Melissa M.
Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny
- 16 years paid experience
- Babysitter in Akron, OH 44321
Meet Melissa
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
As a former preschool teacher, now a mom of three, I believe in learning through play and building life skills with age-appropriate experience. I started my career with kids as a babysitter, worked with special needs IEP students in high school, then became a nanny in college. I studied Chemical Engineering and English Language and Literature, and soon went back to add Early Childhood Education to my experience. While with the YMCA, I worked with kids of all ages as a day camp leader, preschool teacher, assistant center director and led a child care partnership with Job and Family Services and AMHA. After having my own children and having to make it through quarantine, I started providing childcare from home. Now I'm looking to get back to working directly with families to be part of the village we all love and need. I have previously held and/or will routinely renew Read more certifications for: - First Aid - Infant/Child/Adult CPR - Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom - Communicable Diseases - Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention - Curriculum Building for Early Childhood
Trust & safety
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Enhanced Criminal
Never run.
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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
Babysitter
- Generally available afternoons, evenings, late nights and weekends
- Daytime care availability during summer months
- After school care availability
Nanny
- Has a child who needs to accompany care provider on the job
- Seeking Temporary (4 to 12 months), Permanent (1 to 2 years) employment
- Start date is flexible
- Has a child who needs to accompany care provider on the job
- Seeking Temporary (4 to 12 months), Permanent (1 to 2 years) employment
- Start date is flexible
Experience
Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting
$13-$20/hr
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Infants (age 0-11 months) expand
- Swaddling
- Feeding
- Changing
- Bathing
- 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
- Social/Emotional
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Asperger Syndrome
- Down Syndrome
- Learning Disabilities
- Mobility Assistance
- Positive Behavioral Support
- Recreational Music or Art Therapy
- Specific Meal Preparation (foods to avoid, etc.)
Education
Attended University of Akron
Additional services
- Meal Preparation
- Laundry
- Light Housekeeping
- Crafts
- Potty Training
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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