I will be 16 soon and my parents are getting me a car after I get my license. I need a job that won't get in the way of my school and dance classes.
I will be 16 soon and my parents are getting me a car after I get my license. I need a job that won't get in the way of my school and dance classes.
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Oh, golly. I looked it up for you and did some research. This service gets VERY negative reviews from users, but that is not your question. Is it legit? Yes. Is it safe? Not even close. The owners of the business do absolutely nothing to screen either their clients or their hires. Most of the complaints were in their auto-renew membership policy and lack of qualified caregivers. In effect, people pay for a one month membership and find that there are no qualified caregivers in their area and they keep getting charged for no service. Caregivers, on the other hand, tend to scam as much as they can. The site does nothing about it. Either way, if you take a job from them, you will know next to nothing about the people you are working for and you just might end up in the middle of a drug shoot-out. See my point? You are better off advertising on Craigslist for babysitting services, and even that is not recommended. Most of the legitimate reviews were looking for professional nannies and all that were available were 15 year old girls, and this did not please them in the least. This makes no sense, because how in the living hell could you expect to pay $150 a month for a professional nanny? This is not going to happen. My advice to you is to create an 8 1/2 x 11 flyer with the babysitting offer along with your price and post it at your local library or church bulletin board. Put tear-out tabs at the bottom with your FATHER's phone number. Let him interview the people who are offering you a job. That is how you stay safe and make a difference for others while making money and using their internet.
My daughter in law has gotten some great Nannies from it and some that were dangerous.
It is safe as long as you are careful and do your home work. Get your parents involved with who you go to interview with and do not over look things that seem not right or safe.
But on the other side the parent is going to wonder if you are going to be safe for their kids.
It is a two way street
I was on care.com for 3 months, I am 22 and studying early childhood education in college, and never got one single real job. I had loads of scammers wanting to hire me without ever meeting me and wanting me to deposit checks. I had perverts asking me for pictures to see what I looked like.
I wouldn't advise anyone under 18 to post there. As mentioned post at your church and talk to families in your area. Have your parents tell their coworkers you are available for babysitting. The only way a family hires a teen as a babysitter is if they know you or your family or you have been recommended by another family they know
I got my first jobs by volunteering in the children's room at my church from age 13 and got to know e parents there who saw me with their kids and started hiring me and recommending me to other parents they knew
Just take precautions, as you would with anyone you meet online, especially for work:
Ask that all prospective clients submit to a background check (they pay the fee)
Meet them and their children in advance, in a public place and bring an adult with you.
If something sounds too good to be true, (ex. offering to pay you way more than your rates) it probably is.
Only consider people who have photos/detailed descriptions in their ads.
Don't take jobs in unsafe areas
Go with your gut;if someone gives you bad vibes, move on.