Hello to all families ☺️ I am 27 yr old female, with nearly 3 years of a Bach. of Primary Ed completed. I have over 8 years of working with children. ages from 5 months to 13 years. I am passionate about providing children the best experience I can and always ensuring they are comfortable, safe and secure.
I have my current first aid and asthma & anaphylaxis for children training, working with children card and current Child Protection Training certificate.
WHAT PARENTS LOVE ABOUT ME:
Parents love my reliability, my flexibility, my punctuality, my respect and kindness and care for the children, my willingness to do any task asked of me and doing things such as cleaning and tidying without being asked.
WHAT KIDS LOVE ABOUT ME:
my voices in story-telling, my willingness and eagerness to always play games, chat, help with homework or assist in any other activity, my humour, that I love going outdoors and to the playground etc.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS WORK:
I learn so much from the children; discussing so many different things with older children, watching the younger children learn and learning from them as well, creating art and playing outdoors
I love working with and caring for children because it makes me so happy to be surrounded by so much light and creativity and wonderful energy that all children have.
Babysitter, Parent helper, Nanny, Au pair $25 / hour
I'm looking for Casual/temporary, Part-time, Full-time employment.
I can travel a few suburbs/towns away from Cairns for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
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I'm available for:
Last minute bookings
School holidays
New Year's Eve
Valentine's Day
Overnight jobs
Full weekends
Vacations with the family
My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
9 years experience working with children
CPR training
First aid training
First aid training for babies
I carry a first aid kit
Asthma training
Anaphylaxis training
Working With Children Check (WWCC)
Pet credentials:
I'm comfortable with pets
General credentials:
29 years old
Police check
Non-smoker/non-vaper
Permanent resident
Covid vaccinated
Languages I can speak: English
Email verified
I have nearly 3 years of a Bach. of Primary Education completed. I have over 8 years of working with children, from ages 5 months to 13 years, as a nanny, babysitter, and child care educator.
Most recently for 2 years as a manager of a before & after school care, and vacation care service where I was always on the floor with the children, interacting, bonding, learning and creating weekly programmed activities for them based on the learning framework, their personal interests, requests, and areas where they may need a chance to improve etc. I am passionate about providing children the best experience I can and always ensuring they are comfortable, safe and secure.
I'm looking for Casual/temporary, Part-time employment.
I can travel a few suburbs/towns away from Woree for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
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Morn
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Day
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Arvo
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Eve.
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Nite
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I'm available for:
Last minute bookings
School holidays
Public holidays
New Year's Eve
Valentine's Day
Overnight jobs
Full weekends
My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
20 years experience working with children
I'm a parent
CPR training
First aid training
Working With Children Check (WWCC)
5 years experience working with pets
I'm comfortable with pets
General credentials:
68 years old
Police check
Drivers license
I have a car
Non-smoker/non-vaper
Permanent resident
Covid vaccinated
Languages I can speak: English and Dutch
Email verified
My skills and interests:
Music
Singing
Dance
Comedy
Reading/storytelling
Drawing/painting
Arts/crafts
Sports
Fitness
Swimming
Nature
Gardening
Cooking
Video
Design
Computers
Writing
Foreign languages
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Babysitting Pay Rates Cairns, QLD, Australia (Dec 2024)
Cairns babysitters are paid an average of $25.00 per hour as of December 2024, which is 16.7% lower than the Queensland average of $30.00, and 14.6% lower than the Australian average of $29.26. A fair pay rate depends on babysitter credentials, specific job requirements, and local demand for babysitting services.
Min
Avg
Max
Cairns:
$20.00
$25.00
$30.00
Queensland:
$16.00
$30.00
$50.00
Australia:
$15.00
$29.26
$50.00
Rates are calculated weekly from our live member data.
Prices shown in Australian dollars (AUD)
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