Havana
Nanny in London: Lambeth (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 2 days
Female Member since Jun 2022 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 07 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
I was born in the UK and spent the first three years of my life here; after that, I moved to Jamaica with my parents and was raised there alongside my family for seven years, going to school there and having plenty of amazing experiences. When I turned ten, my parents and I moved back to the UK to look after my grandfather, who was ill at the time. My family and I have been in the UK ever since. I have eight nieces and nephews, as well as younger cousins and family friends. I have spent a lot of quality time with my family over the years, looking after the children and doing the best I could to be a positive role model.
I love to be sociable, I have always taken part in activities, trips, workshops and other adventures, making plenty of amazing connections along the way. I have done charity work and volunteer work at various stages of my life, starting from reading to younger children during my lunch break at school to creating sensory activities and workshops for disabled children.
I've have studied art and design, this allowed my creativity to flourish and grow. I've applied my creative skill to many areas in my life, socially and professionally. I believe being artistic and creative has benefited me in many ways, such as coming up with original unique ideas. I feel that there is always room for improvements in all areas of life and saying that being open to change and adaptations. As a creative person, I can assist children with activities that can keep them occupied and engaged. I would love to start my own art company one day, selling artwork that fills homes and offices with joy and providing a variety of art classes for people of all ages and encouraging more people to express themselves creatively.
My Experience
I have always cared for my younger nieces and nephews for as long as I can remember, from taking them out and having fun to helping them with homework and giving them advice. I love spending time with my family, watching them grow up to be good honest people who have unique and creative personalities. It has been a highlight of my life which continues every day.
In 2017 I was given the opportunity to have some work experience in a bright horizons day nursery. Although I was unable to experience all aspects of the role, I thoroughly enjoyed my time there engaging with the children and learning what the job entailed. I spent my time here working with all the age groups assisting in many activities. My time observing and collecting information was for my school report, so watching how the staff interacted with children and the precautions taken when being around them was very informative. I was curious to develop an understanding of the relationships the children built with each other and how they communicated through play, which I found insightful.
In 2018 I was encouraged by my school to join the National Citizen Service program to develop my team building and self-reliance skills. The program ran for four weeks, two of which were residential. During the last two weeks, we were allowed to choose a charity from various options to work within groups. My group decided to work with an Oasis children adventure playground and youth club who unfortunately had a major lack of funding and was run solely by volunteers. We spent a week with them getting to know the children and the staff to develop a sports event tailored to the budget and the space. Given the fact that we had no funding, we had to collect donations and fundraise. Finally, we collaboratively created a full day of sorts of events and activities tailored for the children and young people who took part.
In 2019 being at The Brit school exposed me to many different opportunities, one of which was being able to do a community project with Red gate school for special needs children. This was my first time working with children with special needs, so I was very excited to see what differences a specialist school has compared to places I've experienced before. When we arrived at the school, we were met for an introduction to the program, which outlined the rules and the course content. We then got the opportunity to meet and oversee the children during a sensory activity.
After getting to know them and their abilities, my team and I had the challenge of creating a custom sensory activity for them. Taking into consideration their requirements, we decided to tie-dye shirts so that they could feel the fabric texture as well as see the bright colours of the dye. The children were able to engage in the activity, and we were clearly stimulated. Building on the success of the program, I became a volunteer at the school one day a week.
I have now been working as a nanny almost a year now working with an amazing family ages 3 and 6.
My Qualifications
I have both my English and Maths GCSEs as well and a Level 3 extended diploma in visual art and design from the Brit school for performing arts and technology. I also have first aid training as well as health and food safety qualifications.
My Availability
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 07/12/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £15.50 per hour
- Nannying from £15.50 per hour (gross)
My Local Schools
- I provide pick ups at Dulwich Hamlet Junior School
- I provide pick ups at Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School
My Documents
- DBS Check (added 21/06/2022)
- Full CV (added 20/06/2022)
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