Anonymous
02/13/2017 11:22
Subject: Nanny job timing
Anonymous wrote:Long time nanny here. Every single time I've left a job (because DB was laid off, because child started preschool, because I quit, because NF moved, etc), I've found another one within two weeks, with only ONE exception. That exception was when a family gave me notice on December 10th that their child was starting preschool on January 6th, so they were giving me three weeks notice (I had no idea their child was even on a preschool wait list).
December is a TERRIBLE time to job hunt as a nanny. Most families who need someone to start in January look for someone in August/September/October because they don't want to be worrying about childcare during the holidays. Yes, some families may have just fired their nanny, but most families wouldn't fire a nanny over the holidays, unless she was literally abusing their child.
When that family let me go, I immediately reached out to my agency and also started looking on care, etc. No one who lived in my area was even looking for a full time nanny. It took me until mid January to start interviewing, and I was offered 3 jobs the first week of February, but they all had start dates 3-6 weeks out, so I was unemployed for almost two months (unprecedented in my long nanny career).
I understand that you're afraid she will leave you before the end date. So here's my advice: Give her notice by mid-September. Tell her you will be giving her an extra bonus if she stays with you through the end date (no less than $500, I think, to give good incentive). Also tell her you will be writing up a letter of recommendation which you will give her on her last day. Any good nanny should be able to secure a job with a January/February start date by early November, with notice in mid September.
OP here. Thanks. This is what I have heard and makes sense.
Anonymous
02/02/2017 14:58
Subject: Nanny job timing
Actually, January is a much better time for her to look for a job than August. In July/August/September, a lot of nannies are looking for jobs after their charges start kindergarten. It's a time of year when the industry is losing jobs, not gaining jobs. So you have less positions to fill, and many more nannies on the market.
That is assuming you're not just talking about after school gigs, but full-time, long-term positions.
On the contrary, a lot of families are looking for full-time nannies to start in the January-February time frame.
That is assuming you're not just talking about after school gigs, but full-time, long-term positions.
On the contrary, a lot of families are looking for full-time nannies to start in the January-February time frame.
Anonymous
02/02/2017 13:50
Subject: Nanny job timing
Long time nanny here. Every single time I've left a job (because DB was laid off, because child started preschool, because I quit, because NF moved, etc), I've found another one within two weeks, with only ONE exception. That exception was when a family gave me notice on December 10th that their child was starting preschool on January 6th, so they were giving me three weeks notice (I had no idea their child was even on a preschool wait list).
December is a TERRIBLE time to job hunt as a nanny. Most families who need someone to start in January look for someone in August/September/October because they don't want to be worrying about childcare during the holidays. Yes, some families may have just fired their nanny, but most families wouldn't fire a nanny over the holidays, unless she was literally abusing their child.
When that family let me go, I immediately reached out to my agency and also started looking on care, etc. No one who lived in my area was even looking for a full time nanny. It took me until mid January to start interviewing, and I was offered 3 jobs the first week of February, but they all had start dates 3-6 weeks out, so I was unemployed for almost two months (unprecedented in my long nanny career).
I understand that you're afraid she will leave you before the end date. So here's my advice: Give her notice by mid-September. Tell her you will be giving her an extra bonus if she stays with you through the end date (no less than $500, I think, to give good incentive). Also tell her you will be writing up a letter of recommendation which you will give her on her last day. Any good nanny should be able to secure a job with a January/February start date by early November, with notice in mid September.
December is a TERRIBLE time to job hunt as a nanny. Most families who need someone to start in January look for someone in August/September/October because they don't want to be worrying about childcare during the holidays. Yes, some families may have just fired their nanny, but most families wouldn't fire a nanny over the holidays, unless she was literally abusing their child.
When that family let me go, I immediately reached out to my agency and also started looking on care, etc. No one who lived in my area was even looking for a full time nanny. It took me until mid January to start interviewing, and I was offered 3 jobs the first week of February, but they all had start dates 3-6 weeks out, so I was unemployed for almost two months (unprecedented in my long nanny career).
I understand that you're afraid she will leave you before the end date. So here's my advice: Give her notice by mid-September. Tell her you will be giving her an extra bonus if she stays with you through the end date (no less than $500, I think, to give good incentive). Also tell her you will be writing up a letter of recommendation which you will give her on her last day. Any good nanny should be able to secure a job with a January/February start date by early November, with notice in mid September.
Anonymous
02/02/2017 11:11
Subject: Nanny job timing
Anonymous wrote:Many jobs come up all the time.
This. It's hard to find a job to start in Nov/Dec because people are so busy and they don't want to pay a new person for all of the holidays if they don't have to. But plenty of jobs open in January/Feb. Nannies who started in the fall are let go or quite, first-time nanny families figure out they prioritized the wrong things, shares split up, daycare doesn't work out, families move and have babies all year long, too!
Anonymous
02/02/2017 11:02
Subject: Nanny job timing
Nanny here , look like my situation.
Anonymous
02/01/2017 23:06
Subject: Nanny job timing
Many jobs come up all the time.
Anonymous
02/01/2017 21:06
Subject: Nanny job timing
We want our nanny to stay with us until January 2018.
However, I'm concerned that all the nanny jobs come up for a late August start so she will want to leave then if we don't want the full year to sept 2018.
Is this a reasonable assumption?
I know I should just ask her, and I will, but I'm trying to think through what we can offer her before we talk in a couple of months.
Thanks
However, I'm concerned that all the nanny jobs come up for a late August start so she will want to leave then if we don't want the full year to sept 2018.
Is this a reasonable assumption?
I know I should just ask her, and I will, but I'm trying to think through what we can offer her before we talk in a couple of months.
Thanks