2007-03-11 12:51:42 · 7 answers · asked by madeline t 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
What I did to let people know that I was starting to babysit was I made a bunch of flyers and handed them out to people I know that have kids. On the flyer I put my name, number, email, rates, age, and my experiences with kids.
My Rates
1-2 kids ~ $5.00/hour
Each additional child ~ $1.25/hour
*When you are babysitting a baby under 10 months old, you should ask to be paid a bit more than your regular charge, since you must give more attention, change the baby, feed the baby, and put the baby to bed.
Finding Work
To find work when you're getting started, ask around. Maybe your neighbours or others you know have heard of sitting jobs. When looking for work, be careful:
*Don't ever advertise. Anyone could take your name or number. Not all people have good intentions
* Don't sit for people you don't know or who haven't been recommended. Babysitting for strangers you don't know could be risky if you know nothing about them.
*Meet with family before agreeing to babysit for them. Even if you are referred by someone you know, you may not like the situation in the home or attitude of the parents, or you may just not feel right about it. If so, don't take the job.
Above are some helpful tips while looking for a job, I got these tips at my babysitting course.
Have fun, Be safe!
I babysat today!
2007-03-12 06:33:21 · answer #1 · answered by Juno ツ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's best to get a babysitting job thru people that you know and trust. Be very wary of those advertising in the classifieds as who knows if it's legit (though may be). How about contacting some neighbors that you know and trust who have younger children. And it's great if you can take a first aid course as well to increase your marketability but also to increase your competence as a babysitter/child care provider.
P.S. I was looking at some other 'questions' and wanted to add that local hospitals may offer a certification babysitter course. It typically includes child safety, first aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary rescusitation) and the basics of child care.
2007-03-11 13:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by jannsody 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had an analogous concern. i attempted flyers, however the difficulty is, I wasn't putting them into the superb suited neighborhoods. case in point; I positioned flyers for babysitting in the flyers in my community, yet everybody in my community is retired, and their babies are all grown up, and then I positioned my flyers in a subdivision, the place I observed many little ones, and that i've got been given maximum of requests for a babysitter. in basic terms attempt some new mailboxes:) additionally, post your flyers at your interior sight colleges. mothers and fathers will see that and phone you genuine away.
2016-09-30 13:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure where you live but i know around places that have community colleges and universities people put up ads that they are looking for babysitters. some places like some church will have ads up if you go to church. The newspaper sometimes has stuff up like that.
2007-03-11 13:12:31 · answer #4 · answered by jenks1545 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would usually have to be close to the person you are babysitting. most people don't just hire strangers.
2007-03-11 12:55:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put an add in the newspaper.
2007-03-11 13:01:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ASK?
2007-03-11 12:55:35 · answer #7 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