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Available at short notice. engage children with creative activities, able to settle a child to sleep. Pets ok CONTACTABLE REFERENCES AVAILABLE AT SHORT NOTICE I am available to provide care & assistance for your family as nanny or babysitter on a casual or regular basis. My current 'family' as a nanny turns 4 in January, and I happily assist them as their neeeds have changed, whilst ready for a new family to assist and grow with. Contactable & written References available Lets discuss how I can serve your family needs first, make your child comfortable with a new person, I try to stick to the family routine to help settle them in & encourage any questions you have! YOUR CHILD - I am able to attend to a babysitting routine or one-off positions. Engaging a child's attention for homework, I follow a familys routine; and please outline any cultural and spiritual needs for your family. Having worked as a Pastoral Support Care worker with junior and older children; I feel that my attention to a child's curiosity and development is part of my role. To contribute to their play activities, learning experience & social development is something that I am proud to be a part of. ABOUT ME - I am 49 years old single and live in the city. I have my WWCC Certificate & police clearance & current 1st Aid cert. My interests include improv, mentoring for teens, making stories with children, writing & published in prose & poetry, & painting whatever ends up on the canvas!
First Aid & Accreditation
- First Aid
- First Aid for Babies & Children
- Asthma Management
- Anaphylaxis Management
- CPR
- Working With Children Check (Paid) - Verified
Verified On: 9/1/2024
Expires On: 11/10/2024
Childcare Experience
I have been caring, as both nanny and babysitter for children over 10 years, on casual and ongoing positions. I am a very creative person at heart, & I encourage childrens imagination, drawing, dress ups,, reading with them, exploring music & making stories together, & furthering their age appropriate social & academic development. When a family is comfortable, I would to take a walk with their child (locally at a park or to a local Cafe) to settle little ones to nap or sleep after a play around & snack. I like to "think outside the box" For example when I assisted a Spanish family (with 10 months and 2 years old in last minute/urgent bookings). I do not speak Spanish, so putting a Netflix movie in Spanish helped settle bubs, & he fall asleep every time. So I'm learning all the time what helps families individually. I care mostly at the familys home, or accommodation location which happens frequently during holiday season Nov - Jan. For extended (nanny) bookings, I remain with the children in their home, for the agreed terms. Experience with age groups is from 8 months old to 18 years old. I have catered for 1 - 4 children in a booking. On occasion 2 families book for their children at 1 location for a babysitting booking (*rates reflect the booking arrangements with 2 families) I understand every child is different in personality, traits, and special needs that require personal attention. I am patient and encourage the child to focus on 1 thing at a time, whatever works best for them. Parents have different requests such as msgs during a shift or with permission A photo of our activities. FOR MUM AND DAD - My role is to support & work with Parents and children's needs being a nanny/sitter in the home environment; respecting and following the usual routine and activities, & keeping in touch with parents. Communication is really important for me. I keep a communication book with parents whilst nannying (or regular bookings) so they can see at the end of their day information about their child/children, eg. What was eaten, nappy changes, nap times, play activities, books we've read and music we have listened to. Whilst babysitting some parents like to know when their children are asleep with a quick text message, which I happily do.
