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Sitter Connection - Terms and ConditionsOur placement and referral services provide parents with applicants for employment. The parent is the employer and determines the terms and conditions of employment including: work hours, pay rates, vacations, overtime, etc. As the employer, the parent is responsible for all taxes and insurance on their employee, where applicable. If the parent chooses to use our Payroll Service we will take care of all reporting and payments for Social Security, Medicare, Federal Unemployment and State Unemployment. Hereinafter, the term client refers to the parent and PTO refers to Parent’s TIME-OUT, Inc. I. Terms and Explanations:A) Our applicant database is made up of applicants that have gone through our telephone interview process and have been accepted by a PTO Recruiter for inclusion in our program. PTO Recruiters only accept about 51% of the applicants that apply. The database includes candidates with a wide range of experience from baby-sitters to nannies to house managers. It is up to the client to determine what experience level is relevant to their needs. B) *Standard Background Screening includes: criminal searches in all Arizona counties; a sex offender search; a seven-year address search to help determine any additional locations that an applicant's criminal history may need to be searched; a social security trace to help verify identity, aliases and right to work in the US; and a 39 month driving record from the state the applicant has his/her current license.
C) **Extended Background Screening includes: criminal search in all Arizona counties; criminal searches in every known county the applicant has lived in during the past three years; a social security trace to help verify identity, aliases and other residences; a sex offender search; a seven-year address search to assist in determining any additional counties to conduct criminal searches; and a driving record from each known state the applicant has had a driver’s license during the previous three years (some states are not available). If the client chooses to add additional county criminal searches, civil searches, credit checks or drug screens, they should contact PTO in writing to get a quote on applicable fees. II. A Sitter Connection:For occasional 'baby-sitting' needs, use our rosters of Preferred Providers. These are professional sitters with great qualifications who have promised to meet or exceed our Quality Guarantee. They’ve gone through our **Extended Background Screening and we've spoken with and verified childcare, employment and character references. PTO only accepts about 12% of the total applicants into this program. We require that each Sitter be at least 18 years of age, a high school graduate and have at least two years of child care experience. Once you sign up you’ll receive an initial roster from us with all of the caregivers listed, along with numbers where you can reach them, the schedule they can work, their rates and a brief resume on their experience and background. You will be a member and can use these sitters for one full year. You will receive new rosters periodically (approximately every 4-6 weeks if set-up to receive them via email) throughout the year. PTO makes no guarantee as to availability of sitters for any particular needs that the client has. Once PTO has sent the first roster there are no refunds. * Sitter Connection Basic (SCB) is for occasional evening and weekend care. $ 115.00 * Sitter Connection Expanded (SCE) has the same providers as Sitter Connection Basic, but also includes providers for week day care (Mon-Fri). Use this service for Baby-sitters, Mom/Dad’s Day-Out, Temporary Child Care, Sick Child Care, Emergency Child Care, etc. $195.00 Part-Time Nanny from SCE: If you should use someone from this program on a regular weekly daytime basis (for one month or longer) there is an additional fee of $50.00. The client is responsible for contacting PTO immediately upon hiring a caregiver for a regular assignment – failure to do so will result in the client being charged the fee and their contract being terminated immediately, and without notice. III. Guarantee:PTO makes no guarantee as the quality or quantity of applicants available to the parent. PTO is not liable for any claims or statements made by the applicant to the parent. IV. PTO's Right to Discontinue Service:PTO reserves the right to discontinue service to a family or household where the client has violated any local, state or federal laws that could endanger someone in the household or that could violate the caregiver’s rights. PTO reserves the right to discontinue service to a family or household where the caregiver may be in danger by coming to or into the household (this includes, but is not limited to, a household with guns, drugs or sanitation issues). PTO reserves the right to discontinue service to a family or household where the child or children in the household may be in danger (this includes, but is not limited to, a household with an unsecured pool or other body of water). The client will not be entitled to any type of refund of fees paid. V. Payment of Fees:Payment of Fees can be made by credit card, personal check, money order or cashier’s check. If payment is made by personal check, a credit card may also be requested to guarantee funds. Fees are not refunded once they have been paid. VI. Agreement:The client understands and agrees that they cannot employ an applicant referred by PTO without payment of the appropriate fees, and they cannot provide names or other information about any of the individuals referred to them by PTO to any other person. Should the client induce or assist another person or persons to employ an applicant that was referred to them by PTO, the client will be responsible for payment of the placement fee, and client’s contract will be immediately terminated.
Last updated: July 27, 2007 |
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