Full-Time Nanny Available in Houston, TX: Elizabeth H.

$25/hr

10+ years of paid experience

A little bit about me

49+ years as nurse caring for newborns, infants, children, adolescents, adult, geriatric clients in variety of settings including homes, medical and psychiatric facilities, LTC residential, corporate childcare health and safety, private duty. Working as nurse with children with complex chronic health care needs involved age appropriate play, stimulation, outdoor time, taking children to school, helping with homework, preparing meals, respite for parents, taking to appointments or activities. Staying with children when parents went out of town. Care included taking to parks, stimulating curiosity, encouraging observation, expressing emotions and conflict resolution and negotiation skills. Approach to caregiving involved responding to impact of illness on families, adapting to family dynamics, maintaining appropriate boundaries, considering normal growth and developmental needs. Accompanied when traveling, included in celebrations of life. Attended places of worship.

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Availability

Start: ASAP

Everyday 5:00am - 9:00pm

Full-time

Live-out

Age Groups

Infants

Toddlers

Preschoolers

Grade-schoolers

How often do you need a nanny?

Full-Time Part-Time

Qualifications

Certifications

Driver’s license

CPR certified

First Aid certified

Other

Own transportation

Light housekeeping

Meal prep

Special-needs experience

Work Experience

10+ years of experience caring for:

Infants (0-11 months)

Toddlers (1-3 years)

Preschoolers (4-9 years)

Grade-schoolers (10-12 years)

High-schoolers (13-17 years)

Adults (18+ years)

More About Me

Relevant experience where I also cared for children were...

Childcare as summer job age 13 years for working parents; RN at corporate daycare; pediatric nurse in medical and psychiatric care in hospital and private duty/home respite. Taught kindergarten Sunday school; nurse at church camp. Care for grandchildren the youngest of whom is unilaterally deaf and has speech impairment after his mother died. Support to pastor’s family for 15 years caring for 2 adopted children and from Guatemala and biological child, to support family when father sought Ph. D.

Activities I enjoy doing with children...

Homework, active play, computer games, cooking, conversation, listening, problem-solving, support to parents, games. Errands, appointments, playground, reading books, recognition, praise.

The most important part about being a nanny...

Respect for parents and child’s safety, encouraging imagination and kindness, being dependable.

My experience with special needs children...

Autism, ADHD, psychiatric disorders and medically complex, neurodegenerative disorders, asthma, diabetics, cerebral palsy, etc

The most important part about being a nanny...

Taking family whose son had a terminal illness, but wanted to become a professional baseball player, to tour minute maid park where he got to meet Astro players and get their signatures on his ball while watching them doing batting practice before game. Drayton McClain, Astros owner, asked boy if he would play for them.