Patricia

My Summary

My Experience

Jan 2022 – Jul 2025
• Provided daily care for two children (girl and boy, ages 6 and 8), including school pickups and extracurricular coordination
• Designed and led creative educational activities (arts, crafts, games)
• Prepared nutritious meals for children and occasionally for parents
• Supported homework and social development in collaboration with parents
• Administered medicine and care during illness
• Maintained a clean and safe environment, including light housekeeping
• Flexible with hours, including evenings and weekends
September 2021-January 2022
Paulina Dombriz Salgueiro and Jorge Arias Sevilla, Earls Court
I worked for Paulina and Jorge for 5 months looking after their 3-year-old twin girls, where my responsibilities include:
• Function as primary caregiver for the girls during the afternoon / evenings Monday – Friday, including picking them up from pre-school and taking them home on public transport, take them on activity days out to museums, libraries, parks, sport activities etc.
• Responsible for stimulating and encouraging the development of their Spanish and English language (including reading and writing) as well as their intellectual, creative, emotional, and physical development.
• Support pre-school learning with further teaching of letters, numbers, colours, manners etc. with educational games and arts and crafts.
• Uphold standards set by parents in regard to manners, discipline, social behaviours, and safety. Teach the girls about the importance of being tidy and organised from a young age (such as with their games, books, toys etc.)
• Light housekeeping duties including but not limited to cleaning the girls room and bathroom, changing the bedding, cleaning the kitchen after use for preparation of healthy meals for the girls.

September 2009 – August 2021
Valeria Baiamonte & Marco Aurisicchio, Battersea
I have been working for Valeria, Marco and her family as a nanny for 12 years, looking after their two children (currently boy aged 16 and girl aged 12) since they were born. Responsibilities include:
• Currently picking up the girl only from school and taking her home on public transport.
• Supported the family and children during different ages and crucial stages, from helping with potty training, teething, learning to walk, speak, starting primary and secondary school etc.
• Taking the children to after school activities such as dance and swimming.
• Cooking for the children, helping them with their homework, helping them take a bath / shower, read with them (in English and Spanish), play sports and other activities, arts, and crafts etc. and put them to bed.
• Babysit and supervise the children on weekends / evenings when the parents are out or throughout the day if the children are off school due to being sick.
• Teach the children good social manners and discipline, when necessary and create a fun, secure, comfortable, and inspiring environment for the children to develop.
• Keep general areas of the house and the children’s play area tidy.
2001 Sept - June 2008, Sept. 2018- 2019
Marlen Cabezas (Latin American School) Elephant and Castle, Teacher (4 years in nursery, 3 years in reception, 1 year in year 3)
The school was closed after the pandemic
Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Latin American School (Elephant and Castle),
This Latin American school is only held on Saturdays and is for children from Hispanic families or for those children who want to learn Spanish from a young age. We also teach Maths, Music, Hispanic Culture, Sports etc. Responsibilities include:
• Teaching the children how to speak, write and read Spanish at various levels from nursery to year 3 and primary school maths.
• For the younger years, help the children recognize the letters learn to write their names and carry out fun and educational activities including play with dough, puzzles, singing, reading and arts and crafts.
• Plan lessons, exams, get all the required material ready for each week. Carry out parent-teacher evenings to discuss the development of the children.

March 2016 -2019
Selene Rosso & Silvia Shievanno, London
For both these families, my responsibilities include:
• Babysit their children (boy 8, girl 6 and girl 4) when the parents are away or busy on evenings as their full-time nanny is not available to work during this time. I am responsible for looking after the children, keeping them entertained, prepare activities that are suitable for their age (and fun and educational), cook them food, get them ready for bed.

Oct 2010- Oct 2015
Chesterton Primary School, Battersea, Breakfast Club and Meal Supervisor
• Assisted with preparing the breakfast for the children (Nursery - year 6).
• Helped to organize art activities and games or read with the children in the morning.
• Took the KS2 children to the playground to line-up before teachers took them to class.
• Encouraged good behaviour at lunch time between children and staff.
• Ensured the pupils from the reception class ate the lunch in an orderly fashion
• Took part in activities with the reception children such as climbing, painting, reading, skipping, and football or dancing depending on what the teacher put in the playground.
• Tidied up between and after meals.

My Qualifications

Kensington and Chelsea College 2008
Cambridge English Level 1

Kensington and Chelsea College 2005
NVQ Level 2 Childcare and Education

Kensington and Chelsea College 2002
BookKeeeping Level 1 Certificate

Normal Departamental Del Valle (Cali-Colombia) 1979
Bachiller Pedagogica (=GCSE with Diploma in Primary Teaching)

My Availability

I'm available now

My Fees

• Babysitting from £18.00 per hour
• Nannying from £18.00 per hour (net)

min £18/ hour net