Full-Time Nanny Available in Peoria, IL: Savannah B.

$18/hr

4 years of paid experience

A little bit about me

Hello! I am a children's behavioral therapist certified in working with children with special needs between the ages of 3-21 years old. I am certified in CPR, Basic life support, child safety, first aid, as well as RBT certified. Just prior to my job as a therapist at easterseals, I worked as an Emergency Medical Technician on ambulances for 2 years at AMT in town & obtained an emergency medical technician degree. I spent a year working with AMT as a mental health professional as well! I have experience with nannying/babysitting & tons of experience with caring for children of all ages, including children with disabilities & special needs. I am trained in administering medical and emotional interventions as needed & am a creative play expert! If you're looking for help with care, please feel free to reach out! If you have any questions or want to talk about rates, message me! : )

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Availability

Start: ASAP

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

4 years of experience caring for:

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...

I am a Behavioral therapist working with children with autism, teaching them skills to help them better achieve their goals. This is not technically a nanny position, however the job targets all of the same responsibilities. As a children’s therapist I carry out these responsibilities while using them as teaching opportunities for skill deficits a child may have and taking data on their progress in learning! I do this using behavioral therapeutic interventions & targeted skill acquisition tactics. This could mean we target anything from life skills (potty training, food prep, etc) to cognitive skills (school work, reading, counting, labeling, etc) to social skills (playing with peers, communication, etc). I work with multiple children a day for extended periods of time & commit to those children up until their discharge from our clinic! I was also an emergency medical technician prior to my current position & often treated & worked with children of all ages, at that time!

Activities I enjoy doing with children...

Arts and crafts, motor activities (swimming, bikes, walks), leisure activities (reading, movies, toys/games), baking, & just about anything the kiddo can imagine!

The most important part about being a nanny...

Making sure that the children feel heard & have choices. The children may not have the ability to get every thing that they may want in the moment that they want it, but it’s extremely important to me that when that does occur they feel heard and understood & that they are presented with alternate reinforcing options as well as the tools that they need to communicate what they want and feel about the situation. No bond can ever be truly built until you’ve established a solid foundation for communication.

My experience with special needs children...

Therapist for children with autism & related disabilities.

The most important part about being a nanny...

My favorite moment working with children never fails to be when they finally get that skill they’ve been practicing at & watching the excitement and giggles that explode out of them every time! Even something as small as watching a child successfully whistle for the first time after practicing for days, the way their face lights up & the lasting impact that comes with teaching a child a new skill is absoloutley unbeatable!