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Being a Babysitter
A babysitter is someone who temporarily cares for children on behalf of the children’s parents or guardians. Formal childcare training is not required to become a babysitter however a strong awareness of children’s safety and well being is essential. Several of our babysitting team members are trained in the fields of education and health. Others are career nannies or mothers who have their own children or even grandchildren.
Families who utilise Melbourne Family Hub’s babysitting service do so because they seek enthusiastic, capable and reliable babysitters. Our babysitters are booked for casual daytime care, casual evening care and overnight stays. They also provide last-minute care when children are sick and unable to attend daycare/school or when a family’s regular nanny is unavailable.
Responsibilities of a babysitter:
- Ensure the children are always safe and well supervised.
- Prepare simple meals.
- Settle the children into bed.
- Read stories and play games.
- Change nappies and give bottles.
- Regularly check on sleeping infants and children.
- Model appropriate behaviour.
- Adopt consistent behavioural management techniques in line with the household’s parenting philosophies.
- Clean up after yourself and the children.
- Administer medication, only when and if instructed by the parents.
- Transport children, only when and if requested by the parents.
If you are thinking about becoming a Melbourne Family Hub babysitter, please know that we look for the following characteristics in applicants:
- Genuine enthusiasm for working with children
- Responsible and mature
- Patient, nurturing and engaging approach toward children
- Punctuality and reliability
- Strong communication skills
- Sound knowledge and awareness of child safety
- Respect towards a family’s privacy
Melbourne Family Hub’s Babysitter application criteria:
- Aged 16 years+
- Experienced in working with children (minimum 6 months)
- Child related references (minimum 2)
- Character related references (minimum 1)
- Working With Children Police Check
- National Police Check
- First Aid Certification
- 100 points of identification (passport, driver licence, birth certificate or any other form of photo ID)
- Current CV/resume
Being a Tutor
Students and parents often seek tutoring because of the lack of attention teachers are able to provide in the normal classroom environment. As a skilled tutor, you can provide individual attention and learning support outside of school hours.
A tutor’s role is varied. Their job can involve helping a student understand concepts, identify their strengths and weaknesses, add to what they have learnt in class, check their progress, create a plan of action to help them improve, encourage discipline and focus, and teach them study and organisational skills. Successful student/tutor relationships develop from trust. It is essential tutors foster a safe learning environment whereby their students feel confident to ‘have a go’ even if they are unsuccessful in their attempts.
We pride ourselves on having a professional and skilled tutoring team who vary in their levels of experience. Melbourne Family Hub tutors provide one-on-one support to Primary School students in Year 4 – Year 6 and Secondary School students in Year 7 – VCE, in all subject areas including English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Art, Health and Physical Education, LOTE and Information Technology.
We have three sub-teams of tutors:
- Entry Level Tutors: 1st and 2nd year university students who are academically talented.
- Specialist Level Tutors: 3rd/4th year university students and postgraduate students who specialise in the subject area/s in which they are tutoring.
- Premium Level Tutors: Formally trained and certified teachers who are highly competent and skilled in their respective subject area/s.
Responsibilities of a tutor:
- Help work through homework problems.
- Exam/test preparation.
- Reading instruction/recovery.
- Assessment of a student’s learning strengths and weaknesses.
- Teaching a variety of learning strategies.
- Building a student’s skills in a subject area.
- Communicating with a student’s teacher.
- Improving a student’s grades.
- Providing parents with progress reports.
If you are thinking about becoming a Melbourne Family Hub Tutor, please know that we look for the following characteristics in applicants:
- Academically talented
- Patient
- Success oriented attitude
- Affirming nature
- Enthusiasm for learning/teaching
- Well prepared and organised
- Reliable and punctual
Melbourne Family Hub’s Tutor application criteria:
- Aged 18 years+
- Skilled in your subject area/s
- Work related references (minimum 2)
- Character related references (minimum 1)
- Working With Children Police Check
- National Police Check
- 100 points of identification (passport, driver licence, birth certificate or any other form of photo ID)
- Current CV/resume
Being a Homerwork Helper
The word ‘homework’ can spark an instant battle between parents and children. This is why Melbourne Family Hub offers families a unique Homework Help service.
Homework Helpers provide primary aged children (Prep to Year 6) with weekly one-on-one support to help them with the completion of general homework tasks and additional literacy/numeracy work provided by their classroom teacher. Our Homework Helpers are considered ‘fun’ and ‘kool’ in the eyes of their students, transforming homework into a positive learning experience.
Our Homework Help team is largely comprised of Year 12 students, 1st Year University students and 2nd Year University students. Our Homework Helpers are young, enthusiastic and creative. They are confidence builders who motivate children to produce their best effort in a timely manner.
If you are thinking about becoming a Melbourne Family Hub Homework Helper, please know that we look for the following characteristics in applicants:
- Academically talented
- Patient
- Affirming and encouraging attitude
- Enthusiasm for learning/teaching
- Reliable and punctual
MFH application criteria:
- Aged 17 years+
- Work related references (minimum 1)
- Character related references (minimum 2)
- Working With Children Police Check
- National Police Check
- 100 points of identification (passport, driver licence, birth certificate or any other form of photo ID)
- Current CV/resume