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  • 11 years paid experience
  • Babysitter in Asheville, NC 28804

Meet Joy

  • Special Education Certification
  • Comfortable with pets
  • Has a car

I have been "working" (I think it's more like "playing") as a baby-sitter ever since my freshman year of high school.  I enjoyed getting to know those first girls and managing the household while I was on duty and continued to baby-sit through high school, college, and as a side hobby outside of my daytime job as a teacher.  Over the past twenty years, I have cared for children of every age ranging from four days old to teens.  I especially enjoy preschoolers and elementary students. I recently married and moved to Asheville. I have been assisting my husband as he works at home, but I miss working with children and would appreciate an opportunity to spend time with children once again. I take baby-sitting very seriously.  One of my favorite college professors once said that "humans are not growing, we are becoming."  I believe that this especially applies to children and that Read more each life experience, whether good or bad, contributes to the persons they become.  With this in mind, I treat even the most mundane chores as life experiences and teaching opportunities.  Parents quickly find that I do not only provide fun interactions for their children, but I also establish limits and healthy boundaries.  This combination makes for a very comfortable and pleasant atmosphere for all three parties involved - the children, the baby-sitter, and the parents.  I also recognize that parents have busy and full lives.  Therefore, I make my best effort to keep the house picked up, the dishes washed, and the trash emptied while I am on watch. I have earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in special education.  I taught special education curriculum to students in both middle school and high school environments for ten years. I have also worked as a teacher in a day-care, a classroom assistant in a preschool, and as a leader/activity director at a summer program for elementary-aged students. In general, I am a pleasant, energetic, and caring person - especially around kids.  I enjoy reading, hiking, cooking, and world studies and try to find opportunities to incorporate these things into activities that I do with the children in my care.

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Availability

Babysitter

  • Generally available mornings and afternoons
  • Daytime care availability during summer months

Nanny

  • Willing to consider a part time position
  • Seeking Summer Position, Short-term (1 to 3 months), Temporary (4 to 12 months), Permanent (1 to 2 years) employment
  • Available to start on 6/23/2014
  • My availability is valid through 9/20/14

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Experience

Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting

$10-$15/hr

  • Infants (age 0-11 months) expand

    • Mother's helper
    • Occasional care
  • Toddlers (age 1-3)
  • Preschooler (age 4-5)
  • Grade School (age 6-11)
  • Pre-teen/ Teenage age (12+)
  • Special needs expand

    • Cognitive Disabilities
    • Physical Disabilities
    • Medical/Special Healthcare Needs
    • 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
    • Dyslexia
    • Hearing Loss
    • Learning Disabilities
    • Mental Illness
    • Mobility Challenges
    • Muscular Dystrophy
    • Administering Medication
    • Applied Behavior Analysis
    • Assistance With Transportation
    • Positive Behavioral Support

Education

Special Education

Graduated University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2006

References

Additional services

  • Meal Preparation
  • Laundry
  • Light Housekeeping
  • Potty Training
  • 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
    • Social studies

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