Holly Hesson
Dunedin, Otago
Activity summary
Experienced Babysitter
Hi, my name is Holly and I am looking for babysitting gigs. I am available for casual or part-time work, especially over the Nov-Jan period. I have plenty of experience with various babysitting jobs with kids of all ages, and I have also worked in the past as a staff member in a childcare holiday programme.
Dog walking $20 / hour
- Small dogs (0—22lbs / 0—10kg)
- Medium dogs (22—44lbs / 10—20kg)
- Large dogs (44—88lbs / 20—40kg)
Other dog walking tasks I can do:
- Dog jogging (for energetic pooches!)
Pet sitting $22 / hour
Pets I'm comfortable caring for:
- Dogs
- Cats
- Birds
- Fish
- Reptiles
- Small animals (rabbits, ferrets, etc.)
Other pet duties I can do:
- Feeding
- Pet playtime
- Daily exercise for your pet
- 24/7 supervision
- Cleaning litter boxes
- Cleaning cages / bedding
- Transporting pets
- Care for puppies
- Care for senior dogs
- Care for kittens
- Care for senior cats
Other pet services I can provide
- Pet checker (home visits to check on pets)
- Pet daycare (at my place during the day)
- Pet training
Household duties I can do:
- Housekeeping
- Laundry / washing
- Grocery shopping
- Running errands
Babysitter $23/hour
Child ages I'm comfortable caring for:
- Babies (3 - 12 months)
- Toddlers (1 - 2 years)
- Preschoolers (3 - 4 years)
- Small school kids (5 - 8 years)
- Tweens (9 - 12 years)
- Teenagers (13+ years)
Childcare duties I can do:
- Light meals
- Full meals
- Cooking with kids
- Bottle feeding
- Transporting kids
- Taking kids on outings
- Toilet training
- Changing nappies
- Bathing kids
- Supervising swimming / water play
- Preparing kids for bed / sleep routines
- Before school care
- Preparing school lunches
- After school care
- Help with homework
- Care for sick children
- Administering medications
- Care for twins/multiples
I'm available for events
- Special event babysitting
- Corporate functions babysitting
- Wedding babysitting
I can provide special needs care
- Care for special needs kids
I can do tutoring
- Tutoring
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
- Yard work
- Cleaning
- Car washing / cleaning
My availability
I'm looking for Casual/temporary, Part-time employment.
I can travel a few suburbs/towns away from Dunedin for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
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- School holidays
- Public holidays
- Valentine's Day
- Full weekends
My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
- 6 years experience working with pets
- I'm comfortable with pets
- I have pets
- 4 years experience working with children
- I have child car seats
- General credentials:
- Email verified
- 18 years old
- Driver's license
- Emergency car access
- I have a car
- Non-smoker / non-vaper
- Permanent resident
- Covid vaccinated
- Liability insurance
- Languages I can speak: English
I have completed by first year at Otago University with a double degree in Law and Psychology. I have also spent plenty of time on various babysitting jobs, and even worked as a staff member at a childcare holiday programme for primary-school-aged kids.
My skills and interests:
- Music
- Singing
- Dance
- Comedy
- Reading / storytelling
- Drawing / painting
- Arts / crafts
- Games
- Sports
- Fitness
- Swimming
- Nature
- Animals
- Gardening
- Cooking
- Design
- Computers
- Writing
