplets don't deal with regularly). You could try to minimize the time you are present with the nanny, and make this clear up front. For example, you could say something like "I'll be cleaning upstairs and then preparing dinner, so please take both kids to the library, or play in the backyard for an hour so I can do that. After nap, I'll plan to accompany you with the children to the park..." Etc.

Nanny needs to know that she will have some space, and some opportunit to develop her own relationship with the children without you present. You also need to closely pay attention to your own actions, and make sure you are not hovering, micromanaging, or being overbearing. [/quote]

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