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Special needs caregivers in Rochelle Park, NJ

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Andrea F.


Lyndhurst, NJ

$25-28/hr10 yrs exp

Full Time Caregiver

5.0

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Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

My name is Andrea. I live in in Lyndhurst, I am Brazilian. I have experience and excellent references. I have experience with special needs, housekeeping and hospice. I am fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish. I really love working with people, and I know it's a gift from God.
Andrea can also help with: Dementia, home modification, visiting physician, personal care, respite care, hospice services & more
5.0
"I was so fortunate to find Andrea to care for my ailing mother. She is a beautiful, caring, compassionate woman who cared for my mother like she was her own family. My mother had the best care and comfort during her final days on this earth. I highly recommend...

Amy E.

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Tiffany E.


Westwood, NJ

$25-38/hr9 yrs exp

Hired by 32 families in your neighborhood

Hello, I'm Tiffany! I'm 29 years old from Westwood, New Jersey. My childcare experience began with mommy-helping at age 12 then independently babysitting at age 17. I have traveled the tri-state area and worked with children all ages from infancy to teenagers. I have also worked with individuals who had varying specials needs. I...
Tiffany can also help with: Travel, meal prep, light cleaning, craft assistance, carpooling
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"We've hired Tiffany as babysitter. She is one of the sweetest people I've met. She is so good and gentle with our N. She offers to help in ways beyond her responsibilities. Definitely would recommend her."

Gabriela M.

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Tracey G.


Bergenfield, NJ

$23-40/hr8 yrs exp

Special Needs, Senior Care

Hired by 6 families in your neighborhood

***COVID VACCINATED Available to work in Bergen, Essex and Morris County*** Hi there! My name is Tracey and I am a qualified caregiver for Special Needs, Senior Care, Child Care. I have over 18 years of experience. I am available for week night M-F overnight (flexible with start time)(7/8pm-7am)or weekend Fri-Sun overnight...
Tracey can also help with: Light cleaning, meal prep, swimming supervision, craft assistance, travel, carpooling & more
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"We are beyond lucky to have had Tracey as our night nurse and special occasion caretaker for our newborn baby girl. Tracey is not only knowledgeable about everything having to do with babies, she is thoughtful in her approach. As a new mom I felt immediately at...

Nicole P.

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I am extremely passionate about empowering individuals with special needs! As an occupational therapy student, I can assist with activities of daily living, and care for individuals with whatever else they may need.
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Marc B.


Saddle Brook, NJ

$15-25/hr10 yrs exp

Special Needs Caregiver

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

My name is Marc. After years of Retail Management, I have decided to pursue my passion for helping others. I am a mature, responsible adult, who is very family oriented. My passion for special needs care giving started with raising my medically fragile disabled child, who is now an adult. My son has a rare seizure disorder,...
5.0
"Mark is a very caring individual when it comes to helping other in need. Very compassionate and hard working. Will go that extra mile in any situation. Very dependable and a hard worker. Would be lucky to have him as a care giver "

Aimee S.

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Bora Z.


New York, NY

$20-25/hr2 yrs exp

Outgoing Young Professional With Years Of Childcare And Teaching Experience

I am a young professional living in Brooklyn and am currently in a career transitional period. While I am applying to grad school, I am looking for a preferably consistent role caring for children, although I am open to one-time opportunities at well. I have been caring for children of varying ages for 10 years now. I have...
Bora can also help with: Swimming supervision, meal prep, travel, craft assistance, grocery shopping, light cleaning & more
Skills:

First Aid

5.0
"Bora is such was a fantastic nanny to our one year old son. She is super sweet, kind, very gentle and patient. It's a shame we had to move and no longer could work with her. Our son misses her so much and so do we!"

Ornela G.

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Jazzia F.


Bronx, NY

$25-30/hr8 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I am a personable, mature, patient, dependable, and energetic person. I pride myself of being valued by my employers for my professionalism, dedication and excellent judgement in their establishment for the past 7 years. I enjoy teaching and working with children, because I love to see them thrive and grow in every aspect of...
Jazzia can also help with: Light cleaning, meal prep
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Special Needs Care

5.0
"Ms. Jazzia has been a pleasure to work with. She has a background in education and we have been working for the department of education over 7. In addition, she has a master’s in counseling. She is mature, dependable, caring, individual. She care about safety and...

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Emily C.


