Meet Leanne: A nanny and babysitter in Port Melbourne, VIC

Contemporary Mary Poppins Super Nanny with Positive Growth Mindset Available to help a family thrive. Seeking 1-3 long days and casual babysitting, . My 20+ years experience as a career nanny/babysitter/house-manager caring for multiple children sole-charge (0-16yrs) would no doubt make you feel at ease leaving your pride and joy/s in my attentive and nurturing hands. I pride myself on working with parents as a team to provide their children with a safe, caring, happy and loving environment, full of fun, educational and physical play, creativity and laughter. With a zest for life, my passion is helping nourish children be the best people they can, encouraging their curiosity, and imagination and assisting them develop cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills and tools needed throughout their daily lives! I see my role as a very important multiple one - a carer, educator, playmate and role-model -monkey see monkey do. As my referees would glowingly attest I'm honest, responsible, reliable and loyal and am committed to working with parents to provide the utmost care for their child/children and cater to different personalities and developmental needs. Open, clear communication is very important to me between everyone - adults and children alike. From a young teenager I have always known my calling as a natural nurturer, being warm; caring; calm; patient; wise; empathetic, positive; pro-active, inspiring, encouraging, frank, a good teacher and a great multi-tasker. I am a carer who is always "present" and "sharing experiences" to help children express themselves, do their best and feel proud and loved. Very generous in heart with a young happy positive spirit and lots of energy I enjoy keeping fit and healthy and love to help children do so too! I enjoy preparing nutritious yummy food for growing bodies. working well to accommodate to diverse dietary requirements. A few of my roles have included me utilising my other hat as a personal chef, nourishing the whole family with healthy snacks and meals, I love experimenting with textures and flavours. With experience caring for children of all ages, my responsibilities have varied from feeding, weaning onto solids, nappy changing, toilet training and organising educational and fun activities indoors and out (music/gymbaroo, socceroo, ballet etc etc)- to homework supervision, after school fun and sport, and planning school holiday adventures. Exploring and encouraging children's creativity is a passion of mine whether it be via traditional art and craft, writing silly limericks, treasure hunts round the block, building sand castles, baking "magical" cookies, playing make believe and dress-up, and creating fun educational activities. As mentioned above I am passionate about keeping children fit & healthy this includes encouraging lots of sports and active play outdoors! My bedtime routine is always a hit with children from babies to "big kids" with my animated book reading and funny on the spot made up stories with input from the children, before calming singing/singalong time just before little heads hit the pillow for sweet sweet dreams. Whether in a pram, on a rug indoors or out; dancing and singing to music, baking healthy treats, on visits to the museum, zoo & library, playing sport in the backyard, at group play, on adventures to the park, at after school activities or creating our own, and of course when sleeping your child/children would be very safe and happy under my care. My English skills are first class and I can help with children's elocution and language development. As a very confident driver I have an excellent driving record with a gold drivers license. Great at running a household smoothly and maintaining a clean, tidy home, I enjoy shopping for healthy groceries and preparing and cooking nutritious yummy meals and snacks I seek a 1-3 day nanny role (9-14hour) . My hourly rate is dependant on what responsibilities I have, how many hours I am needed, and how many children I look after. I am very confident looking after up to 4 children and additional children (up to 8) when visiting on play dates. l also have extensive experience combining nanny/housemanager roles My other hat is as a professional visual artist who works in community, I love to come up with fun indoor and outdoor day programs to ignite and inspire creativity and keep children happy and entertained during the holidays! I am available for a live-in or live out position