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Sitters and Tutors Network

Student-provided sitting and tutoring services for the Northwestern community

How it Works:

  1. Create an Account

    Select join from the top menu. Sign-in with your Northwestern NetID. You will be prompted to answer a series of questions to gain access to the network.

  2. Search/Browse

    Northwestern students can search for jobs, and Northwestern faculty, staff and student parents can search for sitters and tutors.

  3. Connect

    Northwestern email addresses are included on the job listings and profiles. Send an email to connect with sitters, tutors or job posters.
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Northwestern Parents:

Get help tutoring or caring for your children from Northwestern students.

Find a Sitter or Tutor

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Northwestern Students:

Help members of the Northwestern community with their tutoring and childcare needs.

Find a Job

Network Features:

  • NetID Protected

    The network is only open to registered Northwestern students and active faculty or staff.

  • Filter Results

    Narrow down profiles and job listings to fit your criteria.

  • In-Person or Virtual

    Tutoring, test prep and lessons can either be in-person or virtual.

  • Personalize

    Add specific needs to your job listings, or list your skills on your sitter/tutor profile.

Join the Network Now

Disclaimer: Northwestern University Sitters & Tutor Network acts only as a “posting board” and does not conduct background checks on sitters or tutors, or those individuals seeking the assistance of Northwestern sitters and tutors. The responsibility for background checks, including resume verifications and references, rests exclusively with individual posting board users. The Northwestern Sitters & Tutor Network posting board is not a Northwestern program or service, and Northwestern is not responsible for any postings to the website. The fact that Northwestern hosts this posting board does not create an employment and/or contractual relationship of any kind between Northwestern and any posting board user, nor does Northwestern act as a guarantor of users or services provided.