It is so hard to find a reliable, trustworthy and competent babysitter but if you engage a sitter who has undergone the Babysitter’s Training course run by ARC providers your mind will be eased knowing you have a safe and responsible babysitter! The course is designed for 11 to 15 year olds and covers areas such as:
• care for children and infants
• being a good leader and role model
• making good decisions and solving problems
• keeping the children you baby-sit and yourself safe
• handling emergencies such as injuries
• illnesses and household accidents
There’s even help with writing resumes and interviewing for jobs.
The course, supported by ten downloadable PDF File resources can be completed in a day. They include a babysitter’s report card, business card templates, family information card, family interview form, parental consent and contact form, resume template, safety inspection checklist, self-assessment tool and an activity booklet.The beauty about any course accredited by the ARC is that the person who participated has been motivated to improve their skills and knowledge, has attended voluntarily and has done the work required to gain certification.
The Babysitter’s Training course is just one of the many programs run by the Red Cross, which relies on charitable donations to support its work in the local community. Appeals are one way of raising funds and often they are short-lived so the background stand-bys like auto donation are essential. There might not be much glamour in accepting vehicle donations and car donations for auction but they do raise considerable sums. Year round the good people who decided, “I’m going to donate my car to charity,” make a difference by ensuring programs like the Babysitter’s Training courses can be delivered, empowering our young people and qualifiying them for serving their community.
If you want to enroll in the Babysitter’s Training course, get in touch with your local Chapter. To find out where that is, log on to the main red cross site at www.redcross.org and under the tab with the map ‘your local red cross’, type in your zip code for your nearest chapter.
