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Looking for work as a special needs caregiver.

  • 3 years paid experience
  • Special Needs Caregiver in Astoria, NY 11102
  • 16 miles, will travel 30 mi

Meet Vanessa

  • Speaks English and Spanish
  • Comfortable with pets
  • Has a car

I have been taking care of children for five years now whether its watching after them or teaching them activities. I have done group caring and one on one. I also give behavior therapy and teach children the basics. I am friendly and outgoing and love working with children and adapt quickly based on their needs.

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Availability

  • Daytime care availability during summer months
  • Before and after school care availability

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Experience

Willing to care for 2 children per sitting

$12-$20/hr for the first child, $4 for each additional child

  • 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+)
  • Special needs expand

    • Social/Emotional
    • Asperger's Syndrome
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
    • Autism
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
    • Visual Impairment
    • Applied Behavior Analysis
    • Positive Behavioral Support
    • Recreational Music or Art Therapy
    • Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)

Education

Behavior Analyisis

Attended Florida Institute of Technology-Melbourne

References

Additional services

  • Meal Preparation
  • Laundry
  • Light Housekeeping
  • Swimming Supervision
  • Crafts
  • Travel with Family
  • 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
    • Science
    • English
    • Essay writing
    • Social studies
    • Spanish

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