Live-In Full-Time Nanny Available in Santa Barbara, CA: Madeleine R.

$35/hr

5 years of paid experience

A little bit about me

Hello! My name is Madeleine. I have over 5 years of experience working as a Nanny/Family Assistant for children as young as newborns all the way up to high school age. I love working in a family setting and I am genuinely excited to meet your family and look forward to the opportunity of becoming a part of your child’s life and bringing along all of my experience to help provide a nurturing and supportive environment.
Resume and references available upon request.

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Availability

Start: TBD

Full-time

Live-in

Age Groups

Infants

Toddlers

Preschoolers

Grade-schoolers

How often do you need a nanny?

Full-Time Part-Time

Qualifications

Certifications

Driver’s License

CPR

Other

Car

Light housekeeping

Meal prep

Special needs

Work Experience

5 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)

More About Me

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

Private Family, Petaluma (Jan '14 - Dec '16): Family Assistant for kids (2, 4, 6). Collaborated with parents, supervised activities, and handled tasks like cleaning, laundry, errands, and pet care.

Private Family, Petaluma (Apr '15 - Sept '15): Summer Nanny for children (4, 9, 11). Managed school pickups, events, cooking, outings, playdates, and routines. Required flexibility, time management, and safe driving.

Private Family, Petaluma (Aug '14 - Oct '16): Part-time care for a 10-month-old and a 13-year-old. Managed meals, sleep routines, and overnights during the mother's hospitalization. Required flexibility, including weekends, and adaptation to the family's Kenyan culture. Continued occasional babysitting after Oct '16 for the youngest, a 7-year-old with special needs.

Church Nursery Attendant [phone number hidden]): Worked in a church nursery, caring for infants and toddlers during Sunday services. Duties included feeding, changing diapers, putting down for naps, and engaging in play.

Activities I enjoy doing with children...

Outdoor activities like trips to the park, nature walks, or sports to promote physical fitness and exploration, planning and supervising creative projects that allow children to express themselves through drawing, painting, and other crafts, and planning and showing interest in the individual interests of the child.

The most important part about being a nanny...

Each family that I have worked for has required the ability to adapt and be flexible to their different parenting styles and cultural backgrounds. Whether it be collaborating with work-from-home parents who wanted to be as involved as possible, or incorporating specific guidelines for caring for the child, it is important to me to work cohesively to find a good balance of what was best for the children.

My experience with special needs children...

One of the families I have worked for has a non-verbal child who I still babysit for on occasion. Being non-verbal, he deals with separation anxiety and difficulty processing and communicating emotions.
I was also a camp counselor for Boost Camp - United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay where I worked with children who had cerebral palsy from the ages of 5 - 10 years by assisting them with exercises that helped improve their mobility and independence.