Emily Heckman
Effort, PA
Activity summary
Welcome message:
Hi! My name is Emily and I am a recent high school graduate and current student at Penn State University, where I am studying Kinesiology in hopes to one day become a Pediatric Occupational Therapist. I love working with children and have plenty of experience, so I would appreciate the opportunity to be taken into consideration for any childcare duties you may need. I am CPR and first-aid certified and have all clearances to work with children.
Additionally, I am a HUGE animal lover who has had pets their whole life (dogs, cats, chinchillas, hamsters, fish) and also has experience petsitting. I am open to anything! Please reach out!
Dog walking $25 / hour
- Small dogs (0—22lbs / 0—10kg)
- Medium dogs (22—44lbs / 10—20kg)
Other dog walking tasks I can do:
- Dog jogging (for energetic pooches!)
Pet sitting $13 / hour
Pets I'm comfortable caring for:
- Dogs
- Cats
- Birds
- Fish
- 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 boarding (at my place overnight)
- Pet training
Household duties I can do:
- Housekeeping
- Laundry / washing
- Grocery shopping
- Running errands
Babysitter, Parent helper, Nanny $15/hour
Child ages I'm comfortable caring for:
- Toddlers (1 - 2 years)
- Preschoolers (3 - 4 years)
- Small school kids (5 - 8 years)
- Tweens (9 - 12 years)
- Teenagers (13+ years)
- Up to 9 children at once
Childcare duties I can do:
- Light meals
- Cooking with kids
- Bottle feeding
- Transporting kids
- Taking kids on outings
- Changing diapers
- 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
- 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
- Food allergies
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) / Conduct Disorder (CD)
- Anxiety disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Dyslexia
- Epilepsy / tics
- Physical disabilities
- Deaf / hard of hearing
- Visual impairments
- Sleep disorders
I can do tutoring
- Tutoring
- Primary school tutoring
- Test / exam prep
- Reading writing
- Maths tutoring
- Science 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
- Cleaning
- Car washing / cleaning
- Elderly care / companionship
My availability
I'm looking for Casual/temporary employment.
I can travel to neighboring suburbs/towns of Effort for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
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- Last minute bookings
- Overnight jobs
- Full weekends
My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
- 18 years experience working with pets
- I'm comfortable with pets
- I have pets
- Pet owner references
- Have a pet carrier
- 2 years experience working with children
- Babysitting course complete
- Registered carer
- CPR training
- First aid training
- First aid training for babies
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- General credentials:
- Email verified
- 18 years old
- Police check
- Driver's license
- I have a car
- Non-smoker / non-vaper
- Covid vaccinated
- Languages I can speak: English
I have a lot of childcare experience including my time spent working as a summer camp counselor and my time spent doing observations of daycare/preschool and elementary school settings. I am also pursuing education in hopes of becoming a Pediatric Occupational Therapist in the future. I also have experience petsitting for close friends and have loved animals and had pets for my whole life (dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, chinchillas).
My skills and interests:
- Music
- Drawing / painting
- Games
- Fitness
- Swimming
- Nature
- Animals
