Hiring a nanny with a drink driving offence

I would consider it, especially if she won't be driving your child anyway. It's probably a huge regret and she wouldn't ever do it again (plus sounds like she might have lost her license anyway).

I might have considered it if she had raised it at her interview and explained. The fact that she had a ridiculous story about being too nervous to drive OP’s cars instead, leads me to question what other lies/mistruths she would tell me about my child’s care. It’s not so much the historic offence, but the lack of transparency… the lying. So no, I wouldn’t hire her.

I also wouldn't want someone with severe trauma to be my child's nanny. My children are my world I'm absolutely going to be judgemental and picky.

No, this is the person that you will have looking after your tiny precious child when you are not there and one of the few things you know about them is they have a drink driving conviction. Have some standards.

So if, hypothetically, she'd experienced a massive trauma - perhaps leaving an abusive relationship, death of a child etc, and turned to drink and made some very bad decisions, before pulling herself together and getting therapy, that would be a no to you?

Even more so. People with trauma who react in this way should not be working in professional childcare. Other jobs are available.

So if, hypothetically, she'd experienced a massive trauma - perhaps leaving an abusive relationship, death of a child etc, and turned to drink and made some very bad decisions, before pulling herself together and getting therapy, that would be a no to you?

I would have raised it at interview. Not driving your child around may not matter, depending where you live, but if she currently doesn't have a licence that may be relevant. She probably didn't mention it at interview because she knew you could see the information and waited for you to ask for details. I wouldn't employ someone with alcohol problems to look after my DC.

No. I have too much baggage from being around people who are irresponsible with alcohol. I won’t knowingly bring one into my life, no matter how long ago they had issues.

My trauma is just too great to trust someone with a known problem with alcohol with my child.

Definitely ask for circumstances and go with your gut feeling

Good god no in this scenarios

I'd ask for the circumstances (and I'd want evidence of them). If she had an alcohol problem, went to rehab and is now teetotal then I might be ok with it - as much as any other recovering alcoholic. Likewise if it was a morning after job or there were extremely mitigating factors. Bear in mine they'll always find an excuse though.

Alarm bells that she’s not currently driving.

I would bet she’s lost her license op

And? She was in her thirties. And what if she was a teacher at the time?

Nah. It's not about driving as others say but her relationship with booze.
If she had volunteered the info on the DUI and explained she'd since got sober and is now teetotal, then I'd consider it.

But she said nothing which makes me think she may still have a drinking issue. And with no driving to do she might actually be more inclined to sneak drinks while working if she is an alcoholic.

I have friends and family members who have lost their licence due to drink driving and it was it is they're already part of my life so I'm not going to cut someone off for it but i certainly wouldn't invite someone new into my home to care for my child who clearly has terrible judgement and lacks morals

I wouldn’t take the risk. Someone who drinks and drives is not someone who makes good decisions. Also indicates she had or could still have a drink problem. I wouldn’t take the risk.

The key is it happened 9 years ago.

Possibly. I’d have asked her to explain it to me in interview and decided how I felt then.

I got in the car after half a bottle of vodka cos I’d had a bad day is very different to I was pulled over on New Years Day having had a good few drinks the night before. I had no idea I’d still be over the limit and I felt terrible for it and for not knowing.

She was in her thirties at the time

The key is… what job was she in when she did this?

She got in the car drunk and THIS was lack of judgement. It happened 9 years ago. The real issue to decide is what her character and judgement are now

I don't think it is up to her to worry about additional cost on your insurance or a scratch on your car, if you have mentioned this during interview surely that risk is up to you? She must also be aware that you saw her previous DUI on her DBS so that would have been the perfect time to be upfront about it? Apart from her not mentioning it, are you even happy to have your child transported only by public transport? Does that work for you or would a driver make life easier for you? Regardless, I wouldn't employ her.

She got in the car drunk and THIS was lack of judgement. It happened 9 years ago. The real issue to decide is what her character and judgement are now

Yes.

She’ll have tried and no one hired her

9 years ago when she got the dui…. What was she employed as at the time. A teacher?

She didn’t get this DUI in her teens or twenties but in her thirties!!

was she employed at the time?

Did you ask for the DBS ahead of the interview? If so, what was your plan, should anything come up on the DBS? Did you ask her about it, because that’s the point of having them readily available, I guess. I personally wouldn’t take on someone because I’m hardline on this issue but also, she’s clearly got very poor judgement and as you say, she wasn’t a teenager.