Hi,
My name is Megan. I am a 31 year old female who has a passion for working with families & children in a home environment.
I have gained vast knowledge & a wealth of wisdom thanks to each one of my previous work engagements, growing great awareness, understanding, compassion & consideration of the many variables and differences each family represent.
My past experience includes a combination of working full time/ live out/ traveling/ live in/ part time/ casual/ Au pair. I’ve worked in Australia, the UK & the USA. With a range of families with 1-4 children, each between the ages of newborn and 12+ years old.
I have also in the past trained as a junior play therapist through three different ABA companies, since 2011 and thoroughly loved my time working with children with Autism.
My most recent position was as a nanny/house manager, full time 5 day, 60+ hour weeks for one family, for four years in Paddington, Sydney. Which started with a 4 month old girl and I finished up working with them last month, now at 4y.o plus her 1y.o brother.
Prior to that I returned to Australia in 2018 after 2.5 years living in London. Where I worked for one year in a full time, live out role with a 7 month old baby girl, five days a week 10 hour days. And a seperate full time one year role, as a live in nanny, four days a week 11 hour days. For a family with two boys, 2y.o & newborn.
I partially completed studies in a Bachelor of Education in early childhood and primary school before that.
Also before heading overseas in 2016 I had worked on an ongoing permanent part-time basis as a nanny with multiple local mountains families, plus casually babysitting, regular work as an ABA play therapist and volunteered for a local charity supporting vulnerable families once a week, with various families & I did that on an ongoing basis over a couple of years.
In 2010-11 I worked for 18 months as a nanny in Sydney for a family with 2 and 4 year old girls, as well as completing a year of Au pair work for two different families in the USA in 2009. Which was a wonderful experience, where I learnt a great deal about childcare, looking after and raising children. I lived in with a family of four kids including 2 yr old triplets and a 4 yr old (for 3 months) and I also spent nine months with a family of two girls ages 4 and 6. During that year I worked 45 hour weeks and was always with the children. I drove in LA for nine months, the kids to and from school. My duties also included minor cleaning related to the kids, tutoring for homework and extra work, as well as cooking and extra activities.
I love looking after children and before taking this exchange to America I had been babysitting as a teenager for almost 7 years, and even before that I was always helping out with younger kids and my younger siblings. I am from a large family growing up in a busy household as one of five kids.
I feel very comfortable with kids of all ages from newborns up.
At this stage I am not looking for any scheduled times in particular, just for a job that suits both me and the family, and to work with a family (or families) that I fit well with.
I can not wait to become an important person in your children's life and to assist you in their growth and development.
My current availability is pretty open, I am open to working most days/nights, weekends and nighttime jobs, overnight or even traveling with a family. I have recently moved back to the area temporarily. However I am likely to be moving from the area in the coming months & will be looking for full time work from early next year.
I am more eager than ever to shower your kids with the smiles and happiness to make their life great (and yours even better)!!!