Lynne Richards
Thousand Oaks, CA
Activity summary
Welcome message:
Hi, I’m Lynne! I’m a compassionate and reliable person, and I love working with kids and animals. I graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in June 2024 with a B.A. in Communication Studies and am currently applying to Master of Social Work programs.
I work as a behavior technician in both home and school settings, where I provide one-on-one support for children with autism spectrum disorder and a range of behavioral and emotional needs. I strive to meet each person where they are at and am passionate about helping individuals reach their full potential—while keeping things light-hearted and fun.
Additionally, I have experience in senior caregiving and crisis counseling. I also love animals and am comfortable caring for a wide range of pets. I have a pet tortoise at home, have previously cared for guinea pigs, mice, and fish, and have fostered dogs.
I would be happy to help with babysitting, caregiving, pet-sitting, dog walking, or other support as needed. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!
Babysitter, Parent helper
Child ages I'm comfortable caring for:
- Preschoolers (3 - 4 years)
- Small school kids (5 - 8 years)
- Tweens (9 - 12 years)
- Up to 4 children at once
Childcare duties I can do:
- Light meals
- Full meals
- Cooking with kids
- Transporting kids
- Taking kids on outings
- Supervising swimming / water play
- Preparing kids for bed / sleep routines
- Before school care
- Preparing school lunches
- After school care
- Help with homework
- Care for twins/multiples
I can provide special needs care
- Care for special needs kids
- Food allergies
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety disorder
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Down syndrome
- Intellectual disabilities
- Dyslexia
- Deaf / hard of hearing
- Visual impairments
Household duties I can do:
- Housekeeping
- Laundry / washing
- Grocery shopping
- Running errands
Pet sitting
Pets I'm comfortable caring for:
- Dogs
- Cats
- Fish
- Reptiles
- Small animals (rabbits, ferrets, etc.)
Other pet duties I can do:
- Pet playtime
- Daily exercise for your pet
- Cleaning cages / bedding
Dog walking
- Small dogs (0—22lbs / 0—10kg)
- Medium dogs (22—44lbs / 10—20kg)
- Large dogs (44—88lbs / 20—40kg)
- Giant dogs (+88lbs / +40kg)
Other pet services I can provide
- Pet checker (home visits to check on pets)
I can do house sitting
- House sitting
- Collecting mail / packages
- Watering plants
- Taking trash bins in / out
- Rotating lights / blinds (for a 'lived-in' look)
- Basic house security checks
Other services I can provide
- Cleaning
- Elderly care / companionship
My availability
I'm looking for Casual/temporary, Part-time employment.
I can travel to surrounding suburbs/towns of Thousand Oaks for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
Morn
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Day
- - - - - ✓ ✓Arvo
- - - - - ✓ ✓Eve.
✓ - ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓Nite
✓ - ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
- 7 years experience working with children
- 10 years experience working with pets
- I'm comfortable with pets
- I have pets
- General credentials:
- Email verified
- 23 years old
- Police check
- Driver's license
- I have a car
- Non-smoker / non-vaper
- Covid vaccinated
- Languages I can speak: English
My skills and interests:
- Music
- Dance
- Comedy
- Reading / storytelling
- Drawing / painting
- Arts / crafts
- Games
- Fitness
- Nature
- Animals
- Cooking
- Writing
