Melanie

OBJECTIVE

Qualified caretaker and tutor with more than 6 years of experience with school age children, seeking a home that will utilize a diversity of skills.


QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

• Bilingual with fluency in French and English languages
• Possess excellent interpersonal interrelation skills
• Work well with all personality types, including children that may require special emotional and physical attention


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Babysitter/caretaker (2003-2005)
• Care for a child of early elementary school age
• Carry out schedules set by parents that encourage proper social growth
• Set up educational activities to ensure the child is in a learning environment

Babysitter/tutor (2005-2008)
• Care for two late elementary age twin girls
• Meet with parents on a regular basis to discuss the following week's tutoring plans, as well as any rare disciplinary problems.
• Effectively handle intervention between children when arguments arise
• Turn educational endeavors into entertaining activities
• Prepare occasional light meals and healthy snacks, depending upon day and time

Nanny/tutor (2010-current)
• Care for two kids including homework help each evening
• Pick up from school Monday through Friday each week
• Dinner preparation a few nights per week
• Light housekeeping, grocery shopping, laundry, dry cleaning pick up and drop off as well as other tasks to assist the family


EDUCATION

• Attended Orange County High School of the Arts for Creative Writing
• Graduated from Canyon High School in 2009
• Currently attending school full time, majoring in Education