Care.com Membership
Northwestern provides a paid membership to Care.com’s online marketplace for faculty, staff and students.
Users will be able to search Care.com's extensive marketplace place to find:
- Childcare (babysitters and nannies)
- Adult & senior companion care
- Pet care
- Light housekeeping
- Homework helpers
Users can use Care.com’s various functionality to:
- Post caregiver job descriptions
- Process online screening & background checks
- Hire caregivers
- Process payments electronically
Instructions for faculty, staff and postdocs
- Login to MyHR Benefits with your username and password, select "Benefits" and then select the "Care.com" tile on the left-hand side of the screen.
- This will take you securely to the Northwestern Care.com portal so you can create your account. This step requires multi-factor authentication. Please note that you may have to disable pop-up blockers on your browser in order to access the site.
- When hiring a provider through the Care.com membership service, there are best practices for safe hiring that you should be sure to follow.
- Download a flyer with more information about the benefits of membership.
Instructions for students
- Login via the Northwestern Care.com Student Portal
- When hiring a provider through the Care.com membership service, there are best practices for safe hiring that you should be sure to follow.
- Download a flyer with more information about the benefits of membership.
Tips for using the benefit
- Northwestern University faculty, staff and students who do not have a Net Id or password should send an e-mail to wellbeing@northwestern.edu to verify eligibility for this benefit. The e-mail information should include:
- Name
- E-mail address
- Phone
- Northwestern School or department affiliation
- You will receive information about your paid membership when your eligibility is confirmed by the Office of Human Resources.
- If you already have an account and would like to switch over to your University paid membership, please go to the Northwestern company portal for Care.com, northwestern.care.com, and select the following option: “Already enrolled? Log in.” Then input your current login information sync your account automatically to the Northwestern benefit.
The Northwestern University Office of Human Resources does not endorse or recommend any particular provider or child care center and encourages all parents to carefully evaluate any provider they are considering to care for their child. Please be sure to follow the best practices for safe hiring.