Nanny/Family Assistant

SHEENA SNYDER

Boynton Beach, FL

Nanny and Newborn Care Specialist/Baby Nurse

I am fun, laid-back nanny/family assistant residing in South Florida. I have worked in the medical field for over 15 years as a nurse. I have 22 years of experiences working as a Nanny and/or Newborn Care Specialist/Baby Nurse. I have experience working with high profile families and have traveled domestic and international. I am discreet and confidential. I have worked with newborns to children 15 years old as a Nanny/NCS as a true "Baby Nurse" (is a registered Nurse) working with children with special needs. I am trilingual, English, French and Creole and know Sign Language. I prides myself in being kind, caring, patience, compassionate, reliable, having flexibility and can still be firm when I needs to be. I am confident that I can provide excellent childcare and overall household support. I have my first aid and CPR certification, nutrition knowledge and early childhood development knowledge. I also have my Newborn Care Specialist/Postpartum certificate.

I can provide breast-feeding support or prepare formula bottles. I possess expertise in nurturing, guiding, teaching and providing loving care to children of all ages. I excel at remaining calm and composed in challenging situations while demonstrating superb active listening, organization, and communication talents. Additionally, I have complementary experience providing overarching support with various household responsibilities, including meal preparation, bottle fed, washing and sterilizing bottles and parts, bathing, changing diapers, helping with evening routine, light duty housecleaning and doing the children laundry and/or parents. I am open to running errands, grocery shopping, taking the children to outdoor activities, trips to the zoo or museum and supervise swimming, play dates, sing songs, and to the park and assist children with their homework or projects. I can develop personalized lesson plans, provide hands on learning experiences, and encourage educational outings, and maintain open communication with parents regarding progress and goals. I can help children reach developmental milestones, track children’s progress and report to parents.

HIGH LIGHTS:

BLS (advanced CPR), ACLS (advanced cardiovascular life support) and Newborn and Postpartum Care Certificate

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Bachelors of Science in Nursing

Creole and French (Fluent)

Meal Preparation/Cooking

Routine Housekeeping Tasks

Baby's laundry

Special Needs Experience

Homework help and child development knowledge.

Infant feeding strategies

Montessori training

Tutoring

CHILDCARE EXPERIENCE:

Nanny and Family Assistant/ High Profile and Private Family

May 2023-January 19, 2025/ Jupiter, FL

I took care of a preemie newborn baby boy and three year old toddler.

I cared for the baby, changing diapers, feeding soothing, and maintaining a consistent sleep schedule, laundry, dishes, vacuuming, and general tidying and organize nursery/plat area.

Sleep training, managing clothing, nursery organized and worked on developmental milestones with the baby.

Assist with daily routines including meal preparation. I always supervise and ensure the safety of the child.

I took the child to all doctors’ appointments, music class, baby gym and swim class. I drove them to and after school.

Their daily routines; children meals, playtime, naps, bath time, homework helper and other outdoor activities.

Manage household tasks related to childcare, such as cleaning up after meals and organizing play areas, ran small errands; shopping, groceries, pharmacy, school supplies, dry cleaner, and etc. I restock household goods, and let parents know when items where running low, assisting with events and other organization.

Educating him through educational activities, took him to the parks, on walks and the zoo. I offered support for after school routines and other activities.

I traveled with the family and packed and unpacked all the baby’s luggage’s.

I communicated with the parents about the baby’s progress and any concerns that I may have.

Copying, filing, scanning and general clerical duties, prepare order and track household inventory, including: holiday décor, items to be returned or stored.

I worked full time with flexibilities and some weekends, and overnights if I was needed.

Newborn Care Specialist and Baby Nurse/ Private Family

October 2022 – March 2023/ East Palm Beach, FL

I took care of newborn baby boy.

All things related to their baby's needs like: bathe, bottle feeding, diapering, soothing, read books and sang nursery rhymes, swaddling, sterilizing all bottles and their parts, baby's laundry, circumcision care and/or cord care, maintaining a log including baby's feeding at the end of my shift, supporting the parents by answering any questions they may have and educating the parents too.

I went with the parents to the baby’s pediatrician appointments.

Traveled with family, hired a month prior to unpack boxes and help set up and organize the nursery and run errands.

Newborn Care Specialist and Baby Nurse / Private Family

June 2022 - September 2022 / Miami Beach, FL

I took care of her newborn baby boy.

I cared for, bathed, bottle feeding, diapering, soothing, read books and sang nursery rhymes, swaddling, sterilizing all bottles and their parts, baby's laundry, circumcision care and/or cord care, maintaining a log including baby's feeding, supporting the parents by answering any questions they may have and educating the parents too.

