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  • 7 years paid experience
  • Babysitter in Simi Valley, CA 93065

Meet James

  • Comfortable with pets
  • Has a car

I am available during the summer break from the 15th June to mid August. I am a 5th grade teacher and soccer coach at Our Community School in Chatsworth (you can find my bio on the school website if you wish). I also have experience subbing and student teaching in grades 1 through 8 and I have a First Aid certificate. I have over 10 years of experience working with children and young people. In 2007, I volunteered at a boarding school in India for five months where I helped out as a teacher's aide in the elementary school during the day and assisted leading a dorm of boys in the evenings and mornings. Then, while at University, I worked for a Church in Scotland as their Youth and Children's worker for three and a half years before moving to the States with my wife. I can also tutor separately Read more or while babysitting in a variety of different subject areas.

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Availability

  • Daytime care availability during summer months
  • After school care availability

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Experience

Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting

$15-$25/hr for the first child, $4 for each additional child

  • Toddlers (age 1-3)
  • Preschooler (age 4-5)
  • Grade School (age 6-11)
  • Pre-teen/ Teenage age (12+)

Education

Educational Theory and Practice

Currently attending Arkansas State University

Additional services

  • Meal Preparation
  • Laundry
  • Light Housekeeping
  • Swimming Supervision
  • Crafts
  • Willing to run errands as needed
  • Willing to drive children to events, school, appointments, or carpooling
  • Homework expand

    • Finishing homework
    • Checking answers
    • Studying for a test
    • Proofreading
    • Basic math
    • Pre-algebra
    • Elementary science
    • Earth science
    • English
    • Essay writing
    • Social studies

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