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[quote=Anonymous]I would start looking for another job. I would tell families exactly what you stated above. Tell them that you love your charges and wish you could stay with the family but you would not be able to support yourself on the income that has now decreased. Inform them that you’ve shared this with your family and they still aren’t able to pay you for the amount that you deserve.

Parents want references but they also want to hear the right things in an interview. They want to see your qualifications, experience and how you would handle situations. I am not a parent, but when I was planning on leaving my current families for a similar reason, I expressed this to the families i interviewed with. However, I provided them with 6 references, who were not my current employers and I was offered the job at every single interview I went on.

I typically provide my references after the interview. I don’t want a lot of families contacting my references back to back. Just like families want to know if your the right candidate, I want to know what type of people/family you are before I start giving out references- if you don’t plan on hiring me, then don’t use my references.

So my suggestion would be to find another family and if you truly want to stay with your current family, before you accept another position, tell the family you cannot make a living. If they don’t flench, but in your 2 weeks. But I would find another family first, because if you tell your current family that you’re planning on leaving, they may start the search and find someone before you find someone and then you’re stuck with no income. But you definitely should be making more with 3 kids and 2 being special needs! Even in your area.

Good luck to you! [/quote]

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