Kara B.
Looking for work as a babysitter or nanny
- 11 years paid experience
- Babysitter in Odessa, FL 33556
Meet Kara
- Comfortable with pets
- Has a car
Hi there! My name is Kara and I’m 30 years old. Currently, I work as a full time professional nanny for a 1 year old girl! I have cared for children ranging from newborn (few days old) all the way up to middle school age with several years experience. The best qualities to describe me would be honest, outgoing, trustworthy, creative, and fun. I'm also CPR certified and first aid certified. In my spare time I like to spend time at the beach, spend time with friends, stay active, reading books, doing anything outdoors, or doing really anything to stay busy. Patience is key and children are my passion. I have also taken multiple classes regarding newborns, infants, and toddlers based upon safety, general care, and sleep conditioning!! Last but not least, I’m a certified advanced newborn care specialist, in a self paced program without a deadline studying to become Read more a certified postpartum doula, as well as another self paced program without a deadline studying to become a certified pediatric sleep consultant! Hope to hear from you!
Trust & safety
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Enhanced Criminal
Expired on 03/21/2023
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Basic Criminal
Expired on 10/01/2020
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Motor Vehicle Records
Expired on 10/12/2024
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First aid certification
Certification is self-reported and not verified. Verify directly with the sitter.
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CPR certification
Certification is self-reported and not verified. Verify directly with the sitter.
Availability
Babysitter
- Generally available mornings, afternoons, evenings, late nights and weekends
- Daytime care availability during summer months
- Before and after school care availability
Nanny
- Willing to consider working as a live in care provider
- Willing to consider a full time position
- Seeking Permanent (1 to 2 years), Permanent (2 or more years) employment
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 4/1/23
- Willing to consider working as a live in care provider
- Willing to consider a full time position
- Seeking Permanent (1 to 2 years), Permanent (2 or more years) employment
- Start date is flexible
- My availability is valid through 4/1/23
Heather F.
7/27/2024
Kara is very responsive and thorough. She handles my kids ages 5-13 and always makes sure the house is clean when I get home. She handles dinner, bed time, dishes & laundry. I could not ask for a better sitter!
Virginia T.
10/1/2023
Kara recently babysat for our 4 year old son, and he already asked when he can play with her again. She was very response and flexible, well worth the $30 an hour!
Genevieve C.
1/1/2023
Kara watched my 2 kids for NYE. She was very communicative the entire time. She updated me throughout the night. My kids really enjoyed spending time with her. She did a fantastic job. I paid her $30/hr which was well worth it for a professional care giver to care for my 2 small children. I felt that my kids were safe and well cared for. She was incredibly understanding when I got home later than I had planned. I would happily recommend her to other families with small children. She is wonderful
Maya S.
3/7/2022
Kara babysat for my 21mo son and 4.5yo daughter while we were on vacation in Florida. She came to our hotel suite and watched the kids for a few hours while we went out to dinner, and put them both to sleep. She brought a bag full of books and activities which was really awesome and my daughter really appreciated. The next day, my daughter said she had a lot of fun with Kara! Leading up to the evening and while she babysat, Kara was very communicative, took detailed notes on bedtime, and asked all the right questions. I would highly recommend Kara as a babysitter! We paid her $25/hr and it was totally worth it.
Lori T.
7/12/2021
Kara has been communicative and reliable. We have 3 kids, ages 9, 6, and 21 months, they adore her! She played games with the older two and took it in turns to play with the youngest as a part of that. We didn't ask or expect her to do so, but she also turned on the dishwasher after dinner, and texted me just to let me know everything was going great.
David K.
3/20/2020
Kara has been very reliable watching kids. We will definitely have her babysit again for us.
Carli S.
3/1/2020
Kara was so easy to work with! She was always available to get a hold of before she came to babysit and my kids loved her!
Robin L.
6/9/2018
Kara applied to my job posting which stated pay was $13/hour and we made plans for her to babysit the next day. Before watching our children, Kara tried to negotiate the price higher than what we posted, and then cancelled on us within a few hours of accepting the job.
Experience
Willing to care for 4+ children per sitting
$30-$40/hr for the first child, $5 for each additional child
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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
- Medical/Special Healthcare Needs
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Diabetes
- Administering Medication
- Blood Glucose Testing
- Insulin Injections
Education
Attended St. Petersburg College
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
- Pre-algebra
- Elementary science
- Earth science
- English
- Social studies