Meredith K.
Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny
- 19 years paid experience
- Babysitter in Chicago, IL 60657
- 23 miles, will travel 40 mi
Meet Meredith
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
My name is Meredith Kahn and I’m a 31 year old full-time nursing student and behavioral health counselor at a psychiatric residential treatment center that provides services to teenagers with severe eating disorders. For the last 7 years I have dedicated myself to the care and support of children and adolescents with extensive histories of trauma and dual-diagnoses of psychological and behavioral health problems who are part of the foster care system. I have worked with some of the most challenging adolescents on the west coast and midwest (including children convicted of murder!) and have loved every moment of it, giving everything I have to offer to kids with no one to advocate for them. I’ve been working in childcare in multiple capacities spanning 19 years with kids aged infant to young adult, including babysitting, dance teacher, camp counselor, vacation bible school teacher, and now in a professional capacity as Read more a behavioral/mental health counselor. Nothing gives me greater joy than enriching children’s lives and it’s my fervent determination to provide the support and complex childcare for my career. I love to reach kids on their level and interact and play with them, offering a playmate as well as a highly capable and responsible caregiver.
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Enhanced Criminal
Never run.
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Basic Criminal
Expired on 12/01/2022
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Motor Vehicle Records
Never run.
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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
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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 a full time position
- Seeking Permanent (1 to 2 years), Permanent (2 or more years) employment
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 4/10/20
- Willing to consider a full time position
- Seeking Permanent (1 to 2 years), Permanent (2 or more years) employment
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 4/10/20
Experience
Willing to care for 3 children per sitting
$22-$28/hr for the first child, $2 for each additional child
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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)
- Pre-teen/ Teenage age (12+)
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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
- Delayed Speech
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Diabetes
- Down Syndrome
- Epilepsy
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Juvenile Diabetes
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Illness
- Mobility Challenges
- Seizures
- Sensory Integration Disorder
- Visual Impairment
- Administering Medication
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Assistance With Transportation
- Bathing
- Bed Baths
- Bladder and Bowel Assistance
- Blood Glucose Testing
- Dressing Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Grooming and Hygiene
- Injection Assistance
- Lifting and Transferring
- Mobility Assistance
- Positive Behavioral Support
- Recreational Music or Art Therapy
- Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)
Education
Nursing
Currently attending Olivet Nazarene University
Additional services
- Meal Preparation
- Laundry
- Light Housekeeping
- Swimming Supervision
- Crafts
- Potty Training
- 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
- Basic math
- Pre-algebra
- Elementary science
- Earth science
- Science
- English
- Essay writing
- Social studies