Nanny Resume 

SKILLS

Building trusting and joyful relationships with children and families. Partnering with parents to support their goals and values. Guiding children and families through developmental milestones. Applying my understanding of child development to provide the just-right level of support and challenge.  Balancing the needs of multiple infants or children to facilitate a balanced and predictable routine.  Planning fun opportunities for exploration and learning. 

EXPERIENCE

The Little School, San Francisco  - 2’s, 3’s, and 4’s Teacher

July 2013 - May 2022

  • Co-create a playful and relational classroom in which children and families thrive

  • Plan and implement developmentally-appropriate and culturally-responsive curriculum 

  • Build strong parent-teacher partnership and support parent’s developmental understanding through parent-teacher conferences and regular informal chats

  • Create individualized support plans for behavioral, developmental, or social-emotional challenges. 

  • Identify additional support needs and refer families to the appropriate specialist (speech therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and/or child psychologists).

  • Serve on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Group to help identify and push forward the school’s anti-bias and anti-racism goals

  • Served on the Executive Director Search & Hiring Committee 

Private Residence,  San Francisco - Nanny and Household Manager

December 2009 - June 2013

  • Provided loving child-centered care to two children (initially newborn and 2-years old)

  • Prepared meals, managed children’s laundry, and purchased groceries for the household.

  • Organized and stocked children’s materials and spaces, rotated toys regularly, increased developmental challenge of toys and books as needed

  • Offered children open-ended art and sensory opportunities, daily time at parks, and facilitated playdates

  • Implemented home programs from speech therapists, occupational therapists, and child psychologists for child with identified special needs

  • Enacted a complex daily schedule, drove both children to school and weekly appointments

Day Early Learning at Fort Harrison, Indianapolis, IN - Lead Infant Caregiver

June 2005 - June 2008

  • Facilitated a peaceful and enriching environment for infants ages 6 weeks - 11 months. 

  • Balanced the feeding and sleeping schedule of up to 8 infants 

  • Offered developmentally-appropriate sensory exploration and gross and fine motor opportunities in a literacy and music rich environment. 

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Cornerstone Doula Trainings - Labor and Birth Doula & Postpartum Doula Trained

2021 - 2022

Montessori Teacher Training Center, Mountain View, CA - Association Montessori International Primary Diploma

2008 - 2009

Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN - Associate of Science in Early Childhood Education

2004 - 2008

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCES

Children’s Book Author

 June 2017

  • Authored, fund raised, project-managed, and self-published a picture book for 2-4 year olds. The book,  I’m Jay, Let’s Play, models gender fluidity as a normal and delightful part of the lives of young children.

Personal Safety Skills Workshop Instructor

 August 2011 - Present

  • Lead upbeat and emotionally-safe Personal Safety Skill workshops for children and their adults as a certified workshop instructor through the personal safety and abuse prevention organization Kidpower, Teenpower, Fullpower International.

References

Personal and Professional References, as well as Letters of Recommendation, available by request.

 

Targeted Total Nanny Benefits Package

  • Regular hourly rate of $30+ per hour

  • Full time position at 40-45 hours/week

  • Taxes filed as a W-2 employee and provided with pay stubs provided for each pay period

  • Guaranteed pay for all regularly scheduled hours

    • I.e.  If the family chooses not to use the nanny’s services for the guaranteed number of hours for any reason, the nanny will still be paid for those hours. Any scheduled hours that Nanny is unwilling or unavailable to work, will not fall under guaranteed hours and will be deducted from Nanny’s PTO or deducted from Nanny’s weekly pay on a per-hour basis.

  • 10+ days of paid sick time annually

  • 10+ days of paid vacation time annually, with at least 5 days to be taken at nanny’s discretion

  • Employer contribution of at least $125 to monthly health insurance premium

  • Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day as paid holidays

  • Annual guaranteed cost of living raise