Meet Jessica: A nanny and babysitter in Mosman, NSW

I am 43, Australian, and just finished a year contract teaching in Cowra High School. I've been a babysitter and nanny on a casual and permanent basis for different familes for about 10 years. I cared for a 6 year old boy 5 days a week, pick-up after school, dinner duties, cleaning the house, for a year. I've worked 3 days a week, for 5 months, taking care of a 1year old. Taking him to the park, resting/eating at home and then afternoon learning games, and playing at home, 9-3pm. I've worked weekday evenings and weekend evenings on occasion for families, taking care of two twin boys, aged 9, for weekday/weekend evenings for 2 years. I've also worked on a fortnightly casual basis on evenings for two boys aged 3 and 6, and have sitted for a few evenings with babies. Recently I took care of a beautiful french family who have twins boys aged 4 and a girl aged 7, morning and afternoon, for 5 months. I am very friendly and approachable. I love arts & crafts, I was born and raised in Gunnedah NSW on a sheep farm, I learnt and now speak fluent Spanish, intermediate Portuguese and French. I lived in Guatemala for 5 years, where I co-founded and directed a safe house for women and their children. I also volunteered as a dance and art teacher twice a week in a high security girls shelter in Guatemala city for 3 years. I like to play tennis and go bush walking. I am love teaching and have a lot of patience. Im a yoga instructor and have taught yoga for a year, I'm conscious of health and nutrition. I also have been teaching african djembe drums to kids in primary after school care once a week. I can sew, cook, clean and iron. I also like to teach english, and volunteered at Darwin's detention centre to teach refugees and asylum seekers (adults and kids) for 2 months. And in 2012 I taught english for a month to women and girls in rural Mexico. I also have a recent CPR certificate, a bachelor of visual art, TESOL english teaching certificate and a 200hr yoga instructor certificate and I will finish my Master of Teaching in 2025. I also have a full driver’s licence and a car.