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Yes, in order to be on our sitter referral list, you must be qualified, including current CPR and First Aid certifications. Many applicants come with the required qualifications, some do not. We entertain hundreds of sitters who would like to be on our referral list and it is up to them to be qualified or not and show us that they are qualified to be on our list. Also, some applicants end up not following-through with the rest of our process (interviews, reference checks, etc.), so our obtaining their qualifications for them would not work from that standpoint either. Builders have to pay to obtain their own contracting license, accountants pay to obtain their CPA certification, etc….It is no different for sitters who want to be on our referral list. And, the cost of getting the required qualifications is approximately $X, which can be earned back in one or two sits.
The sitters’ compensation depends on which city they are in, but most cases, they receive more than double the minimum wage (and in all cases, substantially more). Each sitter applying to be on the referral list knows what she/he will receive, so if the amount is not satisfactory, why would you want to be on the list?
No sitter has to take a sit if they don’t want to, so if the sit is too far for that sitter to drive, she/he does not have to accept the sit.
If you do accept a sit, you need to follow-through. Just like parents who book your time have to follow-through and pay a cancellation fee if they do not provide enough advance notice of cancelling, so does a sitter. Also, just like a parent, if your doctor provides a note confirming sickness, no cancellation fee is charged.
