Lisa Lucas
Pittsburg,CA
Summary
Patient, compassionate nanny devoted to help various aged children become happy, healthy and emotionally secure in a loving, nurturing environment. Provide loving-care and focus on child's individual needs. Experienced with ages and stages of Child Development and milestones. Experienced with Special Needs children. Well-versed with caring for children with special dietary emotional or physical considerations. Dedicated to managing parental expectations in a respectful way. Conversational in American Sign Language, Spanish. CPR and Trustline certified. Up to date on immunizations.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Professional Nanny
The White Family
Lafayette, CA
10.2022 - Current
- Taught reading, arts and crafts and lap play to encourage intellectual development.
- Engaged children in age-appropriate activities to encourage intellectual and motor skills development.
- Transported children to Gymboree, library, parks, zoo.
- Followed routines to foster stability and structure in children's lives during parental absences and while parents worked from home.
- Cooked nutritious meals to promote healthy diet and nutrition.
- Observed children during snack time to prevent choking.
- Created nurturing, safe environments to promote emotional, social, and intellectual growth.
- Encouraged good behavior through positive reinforcement techniques.
- Tended to children's general needs while providing supervision for safety in day-to-day activities
- Encouraged child-led play
- Helped cultivate healthy relationships between siblings through cooperative games.
- Created a positive, loving atmosphere that encouraged growth, exploration, creativity and independence in the child.
Professional Nanny
Stilwell/Marrone Family
Redwood City, CA
08.2020 - 07.2022
- Engage with child to create nurturing, safe environment to promote emotional, social and intellectual growth.
- Regulate child's schedule to balance rest, learning and play.
- Physically and verbally interact with child to promote mental and emotional development.
- Develop lasting, professional relationship with parents by encouraging open communication and delivering positive feedback.
- Wash and put away dishes and wipe down counters after meals and snacks.
- Encourage safe, positive behavior by redirecting child to take positive action.
- Participate in hands-on learning activities with child, including painting and drawing.
- Engage child with games and puzzles to promote mental development and enjoyment.
- Cut snack foods into bite-sized pieces before serving to young child and monitor closely during snack time to prevent choking.
- Teaching my child two languages, French and American Sign Language, to enhance brain development.
Nanny/Family Assistant
The Avirah Family
Newark, California
06.2012 - 08.2020
- Offered detailed daily reports that outlined each child's day, including photos, videos, and texts
- Physically and verbally interacted with children throughout the day to promote language skills, resulting in all three surpassing all developmental milestones
- Maintained accurate daily records of children's individual activities, behaviors, meals and naps
- Prepared healthy meals for the children
- Sparked creativity and imagination by helping children discover new things on a regular basis
- Affectionately cared for three children, ages newborn to 8 1/2
- Cleaned the house, including laundry, dishes and kitchen
- Effectively engaged in age-appropriate play, including child-led play
- Identified Sensory Processing Disorder in one child and assisted with support/therapy for the child.
- Provided a secure and loving environment in which the three boys felt comfortable freely expressing their emotions.
Part-time Nanny
The Pinyavat Family
Menlo Park, California
09.2016 - 02.2019
- Lovingly cared for one child, ages two through four
- Provided Special Needs support for young child
- Promoted good behaviors in a variety of ways by using the positive reinforcement method, adult model, and using toy figurines
- Engaged child with games, puzzles, songs and books
- Accompanied child to shadow her at her preschool, gym class and private speech therapy
- Sent detailed updates throughout the day accompanied by photos and videos
Education
Specialized Training Course - Newborn Care
Newborn Care Solutions
Phoenix, AZEarly Childhood Education
Canada College
Skills
- Early Childhood Education knowledge
- Communicative
- Patient
- Emotionally supportive
- Flexible
- Reliable
- Nurturing
- Family-oriented
- Respectful to parents wishes
- Educator
- Child psychology knowledge
- Dependable
Affiliations
Volunteer work:
Volunteered 6 years at my son's elementary school as an instructional aide, grades K-6.
Volunteered at Avirah family's elementary school and was a member of the PTA.
Work experience:
Worked as a substitute special needs paraprofessional.
Employed as elementary school Librarian for 3 years.
Worked as a preschool floater teacher for one year
Member of INA
Languages
Spanish
Limited
American Sign Language
Limited
Punjabi
Elementary
Hindi
Elementary
Persian
Elementary
French
Elementary
Hobbies
- Studying different languages and cultures
- Listening to music and dancing
- Spending time with my family
- Watching basketball games
Timeline
Professional Nanny
The White Family
10.2022 - Current
Professional Nanny
Stilwell/Marrone Family
08.2020 - 07.2022
Part-time Nanny
The Pinyavat Family
09.2016 - 02.2019
Nanny/Family Assistant
The Avirah Family
06.2012 - 08.2020
Early Childhood Education
Canada College
Specialized Training Course - Newborn Care
Newborn Care Solutions