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Nanny-Housekeeper

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sephineee · 29/03/2016 15:37

I am trying to find a live out nanny housekeeper for 2 days a week.

I want someone to clean the house, do all the ironing, put kids washing round/do kids beds and some batch cooking. They will have am to do this and pm to do nursery pick for dc3 and then 2-3 hours with dc3 before I come back with dc1 and 2. School run in the am needed too.

Cant find anyone who is willing to do all the cleaning, can drive and wants to do childcare.

Do I need to rethink?! Any suggestions on where this role is flawed?

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Blondeshavemorefun · 07/04/2016 12:46

Glad you got it sorted and changed what you were looking for

Nanny /hk is hard

Good professional nannies like myself don't want to clean

A good cleaner may not want to look after children let alone young ones

I do think you wanted a lot doing in the 3ish hours a day in the morning

Plus what happens when holidays and children at home

CaptainCorellisBanjo · 06/04/2016 13:58

Pleased you got it sorted!

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sephineee · 06/04/2016 10:22

I am going to keep my current cleaners and ironers and have hired another nanny known to all the kids for one day week. Then one day a week in term time dc3 will go to nursery and in the holidays dh and I will juggle annual leave.

Think in the future I will look for a 4 day a week nanny/housekeeper (more when all in school I think) and with it being a more full time job should have more luck.

Thanks everyone!

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Toomanywheeliebinsagain · 04/04/2016 13:23

I have one (London) but I had to put up my hourly rate and number of hours. In the end she does 25 hours a week, two full days and a half day. She's wonderful, great with the children, great around the house but it took me ages to find her and in end was through personal recommendation

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sephineee · 04/04/2016 09:07

I think you might be right captain, not an easy one to find. She sounds amazing by the way!

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CaptainCorellisBanjo · 01/04/2016 23:40

I think that anything that involves two roles is difficult to recruit for. Our last lady was a mature student but was happy to do cleaning, school run, groceries, anything - whole family adored her. Am literally heartbroken without her but after three years she was moving home. We'll never find someone so lovely I fear.

Underparmummy · 01/04/2016 19:13

I have advertised on care.com and childcare.co.uk. Today I have contacted several agencies - Eden and Harris recruitment are the ones I remember the names of!

Is 7 hours enough for just cleaning and ironing? It's less time than I would employ cleaners for to do the same!

CaptainCorellisBanjo · 01/04/2016 18:28

Do you mind me asking where you have advertised please OP? Looking for someone similar in London.

Jessbow · 01/04/2016 17:36

7 hours in total is your problem, really its one day work, not two.

Mominatrix · 01/04/2016 17:12

I don't think that those are enough hours for a nanny housekeeper. Might be better to get a cleaner and a regular babysitter.

When I had a nanny housekeeper, she worked 5 days a week, and I was still the primary childcare provider with her filling in more to give me a break or to help out.

LittleNelle · 01/04/2016 17:09

Can't DC3 go to nursery in the afternoon? Then you are looking for a part time housekeeper who is happy to do school runs.

Underparmummy · 01/04/2016 17:03

Sorry - n/c

Underparmummy · 01/04/2016 17:03

7 over the two days.

Jessbow · 01/04/2016 15:59

7 hours each day, or 7 over the two days?

expatinscotland · 01/04/2016 09:41

Sounds like a lot of work for 2 mornings and then nanny on top of that.

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sephineee · 01/04/2016 09:24

I might try an agency, thanks. Have always avoided due to extra cost.

cindy34 - I know, it was tongue in cheek.

I think maybe our stacking policy isn't working, maybe we just need a full time nanny who is willing to do some bed changing/washing/ironing and a cleaner.

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Cindy34 · 31/03/2016 18:19

Nanny agencies exist, maybe they could help.

This board on Mumsnet is your Childcare Advice bureau. We can advise you on various things but can not find you a person to do the job.

mouldycheesefan · 31/03/2016 12:44

Yes most local councils have them. They give lists of childminders, nurseries etc. Someone from our local one came and gave a talk to post natal group.

But they don't find you childcare! They just give info. You could try an agency if you are struggling.

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sephineee · 31/03/2016 11:25

Is there a childcare advice bureau?!

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sephineee · 31/03/2016 10:49

Thanks all, I have amended advert now. Still quite confused about how to proceed.

One issue is that dc3 has been doing bits at a nursery since he was 4 months old and we love the nursery. the nanny/housekeeper idea was to mix up cleaning and him still going to nursery (as he will have to restart for preschool). Maybe this is the thing that has to change.

ARGH childcare is so hard sometimes. I think its because a system only ever seems to last for a year and then something changes.

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Karoleann · 29/03/2016 19:02

Nanny/housekeepers pay is £12/hour net in beaconsfield area if that helps.

Cindy34 · 29/03/2016 18:00

Is it worth trying an advert with the salary in it, with a good description including the must requirement of being a driver (with own car to use in the job if they need that)? Before interview you can confirm that candidates meet the minimum spec and then see if that leaves you with people to interview.

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sephineee · 29/03/2016 16:18

Yes superwoman - these are the women interested and they sound great but without driving would be tricky.

Agree that it is a lot of non nanny work in term time, not what younger nannies are looking for at all.

Back to the drawing board for me and my childcare stacking plan!

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superwormissuperstrong · 29/03/2016 16:05

I think it's the quantity of work for 2 days if you are not even getting to a conversation about pay. A nanny will see a 2 day job and then see actually it's a lot of non - nanny work in those 2 days and so may not be interested. (Full time nanny's may accept some non nanny work as part of getting to full time hours but want the majority of work to be the nanny/children part)
Suspect cleaners are not even looking at the ad if it's labelled as a nanny.
It sounds like the kind of work that would be of more interest to a mature lady (like my mum who is a semi retired nanny) but she only now takes on jobs without the driving as she thinks it's too much responsibility for her these days and not worth the stress of doing school runs and parking issues around pickups and drop offs against a backdrop of busier roads, impatient drivers and nervous mums!

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sephineee · 29/03/2016 15:50

Pay current nanny £10 net so £13 gross - no cleaning but does have all three children a lot and does a lot of ferrying around etc. I pay more than most pepple I know.

if someone else does cleaning then I only need 2 x pms in termtime, surely no one wants that job?!

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