Babysitter Wanted – Set Your Own Hourly Rate

Role

Sitly offers caring and responsible babysitters the opportunity to find suitable childcare work with families in their area. Parents are looking for support that helps make their children's everyday life safe and positive. The listing describes creating a safe, cheerful environment and using your skills to make children feel well cared for. The additional information marks the listing as inactive.

Everyday tasks

• Supervise children and organise age-appropriate activities.
• Maintain the children's safety and wellbeing.
• Prepare meals and snacks.
• Help with homework when necessary.
• Follow fixed sleep times.
• Do light household tasks, such as tidying after meals or play, and keep the children's area orderly.
• Communicate openly and clearly with parents and provide daily updates about meals, sleep and activities.

Hours and pay

Sitly states flexible working hours and an employment location near you. The additional information lists 1 - 60 hours per week and includes part-time work, evenings, weekends, a holiday job and a temporary full-time position. The listing advertises earnings of up to 14 € per hour and also gives a range of 9,00 € to 14,00 € per hour. The structured salary fields show 14 EUR as the minimum and 14 EUR as the maximum, with the pay unit HOUR. Please ask the employer to clarify how the structured 14 EUR figures relate to the stated 9,00 € to 14,00 € range.

Requirements and benefits

No minimum educational qualification is required. Sitly expects enjoyment of working with children, flexibility and social competence. The listed benefits include work near you, social contacts and new friendships, appreciation and financial reward, the possibility of long-term relationships with families and personal fulfilment through working with children. The listed education levels are secondary school, vocational training, college and university.

Application and student relevance

To apply, click “Jetzt Bewerben!”; Sitly says it will contact you soon. This may be relevant for students if the stated hours and childcare duties fit around their studies. The listing includes university among the education levels and a holiday-job category, but it does not explicitly confirm student eligibility. Which family and exact location would be involved in the assignment? The listing says the work is nationwide, including near you, but gives no city.