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Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny

  • 10 years paid experience
  • Babysitter in Van Nuys, CA 91406

Meet Amber

  • Speaks English and Sign Language
  • Comfortable with pets

Since I was about 10 years old I have been babysitting. That's the age my parents deemed suitable for me to watch my little sister and nieces and nephews...if it were up to me I would have started babysitting at age 7. Not for money (although that was a plus) but I really just loved kids. I think that the lightness and joy that children bring is like nothing in the world. I started with my family member's children and from there started to watch young children in the neighborhood, family friends, even my first supervisors 3 children on my off days. I have worked as a nanny and sitter with a range of children from multiples, to special needs including the Autism Spectrum, all ages from 0-18. I have been a youth soccer coach as well as life guard, swim teacher and a high school summer counselor for an Read more arts school after I graduated from college. I am from a small town on Oahu in Hawaii, I am a person who believes in the meaning of Aloha and I love to bring that to any family I am lucky enough to work with. I know being from a small town and moving to LA it can be terrifying to even trust an Uber driver much less a stranger with your children's lives. Safety, respect and trust are something I pride myself on and don't take lightly. As well as love, fun, laughter and music, are paramount in any working relationship with the family's and children. I hope to give back as much positive energy and joy I can to the children I nanny or sit for as I have received from them.

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Availability

Babysitter

  • Generally available mornings, afternoons, evenings, late nights and weekends
  • Daytime care availability during summer months
  • Before and after school care availability

Nanny

  • Willing to consider either a part time or full time position
  • Seeking Summer Position, Short-term (1 to 3 months), Temporary (4 to 12 months), Permanent (1 to 2 years), Permanent (2 or more years) employment
  • Start date is flexible
  • My availability is valid through 12/1/18

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Experience

Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting

$16-$25/hr for the first child, $2 for each additional child

  • Infants (age 0-11 months) expand

    • Swaddling
    • Feeding
    • Changing
    • Bathing
    • Assist with setting a routine
    • Overnight care
    • Mother's helper
  • Toddlers (age 1-3)
  • Preschooler (age 4-5)
  • Grade School (age 6-11)
  • Pre-teen/ Teenage age (12+)
  • Special needs expand

    • Cognitive Disabilities
    • Physical Disabilities
    • Medical/Special Healthcare Needs
    • Social/Emotional
    • Alzheimer's
    • Asperger's Syndrome
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
    • Autism
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
    • Cancer
    • Cerebral Palsy
    • Delayed Speech
    • Developmental Language Disorder
    • Down Syndrome
    • Dyslexia
    • Epilepsy
    • Hearing Loss
    • Learning Disabilities
    • Mental Illness
    • Mobility Challenges
    • Muscular Dystrophy
    • Seizures
    • Tourette Syndrome
    • Visual Impairment
    • Administering Medication
    • Assistance With Transportation
    • Bathing
    • Bladder and Bowel Assistance
    • Dressing Assistance
    • Feeding Assistance
    • Grooming and Hygiene
    • Lifting and Transferring
    • Mobility Assistance
    • Positive Behavioral Support
    • Recreational Music or Art Therapy
    • Sign Language
    • Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)

Education

Music and Theatre

Graduated American Musical and Dramatic Academy - Los Angeles 2015

References

Additional services

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

    • Checking answers
    • Studying for a test
    • Proofreading
    • Basic math
    • Elementary science
    • English
    • Essay writing
    • Social studies

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