BUBBLY, ENERGETIC, HARD WORKING, MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE -I'D LOVE TO HELP YOUR FAMILY OUT THANK YOU!! :) (I'm in Werribee Victoria)
Hello, I'd love to introduce myself to you. I've worked with children and families for twenty five years, including working in long day care settings, Occasional care childcare, kindergartens, after school care programs and holiday programs and in families homes as a nanny and babysitter, including living and working as an Au Pair in Chicago for twelve months.
I'm energetic, flexible, punctual, warm, friendly, kind, hard working, a great listener and communicator and truly enjoy working ... moreHello, I'd love to introduce myself to you. I've worked with children and families for twenty five years, including working in long day care settings, Occasional care childcare, kindergartens, after school care programs and holiday programs and in families homes as a nanny and babysitter, including living and working as an Au Pair in Chicago for twelve months.
I'm energetic, flexible, punctual, warm, friendly, kind, hard working, a great listener and communicator and truly enjoy working with children and families and watching children grow and develop and being a part of this.
My hobbies are singing, I love to eat healthily and exercise on a very regular basis :)
My main beliefs in terms of working with children is that the parents are the first teachers in a child's life and consistency of care is important to continue therefore I work with the parents in this way, eg keeping to children's routines, and maintaining particular (kind and firm) boundaries etc
I am also keen to provide activities and experiences that are educational and that are connected to their interests, for example one child I care for enjoys going on nature walks and picking up pine cones and autumn leaves and brings them home and uses the materials to paint with them and make interesting art work on paper.
Another example is one child likes to sing and do action movement songs, and I bring my iPod with children's songs on it and we enjoy dancing and singing to her favorite songs :)
Here's some reviews, I'm pretty sure it's an out of 5 rating
on findababysitter
Rebecca gave 5 stars and said
"Sarah was fun and quirky, making her a hit with the kids. She had them totally entertained. It was a pleasure to meet her"
Jo gave 5 stars and said
"Sarah was an absolute super star- a wonderful, vibrant personality and enchanted our little boy. Very professional and has the full qualification set to support her application - you will not be disappointed- she is lovely"
So that's my introduction for you. Thank you for taking the time to read my profile, I appreciate it. Look forward to hearing from you soon
Note: Fees are negotiated according to various factors including weekday/weekend, daytime/evening, number of children, age range of children, one-off/regular booking, last minute
License, 10yrs+ experience, Driver's License, Own car, Can accept car seats
English
Permanent
What parents love about me
Hi, I've had a client call me "the baby whisperer" as in I can tune into babies and children who have limited verbal communication and am excellent on working out cues quickly to help these children in times of discomfort, I'm reliable, punctual, warm, energetic and enjoy being in the moment with children, give them my full attention and am aware of how important communication is when working together and keeping children safe, healthy and working together joyfully. Thank you :)
I also have a special way with babies that may not be sleeping well, my presence can relax babies and they tend to sleep a little more readily with me around
What kids love about me
I've great sense of humor, truly enjoy being with children, when I go shopping or for any trip out in public, children are drawn to me, I'm in the correct job, being in the moment with each child, I love to sing, and be silly, play games, make jokes, have absolutely incredible fun fun fun and have awesome spontaneity, I have a genuine care and kindness for children and their welfare Thank you :)
What I love about this work
I truly am a children / babies magnet I love being in the moment with children and listening to them, they have a great sense of humor and the fact that they just go with the flow and do whatever without worrying about what others think, being silly and not taking life too seriously is a wonderful lesson to learn in life and I truly do learn a lot from children and I appreciate that, too