April Rose Mills
Canberra, ACT
Activity summary
Friendly, caring and reliable babysitter
Hello! My name is April. I am a 30 year old female, who juggles music teaching (primarily for children), helping kids with learning disorders learn to read (Canberra Reading Clinic) and babysitting (9+ years experience).
Looking after children and supporting them is a passion of mine, and it would be a pleasure to provide this support for you. I love reading stories, playing games and engaging in creative activities with children. I am very mindful of providing children with the right support and ensuring that they are in a safe and happy environment.
Pet Daycare Provider, Pet sitting $30 / hour
Pets I'm comfortable caring for:
- Dogs
- Cats
- Fish
Other pet duties I can do:
- Feeding
- Pet playtime
- Daily exercise for your pet
- Cleaning litter boxes
Dog walking $30 / hour
- Small dogs (0—22lbs / 0—10kg)
- Medium dogs (22—44lbs / 10—20kg)
Other pet services I can provide
- Pet checker (home visits to check on pets)
- Pet daycare (at my place during the day)
Babysitter $30/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 3 children at once
Childcare duties I can do:
- Full meals
- Cooking with kids
- Taking kids on outings
- Bathing kids
- Supervising swimming / water play
- Preparing kids for bed / sleep routines
- After school care
- Help with homework
- Care for sick children
I'm available for events
- Special event babysitting
- Corporate functions babysitting
- Wedding babysitting
I can do tutoring
- Tutoring
- Primary school tutoring
- Reading writing
- Cooking lessons
- Art lessons
- Music lessons
- Piano lessons
- Violin lessons
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
- Elderly care / companionship
My availability
I'm looking for Casual/temporary employment.
I can travel to surrounding suburbs/towns of Canberra for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
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- Last minute bookings
- School holidays
- Public holidays
My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
- 2 years experience working with pets
- I'm comfortable with pets
- I have pets
- 9 years experience working with children
- CPR training
- First aid training
- Anaphylaxis training
- Water safety training
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- General credentials:
- Email verified
- 30 years old
- Driver's license
- Emergency car access
- I have a car
- Non-smoker / non-vaper
- Permanent resident
- Covid vaccinated
- Languages I can speak: English
I regularly work with kids in a professional setting aside from babysitting (which I have done for 9 years in Sydney and Canberra). I am a piano and singing teacher (10 years experience) with a Bachelor of Music Composition. I also help kids who have learning difficulties learn to read at the Canberra Reading Clinic (3 years). I have a WWCC and first aid training.
My skills and interests:
- Music
- Singing
- Dance
- Reading / storytelling
- Drawing / painting
- Arts / crafts
- Games
- Fitness
- Swimming
- Nature
- Animals
- Gardening
- Cooking
- Design
- Writing