Elsa H.     Age 65      Female      Los Angeles, CA  - No. Poinsettia Place   Member ID: 17304  Seeking work as a : Nanny or Babysitter or Mother's Helper or Housesitter  Position Type: Live-In or Live-Out, Full Time      Join now for access this candidate's contact details       About Me   I am divorced with a young adult son who does not live with me. I was born & raised in the Philippines of Chinese Ancestry. I lived in Los Angeles for 26 years and a year in No. Carolina and just moved back to Los Angeles. I have a Bachelor degree and doing a career transformation, from corporate world to a more desirable setting. When it comes to work, I am calm, very responsible, trustworthy, reliable, diligent and respectful of people's properties. I enjoy travelling, dance, reading, nature, photography, languages, exchanging cultures with people all over the world, different foods/drinks and hanging out with friends once in a while. When I am in your house, you can go anywhere and come home and find the house in order and nothing is missing. I am good at photography, take good pictures of your kids and pets or the family portrait.      Valid Driver's License: Yes  Has a Vehicle: No  Can Swim Well: No  Smoking Status: Non-Smoker  Comfortable with pets: Yes  Languages spoken: Tagalog, English, Bavarian, Tagalog    My Nationality: Filipino  Background Check: Willing to obtain  Eligible to work in the U.S.: Yes  Civil Status: Divorced  Religion/Spiritual Practice: Christian        Work Experience & Education Background   10 years experience, 2 references Woke the kids up in the morning for school. Helped them prepared breakfast or fixed lunch sandwiches to take with them to school. Took out all clean dishes from the dishwasher from the night before. Put all the dirty dishes from breakfast into the dishwasher. Wiped clean the dining and kitchen counters. Water the plants, make sure there are food and water for the dogs and cats. Did loads of laundries, dust the living rooms (there are 2 of them), swept, vacuumed or mopped the floors. Clean the bedrooms or bathrooms. Hang out with the cats and dogs a little bit. When the kids come home from school, provide snacks and drinks, or hang-out with them, remind them of their homework or to get ready for their other activities such as piano practice, cello practice, gymnastics or others. Prepared/cooked dinner for the family, set the with plates, utensils, glassware, a pitcher of water and various condiments. Put candles for the setting. After dinner, cleared the, put all dirty dishes in the dishwashers, wiped clean the dining, kitchen counter and sweep the floor. Sewed loose buttons, sometimes helped with homework, baked muffins or cake. Watched TV with the kids or engaged in board games. Take care of the kids when they are sick by giving them medication, juices, massages, prepared special food for them.       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: Bachelor's Degree  I have a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.      Job Preferences   Seeking work as a : Nanny or Babysitter or Mother's Helper or Housesitter  Position Type: Live-In or Live-Out, Full Time  Work Hours: 40 - 50 hours/week  Position Duration:    As Long as Needed   Childcare Duties:    Light Housekeeping      Running errands      Preparing meals      Children's Laundry      Limited/light housekeeping      Occasional supervision of childrens friends/guests      Children's baths and dressing      Packing Children's lunches      Mending Children's clothing as required      Planning activities for the children   read to them, play with them, teach them drawings, teach them foreign language, housesitting   Desired Start Date: September 17, 2013  Desired Salary: $25/Hour or Negotiable salary  Will work with up to: Two children  Will travel with the family: Yes  Will care  Special Needs Children: No  Housekeeping Duties:    Keep a grocery list      Greeting/serving household guests      Feed pets during work day as directed      Walk dog and/or pet care      Plant care (indoor)      Sweep kitchen floor daily      Run/Empty dishwasher daily      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: Have taken care of my own kid and his classmates that stayed overnight with us.