Melanie J @ Abracadabra Childcare Services
Babysitter/In Home Carer/Nanny affiliated with Abracadabra Childcare Services
About Melanie J @ Abracadabra Childcare Services
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- Abracadabra Childcare Services
Melanie J is a Babysitter/In Home Carer/Nanny, with 10 years experience caring for children from any age. Melanie J is represented by Abracadabra Childcare Services child care agency.
- Carer Rates (+ Agency Booking fee $33.00)
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Please note:
- If bookings are received within 48 hours of commencement of the assignment or made after hours then the booking fee will be $40 (+GST).
- If bookings are remote then there maybe an increase in the agency booking fee, please contact the agency for details
- If children to be cared for are from different families or if there is more than 3 children please contact the agency for details as additional fees maybe involved to comply with children to carer/nanny ratio
- 25.00 per hour (daytime)
- 30.00 per hour (daytime)
- QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Australian Nanny Association Member
- Child Care Qualifications - Cert III+
- Drivers Licence
- First Aid Certification / CPR
- Lactation Consultant
- LifeSaving Certificate / Austswim
- Mature Aged Carer
- Non-smoker
- Nursing experience
- Own transport
- Public Liability Insurance
- Special needs care experience
- Teaching Experience
- Character references on file
- Permanent Resident
- Police check / Working with Children check
- Temporary Resident
- Written references on file
Education and other courses
Batchelor of Occupational Therapy
University of Queesland
2006 - 2011
Senior Certificate
Nambour State HIgh School
2005
Other courses
Working with Children's Check
First Aid Certificate
Employment
Sept 2014 - June 2018
Personal Carer for close family member
Paediatric Occupation Therapist
AEIOU Sippy Downs Early Learning Centre
March 2014 - August 2014
- Provision of occupational therapy services to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder within a early educational setting
- Collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team to develop programs targeting educational and family-centred goals for individual chilodren and groups of children
- Provision of parental and staff training to support children's specified needs and facilitate skill acquisition.
Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Synergy Learning and Therapy
July 2012 - March 2014
- Independent management and provision of family centred therapy intervention to children and adolescents with a range of developmental and neurological conditions including Autism
- Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disorders and Cerbral Palsy.
- Provision of onsite intervention, in addition to school/daycare/ECDU visits and involvement in staff educations and stake holder meetings.
- Conducted regular integrated therapy sessions with a Speech Patholoogist, including specialised feeding therapy sessions.
- Use of formal assessments and informal observations to produce in-depth reports for families and other health professionals.
- Participation in training, resource management, multi-disciplinary case conferencing and goal setting.
Paediatric Occupational Therapist
MindMattrz Psychology Clinic
March 2012 - July 2012
- Establishment of occupational therapy services with the practice
- Independent caseload management including assesment and intervention with children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or other developmental conditions
- School and home visits, in addition to in-clinic service provision
- Goal Planning with families and case conferencing with mult-disciplinary team members for individual clients
- Administrative duties including completion of documentation for funding support and communication with external service providers.
Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Pathways Occupational Therapy
July 2011 - January 2012
- Provision of therapeutic intervention with children (aged between 2 -10 years)
- Liaison with families to develop family-centred goals and intervention, in addition to providing family education and support
- Independent management of caseload, including planning and implementing sessions, liaison with mult-disciplinary professionals from other agencies and completion of documentation
- Administrative duties including managing client files and gathering intake and assessment documentation and information
Interests
Volunteer Roles:
2017 - Tutor at the Smith Family Learning for Life Club at Nambour State College
2018 - Tutor at the Smith Family Learning for Life Club at Kawana Library
Education & Qualifications
- Australian Nanny Association Member
- Child Care Qualifications - Cert III+
- Drivers Licence
- First Aid Certification / CPR
- Lactation Consultant
- LifeSaving Certificate / Austswim
- Mature Aged Carer
- Non-smoker
- Nursing experience
- Own transport
- Public Liability Insurance
- Special needs care experience
- Teaching Experience
Screening & Background Checks
- Character references on file
- Permanent Resident
- Police check / Working with Children check
- Temporary Resident
- Written references on file
General Duties
- Babysitting nights/weekends
- Bathing of children
- Cleaning of children's area(s)
- Cleaning of family area(s)
- General Errands (Shopping etc)
- Laundry - Children only
- Laundry - Family
- Live in Accommodation
- Participation in family outings
- Participation in family vacations
- Pets
- Plan & participate in childrens outings
- Preparation of Meals/Snacks - Children
- Preparation of Meals/Snacks - Family
- Special Diets
Activities to undertake with the Children
- Art
- Computers
- Cooking
- Drama & Dance
- Exercise
- Free Play
- Language development
- Music
- Outside play
- Planning of children's outings
- Science
- Stories & Reading