Babysitter

Babysitting Jobs can find below useful information about pay scale, different types of services, experience, and steps to apply for Babysitting jobs.

Definition

Babysitter provides care for one or more children at a given time frame when parents or guardians cannot oversee them. The work responsibility of a babysitter includes feeding, bathing, brushing teeth, changing diapers, dressing, and potty training as needed. The most common services are monitoring, educating, and hygiene children. Moreover, Babysitting Jobs may offer additional training assistance such as reading, writing, coloring books, and drawing.

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Babysitter can provide following services

  • Daily or Overnight Sitting
  • Escort to Day Care Center
  • Grooming & Dressing
  • Light Meal preparation
  • Part-time or full-time sitter
  • Educational or Fun Activities
  • Hygiene & Secure Surrounding areas
  • Communicate children development plan
  • Children First Aid and Safety

What are the steps to find babysitting jobs?

To become a babysitter, please see below steps:

What is the pay range for a babysitter?

Babysitting Jobs pay scale is $15-25 per hour depending on work responsibility, length of time, and personalized care needed for children. The parents pay an average $800/week for a full-time job on Care4s.

Do I need experience to become a babysitter?

Babysitter does not require previous experience but is willing to learn children’s behaviors, adapt their daily routine, and perform activities such as making crafts, dancing, singing. In addition, you can discuss children's development plans with their parents. Because parents or guardians need to know how their children develop under babysitter care. Successful Babysitting Jobs have the following skills

  • Monitor Children
  • Report their daily activities
  • Keep children healthy and safely
  • Educate children
  • Communicate effectively with Parents

Additional Certification or skills babysitter can have but not required are as follows:

What does it take to be an expert?

It needs a holistic understanding of children's behavior, their achievements, and what activities they enjoy in life. This will lead to become a successful or an “expert” babysitter:

  • Eager to learn (E) – The best babysitter quickly learn their daily routine such as meal prep, bath, groom, walk, clean etc. Further, babysitters should implement their daily activities, children's health/safety, and most important to keep them in a hygienic/clean play area.
  • Expectations (XP) – Ask parent’s their expectations, this will help you to understand the task needs to be perform while on job. In addition, please ask about children’s medical issues, any medications if needed, and their logistics.
  • Emergency (E) – Children can have emergencies and require special attention. Always have parent’s contact information, pediatrician’s phone number, and back-up emergency contact details.
  • Recognize comfort level (R) – Prior starting job, it is highly recommended to schedule meet & greet meeting to make sure you’re comfortable with children. This will help you to have a smooth transition.
  • Thinking forward (T) – Approach a child with a caring, positive attitude will go a long way. Think ahead about children's likes and dislikes to build trust in them.

Are you interested in becoming a babysitter? Create your babysitter profile now on Care4s.