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Special needs caregivers in Niles, IL

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Maya G.


Niles, IL

$17-22/hr

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I had elderly neighbor who I took care of when her daughter couldn't make it . I would cook and feed and run errands for her. Also was taking care of children with disabilities .

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hello! My name is Jeannine and I am a licensed special education teacher, with extensive experience working with children with autism and other intellectual disabilities. I love what I do, and I especially love helping my students and loved ones succeed both in the classroom and in the real world! Teaching and care taking are my...

Jeannine S.


Niles, IL

$10-50/hr10 yrs exp

Loving Educator And Caregiver For Children (of All Abilities And Ages)

I have extensive experience as an educator of children with special needs, with my experience spanning over 10 years, and I continue to gain experience as I complete my doctorate in Special Education (with an emphasis in Autism Spectrum Disorders). I also have babysitting experience that spans over 10 years working with several...
Jeannine can also help with: Meal prep, travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance, light cleaning, carpooling & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

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Kaitlin B.


Chicago, IL

$15-25/hr5 yrs exp

Babysitter

5.0

(1)

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

I have babysat for 5 years. I worked as a one on one companion with a child who has special needs for the past 3 years. I enjoy playing games with the kids and am very adaptable to meet schedule needs.
Kaitlin can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

5.0
"Kaitlin is caring and creative with kids. I highly recommend her. "

Ling L.

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Dina S.


Chicago, IL

$17/hr10 yrs exp

Child Whisperer

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hello Families! My name is Dina. I have committed over 30 years to providing compassionate childcare for infants through teens in a variety of childcare settings. I have had amazing opportunities supporting children and their families as a nanny, home school teacher/tutor, preschool teacher, mother's helper and special needs...
Dina can also help with: Travel, light cleaning, meal prep, swimming supervision, craft assistance
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Kind, compassionate, hard worker, goes above and beyond "

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Karla V.


Chicago, IL

$30/hr5 yrs exp

Future Teacher, Love Working With Children

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hello! Nice to meet you. My name is Karla and I am a senior in University and emerging teacher with license in K-12th grades. As a nanny I have experience working with different ages; infants, toddles, etc. I've worked in different daycares as a teacher assistant and different families from all backgrounds, including children...
Karla can also help with: Meal prep, craft assistance, light cleaning
Skills:

Early Education

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Karla is amazing- gentle, kind, dependable, and safe."

Meg P.

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Miriam T.


Melrose Park, IL

$10-15/hr10 yrs exp

Energetic Nanny

Hired by 14 families in your neighborhood

Hi there! I have been a full-time nanny for about 15 years now. My experience is from premature babies to middle school-aged kids, also kids with special needs. I am very patient and a loving person. Love to be outdoors, doing activities, singing, reading and dancing with kids. I have my own car willing to use to transport kids...
Miriam can also help with: Grocery shopping, light cleaning, travel
Skills:

First Aid

Special Needs Care

CPR

5.0
"Miriam did great watching our 1 year old daughter. She can be a little shy and before I left she was already comfortable with her. Miriam was great."

Erik W.

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Heather V.


Melrose Park, IL

$25-31/hr10 yrs exp

Experienced Nanny Available Full/Part-Time

3.9

(9)

Hired by 8 families in your neighborhood

I have been a professional nanny for 26 wonderful years. I also have been an Assistant Teacher and a nanny for special needs children. I believe that all children are special and true gifts. I have a lot of fun and creative ideas for art projects, games and playtime. I have alot of experience helping with potty training. I am...
Heather can also help with: Travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance, meal prep, carpooling, light cleaning & more
Skills:

First Aid

Early Education

CPR

4.0
"Heather has a calm energy that was great in our house with 2 under 2. She was flexible with coming in early when needed. Only worked with her for a few months because she moved out of state."

Jenna S.

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Todd M.


