Veronica F.     Age 66      Female      Laurel  - Houston Road   Member ID: 11779  Seeking work as a : Nanny or Nanny/Housekeeper or Tutor or Mother's Helper  Position Type: Live-Out, Full Time      Join now for access this candidate's contact details       About Me   I am a fun-loving Christian woman who enjoys people, life, serving, entertaining and hospitality and helping people with something they need help in. My greatest satisfaction or gratification is derived from seeing someone who needs help get the help they need. I love to laugh and play with little people, I work well with teenagers and I enjoy working with seniors. I enjoy meeting and greeting with people - I am a hugger and I rarely meet a stranger I can win over with my smile and kind spirit. I beleive in giving and serving in areas that really make a difference in one's life. My hobbies/things I enjoy doing include bike riding, swimming, reading, cooking, barbecuing, entertaining friends, family and church members, traveling, fishing, quiet time, book cassettes, working large interlocking puzzles, doing arts and crafts, and other fun stuff to make you laugh such as board games (monopoloy, trouble, yahtzee, uno and other fun games). I am very dependable, reliable, punctual, supportive, committed towards a mission, able to trouble shoot and analyze situations and problems, proactive and a DOER. I have a grown son and one granddaughter who both reside in Chicago so I am free to travel to stay overnight at times and support caregiving. My mother raised two girls, my sister and myself and we both are hardworking and people of good moral integrity. I hold a bachelors of Science in Education (Workforce, Education and Development) and a Master of Arts in Education (Curriculum instruction). I love to learn and I love to teach others the importance and value of learning. I have functioned as a department trainer on two separate occasions and currently, I manage managers who manage hourly staff in a housekeeping department. I am desiring a change from this vocation and to get more in tuned to serving families and elderly people. I currently sit with a gentlemen on the weekend who has suffered a stroke and I am a part of his non-medical care team. He is making great progress but he still has a long way to go to be at 100. My likes are many I just beleive in trying healthy things and if I don't like them I won't do them again however, I have a very open mind and I am willing to try new things, fun things that make people life, entertain them and are just good for the soul. My dislikes are dishonesty, and individuals who practice deceit, discord, and who bring unnecessary confusion to one's life. I am very upfront and cordial and considerate of all people including strangers and I really do beleive in giving to a person that I myself would want to receive and giving what a person needs (providing they are able to communicate their needs). My friends and church members would say that I am a server, a giver, I have an open heart for the average person--I beleive in speaking to ALL people regardless if I am spoken to or not.      Valid Driver's License: Yes  Has a Vehicle: Yes  Can Swim Well: Yes  Smoking Status: Non-Smoker  Comfortable with pets: No  Languages spoken: English, English    My Nationality: American  Background Check: Willing to obtain  Eligible to work in the U.S.: Yes  Civil Status:   Religion/Spiritual Practice: Christian        Work Experience & Education Background   10 years experience, 2 references I have raised my son and have cared for my granddaughter and a host of other relatives and friends children such as my Godson Terrance. My son is fully grown and my granddaughter is 15 years old. She comes to Laurel, MS. I have kept my Godson growing up for several weeks. I also moved in with he and his dad back in 2000 and helped to care for him for nearly a year. Years ago I worked in a day care and took care young children from ages 1-4 years old. I have also been a volunteer (Domestic Violence) and I used to host family night for kids and families of all ages.      Childcare experience within the following age groups: 3 - 12 months, 1 - 2 years, 2 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, over 10 years of age   Education/Training: Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree  I hold a bachelors of Science and a masters of Arts both in Education      Job Preferences   Seeking work as a : Nanny or Nanny/Housekeeper or Tutor or Mother's Helper  Position Type: Live-Out, Full Time  Work Hours: 40 - 50 hours/week  Position Duration:    As Long as Needed   Childcare Duties:    Cooking      Light Housekeeping      Running errands      Preparing meals      Transporting children      Children's Laundry      Limited/light housekeeping      Occasional supervision of childrens friends/guests      Ironing children's clothing as needed      Children's baths and dressing      Help with homework      Adhere to special dietary rules (vegetarian, kosher, lactose intolerant, etc.)      Packing Children's lunches      Mending Children's clothing as required      Planning activities for the children     Desired Start Date: February 28, 2013  Desired Salary: $20/Hour  Will work with up to: Two children  Will travel with the family: Yes  Will care  Special Needs Children: Yes  Housekeeping Duties:    Keep a grocery list      Initial preparation of family's dinner as directed      Keep the kitchen tidy during work hours      Greeting/serving household guests      Family laundry      Family sheets/towels and other linens      Grocery shopping regularly as directed      Sweep kitchen floor daily      Mop Kitchen floor weekly, minumum weekly frequency      Run/Empty dishwasher daily      Empty kitchen trash as required      Errands, including dry cleaning, as directed      Book household travel arrangements      Supervise other household staff      Event and entertainment planning and organization       Additional Experiences/Qualifications/Preferences: Training and education management computer skills internet savvy organizational and time management great oral and written communication people friendly customer friendly problem solver        References   Denise Wiley  I worked for Ms. Wiley at Crothall Healthcare in Chicago, IL Rush University Environmental Services Department. I served under her managment from 2009-2011. I relocated to Laurel, MS with the same company just a different location. Job roles served in under her adminstration were Training Manager and Unit Director/Operations Manager      Tyrone Forte  I helped to care for Tyrone's mother about 4-5 years ago as she had to have personal and female care that Tyrone was unable to do for his mother. I worked third shift at the time and made myself available each morning for several weeks to cleanse and repack his mother's wound. She eventually healed and was good as new.