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Summer Nanny/Babysitter (West Medford/Lexington)

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Looking for a summer babysitter to take care of 3 children, ages 8, 6, and 4. 

The position would be Monday – Thursday, 8:30am – 2pm.  It would begin June 26 until August 25, 2023.

Job duties would be taking the children to their swim lessons and swim team practice at Winchester Boat Club and general oversight of their care and safety. In general, you will be at the Winchester Boat Club for most days from around 9am-1pm, supervising the children. 

If not at the boat club, job duties will include entertaining the children, going for walks/bike rides and excursions (zoo, parks, museum) as the weeks allow. The children (2 boys and a girl) are all very independent and know their schedule.  They are fun, silly, outgoing and loving.   One parent works from home and will be at the house and will come and go, and will be available to you as needed.  There is a super friendly dog (golden/labradoodle) in the home.


Required hours: Monday – Thursday, 8:30-2pm

Location: West Medford/Lexington June 26, 2023 – August 25, 2023


Requirements: non smoker, has license, own car preferred

Wage: $25/hour


Please reach out to Caileen at cburns08@gmail.com if interested.

Babysitting for infant (Somerville)

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We are looking for a babysitter to help watch our 3-month-old infant. I am an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Tufts. We are located a short walk from campus in Somerville, near Davis Sq. 

To start, we are looking for someone to help for around 4 hours a day for a few days in February (likely Feb 15th, 22nd and 23rd). We are interested in more regular babysitting in future as well.

We are looking for someone who has experience with infants and has COVID vaccines (including the bivalent booster). Preference will be given to candidates who are CPR and first aid certified.

Pay would start at $24-$26 per hour based on experience/qualificationsIf interested. Please reach out to us by email at danielle.changala@gmail.com  

We look forward to meeting you!

Museum Educator Position for The Buttonwoods Museum

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The Buttonwoods Museum in Haverhill, MA seeks an enthusiastic Museum Educator to help position the Museum as a strategic community resource within the City of Haverhill and beyond. The Buttonwoods Museum is a small, but dynamic, institution with a mission to collect and preserve history, and to educate the community about Greater Haverhill’s past and culture.

The Museum Educator oversees the many ways visitors interact with the Museum including: research and develop new educational programming via a Cummings Foundation Grant, public programming, group field trips, social media, community outreach endeavors, and more. Education programs serve preschoolers through senior citizens and everyone in between.

Candidates should have excellent oral and written communication skills; excellent time management and prioritization skills; a passion for history, art, and/or archaeology; flexibility and imagination; and be excited about place-making and community engagement. A valid driver’s license and a vehicle is required in order to travel around the Greater Haverhill area for off-site programs. The Museum encourages candidates who are English Spanish bilingual and/or have previous experiences in museums, teaching, or small nonprofits to apply.

This is a part time position of 16 hours per week with occasional variations. There is grant funding for the option of one more day per week. The hourly wage range is $18-20.

Applicants should email resumes and letters of interest to jwilliams@buttonwoods.org by December 16, 2022.

El Museo Buttonwoods en Haverhill Massachussets, busca un educador de museo entusiástico para ayudar a posicionar al Museo como un recurso comunitario estratégico dentro de la Ciudad de Haverhill y más allá. El Museo Buttonwoods es una institución pequeña pero dinámica con una misión de colectar y preservar historia, y educar la comunidad acerca de la cultura y el pasado de la Gran Haverhill.

El educador de museo supervisa las muchas maneras como los visitantes interaccionan con el Museo, incluyendo: investigar y desarrollar nuevos programas educativos a través de una subvención de la Fundación Cummings, programación pública, visitas en grupos, medios sociales, esfuerzos de alcance comunitario, y más. Programas Educativos sirven a niños pre-escolares a través de ciudadanos ancianos y otros en todas edades.

Candidatos deben tener excelentes habilidades de comunicación verbales y escritas; una pasión por historia, arte, y antropología; flexibilidad e imaginación; y estar entusiasmado acerca de creación de lugares y compromisos con la comunidad. Se requiere una licencia de conducir valida y un vehiculo para viajar alrededor del area de la Gran Haverhill para programas fuera del Museo. El Museo anima a aplicar a candidatos que son bilingues y que tienen experiencia con museos, educación, o pequeñas agencias sin fines de lucro.

Esta es una vacancia a mitad de tiempo de 16 horas a las semana con variaciones de acuerdo a las estaciones del año. Hay subvenciones para la opción de un día más por semana.

El pago por hora es de $18 a $20. Los aplicantes deben enviar sus curriculum vitae y cartas de interés a jwilliams@buttonwoods.org antes de deciembre 16, 2022.

