{"id":1318,"date":"2021-11-21T15:14:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getasitter.co.za\/?page_id=1318"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:17:19","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/getasitter.co.za\/?page_id=1318","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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All sitters must supply us with their (1) Curriculum Vitae,\u00a0 (2) Identification document, (3) Contact details, and (4) Contact details of their parents and \/ or a teacher. Once they have been cleared, they undergo a Teams Interview before they are accepted and added to our Sitters’ list.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Carla Van Wyk<\/h5>

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\nLa Rochelle GHS Old Girl
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Ever since I can remember, we’ve had pets. Cats, dogs, fish, hamsters… you name it. To me, a house just does not feel like a home without them waiting there for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Finding someone to look after them when you want to go away for a weekend, has however always\u00a0been a struggle.\u00a0<\/b>A\u00a0BIG one. ‘What if I could find someone who\u00a0(1)<\/b>\u00a0lives within the area\u00a0(2)<\/b>\u00a0is available on the day that I need them and\u00a0(3)<\/b>\u00a0I could trust to look after them’ I thought. ‘And what if I could go\u00a0further\u00a0and create the same solution for\u00a0others?’<\/span><\/p>

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And that was how Get A Sitter was born.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Minette Van Wyk<\/h5>

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When my sister and I decided to start Get A Sitter<\/b>, we realised that we didn’t have to stop at only pet sitting<\/b> – what about those who needed someone to babysit <\/b>for an evening or look after their plants <\/b>when they go on holiday for an extended period? ‘Why not cater for their needs as well?’ I asked myself.<\/span><\/p>\n


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SO WE ARE! Welcome to your ONE-STOP sitters!<\/b> Let us know what you need and we will help.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Safety how are sitters screened? All sitters must supply us with their (1) Curriculum Vitae,\u00a0 (2) Identification document, (3) Contact details, and (4) Contact details of their parents and \/ or a teacher. Once they have been cleared, they undergo a Teams Interview before they are accepted and added to our Sitters’ list. Meet the Team Carla Van Wyk CO-Founder La Rochelle GHS Old Girl Graduated at Stellenbosch University in structural engineering Ever since I can remember, we’ve had pets. Cats, dogs, fish, hamsters… you name it. To me, a house just does not feel like a home without them waiting there for you.\u00a0 \u00a0 Finding someone to look after them when you want to go away for a weekend, has however always\u00a0been a struggle.\u00a0A\u00a0BIG one. ‘What if I could find someone who\u00a0(1)\u00a0lives within the area\u00a0(2)\u00a0is available on the day that I need them and\u00a0(3)\u00a0I could trust to look after them’ I thought. ‘And what if I could go\u00a0further\u00a0and create the same solution for\u00a0others?’ \u00a0 And that was how Get A Sitter was born.\u00a0 Minette Van Wyk co-founder La Rochelle GHS Old Girl graduated at stellenbosch university in Physiology When my sister and I decided to start Get A Sitter, we realised that we didn’t have to stop at only pet sitting – what about those who needed someone to babysit for an evening or look after their plants when they go on holiday for an extended period? ‘Why not cater for their needs as well?’ I asked myself. SO WE ARE! Welcome to your ONE-STOP sitters! Let us know what you need and we will help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1318","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getasitter.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getasitter.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getasitter.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getasitter.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getasitter.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1318"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/getasitter.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1799,"href":"https:\/\/getasitter.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1318\/revisions\/1799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getasitter.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}