Kara S.
Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny
- 13 years paid experience
- Babysitter in Buffalo, NY 14218
Meet Kara
- Speaks English
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
My name is Kara and I am 32 years old. I have worked in the education system for over 14 years. I was either a personal aide or a classroom aide for all of my school setting jobs. The age range of children I’ve worked with in a professional setting are newborn-21. I worked in the special education area as well, often with autistic kiddos but also with a lot of disabilities and special needs. Growing up, my grandma fostered and adopted 8 kids with a wide range of disabilities. My uncle was paralyzed and had CP, one of my aunts had Down’s syndrome, another cousin was born with FAS. So being exposed to different types of people has definitely given me a certain type of empathy that the average joe isn’t normally exposed to. I also helped raise all 4 of my older sisters children from the time they Read more were born up until now. The oldest is 22 and the youngest is 14. When they were babies I had them all the time because my sister wasn’t the most fit mother because she was a teen mom. So I spent the majority of my life help raise all 4 of the kids. Needless to say, I’ve been around kids with all sort of abilities and disabilities my entire life. I absolutely love kids, I love being able to help them learn and grow. It’s a beautiful process. I am currently not working for any schools at the moment because of Covid. The school system has been cracked for a very long time, but after Covid hit, it was taken to a whole other level. It started to truly suck the love I had for the job out of me and I decided I needed to take a step back because I didn’t want to end up hating something that I’ve loved doing for my entire life. Hopefully we can talk and see if this would be a good match for all of us!
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Enhanced Criminal
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Basic Criminal
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Motor Vehicle Records
Never run.
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First aid certification
Not reported
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CPR certification
Not reported
Availability
- Generally available mornings, afternoons, evenings, late nights and weekends
- Daytime care availability during summer months
- Before and after school care availability
Haley P.
1/24/2022
Experience
Willing to care for 3 children per sitting
$16-$20/hr for the first child, $1 for each additional child
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Infants (age 0-11 months) expand
- Assist with setting a routine
- Mother's helper
- Occasional care
- 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
- Social/Emotional
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Delayed Speech
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Down Syndrome
- Dyslexia
- Epilepsy
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Hearing Loss
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Illness
- Mobility Challenges
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Seizures
- Sensory Integration Disorder
- Visual Impairment
- Assistance With Transportation
- Bathing
- Dressing Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Grooming and Hygiene
- Lifting and Transferring
- Mobility Assistance
- Positive Behavioral Support
- Recreational Music or Art Therapy
Education
Early Childhood Education
Graduated Haskell Indian Nations University
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
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Homework expand
- Finishing homework
- Checking answers
- Studying for a test
- Proofreading
- Basic math
- Elementary science
- Earth science
- Science
- English
- Essay writing
- Social studies