Babysitting Opportunity (Somerville)

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Hello!  We are looking for someone to assist with morning drop off for our 4 year old son to West Somerville Neighborhood School (177 Powder House Boulevard, 2 blocks away from campus) 1 – 2 days per week.  We are flexible on the days but Tuesday and Thursday are preferred.  We live on Electric Avenue so the school is a short walk.  We are looking for someone to come to our house at 7:30am, finish breakfast, play, etc. with our son and then walk to school to arrive around 8:20am.  Also interested in the occasional Fri/Sat night or weekday evening babysitting.  

Location: Electric Ave., Somerville

Time(s): Tuesday and Thursday, 7:30am – 8:30am

Interested candidates should contact Sara Wartella at sara.wartella@gmail.com or call 617-620-0474.


Babysitting in Somerville

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Description: Our family is here for a sabbatical, my husband and I are both academics. We are looking for an after-school babysitter for our two children (ages 8 and 5). The kids are gregarious, fluent English speakers, get along really well and easy to entertain. Their babysitters tend to really fall for them and we are still in touch with them.

Location: Banks St., Somerville MA

Time(s): Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (preferred) from 2:15p-5:15p.

Hours per week: 6-9

Responsibilities: 

  1. Pick up from school and walk back home (a 10 minute walk). No car needed.
  2.  Offer kids a prepared snack. 
  3.  Supervise homework, if they have any. 
  4. Play and have fun

Pay: $25/hr

Contact: Noa Shein:shein.noa@gmail.com  or text (857)-8299981

Academic Tutor Needed ASAP at the Fessenden School

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Position: Academic Tutor

Start Date: As soon as possible

Schedule: School year (September to June), Part-time, daily schedule is determined by the number of sessions per day (Mon – Fri 8:00am-3:00pm and selected afternoons).

About Us

The Fessenden School is an all boys independent day and boarding school serving 525 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 9th Grade in West Newton, MA. The Fessenden School’s mission is to cultivate each boy’s talents and develop in balance his character, mind, and body in an inclusive and joyful community. For more than 100 years, The Fessenden School has offered state-of-the-art facilities, curriculum, and programs specifically designed to meet the educational needs of boys.

Position Summary

The Fessenden School seeks a full-time Academic Tutor November 2022 to June 2023 . The Academic Tutor provides one-on-one support for boys in Grades 5–9 who have been identified as needing additional support in any of a variety of subject areas. Full time Academic Tutors typically meet one-on-one with 8-10 students two to three times per week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Meet with individual students in a tutorial setting to provide support with assignments and organization
  • Provide differentiated instruction to meet the learning needs of a range of students
  • Communicate regularly and effectively with parents, both orally and in writing through emails and bi-annual narrative reports
  • Communicate and partner regularly and effectively with classroom teacher(s), both orally and in writing
  • Collaborate with teachers and colleagues in the Learning Resources Department
  • Facilitate parent-teacher conferences and attend Student Support Team meetings as needed
  • Incorporate educational technology in tutorial lessons and support student use of assistive technology in the classroom
  • Maintain regular and reliable attendance
  • Attend Learning Resource Department meetings
  • Attend professional development meetings (three full day and three afternoon)
  • Maintain current CPR/AED & first aid certification and child abuse prevention training
  • Exemplify the School’s mission and community principles
  • Complete other duties as assigned by the Director of Learning Resources or the School

Desired Qualities

  • Commitment to inclusion, social justice, diversity, and equity
  • Enthusiasm and skills to engage boys and build meaningful relationships
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to perform critical thinking, organization, collaboration, prioritization, and problem solving
  • Ability to serve among a diverse community of colleagues, students, and parents
  • Commitment to boys and boys’ education
  • Current with curriculum and 21st century learning and teaching

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in education or related subject
  • Experience in supporting children in one-to-one or small group settings
  • Successful criminal background check

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. The requirements for performing the duties of this position are as follows: 

  • Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, talk, and hear 
  • Regularly required to bend, stoop, crouch and/or kneel
  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds
  • Majority of work is performed in a school/classroom environment, and the noise level in the environment is usually moderate.

To Apply

Submit an application through Fessenden’s Career Site. A cover letter, resume and contact information for three references are required. 

Part-Time Nanny Position (Cambridge)

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We are seeking a part-time Nanny who can pick up our daughter (will be 2.9 years old) from a Cambridge pre-school and organize some after school activities. License and safe-driving record required. You can use your car or ours.

After working with a full-time nanny for 2+ years, we are looking for someone to care for our sweet and caring daughter. Hours: 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM. School is a 9-minute drive (or 23 minute walk on nice days) from our house (Somerville.)

Expectations are for afternoons only M-F, 3.5 hours a day. 

  • Pick her up afterschool and take back to our home.
  • Transporting and attending toddler activity meet-ups
  • Unload lunchbox and help make her lunches for the week.
  • There is a whole floor, bathroom, and shared outdoor space available for the caretaker.
  • Fold and put away her laundry 1x a week

Compensation: $23-25/hour + holiday bonus. 

For more information, please contact: jamie.sands@gmail.com or call or text: 786-877-8199