Hi i urgently need two nannies in london

[nannyuk]

interviews tomorrow i need two nannies to cover for me next week

I am amazed at the number of nasty bitchy comments and "advice" from people who CLEARLY have no idea what it is like working in SOME private homes.
Every family has unique needs, requirements and expectations. Some reasonable, some unreasonable - that's how some of these jobs are.
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To all of the people with their unpleasant and critical comments, if you feel the need, say what you think but say it without the he judgement and nastiness!!!
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NannyUK, I do know what it's like in some of these VIP &/or HNW roles. Just as you are, I have needed to find someone at times to cover for me.
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If I wasn't in a current booking, I would be in touch with you privately to see if I could help with your cover. I am sorry I can't offer to help you out.
Best of luck in finding cover.
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Do ignore the unpleasant comments from people who clearly have no idea what it is like in some of the private jobs we do.
Best wishes.

I hope your bf is ok but from what I rem you are a self employed nanny who flts from family to family bit like me

Anyway you dictate terms and contract and If you need time off you take it. Yes nice to find a replacement but not by asking total strangers off an Internet forum - but if you can't then I would be taking the time off regardless of my bf was that ill

And no you can't delete posts off mn or everyone would press delete when they get replies they don't like

This job I think was to work in a hotel while a family was on holiday - I could go through the search mode but can't be bothered

Again if you worked for their friends then sure they would help out and look after the children if the nanny suddenly needed to take time off work

I agree lots of posters have no idea, and I can totally understand the family asking you to sort this out, but this really isn't in your job description as a nanny. You should not have to be paying an agency - what's that about?

Isn't there a PA to call an agency? I think you need to tell the family your advice is to recruit through an agency. Surely money isn't an issue?

Are they saying you can't have time off unless you sort out cover yourself?

You haven't said where the interviews are,etc.

Blondes, I was assuming op had worked for the family's friends in a similar capacity, ie while on a stay in UK , so they not be here now to assist. I'm guessing she doesn't want to blot her copybook for future work, as personal recommendation and networking is useful, hence why she is seeking an alternative herself. If so I'd have thought paying an agency might be preferable to loss of potential work.

I might have no idea how your jobs work. But in that case please tell me why she needs two nannies to cover what she is doing?

Maybe it is unrealistic to find a single person to cover 24/7 at such short notice. Not exactly £££ either.

I will send you some details and send you a DM OP ...

hi thanks to the people that replied with helpful comments rather than hate. i think with the kids its more out of sight out of mind. the dad doesnt care as long as they are not harrasing him. I wanted to find a nanny that would continue the progress that i havee made with the children and not just dump them on anyone. I wanted two nannies because i thought it was a bit much on one nanny at short notice

True liz - personal recommendation is worth it's weight in gold

But so are nice families and I was be very :( if I thought a family I had worked for previously wouldn't use me as I had to leave a family in the lurch as my bf was almost dying

If you must find someone Nannyuk then use an agency.

You quoted £12nph last time and I rem this as thought weird quoting nett and not gross as a temporary /emergency role - so the job and you is well paid

Tbh I can't believe you won't pay a few hundred pounds to an agency so you can take a week off to be with your ill be - yet paid £4k to a total stranger so she could escape from the situation you posted about last month

i will pay it if i have to but i would rather not

Most temp nannies/maternity nannies would normally only do 24/5 rather than 24/7, I guess that's why she needs two.

I find it shocking that when you look at how much effort ordinary (non-VIP) parents put into finding a nanny, and then a family like this one that the OP works for are happy to leave their children in the care of a random person they have had no input in choosing for 24 hours a day.

Pay it and you will feel less stressed and can be with your bf at his time of need

It's a taxable exspense as well - keep the receipt for future reference when doing tax return

I have sent you a DM NannyUK ... hope it works out and send me details if you want to and I have worked for some nanny agencies and they can be rubbish and do NOT check references. I applied to one last year and they were sending me out on interviews and I know full well that they did NOT check any of my references! I think MUMSNET should have some kind of work/nanny section ...

yeah i probably will. tbh i wont come here for help again

I am not saying all agencies are like this but some are very lazy and just want to the agency fee without doing checks ...

This thread is completely odd.

Any one who wants a 24/7 live in child care will need two nannies. Many VIP families have two nannies working at the same time.

The thing is, the OP hasn't said much about the job, or even the what type of person is required (qualifications/experience) so I'm not sure she will get many suitable responses.

I maybe completely wrong, and loads of people have DM'd her.

I agree, I've had that experience with a "top" London agency. But going via an agency would take some of the stress off the OP at a stressful time. And if, god forbid, the new nanny turned out to be anything other than good, then it's the agency's problem not the nannies, which is important from the personal recommendation/ word of mouth point of view.

Excatly and one of the things determining if you can be se is sending someone else to do your job if need be

Sure London agencies have tons of nannies on their books who would do 24/7 esp if for one week and be well paid and prob able to take next few weeks off - at £12nph that's £288 a day times a week and over £2k

If I wasn't working nights with newborns I would do it for a week and then chill for rest of month

If any problems then agency will deal with them - rather then find a total stranger via Internet and have problems

Can you give us any more information about the job nannyuk as that will help you find the right nanny and not waste time with people applying who are not suitable and there are good agencies out there.

• How many children
• How old are the children
• Where in London are you based

Hope this helps.

Good luck.

Warning to those private messaging op:.She posted a thread a short while ago about her employers abusing a phillipino nanny, who op then gave 4000 to escape.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/childminders_nannies_au_pairs_etc/2428320-nanny-maid-not-treated-right

But I don't think the OP is with that same family anymore Alice, as she's specifically a holiday nanny.

yes it is not the same family.
the children are 2 and 6 and they are lovely kids
based in knightsbridge.
i would never send someone into the same situation as the phillipeno nanny

So you're on a short term contract and you've been there a couple of weeks. Under those circumstances if my bf was life threateningly ill in hospital I'd be telling my employers I'm sorry personal emergency and off.

I think posters here are being unnecessarily unhelpful.

I'm going to take you at face value op. You need to put some more details of requirements if you want to find anyone suitable. (Hours, pay, qualifications, expectations would be good too)