$16–20/hr
Forest City, PA • 16 miles away

Part-time sitter for 2 babies

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.

2 children

Babysitting

Weekly

9:00am - 2:00pm (flexible)

Hello! Welcome to our family, we’d love to have you. We are young professionals with very busy work lives who want to keep our babies home.
Sitting 1-2 days a week, occasional date nights
Light cleaning (moreso just after the kids)
Quick potty breaks for our pup

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$13–20/hr
Wilkes Barre, PA • 21 miles away

Sitter for energetic, eight-year-old boy

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 6:00am

Single dad and 8 year old son I work a lot of hours and need afterschool supervision for my son. Also transportation to activities.
Take care of my son while I am at work and transportation to activities
None

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$14–20/hr
Scranton, PA • 10 miles away

Part time care for two baby girls

2 children

Babysitting

Weekly

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

Dad works full time while I’m a stay at home mom, but would like to become a work from home mom. We have two girls- 3 months and 18 months.

Looking for someone to care for the babies for a few hours twice a week. We have a play area in our living room and live 2 blocks from a nice park. I’ll be... More

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$15–19/hr
Wilkes Barre, PA • 22 miles away

Part time sitter for 1 year old

1 child

Babysitting

Weekly

12:00am - 2:00am (flexible)

I am a single 21 year old. Who recently separated and needs help to take my 1 year old toddler to daycare because I do not have a reliable transportation source.

I need someone to come at 5:30 am before I go to work to stay with my toddler. At 6am drop him off at daycare. From Wednesday to... More

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$22–30/hr
Clarks Summit, PA • 3 miles away

Sitter for young special needs adult.

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

On an as-needed basis

I am a single parent to my 21 year old autistic son,Ronnie. He is mostly non-verbal, but he is usually easy going and sweet-natured.
I would need someone who can watch Ronnie at varying times. There may be days where he has a 2 hour delay, but I have work. That would involve being at my home... More

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$15–25/hr
South Canaan, PA • 17 miles away

Searching for a pet friendly sitter for...

2 children

Babysitting

Occasional

On an as-needed basis

Hi! We’re pretty new to the area. A family with two littles on a little hobby farm
General babysitting (hanging out with the kids, coloring, playing outside), feeding, bedtime
We’re looking for someone for planned out date nights/ occasional weekday (Monday)

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$14–18/hr
Forest City, PA • 16 miles away

Occasional sitter for an energetic 2 year old

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

On an as-needed basis

I’m a single dad,I take care of my Daughter every weekend. my daughter Rosie loves playing outside and inside, is generally a very happy girl, definitely likes attention but can occasionally be a bit bossy.
Just need sometime to be at the house and watch my daughter for a 1-3 hours occasionally. My... More

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$13–15/hr
Wilkes Barre, PA • 21 miles away

Part time sitter 1 infant

1 child

Babysitting

Occasional

On an as-needed basis

Hi I’m looking for a sitter I have 1 infant in a dog that will be in the cage the entire time
Light cleaning and just caring for baby able to go outand run errands if possible
Need a sitter Monday - Thursday

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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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Part-time sitter for 2 babies

Part-time sitter for 2 babies

Sitter for energetic, eight-year-old boy

Sitter for energetic, eight-year-old boy

Part time care for two baby girls

Part time care for two baby girls

Part time sitter for 1 year old

Part time sitter for 1 year old

Sitter for young special needs adult.

Sitter for young special needs adult.

Searching for a pet friendly sitter for...

Searching for a pet friendly sitter for...

Occasional sitter for an energetic 2 year old

Occasional sitter for an energetic 2 year old

Part time sitter 1 infant

Part time sitter 1 infant

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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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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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