Oak Park, IL

$25-49/hr10 yrs exp

Reliable Special Needs Provider

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I've been working with special needs children and adults for over 25 years. I taught drama to developmentally disabled adults and taught or tutored most school subjects to elementary, teen, and adult learners in classrooms, homes, non-profits, and tutoring centers. I have earned masters degrees in middle-secondary education and...
5.0
"Todd M. serves as our after-school tutor for our 11-year old daughter (6th GR) and 9-year old son (3rd GR). My husband and I both work full-time. We have enlisted Mr. M. to work with our children M-F from 3pm- 7pm. He picks them up from school and brings them home...

Jennifer W.

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Dina S.


Chicago, IL

$15-25/hr5 yrs exp

I cared for my cousin's husband for several months. He has Lewy Body Dementia. I helped with feeding, dressing, exercise, recreation and toileting. He and I became fast friends and have a close bond. I have also worked with children with autism and ADHD. My best friend from High School has Muscular Dystrophy, and my best friend...
5.0
"Dina is family and during my husband's illness she was his caregiver/companion during the day thereby giving me much needed time away from constant caregiving. She was reliable, responsible, and creative in thinking of ways to engage my husband. She provided...

Karen O.

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Kamonchanok P.


River Grove, IL

$28-30/hr9 yrs exp

Full-time Experienced Nanny

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hello, I am 31 years old, a friendly, adventurous, helpful, imaginative, dependable, and energetic person. I have experience with an infant - 13 years old. I volunteered as a teaching assistant at the Kindergarten for 3 months. I was a teacher for middle school for one year in Thailand before I moved to the U. S. I was a...
Kamonchanok can also help with: Grocery shopping, light cleaning, travel, meal prep
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"She is a lovely person. Full of energy and active. The kids have a good and fun time with her"

Thunya P.

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Kylie S.


Arlington Heights, IL

$15-25/hr5 yrs exp

Best Babysitter

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have a lot of experience working with children! I have babysat many children and babies at once for years now and am very passionate about caring for them! I used to work for NWSRA last year which was working with special needs children. I also have tutored kids ages 6 and up! I have three brothers and over 30 first cousins...
Kylie can also help with: Light cleaning, grocery shopping, meal prep
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

First Aid

5.0
"We hired Kylie for the summer to take care of our infant son, she was beyond amazing! She always cared for him as part of the family and was flexible with evolving needs and circumstances. She was compassionate, fun, and very active with our son and gave him a...

Nicole O.

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Olivia K.


Chicago, IL

$28-30/hr10 yrs exp

Highly Energetic Full Time Nanny Available To Start Immediately!

A Little bit about myself, I'm a kindhearted energetic childcare provider. I've professionally cared for children of all ages including special needs. I have 5+ years on my belt in the Nanny/Childcare industry, along with my working towards my BA in early childhood education. I'm CPR and First Aid certified. I strongly...
Olivia can also help with: Craft assistance, meal prep, swimming supervision, travel, light cleaning
Skills:

First Aid

Early Education

CPR

5.0
"She did an amazing job looking after my two children, and I would definitely use her again!"

Jonathan T.

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Klimentina G.


Northbrook, IL

$30/hr8 yrs exp

Loving Nanny

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hello, I'm Tina I Love being with kids, as my experience as a babysitter and nanny is around 8 years, including 1 year looking after special needs child , 2 years looking after 2 lovely boys , aged 1 and 6 , looking after newborn baby twins (premature) for an year. Have a primary school teacher degree and CPR. Also worked as a...
Klimentina can also help with: Light cleaning, meal prep
Skills:

CPR

5.0
"Absolutely love Klimentina, she is very dependable,very professional and has a great methods to work with the kids. I. and A. can't wait to play and learn with her."

Sasha D.

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Erika M.


Chicago, IL

$30/hr10 yrs exp

The "Experience" You Want

Hired by 14 families in your neighborhood

I have been nanny and a baby-child sitter for more than 20 years. I worked for public schools for 10 years. Playing outside. Helping/teaching children to write or do some homework is fine with me. I have also worked with all sorts of "special needs and children with disabilities". The families I have worked with have children...
Erika can also help with: Travel
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Erica is an amazing lady, kids had a good time with her, she is very friendly. She was very punctual, even in very short notice. Highly recommended."

