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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look for a housekeeper who is willing to babysit.  You do not want or need a nanny. [/quote]

Agreed.  Advertise for the total housekeeping you want/need, and when you interview, be clear that the child comes first when there, but there will be more days without the child.  As long as she can do the deep cleaning on days without the child, it should be fine.

As for tasks, if you advertise for a housekeeper who cooks, all cleaning can be done, and she could batch cook for the week and put half in the freezer.  She could even do the grocery shopping on the way to work if you give her a card and let her know what you need.[/quote]

Thank you, this is helpful.  What other than deep clean per se can I ask for?  I'm going to be looking for someone from the same ethnic/cultural background as me and DH (so she can cook dishes from our home country and speak the language) and I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to attract the right candidate if the job involves so much deep cleaning.  [/quote]

In that case, advertise for someone who loves to cook, has the same culture, is willing to occasionally babysit, and do light housekeeping when no child is present.

Definitely have her do grocery shopping, but add in errands like dropping off packages or picking up a birthday present for your child’s friend.  Get her a card, that way you aren’t worrying about reimbursing her.  She can shop, do errands and light cleaning on Saturdays, batch cook for a week while doing laundry on Sundays.  Make sure you hire someone who can multi-task, that way she can have at least two dishes going while the washer and dryer run.[/quote]

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