Amanda B.
Looking for work as a special needs caregiver.
- 7 years paid experience
- Special Needs Caregiver in Brooklyn, NY 11213
- 1 mile, will travel 40 mi
Meet Amanda
- Speaks English
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
I have been working with children of all ages since 2007. I have a master in social work and have created structure plans, familiy and child safety plans, skill building plans, crisis management plans and educational plans for the children that I have worked with. I have help develope structures that help with child/family being sucessful functioning in the home and community. I have raised my own son who is now in college. In the past I have worked as a full time nanny while attending school. I have been trained in cisis management CPR/1st aid, children special needs. I have years of experience with working with families and children. I have a strong passion for working with children and I love kids of all ages.
Trust & safety
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Enhanced Criminal
Never run.
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Basic Criminal
Never run.
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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
Certification is self-reported and not verified. Verify directly with the sitter.
Availability
- Daytime care availability during summer months
- Before and after school care availability
Experience
Willing to care for 3 children per sitting
$20-$30/hr for the first child, $15 for each additional child
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Infants (age 0-11 months) expand
- Swaddling
- Feeding
- Changing
- Bathing
- Assist with setting a routine
- Mother's helper
- 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
- Physical Disabilities
- Medical/Special Healthcare Needs
- Social/Emotional
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Autism
- Delayed Speech
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Mental Illness
- Administering Medication
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Assistance With Transportation
- Bathing
- Bed Baths
- Dressing Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Grooming and Hygiene
- Lifting and Transferring
- Positive Behavioral Support
- Recreational Music or Art Therapy
Education
Social work
References
- Family Join to contact reference
- Co-worker Join to contact reference
Additional services
- Meal Preparation
- Laundry
- Light Housekeeping
- 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
- Science
- English
- Essay writing