Montclair, NJ

$25/hr5 yrs exp

About Emily

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi! My name is Emily and I love working with kids! I study child advocacy and policy at MSU as well as social work. I've worked as a mother's helper, a regular after school nanny, and camp counselor. I have experience working with infants, kids with special needs, and kids with limited mobility, so I'm up for anything! I am a...
Emily can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, meal prep, travel, carpooling, light cleaning & more
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

First Aid

5.0
"She was wonderful with my daughter .. she read her books, played with her, made sure she was comfortable. Definitely would like to work with her in future."

Manasi C.

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Janelle R.


South Hackensack, NJ

$25-30/hr4 yrs exp

Hi there! I've been working as a nanny for 10+ years. I've worked with children of all ages from 3 weeks old, to 16 years old. I love to spend time with children. I read and do age-related activities. I can tutor as well, if necessary. Safety is is main priority, so that it is never a worry. I am CPR/AED certified as a...
5.0
"Janelle is so wonderful! She has been a date night, etc. sitter for my 2.5 year old son for the last 9 months or so. She's so great with him and really patient when he has a terrible twos meltdown. He's not a great eater and she is always trying new foods and ways...

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Robyne M.


Paramus, NJ

$20/hr10 yrs exp

Child Or Eldercare On Call

Hired by 6 families in your neighborhood

ALL AGES. Decades experience in management for family crisis and trauma, DV/SA, physical & emotional disabilities. Previous youth minister and owner special needs childcare. Foster Parent and Foreign Student Family Host. Certified in CPR, First Aid, Advanced Medical, Nutrition, PDD, Autism Spectrum. *Animal allergy, so please...
Robyne can also help with: Carpooling, craft assistance, light cleaning, grocery shopping, swimming supervision, meal prep & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

Trustline Certified

5.0
"Robyne has been the perfect babysitter for our 2.5 year old boy on many occasions. She is very knowledgeable about caring for young ones. So we feel very comfortable with her knowing how to best care for our son. She is also very patient, especially with our high...

Christina C.

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Gabriella P.


Union City, NJ

$27-28/hr5 yrs exp

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Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hello! My name is Gabriella, and I'm a 20-year-old caregiver with five years of nanny experience and one year working in a daycare/preschool setting. I'm passionate about nurturing and educating children, and I pride myself on being energetic, patient, and creative. Over the years, I've built strong connections with children and...
Gabriella can also help with: Swimming supervision, light cleaning, meal prep, travel
Skills:

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Gabriella is quite literally the best babysitter and nanny. She takes great care of the kids. Always took them outside or out for an activity. She had so many activities indoors prepared too, like arts and crafts,games,songs. She is a nap wizard and put the kids to...

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Olivia M.


Bloomfield, NJ

$22-23/hr7 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hello My name is Olivia. 33-year-old new mom to a beautiful 1-year-old baby girl . Very reliable and willing to always help out where and when I can. Im available for transportation to and from school or after school activities. I have 4 years of experience with transport/ nanny services including working with a special needs...
Olivia can also help with: Carpooling, travel, swimming supervision, craft assistance
5.0
"Olivia is amazing, her energy and her aura was amazing to be around .definitely a keeper"

Former Member A.

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Iyanna B.


New York, NY

$27-30/hr10 yrs exp

Loving, Gentle , And Caring !

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I am a fun, loving, and compassionate individual with over 10 years of experience with geriatrics, mental health disorders , and behavioral issues including developmental disabilities. I have worked within a rehabilitative standpoint and as a care aide with taking care of the individual in all aspects as in bathing , feeding,...
5.0
"I am a young black trans man and I hired Iyanna to help me as I was healing from a double mastectomy. She is LGBTQ friendly and always used the correct pronouns. Also, she helped me through the healing process with everything from cleaning, washing, cooking to...

Tat B.

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Sarah W.


New York, NY

$35/hr20 yrs exp

Masters-Educated Exceptional Child Care Provider With 20 Years Of Diverse Experience

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

Experienced and masters-educated child care provider with 20 years of experience providing exceptional supervision and compassionate guidance for children from infant to pre-teen. Positions includes live-in and live-out nanny, traveling nanny, teacher, camp counselor, camp arts director, child bereavement counselor, and...
Sarah can also help with: Travel, meal prep, swimming supervision, grocery shopping
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

5.0
"She is a hard working, caring and loving person. She is someone I can always rely on and I never worry about leaving kids with her. I would recommend her to any and everyone. She is fun and creative but also sets rules that make the environment safe and fun as...

Erin M.

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Christine W.


New York, NY

$30-35/hr7 yrs exp

I'm Too Young To Have Kids, But Children Are The Source Of My Joy!!

