Shell584

My Summary

My Experience

In my 20+ years of working with children, I have gained a varied and comprehensive range of experience with children from birth - 10 years old. I have worked in private nursery's, schools, and creche's, so am familiar with early learning and education including providing and teaching activities in line with the EYFS. Recently I worked in a paediatric hospital as a health care assistant and am currently doing community antenatal and postnatal support for the NHS. I have had sole (proxy parent) care of children through day/night while parents were away. I was also a family support team manager for 7 years where I visited families in their homes to help with common issues such as toileting, feeding, sleep routines, bonding and attachment, and behaviour management. I also delivered parenting and behaviour management classes to groups of parents. My colleagues affectionately called me 'the supernanny of the town'! In this role, I was the named child protection officer, so am very well aware of safeguarding children. I am also qualified and have taught baby massage, baby yoga, and baby sign language classes (I am fluent in Sign Language). I have worked with children with additional learning and physical needs (Autism, ADHD, Down's Syndrome, Physical Disabilities), and am confident with these also.

I provide suitable activities for the children I care for, carry out their basic care, changing, feeding, bathing, school runs, laundry, cooking etc. I have also managed to support the parents to get their little ones into a bedtime routine and sleeping through the night in their own beds. For 7 years I was a nanny for 4 lovely children (4, 2 and 4mth old twins!) who I continue to visit regularly.

I also do maternity nurse work (nights) for babies from newborn up. I offer advice around supporting any type of feeding, colic/reflux issues, encouraging healthy positive sleep associations and general baby care. I will work with whatever approach the parents would like to take with their baby, however I am a gentle, responsive baby-led practitioner. I have also worked in a paediatric hospital so have clinical experience.

I carry out sleep coaching consultations and general troubleshooting advice visits for a variety of families.

My Qualifications

BTEC National Diploma in Early Years (2003)

First Aid at Work / Paediatric First Aid (2021)

Level 4 Maternity Nurse Practitioner

Level 5 Advanced Maternity Practitioner

Level 4 Gentle Sleep Coaching Training

Triple P/ Parenting Puzzle (behaviour management)

Health Care Certificate (Paediatric)

Baby Massage

Baby Yoga

Award in healthy foods and diets

Weaning training

L2 Certificate in Food Hygiene

Safeguarding Children

British Sign Language

Enhanced Clear DBS check (Capita Jan 2019 - update service)

Full clean driving licence (confident driver!)

Own car

OFSTED registered.

Full Public Liability Nanny Insurance

My Availability

I have current availability for Part-time Nanny /Maternity Nurse / Night Nanny work / Babysitting.

- MATERNITY NURSE
- NIGHT NANNY
- BABYSITTING
- HOLIDAY/EMERGENCY COVER
- ADVICE RE SLEEPING, FEEDING, TOILETING, ROUTINES, BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT ETC.

PLEASE GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFORMATION.

My Fees

• Babysitting from £15.00 per hour
• Nannying from £15.00 per hour (net)

All Prices are somewhat negotiable depending on days/times/work involved etc

Nanny - £20.00 per hour

Maternity Nursing - £20 per hour / £22 per hour for multiples. 24hr rate can be discussed.

Evening/weekend babysitting: £15 per hour