Live-In Full-Time Nanny Available in Deer Valley, UT: Serafine M.

$25/hr

8 years of paid experience

A little bit about me

My name is Serafine MacDonald and I am a 49 yr old female with 8+ years of childcare. 1 yr of live in nanny and 3 yrs as an assistant to a licensed child care provider for infants to toddlers in a private residential setting. I also have an extensive background in nutrition and sports for youth and adults, as well as many interests that I can teach children including Art, Astronomy, Gardening and General Education. So I am great at homework help as well. I love animals and I am a great cook. I am currently looking for a great fit with a wonderful family to become an asset to their daily life. I do currently reside in Utah, however I am looking to relocate to the right opportunity !

I love animals! I do have a small therapy dog. She is a 11 yr old min pin named Nala. She is extremely loving and playful and very well trained. She loves children, as well as other dogs and cats :) We are a package deal.

I am an open book so if you should have any questions feel free to ask.

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Availability

Start: ASAP

Weekdays 8:00AM - 11:00PM

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

First Aid

Other

Light housekeeping

Meal prep

Special needs

Work Experience

8 years of experience caring for:

Preschoolers (4-9 years)

Grade-schoolers (10-12 years)

High-schoolers (13-17 years)

Adults (18+ years)

Toddlers (1-3 years)

Infants (0-11 months)

More About Me

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

I have 1 year of live in nanny experience (private hire). The 2 children were 11 and 15.

The other professional childcare experience that I have is as an assistant to a licensed child care provider that was a private day care in a residential setting. There we had 6-8 infants to toddlers. So I do have plenty of experience with diapers, bottles and nap times.

Activities I enjoy doing with children...

One of my favorite things to do with children is teach them Astronomy! I was lucky to have started to learn about it starting in second grade! Ever since I have had a passion for it. And was blessed that every grade after that growing up we studied some form of it! So star gazing and Greek/ Roman Mythology make for the best stories!

I also love art, especially painting and drawing. I love to cook and love teaching the littles to bake! Gardening is fun too! How to plant and nurture plants and flowers. And I have an extensive background in sports and coaching youth and adult sports. I myself grew up playing every sport available and then became a strength & conditioning coach / fitness trainer. Later to compete in powerlifting and became a 2X National Champion.

The most important part about being a nanny...

I believe it's most important to gain the trust of the child as well as the parents. To treat them all as "family". And to adhere to the guidelines and criteria that the parents outline for me to follow and implement.

Open and honest communication is a must.

My experience with special needs children...

I do have some experience with autism and know that it requires extra patience and it does help to try to find what catches their interest and use it in a positive manner to leverage other life skills you want to teach them. Having a background in psychology helps to understand how the brain works differently, they have a different thought process.