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This guide
will clear the confusion
around citysitter.com and
sittercity...
Are these the same services or different
ones? Read to learn
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What
is Citysitter.com?
www.citysitter.com
is a part of the sittercity.com caregivers referral service that enables
families to find and hire a nannies and babysitters online. The company is
located in Chicago which is the
largest city in the state of Illinois with a population of approximately 3
million people which makes her the third largest city in the U.S. Finding
your perfect nanny, babysitter to a pet sitter out of millions of people
sounds complicated however, the sitter city sitters finder website has the ability to provide you with the right
tools to find the one that can answer your needs.
If you will type www.citysitter.com on your favorite search engine, you will
automatically transferred
to the sittercity.com website.
In June 2012
there were more then 2,000,000 registered babysitters & nannies who offered
their services as child care providers. Finding the most suitable citysitter for each family
is easy - all you need to do in enter your zip code to the sittercity
Chicago sitter IL finder and click on "go!". In a matter of
seconds you will get a list of professional nannies or baby sitters that
lives near you:
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The Sittercity
Babysitters Finder |
This is an example
of how to find babysitters in Austin, Texas using the following ZIP code -
78756. The result
was 2,737 available sitters in this ZIP code area:
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Austin, TX Sitters in Sittercity |
The
Caregivers Profile
Each caregiver has
her own personal profile which includes the following information:
(1) The
babysitter or nanny name and personal photo.
(2) The
sitter postal code the her distance from your location.
(3) The
age of the caregiver.
(4) The
expected fee.
(5)
Personal information - smoker/non-smoker, languages, first aid knowledge,
willing to travel - yes/no, ok with pets yes/no, CPR and long term
availability.
(6)
Personal profile which describes her experience, life style and
expectations.
(7)
Families reviews from previews positions.
(8)
Detailed work experience.
(9)
Education, skills, hobbies & life style.
(10)
Background check availability.
In case
you would be interested in contacting one of the childcare providers
you will be required to register to the city sitter service, a process which
takes no more then a few minutes. After
completing the registration process, the sittercity Chicago online
matching service will allow
you access the nanny or babysitter personal contact information
either by phone, mail or by
the website internal messaging system.
Just before you register to the citysitter service, it's highly recommended to check if the
website offers
any
sittercity coupons or any promo code for the sittercity membership
fee.
A coupon or a promotion code can save you about 20% from the
registration amount. This can be applied also for babysitters and
nannies from any city across the US which are registers in
sittercity.com site.
The Next
Step - Screening and Interviewing
Once you have contact one of the candidates you will be able to
start the interview process
which actually start over the phone. In a short conversation you can
learn more about the person, her availability and experience. At
this point you should ask her to provide references so you could
talk to other families she worked for as a caretaker. Contact these
references and try to understand how was she and why the
relationship ends.
The next step would be conducting a city sitter credibility check to
examine the candidate past.
This can be done online in a matter of minutes. If you get a green
light to move forward then you can invite your candidate for a
personal interview at your home while you children around. That's
way you can learn more about the person and see if there is a
connection
between both sides.
Before hiring nannies or citysitters it's recommended to write down a nanny
contract in order to set the right expectations between both sides.
A contract should include the nanny salary, working hours, the nanny
responsibilities, house hold duties (if any), car policy, other
benefits and termination option.
The city sitter (www.sittercity.com) online support will be able to help and
advice in any matter related to hiring a childcare provider or a pet sitter in this city.
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Some interesting facts you should know about Citysitter:
June 14, 2012
> Every one hour more than 30 new jobs are posted on this site
> Every caregiver is expected to get the first respond in less then
24 hr and up to 10 in 48 hr.
> Most of the members are families looking for child care providers
- nannies and babysitters.
> The age of most caregivers are in the range of 26-30, most of the
them are babysitters.
> During the summer the number of visitors jumps in about 50%.
> compared to 2011 the number of visitors increased in about 25%.
> The babysitters charge in average 10$-20$ per one hour of sitting.
> The second popular sitters after child caring to pet careing.
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