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Caitlin P

#146054 - Au Pair in Umhlanga - 29(f)

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146054
Caitlin P
10 Jan 2025
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Female
29 years old
English
Mt Edgecombe , Umhlanga , Durban , KwaZulu-Natal
Phoenix Plaza

immediately
for 12 months or longer

Live-In or Live-Out
No

07:00-18:00
07:00-18:00
07:00-18:00
07:00-18:00
07:00-18:00

No minimum
No maximum

Has the following
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Additional information
South Africa
South Africa

None
Unmarried
Christian
R70 / hour
(Not specified)

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20 hrs / week
45 hrs / week

Kia Picanto 2007
More than 5 years
Teaching experience
Yes
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Helped with school homework and revision. Practiced with kids' phonics. Identifying shapes, colors, and numbers. As well as early development phonetic reading and solving mathematical problem-solving.
Educational background

High school

High school Matric - Westham Secondary (2014)
Subjects English
Math's Lit
Life Orientation
Tourism
Geography
Life Science
Afrikaans

Degress and other courses

Degree/course Explore Our Environment - UCLA Extension (2022)
Degree/course Discover the US - UCLA Extension (2022)
Degree/course Make a Difference - UCLA Extension (2021)
Introduction to families
I'm Caitlin (nickname-Katy). I am a 29-year-old female residing in the north of Durban. I was born and raised in Durban for most of my life. At the age of 24 years old, I decided to take a giant step by following my dream and temporarily moving to the USA to become an au pair. During my time in the US, I grew the most as a person, made lifelong friendships and learned about myself in unmeasurable ways. While there, I developed a passion to make a difference to society and to the environment I currently reside in. The memories I formed with the families and friends will last a lifetime. I am very dedicated to my work ethics, and I always put a lot of effort in what I do. In my spare time, I enjoy working-out and taking steps to staying healthy. I love traveling and I like meeting new people and learning about different cultures.
There've been countless times when I met a kid for the first time, and they instantly engage well with me when I interact with them. Other times, it took a little time before the kid began to trust and let loose. But whether it took time or not, I always work pleasurably well with children because it's a passion that I formed throughout the years by having to grow up in a child friendly environment. Getting a child to build trust and seeing them laugh and have fun in the moment is priceless and it's something that I'm good at. I am an actively sporty person. I have the skill of supportively encouraging kids to follow my guidance for their well-being and their safety. On the contrary, I have many years of experience with caring for kids who are special needs and working overseas as an au pair. I am also a very honest and trustworthy person that you could count on to carry out a task and bring it out into completion. I am in a stage of my life where I am in the habit of forming lifelong bond with the families I have worked with previously and the ones to come. I am extremely comfortable in my own abilities and highly self-motivated on a daily basis.
My favorite hobby is taking time to work out and exercising daily. I also love to travel to new places. Meeting new people for the first time sometimes can be overwhelming but I still manage to enjoy it because I use that experience to practice out my confidence and carry out integrity. My interest is to work on myself, so that I can live a happy and fulfilled life by becoming the best version of myself, so that I can be an impactful person to others. My hobby is also to serve at my local church by welcoming and ushering the people at my church.
Childcare references

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15 May 2021
2 Mar 2022
girl 7, boy 4, girl 2
Performed high quality childcare 45 hours a week by helping and ensuring that the kids are ready for school. Preparing and packing school lunches into backpacks. Transporting kids to and from school. Teaching the toddler colors and how to count. Keeping the kids entertained throughout the day with doing activities. Helping and ensuring school homework is completed. Tiding up the kid's areas. Doing kids laundry and helping with grocery pickups.
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Caitlin worked with our family as an au pair in 2021-2022. She provided exceptional childcare for our three children. She prepared meals and snacks, washed laundry, helped with homework, tidied up after children, and drove them to school and activities as needed. She cared very well for our children and we all love her so much. We were so sad to see her leave but circumstances outside of all of our control made it necessary for her to return home to South Africa.