How much to charge for unsociable hours!

[Jollyolly]

I'm looking for a nanny job which would involve bringing my son with me to work (most days) and heard from a friend that she knows someone who is looking for a evening nanny; 6pm to 1am, 3 days a week.

It's not really the kind of hours I'm looking for, however, I am considering it. The only thing I wanted to know is; how much would you look to charge for these hours?

Obviously as a nanny you don't charge. You look for a certain amount, They offer...you agree together. The thing is they might be unsociable but the kids will be asleep so unless you are leaving at 1am and thus its a real pain..I can't see you'll be getting more than usual but I might be wrong. Would you take your son? that would be very awkward putting them in the car at 1am and taking them home? x

Could be lower pay than daytime as its more like babysitting, kids asleep.
Don't think it will work well taking your son, brining him home at 1am will disturb his sleep. Also it will restrict getting a daytime job unless you find one that ends by say 5pm.

If salary was say 10 gross, then 70x3=210 so the family will need to do payroll, deduct tax/ni and pay emp NI. Does the family realise that and taken account of what the total cost is likely to be? On the plus side for them, there are unlikely to be any activity budget or mileage payments.

That's the problem, I would have to get my son up at 1am and take him home in the car which isn't ideal. I'd be looking after the child in their home, so it would only be my son I'm getting up. But I'm only considering it because it's a friend of a friend and would only do it if it's worth my while.

Nannynick, I've not directly spoken to the person who requires the childcare, as my friend recently told me about their childcare requirements, so I'm still waiting to hear back from her before making any decisions. But thank you both for your feedback.

Would your partner be able to pick your little one up from you at 7or 8pm?

I have a job like this once. The children all ate together, bathed together, brushed teeth and had a bedtime story. My husband would pick my 2 up and take them home to bed while I stayed a few more hours at work. It worked really well.

My partner works shifts, so it would depend on what hours his doing on those days. But that's a good idea and something worth considering I guess :) My partner gets lots of holidays and days off work which are allocated in advance, so there will be times when my son wouldn't have to come with me.