Lela T.
Looking for work as a special needs caregiver.
- 20 years paid experience
- Special Needs Caregiver in Philadelphia, PA 19141
- 16 miles, will travel 15 mi
Meet Lela
- Speaks English
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
My name is Lela Taylor, I have been working with children for more than 15 years. I worked for the School district of Philadelphia duties were monitoring children 5 to 14. safety and basic education, Head start learning tree where i was a class room asst. for children 3 to 5 years old, the department of parks and recreation where i coordinated programs such as sports trips and life skills for youth 12 to 18 and diversified comm. serv. where i monitored 4 sites including DHS, PHMC evaluating children from ages 3 to 14 years old. i also did maintenance cleaning food preparation for the city of Philadelphia for at risk youth. Each job I needed child abuse, criminal, and fbi clearance in order to work. I am a mother of a 17 year old straight A student.I am very active and love to motivate and engage with the little Read more ones. I have baby sat for over 12 years with 2 children who are now 18 and 17 years old. A boy and a Girl! I enjoy working with youth.
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Enhanced Criminal
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Basic Criminal
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Motor Vehicle Records
Never run.
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First aid certification
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CPR certification
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Availability
- Daytime care availability during summer months
- Before and after school care availability
Experience
Willing to care for 2 children per sitting
$15-$25/hr for the first child, $10 for each additional child
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Infants (age 0-11 months) expand
- Swaddling
- Feeding
- Changing
- Bathing
- Assist with setting a routine
- 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
- Social/Emotional
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Delayed Speech
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Down Syndrome
- Dyslexia
- Hearing Loss
- Mental Illness
- Mobility Challenges
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Premature Newborn
- Visual Impairment
- Assistance With Transportation
- Bathing
- Dressing Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Grooming and Hygiene
- Lifting and Transferring
- Mobility Assistance
- Positive Behavioral Support
- Recreational Music or Art Therapy
- Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)
References
- Former Employer Join to contact reference
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