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Off-Campus Jobs
childcare over long weekend in February
We are looking for someone to stay with our 14 and 11 year olds while both parents are out of town, between February 20 and 23, starting around 3:30p of Friday, February 20 and finishing at 8:30a on Monday, February 23. We live in Swarthmore, easy walking distance to campus, town, etc. If you are interested, please text or email so we can set up a time to meet. Thank you!
After school nanny/sitter
We are looking for 1 or more Swarthmore student for after school care for our 5 and 7yo boys. The older one will take the bus home and the other will require pickup around 3pm and walking or driving to our house–both very close to campus. Needing help M-F but happy to have multiple students help based on their class schedule. Start date would be early Jan (Jan 5th ideally) through the end of their school year (June).
Generous pay! Fun kids!
Also looking for sitters for the occasional nights/weekends.
Happy to offer mentorship for any science/pre-med students as we are both physicians and researchers.
Part-time afterschool child care
We are looking for after school care and homework supervision for our two children (9 year old daughter and almost 7 year old son). Responsibilities including meeting our kids at the bus stop (across from our home, which is 2 blocks from Hobbs coffee), supervising and supporting them with homework, assisting with snack preparation, and engaging them in age-appropriate indoor or outdoor play. Driving is not required. Hours are 3:45-6:15pm on Wednesdays and Fridays and 3:45-5:15pm on Thursdays. The position ideally starts the week of 2/9/25 with intermittent weeks in February and March, and will be weekly starting Monday 4/6/25 through the end of the college semester (or longer if you’re available, as the local elementary school finishes 6/11/25). We look forward to hearing from you!