Karen S.
Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny
- 18 years paid experience
- Babysitter in Kings Park, NY 11754
- 10 miles, will travel 10 mi
Meet Karen
- Early Childhood Special Education Certification
- Special Education Certification
- Speaks English
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
Are you looking for a professional, reliable, and knowledgeable babysitter/nanny? Do you prefer an individual with experience, a NYS Teaching License, CPR, First Aid/AED certification? Is finding the right match for your family in someone with years of experience working in childcare as a nanny, babysitter, private tutor, UPK teacher, Permanent classroom Substitute in-district, swim instructor, and camp counselor vital to you? I consider myself to be an organized, reliable, and creative child at heart. I am a NYS dual-certified teacher in General and Special Education Birth-Grade six. I also have a Master's in Professional Development and Psychology. I enjoy being creative and developing well-thought activities and games unique to each child's strengths, weaknesses, interests, and developmental goals. I am a firm believer in play-based learning. In the past, I have worked as both a live-in and live-out nanny. I am seeking a part-time position as a private sitter/tutor after-school Read more for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year with the occasional date night Monday-Saturday. I am also available to work full or part-time when school is closed.
Trust & safety
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Enhanced Criminal
Expired on 04/04/2016
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Basic Criminal
Expired on 09/29/2022
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Motor Vehicle Records
Expired on 04/12/2016
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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
Babysitter
- Generally available afternoons, evenings and weekends
- Daytime care availability during summer months
- After school care availability
Nanny
- Willing to consider working as a live in care provider
- Willing to consider either a part time or full time position
- Seeking Summer Position employment
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 7/3/23
- Willing to consider working as a live in care provider
- Willing to consider either a part time or full time position
- Seeking Summer Position employment
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 7/3/23
Experience
Willing to care for 3 children per sitting
$17-$25/hr for the first child, $0 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
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Delayed Speech
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Down Syndrome
- Epilepsy
- Hearing Loss
- Heart Defects
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Illness
- Mobility Challenges
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Pervasive Development Disorder
- Premature Newborn
- Rett Syndrome
- Seizures
- Sensory Integration Disorder
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Visual Impairment
- Administering Medication
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Assistance With Transportation
- Bathing
- Dressing Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Grooming and Hygiene
- Lifting and Transferring
- Mobility Assistance
- Positive Behavioral Support
- Recreational Music or Art Therapy
- Repositioning
- Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)
Education
Child Study/Psychology
Graduated SUNY at Stony Brook 2011
Additional services
- Meal Preparation
- 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
- Basic math
- Pre-algebra
- Elementary science
- English
- Essay writing
- Social studies