Free Babysitter Resume Template and Writing Tips

List your name and contact information, including your address, email address, phone number, website, and social media accounts (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook page).

• Name: Use your full name on your resume, as that is most likely linked to your existing work history and background check. There will be plenty of time to share your preferred nickname during your interview or after you’re hired.
• Address: There’s no need to include your full address, as that was conventionally used to mail candidates follow-questions, interview invitations and employment contracts. In the age of the internet and email, it is perfectly acceptable to just include the city and state in which you live.
• Phone number: Include the best number to reach you. This may be your cellphone number or a landline. If you are a minor, use your parents’ contact information in this section instead.
• Social media: If social media accounts are included, remember to make sure they are professional and include relevant information or photos that reflect your skills and professional experience.

In one to two sentences, explain the experience and skills you have that make you an ideal candidate for the babysitting position you are applying for.

Remember to include relevant skills, knowledge or abilities you have that make you a strong applicant. Including descriptive words (e.g., motivated, dependable, trustworthy, timely, loving, nurturing, mature, etc.) that accurately convey your capabilities can help you capitalize on the limited space offered in this section, and capture the attention of the employer or parent doing the hiring.

If you don’t have previous experience working as a babysitter — or working at all — you can briefly reference your work ethic, education or volunteer experience instead. It is important to remember that information included in your objective or summary should be supported, where possible, throughout your resume.

Examples of babysitter resume objectives:

• “To obtain the babysitter position at ABC Daycare where I can apply my 5 years of experience as a certified elementary teacher, organizational skills and fun-loving nature to assist children.”
• “Mature and dependable student with volunteer experience working as a summer camp leader, seeking a nanny or in-home babysitting position with a neighborhood family.”

List your previous work experience in this section of your babysitter resume. This includes the names of your former babysitting gigs and other relevant employers, dates of employment, your title, and job responsibilities or duties.

If you’re a student or an individual with little to no previous work experience as a babysitter, you should focus on your academic, extracurricular or volunteer work in this section. Strong academic performance and participation in sports, clubs and charitable activities can highlight your personality and character and demonstrate valuable transferable babysitting skills such as focus, patience and flexibility.

It is important to note that even if you don’t have previous experience working as a daycare worker or babysitter, you’ll still want to list your previous employers to avoid the perception of employment gaps (unless you are using a functional resume format).

Examples of babysitter resume experience:ABC Daycare (March 2012-April 2015) – Childcare Provider

• Provided quality childcare and instruction to children ages 3 to 5 years old.
• Supervised daily learning sessions and facilitated nap and snack times.

Henderson Family (October 2016-December 2017) – Live-In Nanny

• Cared for family’s three children overnight and on weekends.
• Assisted with homework, meal preparation, and pick-up and drop-off to extracurricular activities, as needed.

Use this area of your babysitter resume to list information regarding any colleges, universities or training programs you have attended. You should include:

• Type of degree or certificate earned
• The name of the school or organization
• Date awarded
• Location
• Honors and achievements earned
• GPA

If you are a student seeking a babysitter position, placing your education at the top of your resume is strongly suggested. Doing so can help parents and employers see your academic achievements and skills quickly, and address possible concerns regarding a lack of babysitting job experience.

Use this section of your babysitter resume to highlight your skills and training that are relevant to the babysitting position you are applying for, as well as transferable or portable skills from non-babysitting jobs.

If possible, highlight your most relevant skills first. Keep this section organized and easy to read by using bullet points and categorizing similar skills (e.g., CPR certification, First Aid and infant care), including transferable or portable skills from non-babysitting jobs.

Examples:

• Scheduling: Add this skill if you’re able to carefully plan and meet tight timelines when performing duties such as light housekeeping, providing pick-ups and drop-offs, meal preparation, and assisting with homework
• Stress Management: Add this if you work well under pressure and when assisting with conflict resolution among young children

You should never place your references on your resume. While this was an acceptable practice when job searching was reliant on physical mail, it’s no longer necessary. Most employers will ask for them after an interview, or after they decide to seriously consider you as a candidate.

However, you do want to have at least two or three references on hand so that potential clients or employers can not only verify your experience as a babysitter (or other work history), but your relevant interpersonal and professional skills (e.g., timeliness, dependability, flexibility, etc.), too.

Remember to ask for your references’ permission and contact information beforehand, and to use both professional and personal references for a more balanced perspective of your character and skills.