Mariana Uzcategui
Summer Hill, NSW
Activity summary
Reliable, caring & experienced
Hi, I’m Mariana!
Thanks for visiting my profile. I know how much trust is involved in inviting someone into your home and asking them to care for the people, pets and things that matter to you.
I’m a warm, responsible and reliable person with a professional healthcare background and previous experience caring for young children and babies. I’m currently enjoying a more flexible chapter in my life, and I’d love to use some of that time to help families and people in my local community who could use an extra pair of hands.
Whether you need help with the kids, someone to look after your pets, some light help around the home, or support for an older family member, I’m happy to chat about what would make life a little easier for you.
I look forward to meeting you! 😊
Pet sitting $20 / hour
Pets I'm comfortable caring for:
- Dogs
- Cats
Other pet duties I can do:
- Feeding
- Pet playtime
- Daily exercise for your pet
- Cleaning litter boxes
Dog walking $20 / 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)
Household duties I can do:
- Housekeeping
- Laundry / washing
- Grocery shopping
Babysitter, Parent helper, Nanny $35/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)
- Up to 1 child at once
Childcare duties I can do:
- Light meals
- Bottle feeding
- Changing nappies
- Bathing kids
- Supervising swimming / water play
- Preparing kids for bed / sleep routines
- Before school care
- Preparing school lunches
- After school care
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 neighboring suburbs/towns of Summer Hill for work.
Here's my weekly availability:
Morn
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- Last minute bookings
- School holidays
- Public holidays
- New Year's Eve
- Full weekends
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
- Pet owner references
- 3 years experience working with children
- CPR training
- First aid training
- Anaphylaxis training
- General credentials:
- Email verified
- 36 years old
- Police check
- Non-smoker / non-vaper
- Permanent resident
- Covid vaccinated
- Languages I can speak: English and Spanish
I have a professional background in healthcare, as well as around three years of previous babysitting experience with families and young children.
When I first moved to Australia, I worked as a casual babysitter caring for children under five, including babies. My responsibilities included school and daycare pick-ups, playtime, homework, preparing simple meals, bath and bedtime routines, and caring for babies while maintaining their feeding and nap schedules. I also helped families with light housekeeping and meal preparation.
My professional background has strengthened my sense of responsibility, reliability and organisation. I’m calm, attentive and safety-conscious, and I genuinely enjoy creating a warm, respectful and comfortable environment for the people I’m caring for. I’m also bilingual in English and Spanish.
I’m currently taking a break from my corporate career to focus on some personal and creative projects, which has given me the flexibility to return to this type of work. I’d love to use that time to support people in my local community who could use an extra pair of hands...whether that’s helping with their children, pets, home, or providing companionship and practical support for an older family member.
My skills and interests:
- Reading / storytelling
- Drawing / painting
- Arts / crafts
- Fitness
- Nature
- Writing
- Foreign languages