$15–21/hr
Chicago, IL • 25 miles away

On Call Babysitter Needed for 6 Year Old

Q: How much does it cost for babysitters to use Sittercity?

Babysitters can create detailed profiles, search and apply to jobs, message with families, and book interviews for free on Sittercity. Babysitters have the option to pay for background checks to run on themselves to stand out to families. However, families can also offer to pay for background checks on babysitters as well.

Q: How much do babysitters make?

According to the latest Sittercity data, babysitters in the US typically charge $17.50 an hour. But your hourly rate can vary significantly depending on the cost of living in your area, the duties and responsibilities in the job description, and your state’s minimum wage laws. There’s no perfect calculator to determine your rate, but it’s important to factor in everything you have to offer a family.

Q: Why are babysitters taxes important?

There are a lot of risk factors with getting paid “off the books,” but there are also a lot of benefits to getting paid “on the books.” Those benefits include verifiable income, a legal employment history, unemployment benefits, social security and medicare benefits, and worker’s compensation.

Q: What career opportunities do I have as a babysitter?

A babysitter is a child care provider who doesn’t have a regular work schedule with a family. There is a wide range of possibilities in the specifics of a babysitter position and career. Because your work with each family is part-time, you can work with multiple families at the same time. You could provide care through before-school or after-school activities or for nights or weekends when the family needs care.

Q: When do babysitters work?

Depending on the job responsibilities and schedules negotiated with the family, babysitters could work at any time. This includes in the morning, afternoon, evening, or at night. And on weekdays or on the weekend.

Q: How do babysitters find jobs?

On Sittercity, babysitters can browse jobs based on their zip code. They can craft their online resume by creating a detailed profile. They can apply to jobs, message with interested parents, and schedule interviews. Many babysitters will also negotiate a contract with families to make sure the details of the job are clear on both sides.

Q: What are things babysitters do with kids?

There are a lot of fun things that babysitters do with kids. Both indoor and outdoor activities, including arts and crafts projects, baking, sports, and field trips.

Q: How can babysitters make extra money?

There are a few ways that babysitters can make some extra income. They can create relationships with more families to increase their opportunities to get hired for a sitting. Babysitters can also offer to care for kids on holidays so that the parents can celebrate on their own. Like on Valentine’s day.

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

On an as-needed basis

I have work events that may sometimes linger past school hours. Duties may include: picking my son up from school, making sure he eats and does homework.

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$14–19/hr
Chesterton, IN • 13 miles away

part-time sitter for 3 loving and...

3 children

Babysitting

Weekly

4:30pm - 9:30pm (flexible)

we are a loving family of 5 simply looking for extra help so that we are able to provide for our children.

as our sitter we are looking for someone who can pick up our children from school and care for them while my fiancee and i work for our family

the children will eat around 6-6:30pm
bath time... More

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$16–25/hr
Hazel Crest, IL • 21 miles away

Part time after school 4 hours daily.

2 children

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 4:00am (flexible)

Hello we are the Campbell family. We are fun and respectful. Looking for someone that is thoughtful and caring. My son is 9 very energetic loves his action figures, my daughter is 11 enjoys drawing and her favorite subject is Math.Both are very independent.
I will need the sitter to look after the... More

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$17–21/hr
Hobart, IN • 4 miles away

Student who needs help total time 2 hours...

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

5:30am - 5:30pm (flexible)

Hi there, my name is Antoinette. I have a 9 year old daughter. I have a cat name Simba.

I am currently in Nursing school and have clinicals on Thursdays from 6am to 6pm. I need help with dropping her off to before school program, which is at the local ymca. Also, picking her up from after school... More

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$22–26/hr
Chicago, IL • 18 miles away

Part time sitter for 2 toddlers

4 children

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 3:00am

I’m a mother of 7, I have adult children along with 2 toddlers, the middle children are teens.
I need pick up from daycare, meal prep, and homework assistance, maybe light cleaning

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$16–18/hr
Riverdale, IL • 19 miles away

Part time sitter for one toddler

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

On an as-needed basis

Hi my name is Channa and I am looking for someone to babysit my son while I work until I can get my schedule changed to correlate with his preschool times

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$10–18/hr
Portage, IN • 5 miles away

Full time or part time sitter for two...

2 children

Babysitting

Weekly

5:30am - 9:30am (flexible)

Hi im a single mom working at Amazon so work hours are crazy
My boys are easy to manage the baby you just gotta feed lol and my oldest loves board games, video games etc…

I would need the boys to be watched and to get them up and ready for school/daycare and taken to daycare and then to pick... More

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$19–23/hr
University Park, IL • 23 miles away

Full time sitter for two girl age 9 and 4

2 children

Babysitting

Weekly

11:00pm - 8:00am (flexible)

I am a single mother to two girls Jazlyn and Nova and I was looking for a full time babysitter or nanny

I will be starting my RN program January 6th and I work overnights so I will really need somebody to come in at 10:30pm till 8am I work 8days a pay period but normally I’ll pick up two extra... More

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How much does it cost for babysitters to use Sittercity?

How much do babysitters make?

Why are babysitters taxes important?

What career opportunities do I have as a babysitter?

When do babysitters work?

How do babysitters find jobs?

What are things babysitters do with kids?

How can babysitters make extra money?

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On Call Babysitter Needed for 6 Year Old

On Call Babysitter Needed for 6 Year Old

part-time sitter for 3 loving and...

part-time sitter for 3 loving and...

Part time after school 4 hours daily.

Part time after school 4 hours daily.

Student who needs help total time 2 hours...

Student who needs help total time 2 hours...

Part time sitter for 2 toddlers

Part time sitter for 2 toddlers

Part time sitter for one toddler

Part time sitter for one toddler

Full time or part time sitter for two...

Full time or part time sitter for two...

Full time sitter for two girl age 9 and 4

Full time sitter for two girl age 9 and 4

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Babysitting FAQ

How much does it cost for babysitters to use Sittercity?

How much do babysitters make?

Why are babysitters taxes important?

What career opportunities do I have as a babysitter?

When do babysitters work?

How do babysitters find jobs?

What are things babysitters do with kids?

How can babysitters make extra money?

Babysitting jobs in your area

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Babysitting FAQ

How much does it cost for babysitters to use Sittercity?

How much do babysitters make?

Why are babysitters taxes important?

What career opportunities do I have as a babysitter?

When do babysitters work?

How do babysitters find jobs?

What are things babysitters do with kids?

How can babysitters make extra money?

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