Laurel B.
Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny
- 10 years paid experience
- Nanny in Chicago, IL 60615
Meet Laurel
- Speaks French
- Comfortable with pets
I've recently worked with three families in the Chicago area, two with children under a year old. We worked hard on all things that come with infant care - practicing rolling over, learning new sounds, making and breaking nap schedules, admiring new snow and taking long walks on fussy days. I'm looking for daytime, evening or weekend nannying and babysitting jobs and would be more than happy to work with older children. I've worked with children in a variety of capacities - as a teacher in Zambia, as a babysitter, as a group and private swim lessons teacher, as a tutor and as a big sister to foster siblings growing up. Upon request, I'm happy to supply my recent employers' contact info as a reference. I was also a lifeguard and swim teacher at a family YMCA for more than five years in Nashville, where I worked with kids everyday, Read more learned great skills and safety training and got to know a ton of wonderful families. I'm so excited to finish school in the next couple of weeks and spend the spring enjoying the fun challenges of working with kids again. I am great at connecting with kids or engaging with babies and am always patient with answering endless "Why's?" and "Why nots." I've played the violin since I was a kid and love to read stories out loud and sing lullabies upon request. I don't have a car in Chicago but I'm an experienced driver with a clean driving record. I grew up in a liberal home in Tennessee and have been in Chicago for the better part of seven years. I'm more than happy to answer any other questions and can supply a full resume. I would love to meet with your family to see if I can be a good fit for your family's care needs.
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Enhanced Criminal
Never run.
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Basic Criminal
Expired on 06/06/2015
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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
Babysitter
- Generally available mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends
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) employment
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 5/25/15
- 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) employment
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 5/25/15
Experience
Willing to care for 3 children per sitting
$14-$20/hr for the first child, $2 for each additional child
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Infants (age 0-11 months) expand
- 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
- Social/Emotional
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Autism
- Diabetes
- Down Syndrome
- Hearing Loss
- Visual Impairment
Education
Cultural Anthropology
Currently attending University of Chicago
Additional services
- Meal Preparation
- Laundry
- Light Housekeeping
- Swimming Supervision
- 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