Jasmin Castano

I have been working as a weekend nanny for the Jones family for the past year, caring for their two children, aged 7 and 9. My primary responsibilities are:

• Ensure their safety at all times, both outdoors and indoors.
• Responsible for preparing simple meals, snacks, or reheating leftovers.
• Plan and lead age-appropriate, fun activities, such as board games, card games, arts and crafts, outdoor games, and watching movies.
• Setting clear and consistent boundaries, and using positive reinforcement techniques.

I worked as a live-out nanny for the Siddiqui family for five months, caring for their two children, aged 2 and 3.5. My responsibilities included:

• Responsible for the children's overall well-being, ensuring their safety, and happiness at all times.
• Preparing and serving simple, healthy meals, and snacks.
• Assisting with naptime and bedtime routines, such as story time and singing.
• Helping with bathing, brushing teeth, changing diapers, and changing clothes.
• Organizing outdoor and indoor play activities, such as going for walks around the neighborhood, reading, doing puzzles, building with blocks, and engaging in imaginative play.
• Introducing basic concepts like colors, shapes, numbers, and letters through songs, games, and books.
• Encouraging artistic endeavors, such as drawing, painting, and crafts.
• Helping them develop social and emotional skills, such as sharing, problem-solving, and managing emotions.
• Doing laundry for the children, and keeping common areas tidy.

• I worked as a nanny for the Nguyen family for one and a half years, caring for their three beautiful girls, aged 5, 9, and 13. During my work schedule, my responsibilities included:
• Play board games, do crafts, and take them to explore, rain or shine.
• Work on various creative projects (Lego creations, forts, crafts with various materials, etc.).
• Get the little ones ready in the morning, bring them to school, and pick them up. Provided safe transportation to and from extracurricular activities, playdates, doctor appointments, and events.
• Maintained, organized, and cleaned children's areas after play, including laundry and extra cleaning, such as uploading and unloading the dishwasher, taking out the garbage and recycling, and tidying up bedrooms.
• Regulated children's schedules to balance rest, learning, and play.
• Go for walks and bike rides around the neighborhood and parks.
• Prepared lunch or simple snacks.
• Additional summer camp pickups and drop-offs, swimming lessons, and taking them to amusement parks, farms, museums, and libraries.

I also worked as an au pair for the Squires family for 13 months, caring for their two children, aged 2.5 and 6. My responsibilities included:

• Provided safe transportation to and from school, extra-curricular activities, and playdates.
• Helped children discover enriched activities to inspire imagination and creativity.
• Engaged children with games and puzzles to promote mental development and enjoyment.
• Prepared snacks and simple meals, scheduled and coordinated projects, and reinforced appropriate discipline for their children according to parents' specifications.
• Maintained organized and clean children's areas.
• Sparked creativity and imagination by teaching their children new ideas each day.
• Participated in learning activities with their children, incorporating art.
• Bathed and dressed, changed diapers, and prepared bottles and feeding equipment.

I worked as an au pair for the Oystryk family for 11 months, caring for their two children, aged 5 and 7. During my work schedule, I was in charge of the following commitments:

• Indoors and outdoor play, such as building spaceships with Legos, playing board games, dressing up, drawing, painting, building forts, jumping on the trampoline, reading, and playing at the park.
• Prepared meals, snacks, and refreshments for children according to dietary needs and restrictions.
• Get children ready in the morning, bring them to school, and pick them up. Provided safe transportation to and from extracurricular activities, playdates, and events.
• Maintained organized and clean children's areas, including laundry.
• Regulated children's schedules to balance rest, learning, and play.
• Helped children discover enriched activities to inspire imagination and creativity.
• Assisted children with homework assignments, and promoted cognitive problem-solving.