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Mary J

#181689 - Au Pair in City Bowl - 41(f)

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Basic details

Au pair profile number

181689

Full name

Mary J

Last accessed

3 May 2024

Contact details

E-mail address

Main contact number

Alternative contact number

Available for online interview

Yes

Skype

Zoom

Available

Facetime

Available

Matching details

Gender

Female

Age	41 years old

Language(s) fluent in

English

Au pair lives in / near to

Oranjezicht , City Bowl , Cape Town , Western Cape

Nearest landmark

Available from

immediately

Available until

for 12 months or longer

Available for position type(s)

Live-Out

Available to work the following times
Monday	07:00-20:00+
Tuesday	07:00-20:00+
Wednesday	07:00-20:00+
Thursday	07:00-20:00+
Friday	07:00-20:00+
Saturday	07:00-20:00+
Sunday	07:00-20:00+

Willing to look after children in the following age range
Children no younger than	No minimum

Children no older than

No maximum

Has the following
Driver's licence	Yes

Own car

Childcare experience

Yes

Experience with special needs children

Yes

First aid qualification

Yes

Smoker

Available for occasional evening babysitting if required

Yes

Available to travel with the family if required

Yes

Additional information

Country currently resident in

South Africa

Nationality

Language(s) spoken other than English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa

Marital status

Married

Religion / spiritual practice

Christian

Expected minimum hourly rate

R130 / hour

Expected travelling compensation

R5.00 / kilometre

Available for short-term positions

Preferred working hours per week
Minimum	20 hrs / week

Maximum

45 hrs / week

Car make and model

Driving experience

More than 5 years

Teaching experience

Early childhood development

Yes

Tutoring

Yes

Educational background

High school

Grade 10 - Olevel (1998)

Subjects

English
Math
Science
Geographic
Shona
Commerce

Additional subjects

History

Degress and other courses

Degree/course

Childcare Course - Chilton (2018)

Introduction to families

"Dear Family" message

Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. My name is Mary and I am living with my family. In my spare time, I love traveling. I also love reading, especially English novels. One of my favorite authors is Ken Follet and I can’t wait to have access to an English Library to browse through all the literature I like!

Why I would make the perfect au pair

I’m faithful and helpful. And I am a person who loves his work with children and who performs this work with great dedication, commitment and ambition. Due the fact that I work the hole day with children I feel confident and secure in dealing with them. Another positive aspect through my work is that I am subjected to different kinds of children characters. And I also realize what it means to work with deficits children. Consequently I know how important it is to provide them individual attention and I am happy to spend that time with them. In my opinion rules are very important in dealing with children. They still have to discover the world and you should help and instruct them but it is also important to show them their borders. And I have the ability to assert myself. The safety and well-being of the children is my priority and my highest bid! Through my driving license I had to do a first aid course and I learned there helpful things for an accident and also the basic care of wounds. But for me practice and security in an emergency are essential for survival that is the reason why I decided myself to attend another first aid course which is catered to children and proceeds for several days. I have a good combination of work experiences with children so it would be no problem for me to help the children to reach their full potential. I think varied activities are very important for children. Also the closeness to the nature and the fact to build things with their own hands. It is a defining point at growing up. And I would like to support them by finding their ways. For example I love to do handicrafts with children or cook something. The cue “ learning by doing“ pleases me because it corresponds exactly the reality and what I like to do with the children. And you can be sure that the children are going to make rewarding experiences with me. I want to enable them a varying program and I want to encourage them to try new things. I do not want to be a stranger. I want to be a part of your family and I am anxious that the children can unconditional at every time talk to me. We can together resolve difficulties that the children have without tensions and anger. I want to be their friend, contact person and model. I love children and their condition means a lot to me. I am an active and creative person who is always motivated and helpful. Even in all kinds of situations I am patient and cordially. Two of my strengths are that I am open-minded and adaptable. That is another reason why I would be a good au pair I can accustom myself very fast in new situations. I would appreciate it that you will commit me to your children and I will be aware of my duties and responsibilities as an au pair. I am adequate to the task to be an au pair because I am mature and reliable. I can promise you that your children would be in good hands. We would have a lot of fun and they will never be bored.

Hobbies and other interests

Reading novels and traveling to different new places.