Maija West
Kalamazoo, MI
Activity summary
Member since: May 2023
Welcome message:
Hello there, I'm Maija! I am an experienced babysitter and nanny with availability to start immediately with an open schedule. I have extensive experience with children ages, six months to 12 years, including working as a paraprofessional and an early childhood special education classroom. I’m certified by the Red Cross and babysitting and safe swim and have experience with various learning and physical disabilities, including nonverbal communication tools like PECS. Additionally, I am the founder of the Kalamazoo area foster closet, a nonprofit supporting foster children, which is deep in my passion for compassionate care. I love engaging kids in activities like arts and crafts, cooking, learning support, and safe local adventures with parental consent. while I’m waiting to take my road test, I am happy to work around transportation needs by arranging pick up and drop off or using public transport if reimbursed. please feel free to reach out if you’re looking for reliable dedicated caregiver and I’d love to connect and see how I can best support your family .
Dog walking
- Small dogs (0—22lbs / 0—10kg)
Other services I can provide
- Babysitter, Parent helper, Nanny
(click for details) - Pet sitting
(click for details) - House sitting
- Cleaning
- Tutoring
My availability
I'm looking for Casual/temporary, Part-time, Full-time employment.
I can travel to neighboring suburbs/towns of Kalamazoo for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
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- Last minute bookings
- School holidays
- Overnight jobs
- Full weekends
- Vacations with the family
- Live-in with the family
My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
- 6 years experience working with children
- CPR training
- First aid training
- I carry a first aid kit
- Anaphylaxis training
- Water safety training
- Pet credentials:
- I'm comfortable with pets
- I have pets
- General credentials:
- 19 years old
- Non-smoker/non-vaper
- Permanent resident
- Covid vaccinated
- Languages I can speak: English
- Email verified
My experience includes six years of babysitting the ages of six months through 12 years old. I am certified and safety through the Red Cross babysitters certification as well as the red Cross safe swim certification I am hoping to in the near future obtain my official CPRAED and first aid certification through the Red Cross, I am well-versed in first aid and CPR practices through online trainings have special needs experience, including working as a paraprofessional in special education, classroom and have experience babysitting and volunteering with children’s with the wide range of learning and physical disabilities
My skills and interests:
- Music
- Comedy
- Reading/storytelling
- Arts/crafts
- Swimming
- Nature
- Cooking
- Computers
- Writing
You can learn more about me by browsing my social accounts:
