Katherine M.
Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny
- 6 years paid experience
- Babysitter in Goleta, CA 93117
Meet Katherine
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
Hello! My name I Kate Mccandless, I am 20 years old and I am a student at UCSB. For the past 6 years, most of my jobs have been childcare. Since I was in middle school, I have been working at kids summer camps, working as a volunteer, to a counselor, and eventually into a camp assistant director, where I was in charge of facilitating daily activities, and running the arts and crafts department of the camp.Additionally, during the school years I have babysat and nannied for two families, assisting with homework, home errands, and transportation. I am very comfortable with doing these day to say tasks. I am also certified in CPR/AED/FIRSTAID. Please reach out with any questions!
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Enhanced Criminal
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Basic Criminal
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Motor Vehicle Records
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First aid certification
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CPR certification
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Availability
- Generally available afternoons, evenings, late nights and weekends
- After school care availability
Experience
Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting
$15-$40/hr for the first child, $1 for each additional child
- 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
- Medical/Special Healthcare Needs
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
- Delayed Speech
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Down Syndrome
- Hearing Loss
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Illness
- Mobility Challenges
- Tourette Syndrome
- Visual Impairment
- Administering Medication
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Assistance With Transportation
- Bathing
- Feeding Assistance
- Lifting and Transferring
- Positive Behavioral Support
- Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)
References
- Former Employer Join to contact reference
Additional services
- Meal Preparation
- 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
- Earth science
- Science
- English
- Essay writing
- Social studies
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