On-call Nanny /Private Family

April 2022, May 2022, June 2022 - November 2022 / Jupiter, FL

I cared for, bathes, bottle feeding, diapering, soothing, sterilizing all bottles and their parts, baby's laundry, meal preparation, maintaining a log including their baby's feeding and activities.

Take baby on walks to the park, doing indoor/outdoor activities.

Newborn Care Specialist and Baby Nurse Private Family

May 2022 - June 2022 / Jupiter, FL

I cared for, bathed, bottle feeding, diapering, soothing, swaddling, sterilizing all bottles and their parts, baby's laundry, circumcision care and/or cord care, maintaining a log including baby's feeding, supporting the parents by answering any questions they may have and educating the parents too.

Cared for newborn baby boy.

Newborn Care Specialist and Baby Nurse Private Family

November 2021 - January 2022 / East Palm Beach, FL

I cared for, bathed, bottle feeding, diapering, soothing, swaddling, sterilizing all bottles and their parts, baby's laundry, circumcision care and/or cord care, maintaining a log including baby's feeding, supporting the parents by answering any questions they may have and educating the parents too.

I took care of a newborn baby boy.

Night Nurse/Newborn Care Specialist Private Family

February 2020 - November 2021 / Boynton Beach, FL

I cared for, bathed, bottle feeding, diapering, soothing, swaddling, sterilizing all bottles and their parts, baby's laundry, cord care, maintaining a log including baby's feeding.

I took care of her newborn baby girl.

Nanny and Family Assistant Private Family

October 2015 - October 2019 / West Boynton Beach, FL

I worked as a night nurse and transition into days as a nanny. I took care of a newborn baby girl; I bottle fed her breastmilk.

I did all care relating to the baby: sterilize bottles and parts, burping, diaper changing, singing, reading to her, and knowledge of breastfeeding and take baby out on a walk, grooming, bathing, naps, organizing the baby's area.

Prepare meals and light duty household cleaning, run errands, grocery shopping and traveled with family.

Engagement in age-appropriate activities, teaching the alphabets, numbers, colors, shapes, simple math lessons, making learning fun and going outside to explore different things.

I went with the parents to the baby’s pediatrician appointments.

Nanny Private Family

March 2011 - August 2015 / Fort Lauderdale, FL

Worked full-time with family taking care of their newborn baby girl and their 2 years old toddler son. I started as a night nurse for 3 months then transition to days as a nanny, working 40 hrs a week.

Attend to the baby's needs throughout the nights, bottle feeding, burping, sterilize the bottles and parts, sponge bathe/full bath, changing and comforting the baby.

I support the family with everything that is related to the baby.

I wash bottles, pumping parts, restock diapers and wipes, baby laundry, create a routine sleep schedule, meal preparations.

At the end of my shift, I have a detailed log of the baby's activities during the night. I cooked fresh food for the toddler and potty trained both children.

Managed the schedules of the children, including the planning of engaging activities, driving/ picking up from any events like parks, play dates, zoo, museum and school.

Handled light housekeeping, including children's laundry, kept the children's bedroom tidy and organized.

Run errands, grocery shopping and traveled with the family.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Boca Regional Hospital

Registered Nurse on Labor & Delivery/Mother and Baby/Nursery Unit

October 2019 – May 2023/ Boca Raton, FL

Provide care to moms in labor or after giving birth.

Bathe babies, cord care and circumcision care, feeding babies and changing diapers.

Care for mothers and newborns following days after birth to provide physical and emotional support to during recovery periods.

Apply extensive knowledge of newborn care to address any complications, report medical symptoms, and ensure babies are safe and healthy.

Observe newborns for signs of illness, changes in behavior, and difficulty breathing while bathing, dressings, and weighing babies at regular intervals.

Perform routine tests and administer vaccinations for diphtheria, varicella, hepatitis, measles, tetanus, pertussis, influenza, polio, and pneumococcal disease.

Help mothers establish functional breastfeeding schedules and methods.

Teach new mothers about infant development, nutrition, sleep patterns, and other parenting-related topics.

Monitor mothers' physical health during postpartum care, including assessing vaginal bleeding, uterine contraction, temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure.

Support mothers who experience anxiety, depression, stress, and any other mental health issues due to pregnancy or parenting.

Discharge baby's lab

Wound care, discontinuing a saline lock, discontinuing a Foley catheter under the supervision of a nurse.

Monitoring mom’s vitals and report any changes to the OBGYNs, administering medication and establishing a trusted line of communication with expectant mothers.

Document patients care like vitals, baby's baths, output from the Foley catheter and all documents pertaining to my patients into Cerner.

Stock cabinets with supplies.

Assist in the final stages of pregnancy helping with birthing and becoming astute in signs and symptoms of possible complications.

EDUCATION

Borough of Manhattan Community College Bachelor's of Science in Nursing

September 2003- May 2005

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