Category Archives: Babysitting and Home Care

House and Dog Sitting (near Tufts)

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Are you or somebody you know around over the holidays and in need of accommodation/want to live in a house rather than a dorm? We are looking for a responsible person with at least some dog experience to dogsit at our house between December 27 and Jan 5 (could be Jan 9 if that is helpful to you). The house is a single family, 5 minutes walk from campus. You would have dog walking responsibilities, but we can also pay for a walker to help ease that load. This is not a paid position per se — we are hoping there is somebody who wants/needs the free accommodation — but we can offer a $200 stipend for the time. Our dog is extremely friendly so there are bonus dog snuggles!


If you’re interested, please contact Rachel at rachel.brown007@gmail.com or text 617-501-9614 and we can arrange to meet. Thank you! 

Tutor for High School Student (West Medford, MA)

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Family seeks tutoring and academic support for our high school student 2-3 times per week. The ideal candidate will have experience working with kids, ability to help with Spanish, Math, and support executive functioning tasks. Tutor must be able to use their own transportation/public transportation to our West Medford home (1.8 miles from campus).  We are ideally seeking someone who is available for the full spring semester. $40 per hour compensation 
Please email  Lmgardinier@gmail.com to express interest and discuss details. 

Babysitter for two toddlers (Somerville, MA)

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A family located in Magoun Square in Somerville, MA is requesting a babysitter for their toddlers:

We have two toddlers (3.5 and 1.5) and live right off a number of bus lines on Broadway. We’re hoping for someone to come once per month in the evenings and can be flexible with scheduling. We’re happy to pay $25/hour with a 4 hour minimum + an Uber ride home.

If interested please email Katie Germany at hellokatiewilliams@gmail.com

Babysitting– 25 – 28 hrs per week for 3 year old

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I am looking for a part-time babysitter/nanny, starting in January, to care for my 3 year old daughter.  Responsibilities will include picking up from school, playing, & taking her for walks or to the playground, and activities. She loves being outside and is very easy going, she loves to dance and sing.

I’ll either be working from home or at the office.  I’m looking for someone from January – June.

Schedule/Hours

  •  Required: Monday – Thursday – 2:30/3- 5:30/6pm, Fridays – 8:30 – 5pm starting in early January
  • I’m looking for 20-25 hours of coverage per week

Requirements: Ability to get to Charlestown independently, COVID vaccinated/ boosted; babysitting references.

Pay: Starting at $22/hour

Location: Charlestown, Orange Line accessible

Contact: Catherine  – renehc@amazon.com

Babysitter for 1-year-old (Davis Square, Somerville)

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We are looking for a babysitter to help watch our 1 year old daughter. I am an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Tufts. We are located a short walk from campus in Somerville, near Davis Sq. 

We are looking for a babysitter that is available to help on the odd evening and/or weekends. We are looking for someone who has experience with infants or toddlers. Preference will be given to candidates who are CPR and first aid certified.

If interested, please reach out to us by email at danielle.changala@gmail.com or by text at 714-315-3264. We look forward to meeting you!

Weekday Childcare (Medford, MA)

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We are looking for someone who can provide childcare for our children 4 days-a-week from January 2nd till February 2nd 2024 (these dates have some flexibility). $24/hr for 36 hours a week (8:30am-5:30pm Tuesday-Friday). This would be at our home which is one block away from the Tufts fields. We have three boys aged 6, 4, and 2. The 6- and 4-year-olds are in school, and will require pickup (driving required). Most of your day will be with the 2-year-old only. Our boys are very sweet and love to play – photo of our children included. There is also the possibility of ongoing part-time driving work to help with school pickup and/or 1-day a week ongoing childcare after Feb 2nd.  If you are interested in hearing more about this job, please contact Kelly Williamson on kncwilliamson@gmail.com.

Evening Babysitting for 3-year-old (Arlington)

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Hi! We live in Arlington and are looking for a babysitter for our 3-year-old. He is a sweet, fun, easygoing kid.

Looking for occasional weekday evenings and occasional weekend afternoon/evenings. Responsibilities during evening hours may include helping him with his dinner, bath, and bedtime. This is a perfect opportunity for a college student, as he goes to sleep early and you can get paid to do your homework until we return.  Compensation $20-25/hour depending on experience. Our house is easiest to get to by car, although you could get there by bus if needed.

Please contact Chrissy at randc3.family@gmail.com if you are interested!

ELA and Math Tutor for 6th grader (Somerville, MA)

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A family in Somerville is seeking an ELA and math tutor. See the message below for details:

I am looking for an ELA and math tutor for my 11 year old son, who is a 6th grader at the Kennedy School in Somerville. It can be two separate tutors, or a unicorn who can do both! My son has an ADHD/ASD1 diagnosis. He learns easily one on one, but has a hard time focusing in a classroom setting, so we are looking for weekly sessions to consolidate what he has learned in class. Ideally it would be 2 hours in math and two hours in ELA. Time and days is flexible- anytime between 3 and 5 PM on a weekday. We can pay $30/hour. If interested or would like more information please contact me at afolland@gmail.com. My name is Alison. 

After-school Childcare (North Cambridge)

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Our North Cambridge family of four (including our furry friend Mowgli)  is looking for some part-time, weekday, after-school childcare help for our funny, active, articulate, and kind 6-year-old boy.

We’re hoping to find someone, or two people, interested in 3.5–12 hours/week who would care for and play with our little guy, pick him up from school in North Cambridge at 3:00 pm, take him for lessons, or just work with him on chess, puzzles, and if possible Spanish. We would love it if someone could watch him from 3:00 until about 6:30 p.m. a few days a week (ideally Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).

We imagine this could be the perfect opportunity for a college or graduate student — particularly someone studying or otherwise interested in being part of a family with a fun kid, a dog, and a super awesome food business. We are a Spanish and Bengali-speaking family. Any help with Spanish would be greatly appreciated. English is our preferred language :).

There’s also the possibility of continuing with slightly different hours during the spring semester and perhaps even the summer, as well as weekend and nighttime sitting.

Compensation could be $20-25/hour, depending on experience. Parking will be reimbursed.

Having a car is a requirement because, on some days, he needs to go for lessons in Somerville or Cambridge, which are within driving distance. 

We look forward to hearing from you. If interested, please contact Brinda at sen.brinda@gmail.com

After-School Childcare for Kindergartener (Davis Square, Somerville)

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Our Davis Square family of four is looking for some part-time, weekday, after-school childcare help for our loving, active, articulate, and creative 5-year-old kindergartener.

We’re hoping to find someone, or two people, interested in 5–10 hours/week, who would care for and play with our little guy from school pickup in Porter Square at 2:35pm until about 5 or 6pm a few days a week (ideally Tuesday, Thursday and Friday).

We imagine this could be the perfect opportunity for a college or graduate student — in particular someone studying or otherwise interested in early-childhood education.

There’s also the possibility of continuing with slightly different hours during the spring semester and perhaps even the summer, as well as weekend and nighttime sitting.

Compensation could be $20-22/hour depending on experience. 

Having a car isn’t a requirement, because school is walkable (or a direct bus or T trip) to our house, but someone with a car would be a bonus. 

We look forward to hearing from you. If interested, please contact Andrew at andrew.sessa@gmail.com