Sitter in Austin, Texas

Hey there! My name is Heidi Harper, 27 years old, with 9 years of child care experience. I currently teach a few clients yoga here in Austin, Texas and am looking for a part time position to provide a steady income base to support growing my yoga business. During high school my first job was as a regular babysitter for a family friend Alison and Nathan Potter. I cared for their energetic and happy daughters Allie, Kayleen, and Caroline, ages one, three, and four, for two years. My responsibilities included bathing, meal prep, entertainment, crafts, reading to them, supervising outdoor play, having them clean up after themselves, naps, and putting them to bed for the night. I followed up working with Ben, a four year old with cerebral palsy, as a respite care giver/mother's helper for Victoria and Jeff Polega for about a year. I attended therapy sessions, performed simple stretches with him, played and read to him, took him for walks and swinging out doors, fed him, and put him down for naps. For the next three years I worked in the service industry and banking before returning to child care as a job. During that time I was friends with Niki Ritchie who was mother of twin girls almost a year old so I assisted her whenever I was around which was often. I helped her bathe them, put them to bed, feed them, went shopping and attended parties and events with her and the girls to help out until November 2014. In January 2014, I began watching Marlowe for Sam and Roger Paige at the age of 7 months. I cared for her, kept the house tidy, prepared healthy snacks and meals, read to her, played indoors and outdoors with her, encouraged her to speak, dance and play musical instruments, put her down for naps, and watched her all day into the night for the occasional date night. From January 2016- October 2016, I taught Seana, an 8 year old girl with Downs, yoga, encouraged other physical activity, taught her to tie her shoes, helped with her homework and stay on task while getting ready for school as well as applied her therapy to games and our everyday routine. I am available to care for your children and encourage development, perform meal prep, light house upkeep, and run errands. I am comfortable with pets and additional care for them as well as watching the children for the occasional day or evening out or pets while vacationing. As I mentioned before, my schedule is flexible and I look forward to being a fun and positive role model in your child's life. Feel free to contact me with any questions here or call at (214) 40.... Note: At this time, my CPR and First Aid Certification are expired. I will be attending re-certification within the next two weeks.