Moshe S.

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Kaeleen E.


River Grove, IL

$15-25/hr3 yrs exp

Hi! I am a certified nursing assistant/patient care technician. I have experience working as a CNA at a nursing rehabilitation facility. I've had training with younger patients, special needs, and of course elderly. I currently work in an ICU at Elmhurst Hospital for the last two years: My skills range from transportation,...
Kaeleen can also help with: Meal prep, dementia, hospice services, companionship, light cleaning, errands & more
Skills:

CNA

5.0
"Kaeleen is very patient, caring and sweet with children.She is extremely responsible, strategic, playful, and I feel very safe knowing she's trained in critical care and can perform CPR and the Heimlich maneuver. "

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Sylvia B.


Chicago, IL

$25-35/hr10 yrs exp

Speech Therapist/Tutor- Polish-Speaking/ Special Needs & All Ages

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hello all, thank you for taking the time to view my profile! I live in Chicago and am providing services for children of all ages as a Speech-Language Pathologist as well as a caregiver! I am an elementary school-based SLP and am finishing up my 7th year there :) I completed my Master's coursework in Speech-Language Pathology...
Sylvia can also help with: Swimming supervision, carpooling, craft assistance
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

First Aid

5.0
"Sylvia was hired to watch my 8 month old daughter for one day while I worked from home. My daughter immediately took a liking to her and she had non stop fun playing toys and being entertained. Sylvia was able to keep her nap schedule and I don't remember hearing...

Renee G.

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Florence N.


Chicago, IL

$10-15/hr10 yrs exp

Helping Hands

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

I'm a 44-year-old divorced mother to a 12-year-old boy with Down Syndrome, who is truly a blessing. I've been a full-time mother, and I am ready to get back into the work force. I am a very reliable, responsible, and kindhearted individual. I'm open to providing care, compassion, nurturing to any age as I truly enjoy helping...
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Jhan I.


Des Plaines, IL

$13-18/hr10 yrs exp

Compassionate And Trustworthy

I have 10 years of experience. I can help with Light Housekeeping and Laundry. a wife and a mother of two boys 27 years and 14 years lived in Chicago and suburbs for over 30 years I'm a licensed cosmetology. I work as a nany from age of 21 for a special need 30-year-old girl . And the then got my license and worked as hair...
Jhan can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, carpooling, light cleaning, grocery shopping, meal prep & more
Skills:

First Aid

5.0
"Jhan was very engaged in helping care for your child. My child enjoyed her helping us. As with anyone helping with care-giving of your child, make sure you are very clear on what you expect, as well as do's and don't, as far as addressing it up front, and...

Maryam A.

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Lavinia B.


Wheeling, IL

$25-35/hr10 yrs exp

LPN

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Compassionate and dedicated caregiver with over 20 years of experience providing exceptional care to elderly and special need patients. Skilled in assisting patients with daily living activities, monitoring vital signs, administering medication and keep patients as active is possible..
Lavinia can also help with: Errands, meal prep, companionship, hospice services, dementia, light cleaning & more
Skills:

Licensed Nurse

Wound Care

CPR

5.0
"Professional, patient, kind, conscientious, dependable, just an outstanding caregiver, recommend her 110%. "

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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Niles, IL

Kaitlin B.

5.0

Kaitlin is caring and creative with kids. I highly recommend her.

- Ling L.

Dina S.

5.0

Dina is a caring & trustworthy pet/house sitter who has been with us for years.

- Care member

Karla V.

5.0

Karla is amazing- gentle, kind, dependable, and safe.

- Meg P.

Miriam T.

5.0

Miriam did great watching our 1 year old daughter. She can be a little shy and before I left she was already comfortable with her. Miriam was great.

- Erik W.

Heather V.

4.0

Heather has a calm energy that was great in our house with 2 under 2. She was flexible with coming in early when needed. Only worked with her for a few months because she moved out of state.

- Jenna S.

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