Heather P.
Looking for work as a babysitter.
- 4 years paid experience
- Babysitter in Orlando, FL 32822
- 2 miles, will travel 25 mi
Meet Heather
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
Hi, my name is Heather Purcell and I graduated from Florida State University with my Masters in Social Work in May 2015. I am currently employed as a therapist working with children and their families (ages 2-9). My undergraduate experience consists of San Diego State University with a Major in Psychology and a Minor in Child and Family Development. I am looking for occasional babysitting and/or help that anyone may need! I have babysat in the past and have a lot of experience working with children! I dedicated the entire year of 2012 to solely working with children, mainly on an internship basis. I spent time in Alaska working on a U.S. Military base at a Child Development Center with infant's from six weeks old's to preschooler's at the age of five. My main experience comes from working with infants and toddler's but I enjoy all ages! I then spent three Read more months as a summer camp counselor at Pretty Lake Vacation Camp in Michigan, the only cost free summer camp in the country. My two co-counselor's and I were in charge of 19 third grade girls for five days at a time, so I do have a lot of experience with this age group as well! I then spent four months in Germany on a U.S. Military base there also working at a Child Development Center, primarily with infants again. Since then, I have worked at two separate child development centers, assisting children from infants to pre-K. I have extensive knowledge of assisting children with special needs from my current job. I believe I am well qualified to assist you in any way possible and very passionate about helping children in any capacity I can! I also love dogs :)
Trust & safety
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Enhanced Criminal
Expired on 12/03/2015
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Basic Criminal
Expired on 06/14/2016
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Motor Vehicle Records
Expired on 12/01/2015
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First aid certification
Certification is self-reported and not verified. Verify directly with the sitter.
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CPR certification
Certification is self-reported and not verified. Verify directly with the sitter.
Availability
- Generally available mornings, afternoons, evenings, late nights and weekends
- Before and after school care availability
Helen L.
7/11/2013
Heather is great! She's very friendly and is a good listener. She's great at adjusting to different schedules and following instructions. Our baby son seemed to really enjoy her. I completely trust her, especially because I know she's worked with a lot of babies and kids at her job. She also was great with our big, crazy yellow lab. Sometimes she even dogsat for us while we were out of town. You would be happy to have her as a sitter :)
Experience
Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting
$12-$15/hr
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Infants (age 0-11 months) expand
- Swaddling
- Feeding
- Changing
- Bathing
- Assist with setting a routine
- Overnight care
- Mother's helper
- Occasional care
- Toddlers (age 1-3)
- Preschooler (age 4-5)
- Grade School (age 6-11)
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Special needs expand
- Physical Disabilities
- Social/Emotional
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
- Delayed Speech
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Epilepsy
- Heart Defects
- Learning Disabilities
- Pervasive Development Disorder
- Positive Behavioral Support
Education
Masters in Social Work (MSW)
Graduated Florida State University 2015
References
- Former Employer Join to contact reference
- Co-worker Join to contact reference
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
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Homework expand
- Finishing homework
- Checking answers
- Studying for a test
- Proofreading
- English
- Essay writing