UrbanSitter: Local Caregiver

When I was in college I used UrbanSitter a lot to pick up date night jobs during the weekend and even got a regular mother’s helper job during the week after classes. It was a great way to make extra money completely on my own schedule. You can set your availability for certain days and parents can book you, or you can look at posted jobs and apply for them. I met so many nice families and explored different parts of the city I may have never visited! When you set up your profile, definitely add a video and get reviews from past employers and other parents so you can start off with 5-Star reviews. I’ve seen other sitters complain but honestly if you do a great job babysitting and are professional and reliable (don’t no-show!) you shouldn’t have a problem and you’ll find so much benefit in UrbanSitter. Everyone at support has been helpful too with jobs and payments. I highly recommend you give it a try!!!

Great way to look for babysitting jobs or nanny jobs. I do wish they made profile pictures a requirement. I feel pretty safe going to babysitting jobs but I never apply to jobs that don’t have a profile picture. There should be a way for babysitters to rate/review families. It’s nice to know what you’re getting into before showing up for the job: how difficult are the kids/parents, what sort of activities did you do, and how clean is the home. Home cleanliness is crucial for me. Last, after a certain amount of jobs there should be a way to verify the babysitter that is the equivalent of having a background check. I’m not going to pay for a background check. After, working for a few families on the app you should be a verified person that shows new families you’re trust worthy, responsible and more. Some parents don’t let apply for a job unless you have a background check. I would like to think the reviews on my profile from all the families I’ve worked for would be enough.

Urban Sitter is truly an amazing app! It has helped me (a college student) to meet many new families around the bay area while gaining more experience in the child care field. It is very easy to navigate, I just have a couple of suggestions. 1) Make a feature where you can block a specific family (or sitter) so you don’t even have to view them in your search. If a certain family is not adequately compensating for their number of children or have included services in their posts that you don’t offer, you should be able to block them so you won’t see them each time you’re on the job board. Likewise, if a sitter does not fit your criteria (i.e. aren’t CPR certified) you should be able to block them, too. This will help save time for everyone involved during their searches for the perfect candidate/family. I know you can hide your availability from specific families, but it would be nice if you could completely hide them from view forever. 2) For sitters, only show jobs that match the availability posted to your calendar. This will save time during the job search so you won’t have to waste time hiding all the jobs you can’t even take. Again, I love this app so much and can’t recommend it enough! I seriously talk about it to anyone who will listen. I hope you at least consider adding these features, as I know many other sitters and families who agree.

As a parent of two kids, flexibility in my job is very important. At some point I was thinking of babysitting while my kids will grow up an go to school. But I didn’t have much success until 4 months ago I downloaded the app. I did my best to follow the instructions and advises the Support Center provides and in couple weeks I got my first job. Since than I do mostly occasional jobs and I’ve met great families. I like the ability to confirm the hours right after the job is completed and process the payment right away. Also I want to mention that the Support Center team is doing a great job. When I just started, I had many questions. Every time I would email them, they answer promptly and clearly. Thank you Urban Sitters Team.

I've been babysitting for several years now, and been an US member for about 3 years. I tried 6 different sitting sites and fell in love with this one. My tech friend also confirmed that UrbanSitter has the best security out of the several sites his hiring company has used (data protection is important!!) Sitters read to the end why this review is 4 stars, and not 5... Pros • Very easy/functional app (love this) • Sitters - autonomy with setting your availability, creating your bio, setting your rate, and accepting/declining job requests (most, but not all sites allow all of these options!) • Parents - from what I've heard, responsive customer service for families Cons: • Parents - Some families have struggled to book interview requests; however, this can be easily navigated by booking a $0/hr job request or using the website messaging system to message a sitter and arrange a chat or in-person meet • Sitters - POOR customer service. Had a terrible experience where it took me 2 months to get a non-automated response and additional 1.5 months past that to get follow up emails and my problem resolved. Thankfully, I have only needed to use customer service once, but it was incredibly stressful and disappointing. The other 5 sitting sites I worked with was readily available the same-day to talk with me. This or 2 business days should be the standard like it is for other jobs.