How to Post a Job: Why Post a Job?

Posting a job: Your new best friend

Thinking about posting a job on Care.com? Good choice - your free ad on Care.com will attract top caregivers near you. In fact, it's the fastest way to find reliable care! So whether you're looking for a babysitter, a senior care provider or a housekeeper (or all of them), our tips will help make your search even quicker and easier.

Did you know? Safety matters to us, too. That's why, unlike other sites, caregivers on Care.com can only reply to your job if their profile has been approved by our trained Mom Force.

Top 5 reasons to post on Care.com

Why post a job on Care.com? For starters, it's probably how some of your friends and neighbors found their favorite babysitter or housekeeper. Here's how posting a job on Care.com can benefit you:

1. It's free! Who doesn't like free stuff that can make life easier?
2. It's the fastest way to find a reliable caregiver who can start right away.
3. It does the searching for you by "recruiting" the top caregivers in your area. On average, a job post receives 15 replies.
4. Responses usually start coming in within hours - in fact, for Premium Members we guarantee responses within 3 days or your money back.
5. We'll email you when new caregivers who fit your needs join Care.com.

Bonus: While your job post does the work for you, you're free to take care of other things on your to-do list, like run errands, get work done or plan dinner. Who knows, you might even find time to breathe.

Now that you know more about the what and why of posting a job on Care.com, let's get to the fun stuff - the how!