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Olive

Babysitter in Thornton Heath

Female Member since May 2024 Last Updated May 2024 Last Login Aug 2024

My Summary

DBS Check
Special Needs Experience
Evening Babysitter
Weekend Babysitter
Daytime Babysitter
Home School Helper

About Me

My name is Olive, I’m a British born Ghanaian living in South London. Before I was a year old I went to live in Ghana with my grandparents along with my brother. We spent about 3 years and I started school there. I moved back to London just before my fourth birthday and spent a year in Southwark before my family moved to Croydon. Since then we’ve lived in different areas of Croydon with the longest being South Norwood. I attended Ryelands Primary School and then went on to attend Archbishop Tenison’s C of E High School. I had a deep interest and fascination in studying Medicine however not meeting the grade requirements meant that I needed to consider a contingency plan. At 18 I went on to study Bsc (Hons) Biomedical Science at the University of Plymouth. Shortly after I pursued an MSc in Physician Associate studies where I had the opportunity to partake in placements across Devon and Cornwall. It’s been just over 5 months since I moved back into London. As stated in my profile I have spent over 10 years volunteering at my Church’s Sunday school mainly with children aged 3-5, obtained voluntary and paid work in nurseries with ages varying from 6 months to 5 years. In 2021 I began working in schools mainly as a teaching assistant across primary and secondary schools. I currently work in a school with children and young adults assessed as having special educational needs aged 12-19.
I am currently thinking about exploring my options with regards to career aspirations and plans and would like a flexible and stable job to complement this.

My Experience

As a nursery worker we often had three distinct groups - babies (6 months to 15 months), toddlers (15 months to 3 years) and pre-schoolers (3 to 5 years). I often worked part-time completing approximately 20 hours a week with different shift patterns. In my voluntary capacity I served in my Church’s Sunday School with the 3-5 year olds which would often be an hour each Sunday. Every summer my Church organises a Vacation Bible School week which is approximately the same hours as a school day - 8:30 till 3:00. Here I would float between the different age groups in facilitating work whether it would be devising Bible games, arts & crafts or dance routines to be performed for the Church. I also volunteered in Nurseries during my studies. I would typically attend between 16:00 - 18:30 two to three days per week. Here I engaged the children in different play activities, supported with personal care and assisted in eating and drinking. As a teaching assistant the work often varied between primary and secondary schools. In primary schools I took on more of a parent-teacher role with responsibilities such as supporting the pupils with their academics and also helping to navigate social situations. Secondary schools involved acting in more of a supportive role. I often helped in Maths and Sciences as per my area of expertise. Supported students and ensured a safe environment and encouraged student wellbeing.

My Qualifications

I am trained in paediatric basic life support and although I do not have any formal qualifications I have through observing in experience a basic understanding of what is required and when to appropriately escalate.

My Availability

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Before School yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Morning yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Afternoon yes yes yes yes yes yes no
After School yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Evening yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Overnight yes yes yes yes yes no no
Last Updated: 28/05/2024

My Fees

  • Babysitting from £18.00 per hour

My Documents

  • UK Passport (added 28/05/2024)

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