i can't find any live in nannies looking for a job out there in NW London??

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I have been advertising for 3 weeks constantly in the usual gumtree, nanny job, childcare etc emailing prospective nannies but for some reason I get no decent responses? Did all the good live in nannies ger jobs prior to September have I missed the boat? I don't get it, everyone seems interested then they just don't respond?
We are a normal easy family 3 kids at school so only 2 hours in the morning and after school needed giving good salary and v good perks???
What am I doing wrong? does no one want a job!
Thanks for advice

my thought process is to pay well overall and that covers some days working less ie school time an some times working a bit more ie holidays so it kind of evens itself out. Do mothers helps or nannies not want free time off during the day?
thanks

Well most nannies become nannies because they like working with children, often young children, so the whole of the school day means they don't get the fun bits!

It can be a bit demotivating to have lots of free time then very full on during holidays for the same money, but some will prefer a regular income so I don't think that's necessarily a barrier.

It might suit someone who wants to study or volunteer elsewhere during the day?

Then it isn't that well paid and there's your problem. If it's 7 hours when they're at school, then 13 hours when they're not? How many school holidays are there? A 65 hour week for £280?! That may be your problem!

Nannies do like a break during the day e.g. lunch and a sit down for an hour while the baby sleeps, but 6 hours isn't a break it's a split-shift.

as a nanny i cant stand split shifts and only take those roles if they are temp

London is expensive .. career live in nannies will want 350net at very min

if u offer that and put it on your ads..youll have more interest

well some days its less ie school and in holidays it may be more so it all evens out. I guess a good mothers help may be better as they may be used to free time in the day?
thanks

Consider who this might appeal to, possibly someone studying something and thus wants freetime during the day.

I feel it will be hard to explain things to the nanny, so write it down and include it in the advert. If they have to take all/most holiday in school holidays include that in the ad. If the hours increase during school holidays yet pay stayed the same, then they would be wise to take as much holiday as possible during school holidays, as then they are doing less work overall.

Are you getting applicants but they are unsuitable, or are you not getting applicants at all?