MOMS & DADS: Would you hire me as a sitter?

Question

I'm sending this to a mom who is going to forward it to her friends:

Hi, I'm Alicia.

I have younger siblings.

I am almost 14 years old.

I am going into grade 9 in September. I also take French Immersion.

I have babysitting experience with newborn babies to 12 years of age.

I have taken the Red Cross Babysitting Course, Red Cross First Aid Course and Red Cross CPR Course.

I have been babysitting for two and a half years, and have been a "mommy's helper" for about 4.

I can clean the house, and cook too.

I have experience of dealing with upset children and children who are sick.

I always play with kids, and never just stick them infront of the TV.

I love kids :)

Any other questions, feel free to e-mail me at ********** or send me a message on Facebook.

I had a bit more personal info, but nothing I wanted to broadcast over the internet.

So, moms, would you hire me? What else can I include to attract attention over the other girls? THANKS

Answer 1

Write it in paragraph form so you don't look illiterate.  I would include the part about having experience with more than one child at a time.  I would delete the line that says I love kids :) because it looks immature.  Good luck.

Answer 2

yes and no for my 2 girls to take park yes 6-7 my older boy 9 no he has adhd

my younger son both disabled no Hun you are far to young and they can get so very poorly . i would think that it was far to much of  a risk.. this is not just you Hun this is every one that dose not understand  ill children ... you  letter is very good

Answer 3

To be perfectly honest, no I wouldn't hire you...not because of lack of experience but because of your age.  I just would not feel comfortable having a 13 year old (even 14 year old) watch my 23 month old daughter and 4 month old son.  I am 38 years old and sometimes I find it difficult...so I can only imagine how a 13 year old would feel with two very young children to watch.  Since I have had my 4 month old son (who is very difficult at times) I haven't even had our 16 year old babysitter watch my two children.  She has only watched my oldest.  I would only trust my father-in-law, mother-in-law or my own father to watch them.  Now, when my son is a year old, then I may consider our 16 year old babysitter...until then it will only be family.  Good luck hun...I hope you find a babysitting job.

Answer 4

i would deffeinitly hire you to watch my kids, the only thing i would consider leaving out is the facebook, not alot of adult parents would find that good, but teen moms like myself might consider facebook contact. and for the thing about multiples it might come in handy once my triplets are born i would like someone with expierence with multiples, and as for the autistic thing when my brother was younger and needed a babysitter my mom always made sure they could handle his autism, good luck!!

Answer 5

No, because I don't hire from the net.

I would rather hire someone who I knew, or had been recommended to me. However with 5 young boys (all under 5yo) I don't think I could hire a 14yo. If I had one I'd possible think about it.

I would think about maybe leaflets in letter boxes, just feels more person to me. Maybe include photo's, and a few references names, not their phone numbers.

Good luck

Answer 6

I would hire you if I had older children. Say 5 or older for short periods of time. To find babysitting jobs I would post flyers and highlight that you have the Red Cross Courses. It sounds like you are dedicated...I hope you find a job soon.

Answer 7

no, u suck

Answer 8

Yes, i would hire you.....i wish you could come now LOL

Anyways that sounds good, definitely add in that you have experience with multiples. I Think you do stand out with all the first aid and stuff. You sound great! Good luck!

Answer 9

I would hire you, and I agree with the first answer to write in paragraph form, but if its an email, mom's might not look at it if they want to read their emails real quick. And I think that lists are easier to read when they are something like this. So mabye keep it as a list.

And I think you should include the things you added in your details but get rid of the mentioning of facebook.

Experience of dealing with upset children and fighting siblings is important, because when I used to babysit my cousins and they would fight I never knew what to do. Their mom always babied them and wouldn't tell them to be strong because it was nothing like, its just a board game don't cry that you didnt win, and so I would never know how she wanted me to handle it because she didn't discipline them correctly.