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Looking for full-time work as a nanny.

  • 8 years paid experience
  • Nanny in Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
  • 4 miles, will travel 30 mi

Meet Barbara

  • Comfortable with pets
  • Has a car

Hello! My name is Barbara MacDonald. I have abundant experience teaching, tutoring, and babysitting children. Below are some of my certifications and experience. Education: Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education Graduation: May 2010 Concentration: English, History, and Theology GPA: 3.55 Dowling College, Oakdale, New York Master of Science in Literacy Education Graduation: December 2012 (Birth to Sixth Grade) GPA: 3.55 Certification: Literacy (Birth-Sixth Grade), Initial Certificate Expires: August 31, 2018 New York State Education Department Childhood Education (First-Sixth Grade), Initial Certificate Expires: August 31, 2015 New York State Education Department Early Childhood Education, Initial Certificate Expires: August 31, 2018 New York State Education Department Teaching Experience: Academic Leadership Charter School (District Seven), Bronx, N.Y Associate teacher (Fourth Grade) November 2013- December 2013 Co-teacher (Fourth Grade, and First Grade) December 2013- January 2015 Lead teacher (Kindergarten) January 2015-Present •Achieve effective classroom management through positive reinforcement, Read more and a collaborative learning environment. •Improve reading, and math levels through targeted instruction. •Engages students in three hours of English language arts, ninety minutes of math, science, and social studies instruction daily. •Promote critical thinking skills through projects, experiments, and higher order thinking questions. •Reengineer lessons to meet NYS Common Core Standards, and individual needs. •Strengthen my own teaching, and improving other school programs through weekly professional development. •Conduct developmental reading assessment for kindergarten, and first grade. •Tutored fifteen third grade children three times a week in math, and English language arts. Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, INC- Head Start Program, Freeport, N.Y Preschool Lead Teacher September 2012-Novemeber 2013 •Individualized instruction by using mini-lessons to help support the learning needs of twenty students. •Facilitated children in achieving specific short and long term cognitive

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Availability

  • Willing to consider a full time position
  • Seeking Permanent (2 or more years) employment
  • Open (all day, everyday)
  • Start date is flexible
  • My availability is valid through 6/9/15

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Experience

Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting

$30-$50/hr

  • Infants (age 0-11 months) expand

    • Swaddling
    • Feeding
    • Changing
    • Bathing
    • Assist with setting a routine
    • Overnight care
    • Mother's helper
  • Toddlers (age 1-3)
  • Preschooler (age 4-5)
  • Grade School (age 6-11)
  • 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
    • Delayed Speech
    • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Education

Master of Science in Literacy Education (Birth-Sixth Grade)

Graduated Dowling College 2012

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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
  • Homework expand

    • Finishing homework
    • Checking answers
    • Studying for a test
    • Proofreading
    • Basic math
    • Pre-algebra
    • Elementary science
    • Earth science
    • Science
    • English
    • Essay writing

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