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Special needs caregivers in Rydal, GA

Brianna M.


Rydal, GA

$35-50/hr • 2 yrs exp

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...

Tj S.


Cartersville, GA

$10/hr • 10 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: Craft assistance, carpooling, travel, swimming supervision
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Special Needs Care

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,...

Mary B.


Cartersville, GA

$15-20/hr • 10 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....

Hannah L.


Cartersville, GA

$18-25/hr • 10 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, carpooling, light cleaning, grocery shopping, meal prep, swimming supervision & more
Skills:

Special Needs Care

Early Education

Maya N.


Canton, GA

$20/hr • 7 yrs exp

Dependable Fun Babysitter!

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: Meal prep, craft assistance, 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.

Topanga D.


Jasper, GA

$15-23/hr • 8 yrs exp

Hired by 9 families in your neighborhood

Among many nanny, babysitting, and mothers-helper escapades, my favorite childcare job was working at a science and engineering day camp for kids, I led school groups and birthday parties of about 5-50 kids through simple science experiences and crafts. I have treated many hot glue burns, paper cuts, and even successfully...
Topanga can also help with: Grocery shopping, craft assistance, meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Topanga was amazing with helping with my three kids! She picked them up from school and got them to all of their activities. She helped with dinner, clean up and making their lunches for the next day. She has a positive attitude and a lot of energy. You can't go...

Polly S.

Karen C.


Canton, GA

$10-15/hr • 5 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.

Kristen R.


Woodstock, GA

$20/hr • 10 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, craft assistance, travel
Skills:

First Aid

Early Education

Special Needs Care

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.

Evelyne B.


Canton, GA

$30-50/hr • 10 yrs exp

Excellent Care Giver

I am a retired registered nurse with 40 years of experience. I have worked in ICU, PCU for most of my career . I have cared for the elderly with dementia, physical disabilities, toileting... so I am very familiar with everything. I am a non smoker, still very active and love pets. I am BLS and ACLS certified. I have my own...

Grace M.


Canton, GA

$15-20/hr • 7 yrs exp

Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood

I have been working with children for 7+ years and I can truly say childcare is what I am most passionate about. As a caregiver, I am energetic, dependable, caring, and enthusiastic! I love bringing fun activities for the kids and I to do together, arts and crafts, spending time outside, and building a professional and personal...
Grace can also help with: Craft assistance, carpooling, swimming supervision
Skills:

Special Needs Care

CPR

5.0
"Grace was great with my kids and they loved her! She always had fun and creative activities for my 7 year old to do. She helped with her school work during virtual learning and was very patient and sweet with her. She loved our baby and took great care of her, too....

Laurie L.

Karson T.


Canton, GA

$15-25/hr • 8 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
"Karson has worked with my son with severe CP for the last 4 years on a part time basis. We adore her and trust her."

Donna S.

Jennifer T.


Canton, GA

$18-25/hr • 10 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.

Lori S.


Canton, GA

$23-27/hr • 10 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: Light cleaning, craft assistance, swimming supervision, meal prep
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Lori and I worked together to care for young children from infants to four years old. Besides being dependable, loving and nurturing, she had great instincts in knowing exactly what a child needed and when. The children quickly warmed up to her, and she often found...

Cyndi C.

Angie A.


Canton, GA

$20/hr • 10 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: Craft assistance, carpooling, meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision, travel & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

Special Needs Care

5.0
"Angie is a person who children gravitate towards. I don't believe I've ever seen a child who didn't love her. Taking care of children is what she loves to do and she has many years of experience in child care. She puts her whole heart into taking care of...

Sandy B.

Renee W.


Woodstock, GA

$18-25/hr • 3 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.

Karson T.


Canton, GA

$10-25/hr • 10 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: Craft assistance, carpooling, meal prep, light cleaning, swimming supervision, travel & more
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

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.

Cynthia C.


Canton, GA

$25-40/hr • 10 yrs exp

I am a mother of three and a college graduate. I have 10+ years experience working with children from infants to high school seniors as well as 25 years experience raising my own three children. I began my childcare career in Nursury School, teaching and caring for toddlers and pre-K students. Since then, I have spent my time...
Cynthia can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning
Skills:

First Aid

CPR

5.0
"I have known Cynthia for 15 plus years. Cynthia is kind, dependable and fun. She has been a great friend and a great help to my family. Cynthia has stepped up to help me with my children throughout the years. They loved being at her home and with her family. She is...

Janine M.

Molly S.


Canton, GA

$10-20/hr • 2 yrs exp

Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood

Hello! I am a very friendly college student and future teacher! I am a current junior studying middle grades education at Kennesaw State University. Caring for and expanding the minds of our future generation is a passion of mine! I had the wonderful opportunity of being an assistant teacher for 7th grade, 8th grade, and special...
Molly can also help with: Light cleaning, craft assistance, travel, meal prep
5.0
"Molly is an absolute gem. She took great care of my 7 year old and helped me with his homework. He was so attached to her that he wrote in a school assignment.that she was "more valuable than gold"."

Suma S.

Lori P.


Acworth, GA

$20/hr • 10 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...

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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.

Topanga D.

5.0

Topanga was amazing with helping with my three kids! She picked them up from school and got them to all of their activities. She helped with dinner, clean up and making their lunches for the next day. She has a positive attitude and a lot of energy. You can't go wrong with hiring Topanga to care for...

- Polly S.

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.

Grace M.

5.0

Grace was great with my kids and they loved her! She always had fun and creative activities for my 7 year old to do. She helped with her school work during virtual learning and was very patient and sweet with her. She loved our baby and took great care of her, too. She was always excited to come...

- Laurie L.

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