To think this mother is taking the proverbial?

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on a childcare site

About Me

Dedicated Mother of 3 and business professional requiring domestic support my working week can be anything from 9am – 17:30 or on occasions 20:00pm. Essentially supports within in these hours are crucial, along with household support so I am able to have quality time outside of work with the kids.
Personally we are a fun, loving family who enjoy having a laugh and good fun.

My Requirements

Registered Childminder Live In Nanny

Live Out Nanny After School Nanny

Au Pair

Hours Required
Monday – Fridays 14: 30 /15:00 – 19:30
Saturdays 10: 00 – 15:00 pm (possible evenings/ night childcare services)
Sundays (occasional) possibly evenings/ nights childcare services
Most school holidays the ideal candidate will not be required to work, however when required to do so the childcare service will be needed on a full-time basis.
Duties:

1. Childcare services
2. Preparing evening meals and Afro-Caribbean cuisines
3. Laundry – washing and ironing
4. General maintenance of the house keeping the house clean and tidy at all times
5. Weekly spring clean of entire 4/5 bedroom house Provided:

• Modern en-suite accommodation (for free)
• Evening meal inclusive

• Weekly rate of £45 per week

Requirements:

• Natural home-maker
• Enhanced CRB certificate
• Food hygiene certificate
• Childcare qualification
• Ofsted Registered
• Minimum of 2 years Childcare experience
• Good time management skills

Really? £45 per week. is that acceptable?!!

Oh, just notice it includes accommodation. Is that the going rate for an au pair type job then, though this seems more than most au pairs do ime.

Yanbu that is outrageous!

Ha ha, surely a wind-up? WEEKLY SPRING CLEAN? Do me a favour, it's totally ridiculous even for a spoof ad!

Maybe theres a zero missing?

I think it's too many hours for an au pair - with the "spring" clean (I assume that's thorough clean, not just pushing the hoover occasionally, but not bleaching skirting boards either) it's pretty much full time.

I used to have a live-in job on terrible money, but there's only so much you can give as perks in lieu of pay. From memory at the time it couldn't take you lower than 80p/h under minimum wage.

So I think either it isn't an au pair job or it isn't legal pay.

Bollocks. It isn't an au pair job and it doesn't pay enough.

Even with the accommodation £45 a week is taking the piss.

Did sums. It's minimum 30h/w so £5/h under minimum wage.

What?!! Surely this isn't real. Please someone get in touch with them ha

45 a week?

Surely no one will work that amount for that, even with accommodation. That's less than an au pair would get.

doesn't want much for 45 quid does she

And she wants qualified childcarer with Ofsted registration. Cheeky mare.
Shall we all apply and try to haggle the wages up to £46?
What do we all reckon the proper going rate should be? I'd say at least £250 per week if she wants qualified etc. Bear in mind this is the North West so not mega wages.

Dear me, that's appalling!

If someone is willing to do that they can come and work for me!!!

Would an au pair be registered with offsted?

One thinks she won't have many applicants and will have to reconsider

Agree outrageous but can I pick up on the other point of what an earth if Afro-Caribbean cuisine?

There is regional African cuisine, same for the Caribbean. Anyone I know from either of these regions, DH would specify e.g. I want Jamaican food, not Afro-Caribbean.

Really strange phrase IMO.

And only the evening meal inclusive!!!! Where's the money to buy rest of meals???

Is this the same demented loon mother woman whose previous au pair we talked out of the job and the house a couple of months ago? It's that £45 a week for not far off full time hours and including a lot of skivvying which rings bells.

Oooh yes. I think it is. I assume her previous slave has left!

Fuck!

Sounds like you'd be working from dawn to dusk.

House tidy at all times? With 3 children?

Could she be from another planet??

So she wants to pay way less than Job Seekers allowance for someone qualified and with at least 2 years experience??????

2 possibilities. Typo or deranged madwoman.

Shall I message her and ask if it's a typo?