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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is more of a household manager type of role, and you'll definitely want to prioritize the most important elements of the job as no one is going to be exceptional in all three departments. If your children are older and you primarily need someone to keep the house clean, do the cooking, buy groceries, etc. then you could hire someone with less experience with kids; if children are younger or otherwise need a lot of care, you might have to be flexible in regards to just how wonderful the cooking is or how flawless the cleaning. I am a nanny who does a small amount of cleaning (cooking only for children) and while I do my best, I know it is not as good as a professional or experienced cleaner would be able to do. So the answer is yes, there are employees who will do all these things, but you'll want to go into the hiring process understanding what your absolute priorities are. [/quote]
Someone who does "everything" is known as a doormat, and is usually not that appreciated.
Of course, sometimes families have a crisis, and then it's reasonable to do whatever is needed.[/quote]

No, someone that does it all usually isn't doing the childcare part FT. This is what happens when the kids are old enough to be going to preschool daily, or kindergarten and up, they need more help with driving kids, running errands, cooking and cleaning than just one thing done. Like I said, this position gets paid much more per hour than just a nanny does. It might be combined with another position like a personal assistant that also does some errands and driving, for families with a lot of kids and where the family has money to afford both (and enough work for both) but don't actually need a separate driver, cook or nanny. Childcare is never more than 50%, but usually closer to a 30% maximum if lots of cleaning/errands is being done.

This type of work is also great for your resume, as you usually have had plenty of childcare experience and are still working with kids, plus you gain experience that you can take to getting other positions in the future like housekeeping (occasional or FT), being a personal assistant. If you work a jobs like that for the experience, you can end up finding positions like that for more high profile/wealthy families and make $70,000+ a year for 45 hrs a week.[/quote]

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