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Special needs caregivers in Bernardsville, NJ

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Myrian C.


Bernardsville, NJ

$25-35/hr • 10 yrs exp

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Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I am a responsible person, kind and dedicated to my patients with 10 years of experience 1. Maintain home patient care that includes daily care, status changes, doctor's orders, diet, or personal activities during my shift. 2. Help with exercises 3. Feed rate 4. Support access to recreational opportunities online, at home, and...
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Megan C.


Morristown, NJ

$15-30/hr • 9 yrs exp

Musician, music-therapist/part-time Caregiver

5.0

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Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I am a full-time music therapist and musician interested in providing child care services and/or adapted music lessons. I have extensive experience in child care and have worked with children and adults of all ages and diagnoses. I am a reliable, responsible, and patient individual full of compassion and creativity. I am open to...
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Tamar T.


Bridgewater, NJ

$30/hr • 8 yrs exp

Tamar

For the past several years (2015-current) I have been working as a caretaker for senior citizens in their homes. The job entails: cooking, dressing, baking, cleaning, laundry, shopping and keeping my clients company. Also I play piano and make some craft decorations. My past clients had enjoyed listening to me playing piano. It...
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Michelle B.


Basking Ridge, NJ

$27/hr • 10 yrs exp

Raised Four Of My Own!

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Oak Street Elementary School, Basking Ridge, NJ September 2007 Present A Food Service Kitchen Supervisor Serve 300+ children daily Assure all children have meals Knowledge of children with allergies or special needs Manage financial responsibilities and inventory F Family, Millington NJ. I worked...
Michelle can also help with: Swimming supervision, light cleaning, travel, craft assistance, carpooling
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Michelle took care of my 1 and 3 year old daughters. She was always punctual and professional. She has a gentle voice with the kids and they were well taken care of. Our oldest has behavior issues and speech delay and was able to go through a smooth day with...

Barbara C.

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Melissa T.


Randolph, NJ

$20-25/hr • 9 yrs exp

Part-Time Babysitter/Nanny Available

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

My name is Melissa and I absolutely love kids! I am from Randolph, NJ. I am an occupational therapist in a public district. I am passionate about working with all children, especially those with special needs. I love doing arts and crafts, reading and running around with kids, but I am also here to help around the house with...
Melissa can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, travel, light cleaning, craft assistance
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Melissa was fantastic watching over our son and was incredibly dependable from start to finish. I would strongly recommend her for anyone looking for a kind, caring, and responsible nanny. She communicated daily about when she was picking him up and any other...

Johanna F.

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Bonnie R.


Randolph, NJ

$20/hr • 10 yrs exp

Determined To Provide Wonderful Care To Your Child On A Part-time Basis.

Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood

I have been babysitting for over 36 years. While I do not have my own children, I hold the children in my heart that I do work with near and dear to my heart. I have babysat for newborns to teenagers. I also specialize in working with children or adults with special needs. Sometimes I can be available upon short notice. I am...
Bonnie can also help with: Travel, craft assistance
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"Bonnie is amazing. She is great with young kids, very dependable and trustworthy. She plans days in advance for activities and adventures for the kids. She always asks permission and she just has a great heart. We truly appreciate Bonnie and happy to have her as...

Hayley M.

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Lori C.


Bedminster, NJ

$25-48/hr • 10 yrs exp

I Go By Loriel

Mature, loving, and compassionate Nanny. I earned a Bachelors Degree from University of Vt. in 1985. Some of my college experiences included working with Special needs children. Once I had my own children, I opted to stay home with my 2 babies for 6 years. Then, I taught Preschool in Vt. as well as being a Title 1 Reading...
Lori can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling & more
Skills:

First Aid

Early Education

CPR

5.0
"Loriel is a very caring person who loves to teach (education background) and nurture (mom of 2) children. She is very reliable and will go the extra mile and be creative with coming up with play ideas. She would even bring props/ toys from her house to entertain...

Michelle A.

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Natasha E.


Basking Ridge, NJ

$20-30/hr • 2 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have 3 years of experience. I can help with Travel and Cooking/Meal Preparation. Fluent in ASL, great with all ages. Have worked with infants as young as 2 weeks old. As well as children and infants with medical and special needs. CPR certification, currently working in a hospital as a technician. Have a huge knowledge of...
Natasha can also help with: Light cleaning, grocery shopping, swimming supervision, meal prep, craft assistance, carpooling & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Natasha is amazing! Very punctual, professional and friendly. My 1year old loved to play with her!"

Patricia N.

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Eileen C.


Basking Ridge, NJ

$22-30/hr • 10 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

No availability at this time. Experience in hospitals, nursing homes and home care as a Certified Nurse Aid. Certified yoga instructor, adults, seniors, and children/children with special needs.
Eileen can also help with: Light cleaning, hospice services, respite care, meal prep, errands, dementia & more
Skills:

Home Health Aide

CNA

5.0
"Eileen is reliable, kind, professional and a lovely addition to our mom's care team!!!"

Julie V.

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Chloe D.


