As a part time nanny 30/hrs a week sometimes more when they need it . I get 2 weeks off one between Christmas and new years . Then one at my choice I will try to arrange with there vacation . I have done this for three years . This year I will take my own . I also get I think 10 federal holidays only the main ones . If they do go out of town I do get paid . I would never go with a family that did not offer benefits .I can easily work full time . why should I work part time and not have any . I offer my family a lot of flexible there are weeks that I work 50+ hours .. I am paid for the extra time . IF I took on another family to cover my Thursday and Friday they would be in a bind .....

Anonymous wrote:I recently went through the job hunting process as the family I was with for 4 years aged out of needed a nanny any longer. I spoke with 10 or so perspective MBs with PT positions (most 25-30 hours) and all offered PTO, so I disagree that it is not standard. It would not be standard for a PT babysitter, but if hiring a professional, qualified career nanny then I would definitely say PTO in some form as well as guaranteed hours are standard.

Thank you for a level-headed and honest response. There is a difference between a part time babysitter and a qualified and experienced part time nanny. Most families offer PTO. I've never had a position without PTO as a benefit and I've worked 30 hour a week jobs up to 55 hours a week jobs.

PTO is not standard for a PT nanny, but it is nice perk if you can offer it. Same with guaranteed hours, although, honestly, I can't imagine not offering guaranteed hours.

I recently went through the job hunting process as the family I was with for 4 years aged out of needed a nanny any longer. I spoke with 10 or so perspective MBs with PT positions (most 25-30 hours) and all offered PTO, so I disagree that it is not standard. It would not be standard for a PT babysitter, but if hiring a professional, qualified career nanny then I would definitely say PTO in some form as well as guaranteed hours are standard.

OP, it is NOT standard for part time employees to receive paid time off. It isn't unheard of however but not standard.

The part timers commenting are most likely in the minority and came to your thread because they have that benefit but I can assure you that most don't.

^^holiday is a bit of a misnomer--we both work in schools and have a lot of paid days off (even if not "holidays") and she will be paid for those even if we don't need her.

That's also why we're able to offer such generous vacation time as well (she'll get two weeks at Christmas, one week at Easter and then whatever week she wants).

We are hiring for a 24 hour/week position and are offering four weeks paid vacation (three weeks our choosing, one week hers), 12 holidays and six sick days. We have a guaranteed monthly salary and will pay that even if we don't need her each contracted day. We will pay an hourly wage for anything worked beyond 24 hours.

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Anonymous wrote:I've worked 30 hour a week jobs and was given benefits such as guaranteed pay, 52 weeks a year. I was given 3 paid sick days and 2 weeks paid vacation, 1 their choice and 1 mine. I also got paid holidays.

I currently work 35 hours a week and get guaranteed pay, 5 sick days, and 2 weeks paid vacation of my choice. In addition to that I get 12+ paid holidays.

Troll.

This is not realistic. This is really good for even MBs. Are there even 12 holidays in a year? Federal government employees get 10 paid holidays a year for a FULL TIME employee. Part time employees get only paid holiday if it falls on a day they are supposed to work so less than that.

Federal Government is supposed to have one of the most generous benefits. A typical job giving you more generous leave than Federal Government jobs for which you have to have college degrees? What a troll. Don't spread bad information around.

I'm the +1 to the post you quoted and I am also not a troll.

These families wanted a nanny of FT-caliber and weren't able to find any in the PT pool who were qualified. To encourage nannies seeking FT employment - typically a stronger pool of applicants - to consider their jobs, they offered them with FT benefits. It worked. I filled my empty hours with another PT job (8-15hr/wk with no benefits) easily because I didn't need to worry about benefits. Win-win.

OP here. Thank you to all the helpful PPs. The rest of you add nothing to the discussion.