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Special needs caregivers in Rydal, GA

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Brianna M.


Rydal, GA

$35-50/hr2 yrs exp

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Me | Im 21 years old, My favorite color is Red, I'm a big foodie. I can also be shy at first but can be very happy and talkative. I've worked for everything I have and always believe if you want something you have to work for it and I stick by that!!! Work | Intellectual Disabilities | I love to work!!! I've worked since I was...
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Tj S.


Cartersville, GA

$10/hr10 yrs exp

Available For Your Home :)

Hi Parents! I'm a 47, very responsible, reliable & patient person. I have a very flexible schedule, including nights & overnights as well! I have 27+ years experience w/ kids of all ages, including special needs & severe behavior issues. I have worked for DSHS, Public Schools (8 yrs) & Childcare Centers. I love to do arts &...
Tj can also help with: Swimming supervision, travel, carpooling, craft assistance
Skills:

CPR

Special Needs Care

First Aid

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Tonya E.


Cartersville, GA

$20-35/hr10 yrs exp

I have 9+ years of experience in caregiving. I'm a nurturing person, and caregiving comes naturally to me. I enjoy helping people and caring for others and like to see a smile on their face at the end of the day. I have experience with hospice, SCI, dementia/ Alzheimer's, mental health disorders, autism, paraplegia, Parkinson's,...
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Mary B.


Cartersville, GA

$15-20/hr10 yrs exp

Experienced Caregiver

My 13. 5 years of employment with the same family have been a rewarding experience. The children I have cared for have grown from infants to young adults. I have had the personal experience to interact with them on a daily basis and know that I have added a positive direction in their lives that will last for many years to come....
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Hannah L.


Cartersville, GA

$18-25/hr10 yrs exp

Child Care Provider

ABOUT: I have a passion for education, creativity, and natural environment teaching. I have 10 years of paid experience, including clinical behavioral therapy and teaching. I am a substitute teacher for Bartow County Schools, and student teach at Cartersville City Schools. I love families and am comfortable watching children of...
Hannah can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision, carpooling, meal prep, grocery shopping, light cleaning & more
Skills:

Early Education

Special Needs Care

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Maya N.


Canton, GA

$20/hr7 yrs exp

Dependable Fun Babysitter!

3.0

(2)

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

Hi I am Maya, I am a 23-year-old university senior who is studying early childhood education. I am a very reliable, patient, and creative person who has approximately 10 years of experience caring for children, from infants to teenagers as well as kids with special needs. With me, your children will receive appropriate care, and...
Maya can also help with: Craft assistance, meal prep, travel, swimming supervision
Skills:

Special Needs Care

Early Education

5.0
"She was fantastic with my three year old with a speech delay."

Kelley C.

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Karen C.


Canton, GA

$10-15/hr5 yrs exp

Occasional Part-time Child Respite Care Provider

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have an adult son with High Functioning Autism (Asperger's) and a younger son with ADHD. I am passionate about helping children with special needs feel loved and valued. I feel as though I am uniquely in tune with the respite needs of parents of these very special children. I am willing to make a personal connection and learn...
5.0
"Karen has a heart of gold, and treats my daughter with much patience and kindness, as well as dignity and respect. I can highly recommend her for any special needs job."

Ellie R.

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Kristen R.


Woodstock, GA

$20/hr10 yrs exp

Caregiver/Babysitter

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

I have 25 years of experience in care giving from newborns to the elderly and every age in between, special needs as well. I absolutely love babysitting and being a care giver, I am reliable, prompt and trustworthy. Whether it be a night out on the town, daytime care or a weekend away, I have 2 daughters and 1 son of my own, so...
Kristen can also help with: Swimming supervision, travel, craft assistance
Skills:

First Aid

Special Needs Care

Early Education

5.0
"Kristen is great! We are sad that our schedule does not match anymore to hers. She's very punctual and dependable. She's great with kids and would do more than you asked her for."

Edelwisa J.

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Karson T.


Canton, GA

$15-25/hr8 yrs exp

Part-to-full-time Caregiver

Hired by 3 families in your neighborhood

I have been working in the special needs community for about 8 years. Most recently, I was a Neurodevelopmental Teacher at Jacobs Ladder School in Roswell, GA. There, I taught academics in a classroom and 1:1 setting, and followed a trained CPI protocol for behaviors. Before that, I worked as a Registered Behavior Technician...
5.0
"She is personable and very professional. Karson makes sure she is doing things the way you want and need them done. She is like one of our family yet and very responsive. Our son immediately bonded with her and she improves the lives around her by her warm...

Dyan C.

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Jennifer T.


Canton, GA

$18-25/hr10 yrs exp

Prepared To Care

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have 30 years of experience attending occupational, physical, and speech therapies with my two developmentally delayed cousins. I worked on their therapy goals with them weekly outside of their appointments. As they have aged, I have continued to gain new experiences. I love to attend medical conferences with my Aunt to gain...
5.0
"I felt very confident in Jennifer watching my 2 young boys because of her background working with individuals that require specialized care. My boys loved having her sit for them because she played games and got down on their level to play."

Amanda C.

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Jacqueline W.


Calhoun, GA

$17-25/hr8 yrs exp

Compassionate And Very Positive

Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood

I have had a diversity of experience ranging from special needs, cancer patients and Alzheimer's to hospice. I am a good cook, am honest, dependable and I try to bring joy into whatever situation I'm in. I am available to transport people to the hospital for same-day surgery. Stay with them and transport them home if needed. I...
Jacqueline can also help with: Dementia, companionship, light cleaning, meal prep, hospice services, errands & more
Skills:

CPR

Medical Equipment Experience

5.0
"Jacquie came to us in 2022 to care for my 95 year old mother who was entering into the slow decline of dementia. During the year that Jacquie spent with us she was very dependable and never late (usually early, coming up our long driveway in her yellow Mustang!)....

