Aekta B.
Looking for work as a babysitter.
- 6 years paid experience
- Babysitter in Yorktown, VA 23693
- 17 miles, will travel 10 mi
Meet Aekta
- Speaks English
- Has a car
I love kids & am looking to get back into working with them more after completing a recent volunteering experience with middle schoolers where I facilitated therapeutic art activities. I have about 6 years of experience working with kids in childcare, summer camp, tutoring, after-school programs, volunterring, and other more instructional settings for kids ages 2 and up, though most of experience has been with kids 4 and up and elementary aged. I am moving to Colorado next summer and have been working from home since covid as a Customer Care Representative for a mental health practice and would like to start working with kids again becasue I miss it and don't feel like I am growing or able to use my creative strengths with the current structure of my job position having become a corporate call center! I got my Bachelors in Integrative Studies, Individualized Concentrations in Mindfulness & Read more Creativity, so that I can pursue a Masters degree in Art Therapy. The grad school I would like to go to is Boulder, Colorado. I love art and creative activities, dance, music, writing, poetry, and literature included! Kids are natural artists and understand the inherent therapeutic and empowering nature of creativity and this a huge part of the reason why I love working with them! I also love yoga, Mindfulness, and psychology and really believe in the power of cultivating Mindfulness and social-emotional development and self awareness in kids to help them manage their emotions better and develop healthier relationships with themselves and others! I love nature, the outdoors, travel, & learning about other cultures. My learning/teaching philosophy is inquiry & play based as I have seen how we all learn best and are more motivated to learn in things we really interested in & are allowed to experiment and make mistakes with. The most common qualities I have been known for in my work with kids (and adults) are compassionate, kind, creative, patient, diligent, and playfull! I would like to give my workplace a 1 to 2 week notice before I quit so I am looking to find a best fit babysitting job to quit my corporate position. I am open to share my resume, references, and do a zoom call or meet in person but I'd like to make sure it's a good fit before I commit & quit my current full time job. I am hoping to start babysitting July 11th!
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Enhanced Criminal
Never run.
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Basic Criminal
Expired on 05/17/2017
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Motor Vehicle Records
Expired on 05/17/2017
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First aid certification
Not reported
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CPR certification
Not reported
Availability
- Generally available afternoons, evenings and weekends
- Daytime care availability during summer months
- After school care availability
Experience
Willing to care for 1 child per sitting
$21-$30/hr for the first child, $2 for each additional child
- Preschooler (age 4-5)
- Grade School (age 6-11)
- Pre-teen/ Teenage age (12+)
Education
Integrative Studies, Individualized Concentrations-Mindfulness through Creativity
George Mason University
Additional services
- Meal Preparation
- Crafts
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Homework expand
- Finishing homework
- Checking answers
- Studying for a test
- Proofreading
- Basic math
- English
- Essay writing