Once you decide a ROTA nanny is right for your family, you’ll begin the search, likely for two nannies. Sometimes you may find a team of nannies who have worked together before but in most scenarios, clients will be interviewing separate candidates for the two roles. You may find one before the other and in those situations, BAHS can help find temporary coverage as you continue your second search. Despite the stretches of time off, this position is an extremely demanding one that requires an all-in attitude while working and these nannies command top salaries and benefits. Ask your recruiter what the range is for your area.

Most ROTA nannies will travel as needed with a family during their scheduled shifts. Typically, families will handle transportation back to the nanny’s home destination when their shift is over and bring the second nanny in.

Many ROTA nannies on our roster speak a second language; please let your recruiter know if you’d like to search for a bilingual nanny who can help better navigate foreign travel and build your child’s language skills.

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Sometimes families decide to open up their search to candidates who live farther away or in another location. For these positions, the ROTA nanny would fly in for their shift and then fly out at the end. This is most common when rotations are longer (at least a week) and/or include extensive travel or the family has multiple home bases. For these positions, ROTA nannies will be reimbursed for flights or able to use a work card to purchase. If flying in and out is the nanny’s choice, transportation to/from work may not be covered.

Yes, if possible. Some families like to have a physical overlap between the two ROTA nannies when possible. This could be incoming nanny coming in at 1pm and outgoing nanny leave at 2pm. For younger children, such as infants and toddlers, a physical overlap is usually needed for consistency of care and to make sure there is no gap in coverage. For older children who are in school, it is easier to skip a physical overlap since the children are at school during the day.

At minimum, the nanny team should have a plan for communication and keeping co-nannies informed of any changes or developments happening during shift. This could be using an app such as BabyTracker or Notes, a phone call, email, or just simply writing in a shared notebook.

Typically anything shorter than 4 days is too much“switching” and does not give anyone a chance to settle in (children and ROTA nannies alike!). The sweet spot for rotations is 5-14 days on/off, with longer rotations of 3 or 4 weeks if there is international travel.

When a position is 24/7 “on call” during shift, the ROTA nanny should expect to be available to work the whole duration of their shift. This will usually mean having a monitor overnight as well. If the position is live-out “on call” the ROTA nanny should have the mindset of being available at anytime during shift whether physically at work or not.

There are both live-in and live-out rotational nanny positions. If the position is considered live-in ROTA, the standard is to only live-in during shift and live-out when off. This is different than a traditional live-in nanny position where the nanny is able to live-in when on and off. For live-in ROTA, that could be living in the home, living in a guest house on the property, or living in nearby staff housing. For live-out ROTA, the nanny will be commuting daily to and from work and only spending the night when asked.

You will usually see ROTA positions listed as an annual amount, however, they still need to be broken down to standard and overtime hourly rates. Because of the amount of hours worked during a rota nanny position, it is customary for the standard hourly rate to be lower than a traditional 5-day work week nanny position. This is because of the increase in overtime hours worked each shift. It is recommended to do the math counting back from your desired annual compensation in order to determine a competitive wage for rotations.

Overtime laws depend on location, but the same overtime laws will apply to these positions as they would any other nanny position. For these rotational positions, ROTA nannies are paid only for their worked shifts and not for weeks off/not working.

This will vary by ROTA nanny but the standard is no overnight or travel fee if the typical shift is 24/7 when “on.” We will sometimes see a pay increase if the nanny is sharing a room with the child(ren) but during 24/7 rota, the nanny will typically have the monitor overnight and be “on call” the whole duration of shift. As such, rates are higher for rotational positions

This will vary by position. Many employers feel a rotational position already gives a lot of time off. But one thing to note is that that time off is not paid since rotational positions in the US are paid for hours worked only. Some employers will do one week of PTO so that the ROTA nanny is able to take a longer paid vacation if desired.

BAHS works with ROTA nannies across the US, Europe, and the Middle East, with offices in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and London; we can help find nannies in any location worldwide. Let your recruiter know if you’re open to relocating top talent from other areas; while this may be more costly in the near-term, the investment is well worth it if the nanny is a long-term fit.