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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.
Thanks for  the feedback. We're still at the brainstorming stage so sorry if this is all over the place.
We know  we don't want morning help as my DH is typically around to help. I say typically because he does travel for work., and it would be nice if the person hired could come in mornings those weeks. We know his schedule  ahead of time so we would be able to tell when more help is needed.
For the most part we would want  help from noon to 7. Not sure if that would be 3 set days a week or the 5.

We would absolutely need someone with the experience and maturity to care for the ages mentioned.

I think we're a pretty easy going family, warm, loving, talkative and emotional, but within that there are individual personalities, and of course we don't yet know how the baby will be.

We're busy and at times loud. so we'd need someone comfortable with that and someone who doesn't get flustered  with children who that require extra emotional sensitivity as we have 2 children that I would describe as high needs.

Not  looking to do chores. I mean if there's a spill I hope they would be willing to mop up and serve snacks or meals, but no household cleaning.

We also need someone who can drive.
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This sounds very much like something I would love, but I live-in so I can afford to be more flexible with hours than most live-out nannies.

If you want morning help occasionally, you might want to hire for that separately, or make it an optional add-on.  Most part-time nannies have 2+ families, and with your schedule, the other family would need to be before school and/or weekends.

If you want to hire and keep someone long-term, you need to list exactly what you need.  Be specific about why you consider 2 of the kids high needs.  State whether you expect the nanny to drive her car or yours.  Most nannies don't like working with teens, but when it's a large family and teens are part of it, that's the way it is, so you need to be open to the nanny spending one-on-one time with your teen every once in a while to establish and maintain a relationship.  You need to be clear what the household duties will be.  Will the nanny cook the family dinner, or just help serve it?  Will the nanny be expected to wipe up spilled milk or mop the floor to make sure there's no smell?  It sounds like you have a pretty good handle on what you need, so write up a description, being as specific as possible.

If you want someone legal, someone paid on the books (or conversely, off the book) or someone who speaks English fluently and can help with homework, those must be in your description.

The more information in your description, the better.  Nannies who take the time to read your description won't apply if they can't or won't do what you need.  And you really, really don't want to hire someone who is going into it blind.  So, the people who contact you and talk about what you posted will know what you expect and need, and they should feel that they are capable of fulfilling it.

You may have more luck going through an agency, but perhaps not.  Most agencies seem to just send applicants to families if they know that they don't have what a specific family needs.  And all of the agencies advertise families on care, sittercity and the like anyway.  You should be able to do your own legwork if you post on dcum.  Because your position isn't the normal 1-2 kids and set hours, skipping your neighborhood listserv might be ok.[/quote]

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