Overnight babysitting job question?

Well honestly, I am in child care as a career and I can tell you that expecting an hourly rate for over night care is nearly unheard of.

I own and operate my own day care, and I also do babysitting jobs for some of the children who attend my day care if the parents ask. I have done over night jobs, and it is practically unheard of to expect an hourly rate -- it is unfair. The child is sleeping, and you're doing NO work during the actual over night hours, therefore most people charge an flat overnight rate for the hours the child is sleeping.

Like I said, I am a business owner and prior to that I was a professional nanny. I have a degree in Early Childhood Education, and for an hourly rate I only charge $10-$12 per hour for waking hours -- multiple children is $12-$15 an hour, and this is also in a small town not a big city setting.

For overnight care, I charge my regular hourly rate for the child's waking hours, and then typically a flat rate of $50 per night for the overnight care.

You should really consider listening to what she has to offer you, and decide based on what I told you here whether it is fair or not. To expect an hourly rate (especially one of over $9 per hour) while the child is sleeping is ridiculous, in my opinion.

If your education is in Early Childhood Education AND you have experience with a CPR certification, I would probably expect to be making about $50 for the over night, and $10-$15 per hour for waking hours.

Good luck.

I would say it depends on how many nights you are talking about. If this is a one time thing, I think $15 is average for one child.

If you are talking about numerous nights, I would say $12 an hour would be sufficient.

The main thing is that you express your requirements and dont let her push you around. The worst she can say is that she can't afford you. In that case, maybe you can make a lower offer if you want the job that bad.

If you have a definite amount in mind just tell her what your "salary requirements" are. You can put this info at the bottom of your resume.

I would try and negotiate with her though because if she doesn't meet your requirement she probably won't hire you.