Meet Rebecca: A nanny and babysitter in Narrabeen, NSW

I am 32 year old British citizen in Australia, currently on a Working Holiday Visa but planning to study a Graduate Diploma in Early Years Teaching. With many years of experience in education and childcare back home in the UK, I am currently working as a casual educator at Mona Vale Kindergarten and looking for a new opportunity to supplement my working hours.

I have always found working with children to be highly rewarding; knowing that you are making a positive impact to a child's wellbeing and development is a wonderful feeling. I love taking the time to find out what makes each child unique and listening to them talk about their interests and family. I like exploring children’s passions, favourite things, curiosities and their amazing questions. Each child has their own personality which blossoms in their own light, and I love providing a safe, nurturing environment to witness them gain the confidence to shine. I thrive in playing an active role in developing the social, emotional and physical skills that they will take with them through life. Having trained in the performing arts, I excel in delivering the energy, enthusiasm and playfulness to engage with young children. I like to approach play with the same level of child-like wonder, which makes it very easy for me to quickly build a positive rapport. I feel that children are drawn to my sense of excitement and fun, and I enjoy forming relationships through laughter and bonding sincerely over mutual interests. I always bring an underlying sense of warmth and kindness to everything I do, and recognise that calmness is equally important with young children. I have a passion for story-telling, singing, drama, dance and imaginative play, and love creating opportunities for a child's confidence and creativity to thrive. Alongside the high-energy play and excitement, I do also recognise the moments of needing to bring the energy down and offer reassurance and support to ensure that the child feels fundamentally safe and listened to.