Quick answer: Parents must give consent before a 16- or 17-year-old can create a Biddy Jobs account — signup requires a parent or guardian to sign off, and there’s no way around that requirement.

If your teenager wants to start earning money locally, it’s reasonable to have questions before you sign off. Here’s exactly what parents should know about how Biddy Jobs works for earners age 16 and 17 — and why we built it this way.

Your consent is required, not optional

Earners who are 16 or 17 cannot create a Biddy Jobs account without a parent or guardian signing off as part of sign-up. This isn’t a checkbox buried in fine print — it’s a required step before your teen can bid on a single task.

Every user is verified before they can interact

Nobody on Biddy Jobs — earner or poster, teen or adult — can post a task or place a bid without going through our account verification process first. Confirmed contact information and genuine profile details are required to create an account. Anonymous interactions don’t happen on the platform.

Every task builds a visible, permanent record

After every completed task, both sides leave a review that’s public and permanent on the profile — reviews can’t be deleted or hidden. That means you and your teen can see exactly who a poster is before agreeing to a task, and posters can see your teen’s track record too. Accountability runs in both directions.

Payments never happen in cash

When a poster accepts your teen’s bid, payment is collected and held securely — it’s only released once the task is confirmed complete. Your teen is never handed cash by a stranger and never left chasing someone down for payment after the fact.

Support is there if something goes wrong

If a task doesn’t go as expected, our support team is available to help resolve it, and funds held in escrow stay put until the situation is sorted out fairly. It’s the same dispute process every earner and poster on the platform has access to.

What kind of tasks are typical for teen earners?

Most teen earners start with tasks that don’t require a car or specialized experience — yard work, pet sitting, tutoring younger students, and tech help for neighbors are the most common. You can see the specific task categories on our jobs for students page.