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Denise L

#98712 - Au Pair in Nigel - 28(f)

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Basic details

Au pair profile number

98712

Full name

Denise L

Last accessed

23 Apr 2024

Contact details

E-mail address

Main contact number

Alternative contact number

Matching details

Gender

Female

Age	28 years old

Language(s) fluent in

Afrikaans, English

Au pair lives in / near to

Nigel , East Rand , Gauteng

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	07:00-18:00
Tuesday	07:00-18:00
Wednesday	07:00-18:00
Thursday	07:00-18:00
Friday	07:00-17:00

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

Children no older than

12 years old

Has the following
Driver's licence	Yes

Own car

Yes

Childcare experience

Yes

Experience with special needs children

Yes

First aid qualification

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

South Africa

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

Marital status

Unmarried

Religion / spiritual practice

Christian

Expected minimum hourly rate

R70 / hour

Expected travelling compensation

R3.00 / kilometre

Available for short-term positions

Preferred working hours per week
Minimum	25 hrs / week

Maximum

45 hrs / week

Car make and model

Nissan Juke

Driving experience

More than 5 years

Teaching experience

Tutoring

Yes

Description of tutoring experience

Helping kids with exam preparation, putting test together to help them study. Making brain cards with them to help them study easier. Giving them a chapter to study and to work through the day, and at the end of the day you give them a test of the chapter to see what they understand and what you still need to focus on.

Educational background

Degress and other courses

Degree/course

Bachelor certificate - Caregiver for special needs children and disabled people (Current)

Introduction to families

"Dear Family" message

Dear Family my name is Denise I'm 28 years old.. I'm a very hard working person have a lot of energy and wiling to learn. My home language is Afrikaans, so I'm fluent in Afrikaans, I can speak English and write it. I will do my best in succeeding for your family. I'm also wiling to work long hours, I'm a very responsible dedicated women. I'm a honest reliable person, I will always put your child’s needs before my own. I'm a down to earth person, I'm caring, loving, and a lot of fun. Working with children is amazing and I want to help with them set the ground foundation of their lives, and help them achieve their dreams. I would like to become a big sister to them and a role model someone they can look up to. Live in Nigel, can live in Anywhere in South africa, if live out any place within 80km from Nigel

Why I would make the perfect au pair

I have a passion for children, I communicate easily with them and I want to help them grow into the best they can be. I'm very patient fun and friendly I have lots of energy, I like to be busy. I will be a great investment in your family, and I will help your children live life to the fullest. I love children so much and will look after them with care and love. I'm firm when it comes to homework and discipline, I want to help them set the ground foundation of their lives.

Hobbies and other interests

I love sports and music. I have a lot of energy like to be busy outdoors or indoors. Music helps calm my mind and makes me relax. I love being dirty so playing in the mud and getting dirty won't be a problem for me. I love poetry also it expresses a lot of your feelings and have deep emotions. I'm a free spirited women and I love life.

Childcare references

Reference 1

Employer name

Contact number

E-mail address

Employment start date

2 Mar 2020

Employment end date

24 Mar 2020

Ages and genders of children

1 boy age 5

Job description

Was a live in position in limpopo. Working from 8:40-16:30 monday-friday. Homeschooling boy and getting him ready for grade 1 next year. Teaching him in english, playing with him and doing fun activities with him. Helping him to read, count, write and to learn. Due to Corona Vuris and lockdown family had to let me go for safety reasons. My contract was until end of December 2020 I was there a month when the lockdown started and lost my job.

Reference 2

Employer name

Contact number

E-mail address

Employment start date

8 Apr 2019

Employment end date

1 Aug 2019

Ages and genders of children

Boy 21 months old.

Job description

Was a Live out position. Working hours was from Monday-Wednesday from 07:30-17:00 and then on a Thursday and friday he went to school from 07:00-13:30 then i worked from 13:30-17:00.. But he was sick so he stayed home for almost 2 months that i Looked after him from Monday-friday 07:30-17:00.. I made him breakfast in the mornings, i played with him and i helped to stimulate him.. Helped him to learn new words, each week i did a new theme for the week like colours, animals, shapes, clothing... I gave him medicine when needed, i tooked him on outings.. I changed his nappy, i made him bottle, i helped him get dressed some days... I learned him new songs and rhymes.. I bought him a lot of new stuff i could use to help him and to learn him better, like puzzles 🧩 books 📚 bords with the ABC and 123 and many more...

Reference 3

Employer name

Contact number

E-mail address

Employment start date

10 Oct 2019

Employment end date

18 Nov 2020

Ages and genders of children

1 boy age 27

Job description

Was away for almost a year and currently helping out again. Looking after a paralyzed boy. It was a 24/7 job, boy is paralyzed from chest down, can't use hands he also struggled with his arms.. He can not walk anymore. Currently working for him again from 1 August 2021 Whenever he called for help during night or day I woke up to help him, I cared for him with his basic needs like bathing, changing of diapers, making food, transfering him from one bed to another bed.. Helping him to do his fisio exercises, helping him in and out of the wheelchair.. I was also helping to run the farm cause he was a farmer before his accident, I also plantef vegies outside and helped him with basically everything.. I aldo did errands for him, giving him his medicine doing all of his bed wounds caring for all the bed sores cleaning and fixing the bandage every day or second day depending on what the dockter said we must do.. I was also running the feed lot of the cattle caring for small baby cattle in

Reference 4

Employer name

Contact number

E-mail address

Employment start date

11 Jun 2018

Employment end date

30 Sep 2018

Ages and genders of children

3 Boys.. age 3,7,9

Job description

Working hours was from 13:00-19:00 monday-friday. Was a live in position. The 3 year old had autism disorder, and he got sick very easily at school, so there were multiple times that i had to look after him for a week, full day from 6:30-19:00 when he had to stay home until he was not sick anymore.. I took the kids to doctors appointments and took them to sport activity’s and I also took them on outings ect Carnival city. I helped the 2 boys 7 years grade 1 and 9 years grade 3 with homework and studies.. Al 3 boys had chores to do, so i had to make sure they do their chores before playing outside.. I made them lunch, sometimes I packed their lunh boxes for the next day, even helped with some household cleaning when maid was not there, ect washing clothes, doing dishes, sweeping and washing floors. Running some errands for family in moring. Helped children bath and supervised, worked there almost 4 Months.