Megan Buchanan
Mill Valley,CA
Summary
Multi-faceted private household employee with over 10 years experience in providing exceptional care to children from newborn to 13 years of age. Extensive experience with both live-in and live-out care, as well as international travel and living. Specializing in highly organized household while managing a multitude of positions simultaneously. Well versed with high profile families, with a complete understanding of discretion and confidentiality. Adept at organizing families daily schedules, personal and household needs. Complete confidence in the kitchen with a background in cooking for every day life, to events of 30+ people. Highly diligent and responsible with strong communication skills and an overall positive attitude and demeanor.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Personal and Household Assistant
The Crow & Oldford Family
11.2022 - Current
- Overall organization and upkeep of day to day life within household
- Ensuring all aspects of household run smoothly
- Running errands, managing deliveries, stocking of house
- Booking personal appointments and making reservations
- Planning and organizing travel accommodations
- Calendar updating and organizing
- Overseeing of house and dogs while principles were away
- Scheduling and overseeing of other employees
- Emotional support of new first time mother and father
- Chef for principles child and occasionally principles as well
Professional Nanny
The Edwards Family
10.2021 - 09.2022
- Ages of Children Upon Hire: 2, 4 and 6 years
- Responsibilities:
- Performed as a live-in nanny with a rotational schedule of one week on/ one week off
- Balanced a very demanding schedule with an emphasis on complete responsibility of children 24/7, basic cleaning and organizing around the house, making of meals when household chef had time off
- Work in collaboration with other household staff for a single mother of 3
- RIE approach to childcare
- Travel with family when necessary
- Reason Position Ended: Mutually decided that it wasn’t a good fit for either of us.
Professional Nanny, Personal & Household Assistant
The Tell Family
10.2020 - 09.2021
- Ages of Children Upon Hire: 4 and 8 years
- Responsibilities:
- Performed as a live-in nanny
- Balanced a very demanding schedule with an emphasis on complete responsibility of children, every day maintenance and upkeep of house, all meal and food prep, and personal work for single mother
- 24/7 mentality
- Jill of all trades
- During COVID I was to ensure proper quarantine and social distancing protocol to keep the family safe and healthy
- Reason Position Ended: Family decided to move to South Carolina, after moving with them to help them adjust I moved
- This was understood that I wasn’t going to be permanently moving with them.
Nanny
The Appleman Family
05.2016 - 10.2020
- Ages of Children Upon Hire: newborn and 1 year
- Responsibilities:
- Performed as both a live-in and live-out seasonal nanny
- Responsibilities included adhering to children's personal and social schedules, meal prep, household assistant tasks, and promoting an active and well-balanced life
- During COVID I was to ensure proper quarantine and social distancing protocol to keep the family safe and healthy
- Reason Position Ended: I decided to move to California
- Professional Seasonal
Nanny
The McLaughlin Family
05.2011 - 08.2020
- Ages of Children Upon Hire: 9 months and 2 years
- Performed as both a live-in and live- out seasonal nanny
- Complete responsibility for children and house while parents were away for long periods of time for work
- Responsibilities included: adhering to children's schedules from morning to night, emotional and academic support, and commitment to Covid protocol
- Reason Position Ended: I decided to move to California
Au Pair
The Von Shoen Family
01.2018 - 05.2018
- Ages of Children Upon Hire: 10 months, 3, 5 and 7 years
- Performed as a live-in au pair for 4 non-English speaking children
- Primary care was for youngest child, but responsibilities also included transporting other children to school and activities along with English lessons
- Household assistant work: cleaning, cooking, errands
- Reason Position Ended: Job was set for a certain number of months until I moved back to the United States.
Seasonal Nanny & International Traveling Nanny
The Murray Family
05.2014 - 09.2017
- Ages of Children Upon Hire: newborn, 3 and 5 years
- Responsibilities:
- Performed as both a live-out and domestic and international traveling nanny
- Seasonally attaining a very demanding schedule, and off-season traveling with the family to an elite private island in which 24-hour care for all 3 children was required
- Reason Position Ended: Family no longer needed the amount of help I could provide.
Nanny
The Smith Family
05.2011 - 08.2016
- Ages of Children Upon Hire: 10 months and 2 years
- Responsibilities:
- Performed as a live-out nanny
- Responsibilities included: transporting children to and from activities, meal prep, creating engaging and fulfilling activities, planning weekly schedule, and facilitating a safe and caring environment
- Reason Position Ended: Family no longer needed the amount of help I could provide
Education
Bachelor of Science - Movement Science
Westfield State University
2017
Skills
- First Aid & CPR
- Valid CA Drivers License
- Valid Passport
- Excel proficient
Timeline
Personal and Household Assistant
The Crow & Oldford Family
11.2022 - Current
Professional Nanny
The Edwards Family
10.2021 - 09.2022
Professional Nanny, Personal & Household Assistant
The Tell Family
10.2020 - 09.2021
Au Pair
The Von Shoen Family
01.2018 - 05.2018
Nanny
The Appleman Family
05.2016 - 10.2020
Seasonal Nanny & International Traveling Nanny
The Murray Family
05.2014 - 09.2017
Nanny
The McLaughlin Family
05.2011 - 08.2020
Nanny
The Smith Family
05.2011 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Movement Science
Westfield State University
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