Elsie A.
Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny
- 8 years paid experience
- Nanny in Brooklyn, NY 11220
Meet Elsie
- Speaks Portuguese and Spanish
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
My name is Elsie Arce and I am 25 years old. Last May I obtained my master's degree in Neuroscience, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities at the College of Staten Island. I was a Teach for America corps member in Oklahoma City from June-September 2012. I am currently a part-time nanny for the Holmes family in Battery Park City. They are a wonderful family who I've been with for 3 years now... All starting in Montauk in 2013, where they first found me on sitter city. Unfortunately, they are moving to California in early August. Now, I am looking for a full-time nanny position beginning anytime after mid-August, as I will be traveling with the Holmes family to California to help them transition for a week or two. I will be applying to nursing and post-bac pre-med programs that will not begin until next Fall. For the the year that Read more I am off, I would love to continue nannying. In 2013 I was a certified child care assistant for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years old at Bay Ridge Family Daycare. I was offered a supervisor position but wanted to work instead as a personal babysitter or nanny. I found that children benefit more from individual care and attention. It is extremely important that all children receive this care. At my daycare, the majority of the infants and kids were aged 3 months-4 years old. On my floor specifically, I cared for 5 infants and 12 kids with the help of one other assistant. After the daycare, I was a nanny for 2.5 year old twins in the lower east side, and last spring, cared for a 4 week old infant for a few weekends. Every summer, the wonderful Holmes family takes me with them to Montauk for 10 days to be a mother's helper and babysitter while the parents have their fun. They have two wonderful kids, 5 and 7 years old now, whom I currently also care for as a part-time nanny and on date nights . We go to the beach, the playground, out to eat, and sometimes just hang out around the house playing games or painting. Two of these families, including the Holmes', found me through sittercity :) I always give the kids the love and care they need and deserve. I care for them as if they were my own. I can cook, clean, play great games with them, and even take them out for a stroll or to the park! I am also very good with homework help. I am highly energetic and love running around and playing with kids. I am a very responsible adult but I know how to connect to very silly kids :)
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Enhanced Criminal
Expired on 09/29/2016
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Basic Criminal
Never run.
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Motor Vehicle Records
Never run.
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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
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Availability
Babysitter
- Generally available evenings 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 Short-term (1 to 3 months), Temporary (4 to 12 months), Permanent (1 to 2 years) employment
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 9/3/16
- Willing to consider working as a live in care provider
- Willing to consider either a part time or full time position
- Seeking Short-term (1 to 3 months), Temporary (4 to 12 months), Permanent (1 to 2 years) employment
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 9/3/16
Margaret P.
8/29/2013
Elsie worked for us part-time to help me care our twin toddlers this summer and she was amazing. She just adores children and it was evident from the first day. Everyday she walked in with great smile and energy, just ready to start the day with great positive energy. She was always engaging, nurturing, and fun with children. She was also a great multi-tasker. She handled house chores such as cleaning up kitchen mess from children's breakfast, doing children's laundry and tidying up children's play area all in the morning while she was with the twins. She takes directions very well and she was never late once. She is very hard working, dedicated and just love working with children. I highly recommend her! -M.P.
Mrs. S.
8/26/2013
Elsie came with us to Montuak for a week where she was a mother's helper for my very active 2 and 4 year olds during the day and sat for them at night. I highly recommend her! She was warm and loving with my kids yet appropriately firm and consistent as they are always pushing boundaries. They absolutely loved her. She is highly energetic, took them to the playground, ran around with them on the beach, swam with them (she is a fantastic swimmer). She woke up with them and gave them breakfast every morning. She helped with meals and cleaned up- she was very proactive with cleaning up, often washing dishes and she did laundry without being asked. Most importantly, she was a pleasure to have around. She has a positive upbeat attitude, loads of energy and is just a generally happy curious person, which is definitely what you'd want around your kids. I think you and your kids would be very happy with Elsie as your sitter!
Experience
Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting
$18-$25/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+)
Education
Neuroscience
Graduated CUNY College of Staten Island 2015
References
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Additional services
- Meal Preparation
- Laundry
- Light Housekeeping
- Swimming Supervision
- Crafts
- 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
- Science
- English
- Essay writing
- Spanish