Jenna H.
Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny
- 21 years paid experience
- Babysitter in San Francisco, CA 94110
Meet Jenna
- Speaks English
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
8/4/25: CURRENTLY TAKING ON FAMILIES FOR OCCASIONAL EVENINGS/WEEKENDS UNTIL OCTOBER, THEN I AM LOOKING FOR DAYTIME NANNYING ROLES THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR! Hello Parents and Kiddos! My name is Dr. Jenna Hall and I moved to San Francisco in January 2025 after obtaining my PhD in Melbourne Australia. I have a contract job at UCSF until October 2025. I'll then be back to job hunting and available for daytime babysitting/nannying roles. A bit about me: I am originally from New Mexico where I started babysitting at 12 years old for the neighborhood kids. I moved to Albuquerque for college (Go Lobos!) and continued to find families and babysit throughout my undergrad journey. After completing a degree in Biochemistry I moved to New Jersey and taught high school chemistry through Teach For America, so I learned many fun (and at-home friendly) experiments to run with children! I then spent Read more 4 years at a stem cell lab in New York where I babysat periodically on evenings and weekends through Sitter City (that's where my previous reviews on this site are from). In Australia I found a few families early on through an Americans in Melbourne FB page and Care.com, and I babysat for them throughout my PhD! Ideally that is what I am looking for in San Francisco! I am hoping to find a few families that need a sitter a few times a month for date nights or weekend errands (3-6 hour stints). I'd love to find a family with babies and/or toddlers and be a consistent sitter for you over the next few years! I really enjoy babysitting. All up I've babysat for over 20 years. I've done it in every place I've lived! I am so happy to provide references or have a ~3 hour in person session while you are present and I interact with the children to confirm it's a good fit. I love to be outdoors, explore museums, take walks (although my calves are already burning trying to explore this city!!!), snowboarding in the winter and and playing soccer (although a knee injury in 2023 has kept me from getting back on the field). I do have a car but my partner mostly uses it on weekdays, I usually make a deal with my parents that I'll get myself there if they call me a car home! Really looking forward to finding a few families to start a long-term babysitting journey with! Reach out! Thank you!
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Enhanced Criminal
Expired on 05/14/2025
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Basic Criminal
Never run.
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Motor Vehicle Records
Never run.
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First aid certification
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CPR certification
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Availability
Babysitter
- Generally available evenings, late nights and weekends
- Before and after school care availability
Nanny
- Willing to consider a part time position
- Seeking Summer Position, Short-term (1 to 3 months), Temporary (4 to 12 months) employment
- Available to start on 7/17/2017
- My availability is valid through 7/26/17
- Willing to consider a part time position
- Seeking Summer Position, Short-term (1 to 3 months), Temporary (4 to 12 months) employment
- Available to start on 7/17/2017
- My availability is valid through 7/26/17
Margaret G.
8/10/2025
Jenna is the best!! She babysits for our two year old daughter and immediately puts both our daughter and us at ease. It's hard leaving a little one, and our daughter can have some strong opinions, but Jenna knows how to make her immediately feel comfortable and we can tell she always is excited when she gets an evening with her pal Jenna! Jenna is also just a total pro -- she helps make sure our daughter eats well, gives us regular updates throughout babysitting, confirms in advance, always on time, asks all the right safety questions to prepare, etc -- just everything you want in a sitter. Would recommend her for anyone and always happy to serve as a reference!
Suzy C.
8/6/2025
We feel so lucky to have Jenna as our family’s regular babysitter! She is truly wonderful with both our toddler and infant, and manages to give each of them the attention they need. Jenna is energetic, engaging, and playful, always knowing how to keep our toddler entertained while also connecting sweetly with our baby. We especially appreciate how patient and caring she is with putting our baby to sleep, and how she always interacts with our toddler at their level. Jenna is incredibly patient and loving even when our toddler throws tantrums. Jenna is reliable and punctual (often arriving early!), and she’s been flexible to help us out when our schedules change or run late. Communication is never an issue; she’s responsive and proactive about any updates. Our kids absolutely adore her, and we always feel completely at ease leaving them in her care. We can’t recommend Jenna enough!
Breanna B.
5/10/2025
Jenna is so loving and responsible, we can't imagine a better babysitter for our daughter! She's so engaged, pro-active and organized!
Sittercity Parent
9/17/2017
Leslie M.
9/12/2017
Sittercity Parent
9/1/2017
Ashley T.
8/30/2017
Jonathan R.
8/6/2017
Experience
Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting
$30-$40/hr for the first child, $5 for each additional child
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Infants (age 0-11 months) expand
- Overnight care
- Mother's helper
- Occasional care
- Toddlers (age 1-3)
- Preschooler (age 4-5)
- Grade School (age 6-11)
- Pre-teen/ Teenage age (12+)
Education
Biochemistry
University of New Mexico-Main Campus 2015
Additional services
- Light Housekeeping
- Crafts
- Travel with Family
- Willing to run errands as needed
- Willing to drive children to events, school, appointments, or carpooling
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Homework expand
- Finishing homework
- Checking answers
- Studying for a test
- Proofreading
- Basic math
- Pre-algebra
- Elementary science
- Earth science
- Science
- Essay writing
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