Rachael
Mothers Help Job In South Hams District
Female Member since Oct 2015 Last Updated Mar 2025 Last Login 26 Mar 2025
About Me
I live in Totnes with my little girl who is 10 and little boy who is 6. I am looking for a regular nanny to do one afternoon a week including school pick ups, and also adhoc babysitting and one day a week of school holiday childcare.
My Requirements
Hello, I'm looking for a special person to help support my little family. I'm a single parent in Totnes with hEDS, POTS and MCAS, I've got a 10-year-old daughter with hEDS and dysautonomia - she has chronic fatigue syndrome and a reduced school timetable, she's also in the midst of ADHD assessment and maybe ASD. My soon-to-be 6-year-old son is diagnosed as Autistic with a demand avoidant profile, he also gets very tired, has joint pains and is hypermobile so may be heading the same way.
I'm looking for somebody to initially do a regular afternoon per week , probably 3-7pm with me still there to start with , plus ad hoc babysitting in the evening, I currently never go out! flexible as to which day except for not Wednesdays. The hours required may increase with time as I am able to work more.
The work is to be really flexible, and I hope fun. It might be playing dinosaurs/ lego or taking somebody swimming or emptying the dishwasher, walking the dogs, caring for guinea pigs or coming up with some other creative activity - both kids are very arty and highly intelligent. If you are will to sometimes help with lifting or moving heavy things I can't manage ( within reason obviously) that would be amazing. No personal care. I hope with this support in time the kids might be able to access some other activities as between everyone's needs this isn't currently possible.
I'd expect you to do a bit of reading, or have experience in how to approach somebody with PDA or chronic fatigue. It is essential to be a driver, and to like dogs as we have two of these. The puppy is a bit bouncy but he's learning.
My apologies to those who have been in touch in the past, life's really chaotic and part of the support I need is to allow me some more time to do the organisation side of running our family. If I haven't got back to you it's not because I didn't like you, just in a permanent jumble! Please do get in touch again, now is the time.
I'd like to find the right person to build a relationship with the kids and be a regular babysitter they really look forward to seeing.
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