Shay C
Babysitter in London
Female Member since Oct 2024 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hello,
I am currently working a very flexible job, and I can end work early/late in the day and start work early/late in the day to accommodate your needs. I can do last-minute babysitting - I will always check my emails to see when I am needed. I can also take days off if needed and do compressed hours, everything is a discussion with the right family. I am trying to raise money to learn how to drive and to fund a Masters in Education. I work as a babysitter, cleaner and tutor and don't want to charge much because I believe support should be accessible to all families. Although I don't have many qualifications currently, I will be studying them over the next couple of months to enhance the quality of care I can give but I have a lot of experience at least! As an Irish-born Nigerian who has had a lot of exposure to different cultures, I can understand, empathise and support your children in a culturally sensitive way, as discussed and agreed in our initial meeting. And I can also cook!
Please message me and we can have a discussion about your hopes and reservations and if I will be the best suited to support you and your family.
My Experience
Starting with babysitting, as a sister with 7 siblings, 3 nieces/nephews and many many cousins, I have a lot of experience taking care of children from a range of ages from one-month-old babies right up to teenagers. I also have over a year's experience working with children in voluntary settings such as in my church's youth group for over 2 years and working with Special Educational needs scouts. I have paid experience too - working in camps, which I will discuss in the next section, and as a teaching assistant in special educational needs schools for over a year.
In tutoring, I also have a lot of experience. I tutored my brother and supported him in getting a higher score in his maths and accounting A-Level than predicted. I also supported a girl from my youth group with her GCSE maths with an hour of weekly tutoring lessons. I worked as a camp leader in Germany where I designed and implemented lessons for English that covered 3 levels of English ability. I also work on curriculum as a School Governor so I am familiar with the UK's curriculum and school standards. I also work as a researcher right now so I am quite academic and logically minded.
I have also worked as a cleaner in Dublin before my degree in the UK in Psychology.
My Qualifications
I have my A Levels which I did in Ireland so I did 8 subjects with the following results:
Maths (A), Applied Maths (A*), Biology (A*), Politics and Society (B), French (B), English (A), Irish (A), Accounting (A).
I also did the Irish equivalent of GSCEs where I got an A in Maths again.
I have a DBS from this summer.
I have a degree in Psychology with various specialist modules such as Developmental Psychology, Learning and Developing Others, Educational Neuroscience and Parenting and Socialisation.
I was once first aid trained but I would need to attend a refresher course to allow me to be up to speed.
My Availability
I am quite flexible and can work in emergencies or at the last minute. The hours I probably can't do Monday through Friday are 10 am until 2 pm for core meetings I have and Sundays before 2 pm because I have church. However, after a discussion, we can figure out the timings and ways I can support that would be useful. I wouldn't want to work more than 12 hours a week unless there's an emergency or a planned need for me to look after your child during the weekend or early afternoon.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | no | no | no | no | yes | no |
| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | no | yes | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Evening | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Overnight | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Last Updated: 26/10/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £9.00 per hour
As I said in my introduction, I need to get some qualifications and I want to be affordable so I am charging below minimum wage as a babysitter and below national average as a tutor. I won't increase my rates for babysitting when I get my qualifications.
My Local Schools
- I provide pick ups at Moss Hall Infant School
- I provide pick ups at The Holmewood School London
- I provide pick ups at Northside Primary School
- I provide pick ups at Finchley Catholic High School
- I provide pick ups at The London Mechina
My Documents
- DBS Check (added 19/10/2024)
- EU Passport (added 19/10/2024)
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