Melanie T.     Age 35      Female      Chicago, IL  - Chase Avenue   Member ID: 14579  Seeking work as a : Housekeeper or Maid / Cleaner  Position Type: Live-Out, Part Time      Join now for access this candidate's contact details       About Me   Children are my passion and they are a joy to be around. My moto for babysitting and being a nanny is: "Being firm, but gentle. " Being firm means being able to do whatever is necessary to keep children in my care safe at all times, and being gentle is being able to be compassionate towards children and their needs, while ensuring they are happy and still having fun. Some of the things I like to do with children is: read, color, play dress up and play with cars. I have an imagination that is just like a storybook fantasy.. I come from a very big family (my mom has 18 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren) and I love kids. I have babysat for mentors, tutors, and teachers of mine to other parents I have found on websites just like this one. I am able to do anything from babysitting to housekeeping and running errands. I have had part-time experiences as a nanny for many years. I have experience with babies as young as 2 days old to children as old as 13. I had my first job at the age of ten (for a relative of course during the summer). It was overnight with a three month old baby. I got paid $10. 00 a night and my duties consisted of feeding and burping the baby every four hours when they baby woke up. This was first job at a early age, but it taught me not only the value of working hard for your money, but the joy of just being around children. A little about my education background is I graduated from an all girls catholic, college preparatory high school and went right off to college. I recently graduated (October, 2012) with my Bachelor's degree in the top of my class with three honors. I am now doing some of the things I enjoy until I am ready to go back to school full-time and pursue my masters, which is attending school online for my paralegal certificate and being a nanny for a family of three boys, so yes I can master a job with more than one or even two children..      Valid Driver's License: Yes  Has a Vehicle: Yes  Can Swim Well: Yes  Smoking Status: Non-Smoker  Comfortable with pets: Yes  Languages spoken: English, Spanish    My Nationality: American  Background Check: Yes  Eligible to work in the U.S.: Yes  Civil Status: Single  Religion/Spiritual Practice:         Work Experience & Education Background   4 years experience, 3 references From sweeping patios to loading the dishwasher to polishing silver I have done it all.      Education/Training: Graduated High School or Equivalent, Bachelor's Degree, CPR Training, Medical Assistant  A little about my education background is I graduated from an all girls catholic, college preparatory high school and went right off to college. I recently graduated (October, 2012) with my Bachelor's degree in the top of my class with three honors (Summa Cum Laude, Golden Key International Honour Society, and Alpha Sigma Lambda). I am now doing some of the things I enjoy until I am ready to go back to school full-time and pursue my masters, which is attending school online for my paralegal certificate.      Job Preferences   Seeking work as a : Housekeeper or Maid / Cleaner  Prefer to work in: House & Apartment Cleaning or Residential, Commercial Office Cleaning   Position Type: Live-Out, Part Time  Work Hours: 20 - 30 hours/week  Position Duration:    As Long as Needed   Willing to provide own cleaning equipment: Yes  Willing to provide own cleaning supplies: Yes    Desired Start Date: May 19, 2013  Desired Salary: $15/Hour  Childcare Responsibilities: Yes  Eldercare Responsibilities: Yes  Housekeeping Duties:    Clean the inside of the home and the immediate external areas (porch, patio, walk ways, garden)      Kitchen cleaning- Dishes, cleaning inside and outside of fridge, cupboards, oven, dishwasher, pantry, counters and floors      Clean Outside of Oven, Fridge, and Dishwasher      Laundry (washing, drying clothing and household items)      Ironing      Meal preparation and service      Cooking and serving on special events for family and or guests      Grocery shopping and household errands      Keeping the household supplies fully stocked      Receive & serve guests      Pet care      Plant care (garden and household plants)      Secure/supervise tradesmen/contractors      Rotate seasonal clothing in closets, maintain pantry and routinely clear out of date and spoiled items.      House sitting      Handling household finances, paying bills      Bed making, linen changing      Travel arrangements on behalf of employer      Maintaining household security      Hiring and supervising other household staff members      Plan/direct special events