PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I have over 10 years experience working with children, both as a nanny, dive instructor & teaching english overseas. I really enjoy what I do. I have lived throughout Europe working as a nanny and also back home in Australia. I would consider myself to be very friendly, energetic and well organized.

CHILDCARE AND WORK HISTORY

09/2015 to 05/2018       
Full Time Nanny - 3 boys aged- 13 months, 3 years & 7 years
Melbourne, Australia

Duties Included:

• Full time sole care between 8am and 7pm.
• Mornings and afternoon school runs by foot for 7 year old boy, taking all 3 boys with me.
• Preparing all healthy meals and activities.
• Some light house work and family shopping.
• Taking the youngest boys to toddler group 3 mornings a week.
• Assisting oldest boy with homework.
• Interstate travel with family.
• Going to a variety of family and friends gatherings to mix with other children and
• See family members i.e grandparents.

01/2016 to Current       
Casual Nanny / Baby Sitting - 2 year old girl
Melbourne, Australia

Duties Included:

• Preparing & giving lunch and / or dinner & giving bath time.
• Preparing the two year old for bed and putting her to sleep.
• Reading stories and general play time & entertainment.
• Light house work.

05/2014 to 04/2015       
PADI Dive Instructor
Four Seasons Resort, Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru

Duties Included:

• Teaching all Padi diving courses, including bubble making courses for kids under 12 years
• Looking after all aspects of the dive centre.
• Filling tanks and cleaning all dive gear.
• In water dive guiding and snorkel guiding.
• Making sure all guests were well looked after in and out of the water.

10/2011 to 11/2013       
TEFL English Teacher
San Jose, Costa Rica

 Duties Included:

• Travelling to Costa Rica to study my TEFL English teaching diploma.
• Teaching basic to moderate english to 7 - 15 year olds.

05/2008 to 12/2009       
Full Time Nanny - 6 month old boy
London, England

I also traveled to Nantes, France for 6 weeks with this family to work as their full time live in nanny, as the lady i worked for was an Opera singer and traveled for work.

Duties Included:

• Sole care from 7am when baby woke to 7pm bedtime.
• Adhering to baby's daily routine set by his mother.
• Preparing all meals and formulas.
• Daily outings- walks in stroller, trips to park etc.
• Preparing baby for bed & giving him a bath.
• Planning and preparation of daily and weekly activates.
• Ability to handle the baby throughout all moods.
• Sole care for the baby for one full week when he was ill with gastroparesis, while both parents were absent.
• Caring for the baby for long periods of time alone {one full week} while the mother traveled for work, and the father worked full time- this included 12 hour days plus baby sitting at night.

01/2008 to 04/2008
Full Time Nanny {live in} - 14 month old girl
Valetta, Malta

i traveled to Malta to work as a full-time live in nanny, for a lady who was a make up artist working on a movie being filmed there.

Duties Included:

• Sole care from 8am when baby awoke to 8.30pm bedtime {6 days a week Mon to Sat}
• Nursery duties included keeping baby's room, floors & general house area tidy and clean at all times.
• Preparing formulas and healthy balanced meals 3 times a day.
• Preparing routine and planning daily activities.
• Daily walks in the park and taking the bus into town 2 times a week to meet with other children at the playground.
• Keeping baby stimulated with educational activities such as reading, dancing, singing, drawing and painting.
• Doing weekly trips to the market and making sure the household ran smooth, ensuring that healthy food was always available for the family.

04/2007 to 12/2007       
Full Time Nanny - 18 month old girl & 4 year old boy
Corfu, Greece

Duties Included:

• Sole Care to the children from 8.45am until 8pm bedtime.
• Getting the children up, washed and dressed for breakfast.
• School runs on foot.
• Getting the 4 year old ready for school with lunches and bag packing.
• Sole care for the 18 month old girl daily.
• Taking the children to the beach & park on my own.
• Arranging and attending doctors appointments.
• Accompany whole family on trips.

Certificate 3 in Early Childhood
Education And Care (currently studying)

TEFL English Diploma