Melissa B.
Looking for work as a special needs caregiver.
- 10 years paid experience
- Special Needs Caregiver in Shrewsbury, MA 01545
- 16 miles, will travel 15 mi
Meet Melissa
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
I have a lot of experience with children of all ages. I've been helping families with their children since I was 19 years old.. I am in the health field I have my license for CNA and I am also CPR trained...
Trust & safety
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Enhanced Criminal
Never run.
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Basic Criminal
Expired on 06/21/2023
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Motor Vehicle Records
Never run.
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First aid certification
Not reported
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CPR certification
Certification is self-reported and not verified. Verify directly with the sitter.
Availability
- Before school care availability
Experience
Willing to care for 3 children per sitting
$15-$20/hr for the first child, $5 for each additional child
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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)
- Pre-teen/ Teenage age (12+)
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Special needs expand
- Cognitive Disabilities
- Physical Disabilities
- Medical/Special Healthcare Needs
- Alzheimer's
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Cerebral Palsy
- Delayed Speech
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Diabetes
- Down Syndrome
- Epilepsy
- Hearing Loss
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Illness
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Seizures
- Sensory Integration Disorder
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Visual Impairment
- Administering Medication
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Assistance With Transportation
- Bathing
- Bed Baths
- Bladder and Bowel Assistance
- Blood Glucose Testing
- Dressing Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Feeding Tube
- Grooming and Hygiene
- Injection Assistance
- Insulin Injections
- Lifting and Transferring
- Mobility Assistance
- Repositioning
- Respiratory Care
- Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)
- Wilbarger Brushing Protocol
Additional services
- Meal Preparation
- Laundry
- Light Housekeeping
- Crafts
- Potty Training
- 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
- Basic math
- Essay writing
- Social studies