Morristown, NJ

$23/hr • 2 yrs exp

Chloe D. I babysat three kids for the past two summers part-time, when I started the youngest was 6 months old! I had so much fun with them, but I just returned back to school at Lehigh University! I have a lot of experience with both children and animals from working at summer camps, to helping in the special needs classrooms...
Chloe can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, craft assistance, carpooling
Skills:

First Aid

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Yuny Z.


Bridgewater, NJ

$35/hr • 5 yrs exp

Special Care

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I love to take care of special children because for me there is no difference. They are very smart and intelligent people.
5.0
"I am here to recommend Yuny as a responsible and warm hearted caretaker. Yuny has worked for me for one month, I had to let her go, for at that time I needed a full-time caretaker. Yuny has gained some experience working and caring for people with a spinal cord...

Helder M.

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi my name is Lily and I'm a college student at Salisbury University. I'm looking for a job where I can help and take care of somewhere. I want to build a relationship and not just work for you because it's my job. I'm very outgoing and can help with anything. I am also very organized and love to go out and hang out.
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Eric R.


Basking Ridge, NJ

$23-25/hr • 10 yrs exp

20 years experience in France and Switzerland in handicap facilities, nursing homes, home health care agencies...
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Mackenzie S.


Chester, NJ

$15-25/hr • 5 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi there! My name is MacKenzie, I love taking care of children and pets. I started out babysitting for a close family friends who's child is special needs. From than on I knew that I loved everyone kind of child. I am certified by my school in CPR. I am 24 years old and have my own car. I am going to college to become a special...
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

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Esmeralda R.


Morristown, NJ

$25-35/hr • 2 yrs exp

I worked for a family for 2 years with a child with Down syndrome and another with ADD. I learned a lot of things, not because I studied them only from experience working with them but I am always willing to learn and follow instructions on everything you teach me.
Hi I'm Kayla! I love having fun and helping people. I'm a volunteer firefighter, CPR certified, and first aid trained. Currently a nanny for two families and have my own photography business! I would love to be a police officer in the future. Looking for something just on the weekends. Hope to hear from you! :)
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Elizabeth L.


Chatham, NJ

$28-36/hr • 10 yrs exp

Short Term Infant Nurse/Child Care Provider

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

Hi, I'm a registered nurse with over 15 years of experience working with children 6 weeks to 5 years of age, including specialized infant, twins and children with special needs in both a day care center environment and as a professional nanny. I'm proficient with feeding schedules/transitioning to solid foods, and sleep training...
Elizabeth can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, travel, grocery shopping, craft assistance
Skills:

First Aid

Early Education

CPR

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Isabella D.


Basking Ridge, NJ

$20-30/hr • 11 yrs exp

Nanny

I am an energetic, positive, and reliable person who has always loved working with kids. I recently graduated from Marist College with a bachelor's degree in psychology. I have 10 years of experience with babysitting, and child care overall. I am currently teaching as a pre-kindergarten teacher at the Primrose School of...
Isabella can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, travel, light cleaning, carpooling
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

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Faith W.


Morristown, NJ

$30/hr • 7 yrs exp

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hi, my name is Faith, and I recently graduated from the College of New Jersey where I double majored in Early Childhood Education and Psychology. I love hiking, swimming, walking, and pretty much anything that can be done outside! I am usually told that I tend to find joy in the little things, one of them being taking care of...
Faith can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, carpooling
Skills:

First Aid

Early Education

CPR

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Nicole C.


Randolph, NJ

$15-50/hr

Experienced New York City Babysitter/Nanny With An Education Degree From NYU

I went to school for Special Education and Childhood and Education and I am certified to teach both. I have worked in classrooms for students with special needs for one year so I have had a lot of experience in working with students with special needs. I also have a cousin who has a severe developmental delay who I have baby-sat...

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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Bernardsville, NJ

Michelle B.

5.0

Michelle has babysat my infant from when he was born till now. He is 7 months and we still use her multiple times a month. She is great with him, plays with him, feeds him, rocks him to sleep and meets all his needs. I would highly recommend Michelle if you are looking far an attentive, punctual and...

- Courtney F.

Melissa T.

5.0

Melissa was fantastic watching over our son and was incredibly dependable from start to finish. I would strongly recommend her for anyone looking for a kind, caring, and responsible nanny. She communicated daily about when she was picking him up and any other updates that were good for us to know....

- Johanna F.

Bonnie R.

5.0

Bonnie is amazing. She is great with young kids, very dependable and trustworthy. She plans days in advance for activities and adventures for the kids. She always asks permission and she just has a great heart. We truly appreciate Bonnie and happy to have her as part of our family.

- Hayley M.

Lori C.

5.0

Loriel has been a nanny to our two kids that were 2 yo and 4 yo at that time. Loriel is really great about engaging kids in educational activities through play. She plans her day with the kids in advance and has a number of activities planned for each day. Loriel has an exceptional way to make...

- Care member

Natasha E.

5.0

Natasha is amazing! Very punctual, professional and friendly. My 1year old loved to play with her!

- Patricia N.

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