Jess L
                
                
                
            
            Babysitter in Oxford
Female Member since Oct 2019 Last Updated Feb 2025 Last Login Jul 2025
My Summary
About Me
DEAR [RECIPIENT NAME], 
 
I am writing to you to express my interest in taking the opportunity to become a nanny/babysitter for your family. I have over five years-experience in childcare and helping to manage children’s development.  
 
Being a driven and compassionate nanny helps me to care and look after children. I am a creative and energetic individual who loves to plan and carry out fun and educational activities. I believe I am the right fit to be a positive influence on your children. 
 
Some of my core skills:  
 
Engaging and encouraging children with games and activities 
Preparing well balanced healthy meals including dietary requirements.  
Organising play-dates, outdoor activities, birthday parties and fitness activities. 
Providing safe and nurturing environments to help your children’s development. 
 
In previous roles, I have arranged a weekly sit-down conversation with the parents to discuss the children's growth and progress. I find that this offers peace of mind and parents value the input and ability to maintain and set expectations. I excel at problem solving, and the ability to remain calm under pressure in stressful situations. I am a confident in functioning well independently or part of a partnership.  
 
I am certain that my skills, qualifications and demeanor make me the perfect candidate to help your household. I have attached my CV that highlight my skills, previous work and academic background. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss this opportunity further.  
 
Sincerely,  
 
Jessica K Longman
My Experience
EXPERIENCE 
26/01/2021 - PRESENT  
NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER – Badial Family, Bath 
Organised activities depending on their level of development. 
Housekeeping – laundry, organising cupboards, cleaning bedrooms, cleaning bathroom, cleaning the kitchen.  
Preparing meals for the children – batch cook for the weekend  
Changing nappies 
Bath and bed time  
12-hour day wake the children up and put them to bed.  
Driving to clubs, drop off and school pick up.  
 
22/11/2020- 01/01/2021- HELPED OUT 
PART-TIME NANNY,  Goggin Family, Somerset  
Created a safe and stimulating environment for 4 children aged 1 3\4 triplets and 5-year-old 
Organised indoor and outdoor activities including outings and sensory activities, colour separation activities. 
Prepared meals for children 
Helped with maintaining learning over the holidays 
Administered medicine with parents’ consent, as necessary 
Light housekeeping, including organizing bedrooms/toys and children’s laundry 
Learning from the parents and full time Nanny 
Changed nappies, clothes 
Bath time  
 
06/2020 – 09/2020  
LIVE-IN NANNY, Horton family, Island of Guernsey  
Created a safe and stimulating environment for 3 children aged 10, 8 and 6 
Organised  indoor and outdoor activities including sports such as surfing, cycling, play dates and outings 
Planned and prepared meals for children 
Helped with homework and maintained learning over the holidays 
Carpooled or drove the children to school, activities, or playdates 
Administered medicine with parents’ consent, as necessary 
Maintained logs for the parents 
Light housekeeping, including organizing bedrooms/toys and children’s laundry 
 
11/2019 – 12/2019  
ST PHILLIP PRIMARY SCHOOL, Bloomfield Rise, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 2BN  
Supported Year 2 academic, play and sports activities 
Helped master student teach. 
Encouraged children to read  
Marked work – math and spelling tests 
Supervised children and took care of them on school trips 
Write accident notes and notified teachers of what happened 
Read to the class 
Making sure children all get involved in activities and academic work. 
 
06/19 – 08/19  
CAMP COUNSELOR, Shady Oaks Camp, Chicago, Illinois USA- Camp America 
Cared for and built a positive trusting relationship on a one to one basis with various special needs children and adults (known as campers) aged 6-74 with different needs resulting from cerebral palsy, Downs Syndrome, Angel Man Syndrome, Leukodystrophy and physical paralysis 
Organized, led or supported campers in various camp activities including sports and outside pursuits  
Closely monitoring and managed the safety of the campers in play activities 
Promoted language development through reading and storytelling 
Encouraged understanding, patience and good behaviour amongst campers  
Prepared healthy snack and meals for the campers  
Help to dress and physically manoeuvre campers  
 
07/18 – 06/19 
HOLIDAY ACTIVITY HELPER, Brookside Academy, Street, Somerset 
Oversaw the care of children ranging  from 2-12years old with different special needs including autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, cancer and Downs Syndrome 
Planned and oversaw schooling, sports and outside activities 
Promoted language acquisition and development through reading and storytelling 
Prepared healthy snack for the children 
Closely monitored play activities to maintain health and safety  
Encouraged children to be understanding of and patient with others and sharing  
Engaged with the children on an individual basis to build a positive relationship with them 
 
08/18 – 06/19 
EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONOR, Leaping Frogs Nursery, Mere, Somerset  
Organised and ran activities that enhanced children’s physical, emotional and social well-being 
Collaborated with team members to ensure the delivery of efficient, high-quality service 
Job came from doing a placement through while at Strode college 
 
07/15 – 06/2020 
BABYSITTING Various families local to my home 
Maintained routines for after school activities, homework, reading, tidying up and bedtime 
Supported potty training and weaning  
Light household chores including meal preparation and laundry  
 
09/15 – 06/19  
HOCKEY ASSISTANT COACH, Shepton Mallet Hockey Club (volunteer) 
I love to coach hockey in my free time with children from ages 3 -16.  
I enjoy promoting exercise and team skills in a fun way.  
 
ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES 
 
NPLQ Lifeguard certificate  
Full driving licence 
PADI Open water scuba diver 
Valid British passport and reliable transporation 
A caring and patient nature 
Enjoy working as part of a team 
Quick thinking and stays calm in stressful situations 
Enjoys fostering imagination and creativity including through crafts and art 
Good organizational and time management skills 
Enthusiastic, resilient, reliable and motivated. 
Great with pets and farm animals.  
A strong regard for health and safety.
My Qualifications
09/19 – Current 
BA EARLY YEARS DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING AND NORLAND DIPLOMA Norland College, Bath  
Enrolled and gap year taken because of the impact of COVID on placements and to fund future year studies. Courses followed so far include Communication, language and literacy; Safeguarding and child protection, physical social and emotional development 
 
09/17 – 06/19 
LEVEL 3 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Strode College, Somerset  
BTEC Health and Social Care, Level 3 Distinction. Courses followed include Development through life stages; Psychological Perspectives, Infection and control; Dealing with challenging behaviour; Anatomy and physiology 
First Aid certification. 
Placement: Mendip special needs school, West Pennard primary school, leaping frogs day nursery and Ladybird preschool 
 
09/013- 06/17 
GCSE AND IGCSE, Kings School, Bruton, Somerset 
Food Technology, Mathematics, English language and English literature, Physical Education, Chemistry, Physics, Biology. Food hygiene certificate, first aid trained in Combined Cadet Force 
Did volunteer at Ladybirds preschool
My Availability
Work as a teaching assistant 8:30-3:30
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| After School | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | 
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| Overnight | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | 
| Last Updated: 29/07/2022 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £14.00 per hour
 
Day £12-14 per hour
My Documents
- DBS Check (added 29/06/2021)
 - First Aid Certificate: Paediatric first aid (added 09/03/2022)
 - Reference: Shady Oaks reference (added 09/03/2022)
 - Reference: Goggin reference (added 09/03/2022)
 - Reference: West Pennard reference (added 09/03/2022)
 - Reference: Horton reference (added 09/03/2022)
 - Reference: Brookside reference (added 09/03/2022)
 - Reference: Leaping frogs reference (added 09/03/2022)
 - Full CV (added 09/03/2022)
 
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