Cynthia D. Babysitter in Westerville, OH 43082. Looking for work as a babysitter or mother's helper.

--I have been working as a nanny since 1993 and have experience working for several families with twins and families who struggled with ADD/ADHD, asthma, eczema and food allergies. Caring for children is not just something I enjoy, I also believe it to be my life's calling. I have been caring for children since I was a child myself, at 10 years of age, and could often be found entertaining them on horseback or loaded up on my pony cart.

I am also a mother of five.....Two of my children have already left home and the other three are in grade school. When not in school, they spend time with family and friends while I am at work. My children only accompany me on the job occasionally when invited.

--Additionally, I enjoyed teaching 8 years of Sunday School and Vacation Bible School camps at a local Christian Church in Dublin, Ohio. Currently I attend The Vineyard on Cooper Road where I enjoy ministering to children and teens in a different capacity by providing them and their families transportation to services, activities and events. Although I am a Christian, I have a history of working well with many families of diverse faith.

--I enjoy being active and taking children on outings. Also willing to implement arts & crafts and learning activities with children at home (provided by the client) but prefer to work with families who appreciate the benefits of fostering a child's social and academic needs through preschool or other community activities as well. Not interested in working positions that keep the children and me on "house arrest," however, outings and activities in a day are to be persued with proper respect given to the need for balanced meal times and rest for all ages.

I have often been called on to help school age children with their homework. Whenever possible, I will work to provide an atmosphere appropriate for your child’s learning time and guide them through personal disciplines necessary to independently complete their homework tasks. However, I am not interested in working positions that would require me to tutor them in their subject matters nor am I interested in helping with any home school arrangements. If your child is struggling in their subject matters, there needs to be a closer examination of their teacher’s communication/teaching methods and the child's study habits or possible limitations. Work and scores of their own will be an important reflection of both.

--My full resume is posted under my nanny profile for your review as well. Complete client history can be provided at the time of a personal interview along with my references. Out of respect for their privacy, I do not provide my client's personal information over the internet.

-- Will renew CPR/First Aide Certifications as needed and update FBI/BCI Background Checks through local law enforcement with each new hire (Will not provide my personal information for background checks via internet services).

THE GRID FOR SITTER CITY WOULD NOT SAVE MY AVAILABILTY INFORMATION ACCURATELY -- TO BE MORE SPECIFIC:

At this time, I am only interested in babysitting positions on weekends or after 6 PM on weekdays. My available start date has variables and my ability to take any position depends on negotiated needs of both parties - Please call for details.

Sitter City asks that we providers not respond to requests if we cannot truly meet the expectations of the client's offer - I have similar expectations of clients seeking my services. If you are not truly offering a job, please do not contact me for services. I have been called into too many personal interviews with the "matter of fact we are sure we want you, love your profile and we like the rate you offer" that end their interview with "we are still tossing numbers around to see if we can afford to do this." It costs me precious time and money to attend interviews so please decide in our initial email or phone interview if you can at least afford my services before calling me in to negotiate final terms.

TO BE MORE CLEAR ABOUT MY PAY EXPECTATIONS, HERE IS A  GENERAL LIST OF PAY RANGES I WORK UNDER:

I work for an average of $10 to 12 per hour

Not interested in baby sitting positions offering less than $40 per day part time

Overnight care and full weekend care rates are negotiable – Call for details

Rates and availability for more hours/more pay are posted under my nannying profile

Thank you for your consideration!

Memo:

Sittercity has 2 response buttons - a "no thanks" that gives you an auto impersonal message - and an “I'm available” with a checked box that fully agrees to all job conditions posted. I feel that it is a wrong feature that leaves no room for negotiations. Not all conditions can be covered in a post by either party. Conversations are vital to seeking any arrangement. To respectfully give clients a more personal response, I will choose to by-pass such features and contact you either way. If my doing so would prove to be offensive to you, I can say now, we will not likely be a good fit.

I joined this site and many others to connect directly with the parents in my search. Noticeably nanny agencies have been working sittercity to fish for nannies. Having no interest in working with third parties that speak for me or the searching parents, I would like to state clearly that I am not interested in working with agencies and will report any suspicion of an agency’s post to sittercity as spam.