Should I be able to get a decent live in nanny for £300 per week net in London?

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Athene and Blondes have got it right. Once you've factored in the fact that it's a live in job you do end up earning more in terms of disposable income than you would if you lived out but that's the price you pay for sacrificing some privacy. In the end I guess that's what puts most very experienced nannies off living in after a while - unless you move onto live-in positions with separate accomodation but even then your home etc is tied to your job - so it's not solely about the cash at the end of the day. I'd say a really experienced nanny will cost you more living in than they would living out in the end, which is why most live in jobs tend to be a) less well paid on the surface and b) filled by younger (and therefore less experienced) nannies.

excalty - so £300 in the hand a week would be fab, with no bills to pay for - for a newly qualifed/some experience nanny

i would love to have £300 deposible cash left each week

Keep in mind that the £300 per week is not what they live on. It is their spending cash after someone else pays all their bills. Not really a bad deal for a youngish single girl/boy.

I think MV the fact that 2 posters have enquired about the job says it all really........300 a week net is over 20k a year plus all live in perks. Nearer 40k a year worth. There may be a few ex city workers jumping at it this year!

maidenvoyage - its live in and do you really think comments like that are at all helpful?!!

I saw a job on gumtree the other day that was £175 for 60 hours a week so I think £300 is not to be sniffed at!!

why would you expect someone to work 55 hours a week for £300.00, worked for that ten years ago

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I'm a British nanny looking for a new live in position. My current contract is only temp and am looking for a long term position for the right family.

I have a level 4 in childcare, first aid certificate, CRB check + other qualifications. I'm currently studying for my degree with the OU in child development psychology and education.

I have five years experience in schools, nurseries, childrens centres and as a sole and shared charge nanny.

I can supply excellent references and full portfolio. Feel free to contact me if you'd like to discuss.

300 is a good salary for live ins, but only if they are newly qualified/yr or 2 exp

the 2 live in nannies i know get at way over £300 a week, and they arent even in london

if you want a very exp/qualified nanny then you may need to pay more

agree most nannies like to stay in jobs for may years (i do) but they are quite in their rights to leave and give 4/8 weeks notice

you ideally want someone 19th jan - that isnt long, considering most nannies i know have to give at least 4 weeks notice,most are 6/8 AND as nearly christmas, they would either have to hand in their notice before xmas or on jan 5th when back at work

You might look at kiwis/auusies who have ancestral visas which I believe are good for 5 years -- although I'm not sure how these are effecter by the new tier visa system.

I once had a nanny who was older and had grown children. It was like having a MIL who thought she knew better than I did how to raise my kids and we had some pretty big problems because of this. So, if you consider this 40 year old, I would ask a lot of questions about diets, medicne, approach to discipline, etc. and make sure her views are compatible with yours.

For example, if you like your kids to have eggs in the morning make sure nanny isn't 100% committed to a carb based breakfast. The only reason I didn't give her notice was because she resigned first.

I don't think it is the money that's a problem so much as the commitment you want. A nanny interested in a live-in position (especially one that isn't sep. accomodation) is ime either going to be young and single and looking for maybe their second job, or a Aussie/Kiwi with a one year visa. A young nanny will be looking to live in for a year or two at most I would think, as there are going to be big restrictions on their independence, having boyfriends etc.

Have you tried greataupair.com?

Something you might want to consider is offering an incentive to stay. So, rather than bumping the offering from £300 to £350, leave it at £300 and take the difference and dangle as a bonus for staying for 18 month or whatever amount/length of time suits you.

If you pay more to get someone who says she wants a long term position, but then she changes her mind in 9 months, will you resent having paid more to get someone who isn't staying any longer anyway?

Also, if you save that bonus and she does leave then you can just put it toward your recruitment search for the next one.

When does the job begin? This is a crap time of year to be looking for a nanny. And I suspect that is your problem. I think £300 per week is plenty if you look for someone who has 1-2 years experience. Although I think au pair experience is actually very valuable when you are hiring a live-in nanny. She needs to not only know how to look after children, but also how to to live in another person's house. I personally regard au pair experience as a bigger plus than formal nanny training. Also, someone who has been an au pair will see a nanny job as a promotion and likely be happy there for a while.

Also, I think your ambition for her to stay until 2011 is perhaps a recipe for disappointment. Nannies come and nannies go. Just as in any job, nannies generally have the right to resign with about one month's notice. This is just part of employing a nanny. So you may very well have to hire a new one ever year or two.

I am shocked you can't find someone for that amount of money! I'm live in with 8 years experience+I'm on quite a bit less than that. Admittedly I have a separate flat but still. In this current economic climate £300 a week live in is bloody attractive if you ask me!
And while I get the point about savings, pensions etc, I've managed to save about 60% of my money each month which living in gives you the perfect chance too. I do work about 60 hours a week thou so I don't really spend it lol.

Hi Turkey
Maybe the nanny market has moved on....when i hired my current nanny 2 and a bit years ago, i offered her £300 net per week (2 kids - 2.5 yrs and 6 mos at that time). She has had pay rises since so she's £360 net now. She was 25 at the time i hired her.
I would keep trying to be honest. I still think that's a decent amount of money and given the recession coming and the number of city jobs that have been lost, i suspect there will be a few in the market.
have you tried nannyjob?
i used an agency (peekaboo i think) but there are also others --
best of luck hope you find someone.

All i would say in the interview is that you are looking for someone to be there long term it would put me off if you said that in an interview to be honest. In this climate you may have more luck getting someone but it isn't really going rate. I've been a nanny for a long time so it's hard for me to say who you'll get going to the interviews but i know a nanny who is only 24 so not a massive amount of experience and she earns £365 a week!

Please don't think of our salary in terms of disposible cash, which i know is true but we do work a large amount of hours and have no real long term perks in our contracts like maternity, pensions etc. Plus our salaries don't really get that much higher once we get to the stage in our careers like i am.
Hope you find someone good.