Live in nanny role

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Calling all nannies, please help!

I’ve been a live out nanny for many years but I’m now struggling to find a full time role. I live rurally so it’s always been the case unfortunately.

I’ve decided to pursue live in roles working away instead. Ideally I would of liked a rota role so I could travel home during my time off to see my family and also visit my flat. I’ve applied for a few however and had no response so I’m going to let it go for now.

I’ve been approached by a family for a live in role working 50hrs per week over four days and one night babysitting as well. Between £23k - 25k per annum. Is this an average wage? As I said before I’ve never been a live in nanny so have no idea what the going rate is. I appreciate it’s a lot less than a live out role as they pay for accommodation, food etc.

This role is gross but I’ve noticed quite a few advertisements paying net. Is this something I need to stay away from?

Also, do live in nannies get holiday allowance?

If someone could enlighten me I’d really appreciate it and if there’s anything else I need to know please let me know. Thanks

Is there anyone that can help me? Also, I did forget to ask. Do live in nannies usually travel home for Christmas or are they expected to stay with the family?

Yes wage seems ok. An you live off they if have own home or will you go back to parents at weekends

Yes you get holiday 28 days pro rota

No you shouldn’t have to travel with family. Go home for Xmas

Okay great good to know!

It would Mon-Thurs so I'm hoping to travel home on a Thursday night and come back Sunday afternoon (if family were happy for me to do so).

If not, I don't think I will take the role as ideally I really want to be able to come home during my time off to see my family and friends. Plus the fact I'm paying for my flat each month so I would want to actually come back and use it at some point otherwise I'm just paying for an empty place.

Sorry just to clarify I would live in with them from say Sunday afternoon to Thurs night and then travel home (well that's the plan anyway)

Sure they would like that as means gets home back at weekends

You don't want to leave your flat empty... if it's empty for a period over 30 days your insurance provider has to be informed and I guess insurance will increase.

I've never done live-in so no idea about the practicalities. Back in the early 1990's I babysat for a family who had a nanny who lived in Monday-Friday and went home at weekends. I used to babysit occasional Friday and Saturday nights as other nights nanny was around to do it if needed.

Net pay can work for a full time job. It's something parents should avoid doing, as they don't really know how much it will cost them. For you, you need to know what is and is not included as part of that pay - Pension for example may still get deducted, as your pension contribution can be seen as being part of your net pay. Gross pay makes things so much clearer to everyone... it then works in the same way as any other job. Gross is best, especially the parents so it would be odd for an employer to want to do Net pay if the nanny wanted gross pay.

are you a qualified nanny ? This has a huge impact on wage expectations

Where in the county is this? I’m Home Counties and 23-25k would be lower then average round here.

You talk about going home at weekends. The reason why live in salaries are lower is based on presumption you don’t have to pay for accommodation, bills etc.

As @nannynick says (FYI is brilliant on anything Nanny related - gave me some brilliant advice when we were trying to hire our last nanny). Always work in gross figures.