Mariah C.
Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny
- 40 years paid experience
- Nanny in Oakland, CA 94609
- 18 miles, will travel 10 mi
Meet Mariah
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
Hello, I am mother of four, grandmother of two. For over 40 years, caring for and educating children has been my chosen profession. I spend much of my day viewing the world through the wonder of a child. It’s a great job! As a Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate at UC, Berkeley, I devoted several hundred hours as a caregiver for infants at UC, Berkeley Childcare and for all ages in University Village Babysitting Cooperative. I continue to tutor college students in advanced science and mathematics, but I find young children, especially toddlers and and twos, to be the better scientists. If for a single afternoon, I follow his lead through the park and his toy room, a toddler will guide me through an exploration of the whole of Newtonian mechanics. Follow motions, listen, and forego enunciation, and a toddler will demonstrate the acquisition of grammar. Further listen, and the indecipherable Read more words string together in whole sentences. Never a dull moment. Eventually, I stepped away from my PhD thesis and a professor appointment at CSU, Chico and went on to homeschool my own four children, babysitting and tutoring countless others who were also enrolled in Hearthstone Charter School, Butte County’s Home Education Program. As one of the Hearthstone’s founding board members, I designed and taught a broad spectrum of Pre-K through 12 core and enrichment curricula. I take delight in all children’s activities and can guide kids through art and cooking projects, practicing instruments, doing calculus homework, writing essays, making Waldorf paintings, and everything in between. With over 22 boxes of classic children’s literature in my basement to choose from, I would love to be the nanny who shows up with surprise books. I am happy to run around with kids in the park, take them on a nature hike, or get them moving indoors. I have danced professionally and facilitated all sorts of children’s movement. With 25 years experience juggling extracurriculars, playdates and sleepovers, I am well qualified and more than willing to navigate your kid’s activities.
Trust & safety
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Enhanced Criminal
Never run.
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Basic Criminal
Expired on 01/12/2024
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Motor Vehicle Records
Never run.
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First aid certification
Not reported
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CPR certification
Not reported
Availability
Babysitter
- Generally available mornings, afternoons, evenings, late nights and weekends
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, Short-term (1 to 3 months), Temporary (4 to 12 months), Permanent (1 to 2 years), Permanent (2 or more years) employment
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 3/31/22
- Willing to consider working as a live in care provider
- 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
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 3/31/22
Experience
Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting
$25-$35/hr
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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
- Social/Emotional
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
- Administering Medication
- Assistance With Transportation
- Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)
Education
Mechanical Engineering
University of California - Berkeley
Additional services
- Meal Preparation
- Laundry
- 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
- Earth science
- Science
- English
- Essay writing
- Social studies
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