Deanna D.
Looking for work as a special needs caregiver.
- 14 years paid experience
- Special Needs Caregiver in White Plains, NY 10603
- 20 miles, will travel 15 mi
Meet Deanna
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
I’m 36 years old from White Plains, NY. I am a NYS certified professional Teaching Assistant. I’m fingerprinted and passed the NYS Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skill's exam. Completed college course work, focusing in Education and Psych. NYS mandated training in Child Abuse Identification & Reporting & School Violence Prevention & Intervention. I have many years of professional academic & social/emotional training. I have privately provided childcare for families both part & full time over the last 18 years. PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 2008-2018: The NY Institute for Special Education - Bronx, 5 years in the Readiness Program, early intervention preschool, servicing autistic children, ages 2.9-5. 2013, transferred programs to work with the blind & visually impaired, K-12. 2018 temp. 5th grade English & Social Studies lead teacher. 2018: Southern Westchester BOCES: TSP-I elementary program: (Therapeutic Support Program Intensive) My students suffered from sever psychiatric/emotional disturbances, various cognitive, behavioral & learning Read more disabilities. I am also TCIS certified. (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention) 2021: White Plains City School District: Technology TA. Created elementary lesson plans & push into each class to independently to lead teach, as well as help redesign the elementary tech curriculum. 2022-Present: City School District of New Rochelle: Elementary School Special Needs Classroom Assistant Teacher. Summer 2022-Present: Part/Full time Family Assistant in Greenwich: Main responsibility is caring for 8yo boy who recently developed a rare brain condition, arteriovenous malformation (AVM) He is wheelchair-bound. I handle his toileting needs, meals and feeding. Twice a day we do physical therapy stretching and I drive him to and from various therapies weekly. I've integrated academic learning, "field trips" often in the company of his 7 year old brother. We read endless books and have modified our games & play around his paralysis. Light house work & laundry as needed. I do have a car & clean driving record. I am very flexible, trustworthy, communicative, nurturing and (I think) fun! I have a background check, resume & many references. Not Covid vaccinated & did have covid. Test weekly for my family & if feeling under the weather I test before I arrival.
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Enhanced Criminal
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Basic Criminal
Never run.
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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
- Daytime care availability during summer months
- After school care availability
Experience
Willing to care for 2 children per sitting
$35-$50/hr for the first child, $3 for each additional child
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Infants (age 0-11 months)
- 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
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Delayed Speech
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Diabetes
- Down Syndrome
- Dyslexia
- Hearing Loss
- Heart Defects
- Juvenile Diabetes
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Illness
- Mobility Challenges
- Pervasive Development Disorder
- Sensory Integration Disorder
- Visual Impairment
- Administering Medication
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Assistance With Transportation
- Bathing
- Bed Baths
- Blood Glucose Testing
- Dressing Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Grooming and Hygiene
- Insulin Injections
- Mobility Assistance
- Positive Behavioral Support
- Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)
Education
Graduated St. John University
Additional services
- Laundry
- Light Housekeeping
- Swimming Supervision
- Crafts
- Potty Training
- Willing to run errands as needed
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Homework expand
- Finishing homework
- Checking answers
- Studying for a test
- Proofreading
- Basic math
- Pre-algebra
- Elementary science
- English