Anaiah Whitehead
Northbrook, IL
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Compassionate Companion & Mother’s Helper for Children of All Abilities
Every child deserves to feel included, encourages, and celebrated for who they are. I would b honored to support your family!
Families describe me as patient, kind, dependable, and easy to connect with. I would love the opportunity to work as a mother’s helper, companion for a child with disabilities, childcare assistant, classroom helper or after-school helper. I look forward to helping your child learn, grow, and have fun.
I currently serve as a peer mentor at my high school and have spent the past year as a paraprofessional-in-training at a local middle school where I assist in the classroom and learn from experiences special education professionals. Over the past year, I’ve intentionally prepared for this work. I meet three evening each week with a special education teacher who mentors me in employment skills, communication , and supporting children with different needs.
I’m excited to continue gaining experience while making a positive difference!!!
Parent helper $15/hour
Child ages I'm comfortable caring for:
- Small school kids (5 - 8 years)
- Up to 1 child at once
Childcare duties I can do:
- Toilet training
- Changing diapers
- Preparing kids for bed / sleep routines
- After school care
I can provide special needs care
- Care for special needs kids
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Down syndrome
- Intellectual disabilities
- Physical disabilities
- Deaf / hard of hearing
- Visual impairments
My availability
I'm looking for Casual/temporary, Part-time employment.
I can travel to neighboring suburbs/towns of Northbrook for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
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- Last minute bookings
- School holidays
- Public holidays
- Full weekends
My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
- 18 months experience working with children
- Babysitting course complete
- First aid training
- I carry a first aid kit
- General credentials:
- Email verified
- 16 years old
- Covid vaccinated
- Languages I can speak: English
Hi! My name is Anaiah, and I’m a high school student with a passion for working with children, especially children with disabilities. My goal is to build a career supporting children and families, and I’m looking for opportunities to continue gaining experience while making a positive difference in the lives of others.
Over the past year, I have been intentionally preparing for a career working with children. I meet three evenings each week with a special education teacher who mentors me and helps me develop employment skills, communication skills, and strategies for supporting children with a variety of needs.
I currently serve as a peer mentor at my high school, where I enjoy encouraging and supporting other students. I have also spent the past year as a paraprofessional-in-training at a local middle school twice each week, assisting in the classroom, supporting students, and learning from experienced special education professionals.
In addition, I currently work as a companion for a child with intellectual and physical disabilities. I enjoy spending time together through play, conversation, activities, and encouragement while helping the child feel included, engaged, and supported.
My passion for working with children with disabilities comes from personal experiences and the meaningful relationships I have built through school and my community. Those experiences have shown me how important patience, kindness, encouragement, and inclusion are, and they have inspired me to pursue this career.
Families describe me as patient, dependable, friendly, and easy to connect with. I love helping children build confidence, have fun, feel included, and discover their strengths. I enjoy playing games, reading stories, doing crafts, helping with homework, and finding activities that match each child’s interests and abilities.
I am interested in opportunities as a mother’s helper, companion for a child with disabilities, childcare assistant, classroom helper, paraprofessional, or after-school program assistant. I am excited to continue learning while providing caring, dependable support to children and their families.
My skills and interests:
- Games
