Could I get a job for these hours? <ignore the other thread>

[MilkNoSugarPlease]

Have been with my current family for 2 years, youngest charge who is 1, will be going to a local nursery in September, 3 days a week 8.30-2.

I would pick her up at 2 on those days, work full days the other 2 days.

Obviously this cuts my hours (and pay) alot.

I would love to stay with them, wonderful family, lovely kids and am so happy there

But I don't know if (financially) I can.

Do you think I could find a job that could work on the three mornings a week?

Ideally i would like 10 hours over the three or two days, but would like to start at 9 so (if on the rare occasion it was necessary) I could take charge to nursery then come to the second job? But if I could start at 8 and take new charge along to old house (iygwim)

Is this possible? I really don't want to leave current family yet but don't really know what to do!

TIA

Where are you based?

Sorry that would've helped!

North London.

I live in Archway and work in Angel

Where are you based?

Oops, sorry, posted twice!

Hmm, can't help you personally (there is a position in my DS's nursery that you could have applied for that fitted those hours perfectly!!!)

But... if you have your NVQ2 or 3, perhaps have a look at some community nurseries, they often only do 9-12 or 9-1 which would match your free hours.

Has the mother thought about what happens if the child needs picking up from nursery? I used to pay my CM for those hours on 3 days a week, purely because if something happened she'd be the one to get DS. And is it a year-round nursery or does it have terms?

It seems to me the family is phasing you out?

They are reducing your hours and your pay, to do something convenient for them.

What time do you finnish work on the days the youngest is in the nursery and the days you work full time?

Picking up early you mean? I'm not sure tbh! She's been offered a place and had to make a decision all within a few days so it's a bit up in the air

Year round nursery

It's not that they're phasing me out, theyve both said they would love her to be with me full time but it's a good nursery that you have to take a place when you get offered it, and they wanted her to go next May and they decided to take this place just in case

I finish anywhere from 7-10pm

What will you do when they decide son loves it so much in the nursery that they have decided he will go 3 days a week? Will you still bring the kids to school in the morning and be at their beck and call from 2/3 pm at an even more reduced rate?

Be prepared for this.

It sounds like excuses to me.

You could look for a sesional playgroup job in the mornings - I do this (though am up north) one day a week. Or even enquire at the nursery he will be at as to whether they want/need extra staff!

Though TBH I've been looking for exactly this for the last 4mths (though, again, I'm in the north - West Yorks - so a lot less work!!) and they are very few and very far between!!

What happens if the child is ill? Even a year-round nursery won't take a child with vomiting or an infectious illness. Then either they face taking leave or asking you at short notice.

I'm in a similar situation, though thankfully they are being really nice & not reducing pay because nursery is only term-time and they don't accept them if ill.

Would you be comfortable asking if there is any house keeping/shopping/errands you could do for them to fill those hours?

Could you look for a nannyshare for them? could you cope with another little one for 3 or 4 full days whilst looking after the existing family?

Do you think they would agree to this - presumably it would save them a bit of money anyway?

Thanks for your replies,

It may look as if i'm being naive but, I genuinely don't believe they're trying to get rid of me, nursery was always going to happen but this is a earlier then we thought.

Nannyshare could work! it's just finding someone in the local area, but I will definitely look into that, thank you!

And will sit down and talk about housework, shopping etc

Thank you!

I think the family is looking after their budget, which is fair. Just as you are looking after your income, which is also fair. You might find the parents are quite happy to accommate a share if it keeps you in the job and helps them reduce their cost. I would just be honest with the parents and say you really love working for them but are trying to explore your options to make it financially feasible.

I would expect that reducing your hours was probably a difficult decision for the parents and they probably don't want to lose you either. But, surely, they will have considered that a possibility when they made the decision to reduce your hours.