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Cost
“Because you can negotiate the hourly rate directly with the sitter the total costs of using CareFinder [including the membership fee] ends up being more reasonable than other sites.”
CareFinder has more affordable babysitters than other services. The price that the babysitter charges is exactly what they make. CareFinder does not charge anything on top of their hourly wage. CareFinder only makes the membership fee. Sitting rates start at JPY1500 per hour.
Most babysitter services take a large cut from the sitter’s pay, sometimes up to 70%. If...
Mountain Day!
Mountain Day is a brand new national holiday that began being celebrated two years ago in 2016. Like Marine Day, Mountain Day reminds us to express our gratitude and recognize the importance of the mountains to Japan, a nation that is approximately 73 percent mountainous. It’s a perfect opportunity to take the family out hiking or if that’s a little bit too ambitious, to a nearby park to enjoy some nature.
“Why August 11th?” you might ask. It’s really quite simple:
1. There is no public holiday in August and...
Choice
"I think there is a really great choice of sitters on CareFinder. I was really impressed with the variety... For whatever I needed for my family I felt that we could find the person that we felt was right."
CareFinder does not assign any available sitter to you. You have the freedom to choose the right sitter for you and your family. CareFinder has a wide variety of sitters to choose from. Our sitters are from all over the world with various backgrounds and skillsets. We have native English and French speakers, bilingual sitters, educators, music teachers, anything you could...
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How do I post a job on CareFinder?
Not sure how to post a job on CareFinder? Let us show you how!
Step 1Once you’ve logged in, click “Create a Job” from your CareFinder page.
Step 2Decide on Job Visibility: There are 3 job visibility types that determine which babysitters can or can't see your job post: Public, Invite Only, and Individual. Take a look below to see what is different about each one.
Public:
A Public post is only viewable by Registered CareFinder babysitters. This will allow you to receive the maximum responses from...