Babysitter Job Description
Babysitter
provides supervision of children and to engage children in age-appropriate activities.
Babysitter Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective babysitter job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included babysitter job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Provide consistent interaction with children
Initiate games, arts & crafts projects
Keep children calm
Clean and sanitize child care toys
Answer childcare phone
Provide recommendations for toys, educational tools
Know club facility and services
Lead and participate in daily activities, including but not limited to arts and crafts, swimming, bowling, hiking, ice skating, tubing
Help with daily operations of Kid’s Camp, including but not limited to registration and lunch.Ensure that all closing duties are completed, locking area, turning off equipment and lights, reports
Assist with payroll & scheduling as needed
Babysitter Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Babysitter
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR
Education for Babysitter
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Skills for Babysitter
Desired skills for babysitter include:
Appropriate play activities
First-Aid and CPR
General development for preschool aged children
Desired experience for babysitter includes:
Supervises play areas, engages children in safe and educationally enriching activities during class hours
Remains alert and reports conditions hazardous to the health and safety of children
Maintains a supportive attitude and good communication with children and parents
Maintains parent registration, parent sign-in/sign-out records
Informs parents about babysitting rules
Assures children's safety during class hours
Babysitter Examples
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Babysitter Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of babysitter. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for babysitter
- Maintains communication with site teacher and parents regarding childcare issues
- Communicates any childcare-related issues with Family Literacy administration and/or site teacher as necessary
- Maintains on-site childcare-related supplies and reorder as necessary
- Facilitates appropriate emergency procedures as needed
- Attends monthly babysitters' training meeting as available
- Arrives on-time and remains on the shift
- Completes and submits bi-monthly time sheets
- Create daily activity plans that are developmentally appropriate, fun and interesting
- Engage in educational activities with the children, including reading, crafts, drawing, colouring and singing
- Change diapers, dress children and assist them with their snacks, drinks and meals as needed
Qualifications for babysitter
- Some previous experience in babysitting groups of children, ages 1-5 yrs
- Orally communicate with Adult Education office staff, the site teacher and parents
- Complete payroll forms
- Ensure child registration, sign-in/sign-out by parents
- Read assignment letter and work schedule
- Basic first aid and emergency procedures
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Babysitter Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a babysitter. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for babysitter
- Sanitize play equipment, games and toys on a regular basis to keep them safe and attractive while minimizing the spread of germs
- Record any incidents of a health and safety nature in log in the centre
- Sign in and out children as they arrive/depart, communicating with parents effectively
- Must love working with children
- Must be patient and trustworthy
- Must be available during allotted times
Qualifications for babysitter
- Employment eligibility that may include fingerprints and tuberculosis clearance
- Experience working with children in a group environment is an asset
- Successful applicants (18 yrs or older) will be required to provide a Criminal Background Check (Vulnerable Sector Search)
- Current First Aid and CPR
- Part-Time Seasonal shifts Friday & Saturday 5pm-10pm
- Familiar with Lexington area
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Babysitter Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of babysitter. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for babysitter
- Experience taking care of small children
- Ideal candidate will be creative, active, and energetic
- Must be patient, kind, and willing to pick up extra shifts as needed
- Experience with small children
- Able to balance care for 2children at once
- Need reliable transportation to the south side of Lexington
Qualifications for babysitter
- Comfortable with helping with homework
- Babysitting experience
- Comfortable with pets
- Comfortable working with two children, aged 4 years and 3 months
- Some childcare experience
- Able to play actively for several hours in a stretch (talking, reading, hide-and-seek, blocks)
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Babysitter Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a babysitter. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for babysitter
- Ability to be energetic and play with children
- Able to travel to home on south side of Lexington
- Certified in child CPR, preferred
- Ability to work well with children, enthusiastic, and flexible
- Experience with toddlers
- Education major or related field, or interest in early childhood education or child development
Qualifications for babysitter
- Drivers license and working car (in the event of an emergency)
- Ideal candidate will have previous childcare experience
- Must have driver’s license in good standing, own vehicle, and be able to provide reference(s) that can speak to their reliability and character
- Education major or related field, or interest in early childhood education
- Willing to actively help our 4-year-old prepare for kindergarten (practicing reading)
- Familiar with care for small children and babies