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Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny

  • 12 years paid experience
  • Babysitter in Norristown, PA 19401
  • 14 miles, will travel 20 mi

Meet Tara

  • Speaks English
  • Comfortable with pets

Experienced Full time childcare provider. Specializing in special needs and behavior externalizing disorders. Eager to help a family grow. A deep interest in education along with a sense of humor and a caring personality, make me a unique fit for your household. I have 5 years experience owning my own crisis coaching company with a specialty in troubled youth and teams and neurodivergent. Tactful and energized medical assisting certified childcare professional offering extensive experience in delivering genuine love and care to children. Well versed in providing behavioral training to children with issues regarding aggression and sleep. Developed healthy routines among children utilizing knowledge of psychosocial and cognitive developmental milestones. CPR and first aid certified. Plan and implement activities based on children’s developmental milestones. Monitor children while their parents are away. Meet children’s nutritional needs by preparing nutritious snacks. Supervise hygiene by changing diapers and assisting in washing hands and bathing. Read more Teach social skills to ensure social acceptability. Assess children’s developmental needs and meet them appropriately. Discuss progress and limitations with parents when necessary. Working knowledge of providing emotional support to distressed kids – Exceptional acumen to handle emergency situations engendered by emotional disturbances – Ability to provide continuous affection and security

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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 either a part time or full time position
  • Seeking Summer Position, Short-term (1 to 3 months), Temporary (4 to 12 months), Permanent (1 to 2 years), Permanent (2 or more years) employment
  • Available to start on 12/2/2023
  • My availability is valid through 1/31/24

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Experience

Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting

$23-$29/hr for the first child, $7 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

    • 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
    • Cancer
    • Central Auditory Processing Disorder
    • Cerebral Palsy
    • Cystic Fibrosis
    • Delayed Speech
    • Developmental Language Disorder
    • Diabetes
    • Down Syndrome
    • Dwarfism
    • Dyslexia
    • Epilepsy
    • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
    • Hearing Loss
    • Heart Defects
    • Juvenile Diabetes
    • Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • Learning Disabilities
    • Mental Illness
    • Mobility Challenges
    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Muscular Dystrophy
    • Pervasive Development Disorder
    • Premature Newborn
    • Seizures
    • Sensory Integration Disorder
    • Spinal Cord Injury
    • Tourette Syndrome
    • Visual Impairment
    • Administering Medication
    • Applied Behavior Analysis
    • Assistance With Transportation
    • Bathing
    • Bed Baths
    • Bladder and Bowel Assistance
    • Blood Glucose Testing
    • Dressing Assistance
    • Feeding Assistance
    • Feeding Tube
    • Grooming and Hygiene
    • Injection Assistance
    • Insulin Injections
    • Lifting and Transferring
    • Mobility Assistance
    • Positive Behavioral Support
    • Recreational Music or Art Therapy
    • Repositioning
    • Respiratory Care
    • Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)
    • Wilbarger Brushing Protocol

Education

Medical assistant

Graduated CHI Institute - Philadelphia 2001

Additional services

  • Meal Preparation
  • Laundry
  • Light Housekeeping
  • Swimming Supervision
  • Crafts
  • Potty Training
  • Travel with Family
  • Homework expand

    • Finishing homework
    • Checking answers
    • Studying for a test
    • Proofreading
    • Basic math
    • Elementary science
    • Earth science
    • Science
    • English
    • Essay writing
    • Social studies

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