But what does a work agreement include?

Agreed upon salary: After you and your nanny have agreed on a salary, it should be clearly stated in the work agreement. This salary should include a description of paid holidays, how many allotted sick days your nanny has, and how many vacation days also. It should also include how sick days and vacation days will be handled. How much notice is needed for vacation days? Will vacation days be paid or unpaid? Will sick days be paid or unpaid? Whatever you decide should be defined in the agreement to avoid any conflict.

Job description: To ensure听听quality work, your nanny needs to know what is expected of her. In your agreement, you should write out a detailed description of what her daily duties include. Written clear expectations give you something to refer back to if聽responsibilities聽aren’t 聽completed.聽

Employment reviews and raises: Let your nanny know how her work will be evaluated and how often. Will it be a discussion every two weeks, will it be a written review every month, or will it be a bi-annual evaluation? Once you figure out the mechanics, add them to your work agreement. Your work agreement should also include whether this is potential for raises and bonuses.

Termination: Although hiring an in-home caregiver feels much more intimate than most jobs, it is important to remember they are still a household employee. In the work agreement, you should outline clear steps to what happens when you or the caregiver is ready to terminate the position. How many weeks notice do you need from the caregiver if they decide to leave? If you choose to fire the nanny, will it be on the spot or will you give her notice? If so, how much notice? Once you figure out what is comfortable for you to do in this situation, define it in the work agreement.

As you can see, a work agreement will set the tone for the job and assure that everyone is on the same page.

The professionals at 屌毛成人导航personally assist nannies, babysitters and families in聽St. Louis, Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville, Memphis, Charlotte, Miami and Orlando to find the right childcare arrangement. Our mission is to provide a safe and personalized 聽approach for families and caregivers to connect with each other that is not an internet search. TLC has worked with families, nannies, sitters, newborn care providers, and tutors for over 35 years and looks forward to working with you! To find great nanny and babysitting jobs visit us at聽tlc@tlcforkids.com聽or Call 314-725-5660.

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Working parents need help balancing work and home. We need a way to alleviate some of that stress so that our time at home can be spent reconnecting with our families.

has witnessed a trend that鈥檚 helping and it鈥檚 what families are calling the 鈥渁fternoon family assistant.鈥� More and more families are hiring nannies to help in this crunch time. A traditional after school nanny picked up the kids from school, fed them a snack and played with them until mom or dad got home. Today鈥檚 afternoon family assistant is now tutoring homework, running the after school calendar, helping with dinner, and getting organized for tomorrow. 鈥淥ur families love the afternoon family assistant,鈥� said Sharon Graff-Radell, the owner of TLC for Kids. 鈥淥ne mom told me she loves being able to come home from work and spend time with her kids instead of hustling them from one thing to another.鈥�

Typically the afternoon family assistant is a college student at a local school. All 聽TLC nannies have 聽childcare experience and clear background checks, including a driver鈥檚 record.

To learn more about and the afternoon family assistant contact Sharon Graff-Radell at 305-256-5905 or visit the website at tlcforkids.com.

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I came across these tips from the blog.

Understand that you won鈥檛 be punching a time clock.听听While you may be used to starting when the parents leave in the morning and being done when they come home, the role of a Household Manager聽isn鈥檛聽so black and white.聽 An urgent repair may require a vendor call at 7 am, a delivery may have truck trouble or get stuck in traffic, and will now arrive at 8 pm.聽 It all requires flexibility, lots of patience, and the ability to think quickly, problem solve and multitask.听听 If you work more than forty hours in the work week you will be compensated for overtime.

Be Organized.聽 Keeping an accurate and detailed calendar is a must.聽 I keep a paper calendar for quick reference on my desk, as well as notes on what tasks were completed that day, follow ups to be done and general notes to self.听听聽 I also utilize Gmail and their calendar is great as it syncs with my cell phone and I can color code vendors, school, work and personal appointments. The capability to keep notes on the appointment is a plus as well. 听听Technology is your friend!聽 Get to know the latest apps available to help with organization, time management, note taking, mileage tracking and more.

Clearly define your work agreement.聽 We highly recommend a detailed work agreement.聽 Since you be doing childcare and household managing make sure the contract covers both.聽 The contract should clearly define all of the responsibilities and include which role plays a priority in special circumstances, such as sick child, vacations, and inclement weather.聽 Remember to be flexible.聽 Not every day goes as planned.

If you are interested in learning more about Household Manager positions please contact us.

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