College student and experienced babysitter who has cared for children from 8 families over 4 years. Keep 5 regular families on weekly schedules and hold a 5-star rating across 40 reviews on Care.com. Certified in CPR and First Aid and comfortable with infants through age 12.
Experience
Babysitter, Self-employed (Ann Arbor, MI)
Jun 2022 – Present
Babysit for 5 regular families on weeknights and weekends, about 12 hours a week
Have cared for children from 8 families aged 6 months to 12 years, including bedtime routines and meals
Hold a 5-star rating across 40 parent reviews on Care.com
Follow each family's rules for screen time, allergies and medication
After-School Program Aide (Part-Time), Huron Valley Parks and Recreation (Ann Arbor, MI)
Sep 2025 – Present
Supervise 20 elementary students during homework time and outdoor play
Education
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (in progress), Washtenaw Lakes University (Aug 2024 – May 2028)
Skills
Childcare: infant care, bedtime routines, meal prep, homework help, creative play
Safety: Pediatric CPR and First Aid, allergy awareness, safe sleep
Certifications: American Red Cross Babysitting and Child Care, valid driver's license
How to write a Babysitter resume
A strong Babysitter resume shows the skills you can prove from school, part-time work, volunteering, projects or an earlier career, and how they carry over to the role you want next. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Education
Experience
Projects
Skills
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Communication
Customer service
Teamwork
Time management
Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
Problem solving
Reliability and punctuality
Learning new tools quickly
Organization
Role-specific certifications
Example bullet points
Served about 120 customers a shift at a busy campus cafe and trained 4 new baristas on the POS system
Built a sales dashboard in Excel and Power BI as a certificate capstone, cutting a weekly report from 3 hours to 20 minutes
Kept the books for a 400-family school PTA during a career break, closing each year with a balanced audit
Tips from recruiters
Lead with the strongest evidence you have: put Education first if you are still in school, and a recent certificate or project first if you are changing careers.
List a career gap as one honest line with dates, then add volunteer, freelance or caregiving work and the courses you took during or after it.
Rewrite past duties in the language of the job you want, for example "handled cash and inventory" becomes "reconciled $8,000 in daily sales and ran weekly inventory counts".
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Ivy (ATS-friendly): Harvard-style Times layout with centered headings
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Babysitter resume FAQ
What should a Babysitter resume include?
A Babysitter resume should show the skills you can prove from school, part-time work, volunteering, projects or an earlier career, and how they carry over to the role you want next. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Education, Experience, Projects and Skills. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Babysitter?
Classic, Ivy and Modern work well for Babysitter roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Babysitter resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Babysitter put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Babysitter roles are Communication, Customer service, Teamwork, Time management, Microsoft Office and Google Workspace and Problem solving.
How do I write strong Babysitter resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as GPA or honors, customers served and hours volunteered. For example: "Served about 120 customers a shift at a busy campus cafe and trained 4 new baristas on the POS system."