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I enter every room with love and grace! Happy to bring ease to your life and help however I can! I'm a 24-year-old musical theatre actor living in Hamilton Heights. I've spent my entire life working with children, through camp counseling, teaching, and primarily babysitting. Additionally, I have four years of experience of...
Christine can also help with: Grocery shopping, light cleaning, travel, meal prep
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"We hired Christine for a week when our usual nanny was on vacation. She was fantastic. She made a quick bond with the kids and they easily felt comfortable with her. She handled pick ups, driving to activities, dinner, laundry and baths for the kids without any...

Caroline H.

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Eleanora Z.


Saddle River, NJ

$20-50/hr10 yrs exp

Caregiver

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

My name is Eleanora. I have 12 years experience and living in an nursing home. My experience includes: cooking, changing, cleaning, bathing, medication moderator, feeding, and many more. I worked in a 33-bed adult care facility. I helped organize workshops for the members. I participated in over-night care on a regular basis. I...
Eleanora can also help with: Live-in home care, hospice services, personal care, respite care, dementia
5.0
"Eleanora has been caring for seniors for approximately 20 years she is the most dependable caring responsible person she can think on her feet in situations that arise and handle them in a safe and calm manner."

Cate K.

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Valerie C.


Belleville, NJ

$15-45/hr10 yrs exp

Hello my name is Valerie. Thank you for taking the time to view my profile. I have many years experience with children of all ages. I am a certified K-8 teacher also certified in special education. I have a masters in education, teaching for 14 years. For the last five years I have worked in the school as a crisis counselor,...
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Cristina G.


Bloomfield, NJ

$15-20/hr7 yrs exp

Inclusive Early Childhood Teacher Seeks To Work One On One With A Family

I have worked in an inclusive preschool setting for about seven years now in the city of Newark. During this time, I have been able to teach and connect with typically developing learners along with learners that may need extra attention. I am currently transitioning into Nanny work but am looking to work part time with a Family...
5.0
"Cristina has excellent work ethic and is driven to give her all into the care and education of children. As her mentor, she has proven to be a highly effective educator with a heart to match. "

Melissa P.

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Lucia R.


Clifton, NJ

$15-20/hr10 yrs exp

Certified SPED Teacher

3.0

(1)

I am an Elementary/Middle & SPED teacher that teaches at Pss. Also, I was a camp counselor for 4 summers and Girl S leader for about 4 years. I have completed 4 internships in all types of classrooms & have done 1-on-1 tutoring of all subjects. I have worked/taught for about 2 months in direct contact with autism spectrum k-4th...
3.0
"very professional young girl, seem to have experience, but never responded again after we decided on the days she would be working. "

Rebeca C.

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Kelli P.


Little Falls, NJ

$20-25/hr10 yrs exp

Caring, Married, Mother Of 2 Adult Children,

I was a stay at home mother of two children, while caring for my own children I cared for my friends baby for the first year of his life, in 2004 when my kids were in school I applied to Little Falls School #3 (3-4 grade) as a Lunch Aid/substitute School Secretary, in 2007 I applied to Little Falls School #2 as a Teachers Aide...
Kelli can also help with: Swimming supervision, craft assistance, travel
Skills:

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Kelli looked after my 2 kids full time for 2 years, until my youngest started kindergarten. She's incredibly punctual and helped my youngest learn the skills he needed to be ready for school. Recently my kids were making bracelets at a bead store and the woman who...

Natalie P.

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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Rochelle Park, NJ

Andrea F.

5.0

I was so fortunate to find Andrea to care for my ailing mother. She is a beautiful, caring, compassionate woman who cared for my mother like she was her own family. My mother had the best care and comfort during her final days on this earth. I highly recommend Andrea to care for your loved ones.

- Amy E.

Tiffany E.

5.0

We've hired Tiffany as babysitter. She is one of the sweetest people I've met. She is so good and gentle with our N. She offers to help in ways beyond her responsibilities. Definitely would recommend her.

- Gabriela M.

Tracey G.

5.0

As a first time mommy, I needed extra help with my son. At one month old Tracey came to the rescue! She was very patient not only with our son, but also with my husband and I as new parents who had no idea what we were doing. She came on time, made herself at home and was a pleasure to be around...

- Christina D.

Marc B.

5.0

Mark is a very caring individual when it comes to helping other in need. Very compassionate and hard working. Will go that extra mile in any situation. Very dependable and a hard worker. Would be lucky to have him as a care giver

- Aimee S.

Bora Z.

5.0

Bora is such was a fantastic nanny to our one year old son. She is super sweet, kind, very gentle and patient. It's a shame we had to move and no longer could work with her. Our son misses her so much and so do we!

- Ornela G.

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