Melanie T.     Age 35      Female      Chicago, IL  - Chase Avenue   Member ID: 14579  Seeking work as a : Nanny or Babysitter or Nanny/Housekeeper  Position Type: Live-Out, Full Time, 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   10 years experience, 5 references I love kids. I have experience with multiple children, children with food and medicine allergies, as well as children with ADD and ADHD. I have experience with one children to as many as eight children and they were all different ages ranging from three to fifteen. While being on the job, I do everything from 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 am currently a nanny for a family of five (3 children), plus I work with a number of different families for occasional and date nights a couple times a month. The family of five is the family I work for on an every basis. They have three boys, a seven year old, a five year old, and a one year, which I am at home with all day. While being at home (and the baby sleeps) I fold laundry, clean, unload and load the dishwasher as well as sweeping and moping. I also pick up the boys from school, help them with their homework and have dinner cooked and all three boys fed before both parents get home.       Childcare experience within the following age groups: Newborn - 3 months, 3 - 12 months, 1 - 2 years, 2 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, over 10 years of age   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 : Nanny or Babysitter or Nanny/Housekeeper  Position Type: Live-Out, Full Time, Part Time  Work Hours: 20 - 30 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: May 20, 2013  Desired Salary: $15/Hour  Will work with up to: Four or more  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      Full meal preparation and service      Keep the kitchen tidy during work hours      Greeting/serving household guests      Feed pets during work day as directed      Walk dog and/or pet care      Plant care (indoor)      Family laundry      Family sheets/towels and other linens      Grocery shopping regularly as directed      Dust/Vacuum entire house, minumum weekly frequency      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      Maintain household accounts/ pay bills      Book household travel arrangements      Supervise contractors and tradespersons      Supervise other household staff      Event and entertainment planning and organization       Additional Experiences/Qualifications/Preferences: I am CPR and AED certified for infant, children and adults.