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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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sephineee · 29/03/2016 15:48

It would be 7 hours in total. Ironing is 1.5 hours, cleaning I reckon 4.5 hours. So one hour a week left over - probably batch cooking is too much as well then.

Not sure I've got further than saying cleaning and ironing to candidates either. The big issue is the driving, lots of older women interested but then they cant drive.

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BitchyComment · 29/03/2016 15:48

The pay doesn't sound too bad but it's not great. How much are cleaners paid around where you live?

Paffle · 29/03/2016 15:48

Sounds to me like too much to do in the time tbh. Also for a nanny I think you are looking at £10-12 net per hour (not gross) at least in London. And this time round I haven't seen anyone who wanted less than £11nph. Also, you frankly have a smaller pool of candidates for p/t in my experience.

anotherdayanothersquabble · 29/03/2016 15:45

Many nannies don't want to do whole house cleaning. Could you find a part time nanny and a part time cleaner?

Jinxxx · 29/03/2016 15:45

Going rate for full time nanny. I suspect you will have to pay more for the sort of flexibility you want and the part time hours, or get somebody else to do your cleaning and ironing.

mouldycheesefan · 29/03/2016 15:43

Will two mornings be enough to clean house, do ironing, beds and batch cook before nursery pick up? Could you do all that in that time?

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sephineee · 29/03/2016 15:42

I haven't really even got to money negotiation yet with any candidates!

I would like to pay for £10 gross but accept that I might end up nearer £12. We are south east and is the midpoint of going rate for nanny I think?

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BitchyComment · 29/03/2016 15:40

Sorry, posted too soon. I don't think there is anything off putting about what you are asking. It's the type of thing my cleaner would like to do but decent pay is the key.

BitchyComment · 29/03/2016 15:38

Are you paying enough?

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