Ruby Elkan
Marrickville, NSW
Activity summary
Experienced Casual After School and Weekend Babysitter
I'm a year 12 student passionate about caring for children. While I don't have paid babysitting experience, I have done work experience in a daycare with toddlers, have years of further experience taking care of family and friends younger children and I have a natural talent for engaging with kids through activities like drawing, reading, crafting, and playing games. I'm enthusiastic, patient, and empathetic, and I'd be happy to help out with homework, chores, and caring for pets. I'm available to babysit at your home and would love the opportunity to meet your family and learn more about your needs. I am able to do after school care and weekend care.
Pet sitting
Pets I'm comfortable caring for:
- Dogs
- Cats
- Birds
- Fish
- Reptiles
- Small animals (rabbits, ferrets, etc.)
Household duties I can do:
- Housekeeping
- Laundry / washing
Babysitter, Nanny $20/hour
Child ages I'm comfortable caring for:
- Newborns (0 - 2 months)
- Babies (3 - 12 months)
- Toddlers (1 - 2 years)
- Preschoolers (3 - 4 years)
- Small school kids (5 - 8 years)
- Tweens (9 - 12 years)
Childcare duties I can do:
- Light meals
- Bottle feeding
- Toilet training
- Changing nappies
- Bathing kids
- Supervising swimming / water play
- Preparing kids for bed / sleep routines
- After school care
- Help with homework
- Care for twins/multiples
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)
- Down syndrome
- Intellectual disabilities
- Dyslexia
Other services I can provide
- Cleaning
My availability
I'm looking for Casual/temporary employment.
I can travel a few suburbs/towns away from Marrickville for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
Morn
- - - - - - -Day
- - - - - ✓ ✓Arvo
- ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓Eve.
- ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓Nite
- - - - ✓ ✓ ✓I'm available for:
- School holidays
- Public holidays
- Valentine's Day
- Overnight jobs
- Full weekends
My credentials
I'm happy to provide written documentation of my qualifications and credentials:
- 3 years experience working with children
- CPR training
- First aid training
- First aid training for babies
- Anaphylaxis training
- General credentials:
- Email verified
- 16 years old
- Non-smoker / non-vaper
- Permanent resident
- Covid vaccinated
- Languages I can speak: English
My name is Ruby, I am a year 12 student living in Marrickville, I have done a week placement in a daycare with toddlers and have years of further experience taking care of family and friends younger children. I have also done early childhood courses in school where I have gained the knowledge of how to patiently and effectively take care of children of all ages in a way that makes them feel safe and comfortable.
My skills and interests:
- Music
- Singing
- Dance
- Reading / storytelling
- Drawing / painting
- Arts / crafts
- Games
- Sports
- Swimming
- Nature
- Animals
- Cooking
- Writing