Iva W.

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Lori S.


Canton, GA

$23-27/hr10 yrs exp

Professional Nanny With Medical Background

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

I hold a degree in Respiratory Care. The first six years of my career I worked in both adult and neonatal intensive care units. The last five years of my career I was a Respiratory Care Clinical Coordinator for an NICU in an Atlanta hospital. However, I did allow my license to lapse when I chose to stay home and homeschool my...
Lori can also help with: Craft assistance, meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision
Skills:

First Aid

Special Needs Care

CPR

5.0
"I cannot say enough about Lori. I originally hired her when our daughter was almost a year old. Lori took care of our daughter as if she were her own. She made sure to get outside every day, read books, feed her nutritious meals and snacks, and have her all ready...

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Angie A.


Canton, GA

$25/hr10 yrs exp

Career Nanny With 15 Years Experience

Hired by 6 families in your neighborhood

Hi! My name is Angie and I have many years of wonderful experience working with children of all ages! I have raised three children of my own, I have three amazing grandkids and have loved on, taught, cared for and helped raised many, many more! I am dependable, very loving and caring, easy to get along with, punctual, organized,...
Angie can also help with: Carpooling, meal prep, swimming supervision, travel, craft assistance, light cleaning & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"I have known Mrs.Vicente for approx. 17 years. Over this time I have seen her incredible skills working with other children as well as mine from the time she was born and over the past 11 years. She has a true gift with children of all ages and has a calm soothing...

Kelly V.

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Renee W.


Woodstock, GA

$18-25/hr3 yrs exp

Care-giver

Hello, my name is Renee and I m a certified nursing assistant. Before, becoming a nursing assistant I was a Direct Care Staff member at group homes. I assisted special need children and adults by helping them with their activities of daily living. Some of them activities included: outdoor outings, bathing, feeding, indoor...
5.0
"Renee is one of the very best CNAs that I have ever worked with! She is a joy to be around and I'm sure that I'll be hiring her again very soon!"

Steve S.

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Cassie R.


Acworth, GA

$15-20/hr10 yrs exp

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Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I love children. I worked for the county schools as a special needs paraprofessional and substitute teacher for over 10 years. I was also an intensive interventionist. I am very good with children who have special needs or behavior issues. I have my CNA license. My paraprofessional license. I am CPR and First Aid Certified. I...
Cassie can also help with: Craft assistance, swimming supervision, carpooling, travel
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

CNA

5.0
"Cassie was great with my kiddos she planned outings and they always enjoyed spending time with her. She was incredibly loving with my newborns and structured with the toddlers which helps so much knowing your parenting style is being implemented when we (the...

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Karson T.


Canton, GA

$10-25/hr10 yrs exp

Babysitter

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hi there! I'm Karson. :) I currently work as a skills coach for students with Autism, ADD, or other learning challenges. This generally involves academic tutoring with an emphasis on Executive Functioning Skills. I have 10 years of experience in the special needs community- with titles including Neurodevelopmental Teacher and...
Karson can also help with: Swimming supervision, carpooling, craft assistance, travel, meal prep, light cleaning & more
Skills:

CPR

First Aid

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Karson is great with my son! She has been taking care of him for the last 3 years off and on. He loves her."

Amy M.

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Lori P.


Acworth, GA

$20/hr10 yrs exp

Personal Care Assistant

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have experience working with the elderly in a nursing home facility. I also have experience working with developmentally disabled adults and distributing medications. I am CPR / FIRST AID certified and have a current TB test. I have experience working with teenagers with multiple sclerosis and Down syndrome. I have worked at a...
Hello, My name is Shahneen, I am a native of Philadelphia but have lived in Georgia for approx 25 years. I have three adult children who also live in Georgia. I have many years, 10+ years, of caregiver experience . I have cared for elderly individuals, special needs children and adults. I am currently a Special Needs bus...
Shahneen can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, grocery shopping, carpooling
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

First Aid

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Bri G.


Adairsville, GA

$13-18/hr6 yrs exp

Experienced Teaching Assistant/Special Needs

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

I have been a teaching assistant in Co op settings for 6 years now. I help with teaching the class, handing out assignments, heading and tutoring. I love it and hope to work for you as well! I also have a lot of experience with special needs children ( specifically autism and adhd) I hope to hear from you soon!
Bri can also help with: Meal prep, carpooling, grocery shopping, light cleaning, craft assistance
Skills:

Early Education

Special Needs Care

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Diana J.


Woodstock, GA

$10-20/hr10 yrs exp

I have more than 20 years of experience working with kids, most of every age. I work in a middle school with kids with special needs. I been in this job for 9 years. I have a 18 years old daughter.
Skills:

Special Needs Care

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Recent special needs caregiver reviews in Rydal, GA

Maya N.

5.0

She was fantastic with my three year old with a speech delay.

- Kelley C.

Karen C.

5.0

Karen has a heart of gold, and treats my daughter with much patience and kindness, as well as dignity and respect. I can highly recommend her for any special needs job.

- Ellie R.

Kristen R.

5.0

Kristen is great! We are sad that our schedule does not match anymore to hers. She's very punctual and dependable. She's great with kids and would do more than you asked her for.

- Edelwisa J.

Karson T.

5.0

She is personable and very professional. Karson makes sure she is doing things the way you want and need them done. She is like one of our family yet and very responsive. Our son immediately bonded with her and she improves the lives around her by her warm personality. If you are looking for a...

- Dyan C.

Jennifer T.

5.0

I felt very confident in Jennifer watching my 2 young boys because of her background working with individuals that require specialized care. My boys loved having her sit for them because she played games and got down on their level to play.

- Amanda C.

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