Does anyone do Before/After school nanny job?

[Cindy34]

I see a lot of before/after school nanny jobs being advertised but I wonder who actually does that work.

Does anyone do it? What do you do the rest of the time? How are you able to pay your bills on doing 5-6 hours a day? Do you get paid a higher hourly rate than you would do in a full time nanny job?

I don't know anyone

I do know some people!! No-one that does a before and after school only job though.

I know nannies who are paid for the whole day, but only have school age children.

I know nannies who do before/after school care as part of a nanny share.

I know nannies who do either before or after school care because their other job starts late/finishes early.

Sometimes they work for student (apparently) but I've no idea how - any afternoon class I have is 2pm-5pm. I also wonder why so many jobs are advertised as after school only, when surely there are people who need mornings (I am currently looking for just-morning work).

I used to when DS was a toddler. I spoke to a couple of agencies who said I could expect 10% more an hour than a full-time nanny. It was South East London about 3 years ago. Although I spoke to agencies most clients didn't want a NWOC. ( I had been a nanny before I had DS)I ended up getting my job through word of mouth.
My boss was brilliant, completely got it that DS would be in the house and I wouldn't be able to give her DD my undivided attention all the time. She also provided DS's evening meal and set up a camp bed for DS to sleep on when it was school holidays. Because I was a NWOC I worked for 75% of the going rate.
The arrangement lasted for 2 years. I ended it when DS started pre-school and went into childminding full time. I know my boss had a tough time replacing me .

These jobs never offer enough hours unless they fit in with other work.

I see the same jobs advertised on childcare sites for months on end.

It's the sort of thing that was once done by family or friends but grandma's are working themselves now.

Thanks all. So it is as I thought, lots of parents may be looking for this but there are few nannies to whom it appeals.

Most before and after school places are filled by school clubs or CMs I think, but I can see why many people would like a nanny.

We have a friend who hires a nanny just for that. For 2 school kids aged 8 and 6. So nanny turns up at 6.30/7 for mum to take the 7 something train to London. She drops kids off to school. I believe she's given jobs like ironing and cleaning to get done (but pretty flexible as to when she gets them done). Then off to pick them up at 3. After which she has to do drop offs at brownies, tennis, etc. if there's nothing going on, they go home and get to chill whilst she gets dinner on.

Parents return at about 7.

She gets paid a pretty good deal which means that she doesn't have any other nanny job.

I did this when I was a single mum of one I loved it :-)

I do just after school nannying and I cope just fine. I was recently a student so I am not saying I would want this wage forever, but for now it is great. I can afford to pay my rent, and eat out and go to the cinema regularly and still have plenty left over to save. I must add though, the parents sometimes have to stay away overnight so I will get paid more to stay over.
It would be nice to find something to fill my days, but, I am still managing fine, that is purely a personal thought (from a shopaholic!)

I did it until July. I only agreed to so it because my existing job agreed to let me work the hours between. She then went back in that and kept changing my hoursaand I was temping as much as possible to make up the difference, working 6 or 7 days a week from 7am to midnight some days with travel or a few hours between jobs between. I was made redundant from the old job at Christmas, managed to find a job the fit my before/after school job but it meant working 6 days a week. It was too much tbh, I have no clue how I lasted until July tbh but I had to give notice.

Boss was not happy at all though, there was a sarcy comment about professional nannies staying in jobs longer than a year at one point but financially it is not doable, I had no life outside of work, I had no time to study and my mental and physical health have been suffering because of the workload. I'm looking forward to 3 days a week plus ad box as and when I agree to it! And studying and maybe having a life!

My friend does but only as she can't find a full time job as has own child

There are so many before/after school jobs in my area but as you said the average person can't survive on 5/6hrs a day

And some parents don't want to pay a nanny to do nothing for a few hours after done their chores

Some do pay for all day. Normally if nanny been there for a while

Where I live (Paris) there are lots of nounous, FT nanny/housekeepers. Some of them start work at 11 am and work until 8 or 9 pm. Their workload includes laundry, shopping and preparing dinner for the whole family as well as childcare and housework.

I have employed one, she is working on average 5 hours a day but she is happy to do so as she is only 18 and lives with her parents so no massive bills. Additionally her bf works nights so she can see him after dropping dcs off in the morning which she couldn't if she had more a 9-5 job. So I guess different things suit different lifestyles! She also cleans for me once a week though. She tells me she is going to sign up to agency and try to do more study next year once she is more settled into role but we shall see. I just hope she stays as she gets a bit older!

They are difficult to find, as you say everyone wants them but the hours don't always work. There needs to be a reason for that person to want those hours- my current nanny is writing a book so she wanted something to fit around that. I do pay £15 per hour (2 children) for her flexibility though, but I see adverts at £8-10 for more children and the job description goes on and on. If you want this type of nanny then you need to make sure your situation and salary is competitive v's everyon else.