Live in nannies can you tell me about pay ???

no 1 and no 2 - hope new nanny is working out ok -sure she is

i dont understand how you can be offered a job without discussing money - i need a certain amounteach week to pay my bills/mortgage etc so i have to find out what the job is paying, or we both waste our time if too low

i would have though £7nett for 6years exp

35 hours a week! sorry i didn't say! I have almost 6 years experience of all ages.

For someone with a few years experience I should have added.

35 hours a month? or a week?

£8 net per hour (almost £10 gross) seems to be the going rate around there - so £280 net.

Hi

I was just wondering what you'd expect to pay a nanny working 35 hours a month live out ? I'm in oxfordshire. I've been offered a position and have been asked what salary i'd expect and I'm really not sure! tia

willowthewispa - I'm in cirencester Not too far from you. I love my job so much, my two are 8yo g and 11yo b and though can be pains (esp J, 11yo boy) they're cool kids 99% of the time!

nannynick - My volunteering is one morning in a charity shop (I've always wanted to try it out and here's my chance!) and 2 mornings in an 'early years' class (or reception as I've always known it haha) with the 4/5 yos. I love that age group and I did want to work with them, but my MB told me that she didn't mind me volunteering at the school as long as I did my job well! My tutor for CCLD is going to try speak to the local nursery to get me some experience with babies. I have work experience with 3-18yos (nursery volunteering in college, reception class in my brief stint at uni and 7+ working for PGL, an adventure company here in the UK) and my Mum and Nan were both childminders until I was 13 & Nan a foster carer now, so brief experiences with toddlers and babies. This course is just so I have an actual qualie to back up my experience!

Also, my host family are really okay with my boyfriend staying a couple of nights on occasion which is an added bonus as if it wasn't fr that we probably wouldn't be together

Pixi - just thought I'd write to say that I think you have the right attitude... while your pay is low... you are seeing it as being a training opportunity. You are getting the experience of doing a live-in job, getting time to do some volunteering (children related work I guess) plus doing an NVQ... while not having to pay out for rent, bills etc. Once you have qualified, you can move on to better things. Plus of course, you like the family... so seems to be working out well for you and them. Good luck with your course.

Sorry for HiJacking the thread

Pixi - I too started out as an unqualified nanny, living-in and earning £100 a week (though I did 40 hours). It's a great way to start out. I work in Bristol now btw, where abouts are you?

I'm a live-in near Bath/Bristol. On an au pairs wage (£100) but I have no qualies and only work 30 hours a week, if that. I'm happy with it as it means I have 6 hours a day to do some volunteering (3 days a week) & work towards an NVQ so that I can get a well paid live-out job in the future

I babysit on occasion and put the kids to bed once a week-ish?
And the family are amazing to work for

I work in North London and earn £420 a week. 7-30 till 7 with 2 nights babbysitting and a free one bedroom flat all bills paid.

I've seen 2 live-in nanny jobs (5 days a week, average type hours, 8-6ish) advertised near here (Cambridge) at £200net per week - by agencies! I would have thought £250 minimum but it seems nanny pay is really dropping round here...might be worth doing a nannyjob.co.uk search for your area and getting an idea of what is being advertised.

Sorry been stuck doing maths homework and am MN-ing while kiddies are doing homework thats too hard for me.
THe job sounds fab but I am here now I as much as the job has its crappy moments I will stay as its easier to stay then move and I do like the kids and we do have fun together. I do wish you all the best searching for a nanny though. Its not something I would want to go through. Looking for a job was hard enough.
What was this about namechaning? Did I miss something?

I totally sympathise - we agonised over what to do about our first nanny too and eventually gave her notice (following great mumnetters advice). I am sooo glad we did! On the discipline side I really hated the idea of that too and fortunately we 'saw the light' and got rid of her before she reached one year's service so didn't have to go through a disciplinary procedure to justify our decision. In the current economic climate you should have plenty of good nannies to chose from who won't take the pXSS. Good luck!

I think you should talk to louishappy.

More importantly, when can you come to London for a meet-up? Cat me and we'll chat offline. I can't cat you!

children do miss their nannies when they leave but they also move on and are happy to have a new nanny

yours are older enough to understand

you seem such a lovely person that it really pisses me off the way your nanny uses you and takes advance of your good nature

fri am she should have been playing with your dc, and any duties she had to do SHOULD have been done when they were at rugby the day before

i am all up for fresh air, so she could have played in garden with them

im seeing marmite next week, so i can always give her a prod in the right direction towards you no1andno2

i thought that as well athene

waves to no1andno2 - the quicker you get rid of your useless nanny who basically gives fab nannies like us me a bad name the better!!!

you must be coming up for two years now with her now, so soon you will have to pay her redunancy money

I suspect a name change in our midst. Am I right? The person I am talking to can cat me if she wants to.

no1andno2 ill work for you! sep annexe!

while the kids are in school they attend an international school so finish at 1255, 140 and 345 so can have all or none home in the middle of the day. its hard becuase they hardly ever see thier parents so I am like mum and dad in one and they crave their parents attention so its tough but at least I can go to the gym during the day so it has its good points (i thnk)

You know I think I missed the bit about all in school. So I guess it's not that bad. But midnight everynight is a lot. I just left a job that worked me to the bone and I got liitle in return. I got paid for the extra hours. But,no career progression. A hostile working environment. And it wore me down to the point that I looked for another job and resigned (with pleasure!).