On Saturday, April 6th Caring Nannies had a fun morning volunteering at Gathering Humanity. “Gathering Humanity is a organization that works hand in hand with 4 Federal refugee resettlement agencies in Phoenix to support refugees being resettled in the Phoenix area”. They collect household goods, help set up apartments for the refugees and provides them with groceries and meals. Our morning was first spent hearing about their story and getting a tour of their amazing, well organized warehouse. We then helped assemble kits such as hygiene bags and backpacks for children. We had a wonderful morning and we really enjoyed our time. We are looking forward to many more volunteer events at Gathering Humanity.
If you and your family are interested in assisting Gathering Humanity there are many ways to help:
- Prepare a meal
- Set up an apartment
- Warehouse volunteer
- Group & Eagle Scout
- Donate items
- Provide groceries
- Amazon wishlist
- Assemble kits
- Dollar donations
To find additional information or to sign up, check out Gathering Humanity’s website here.
“Do small things with great love” – Mother Teresa
– Caring Nannies
This month at Caring Nannies we have been celebrating Adoption Month. November is Adoption Month and is meant for bringing awareness to children in need of homes/families and children currently in foster care.
This wonderful returning family of ours is seeking a mature, patient, active, professional nanny to care for their 2 youngest children, a 3 year old girl and a 6 month old baby boy for a flexible full-time schedule of M-F from 8AM – 4PM. They have a 6 year old daughter who is in full-time school so primary care is for the preschooler and infant. When Mom travels the schedule will be 7:30AM-5:30PM (typically once a month and in the spring it is twice a month) The 6 year old is in full-time kindergarten and Mom drops her off and picks her up so nanny would only be needing to drop her off and pick her up when Mom is traveling and unavailable. The 3 year old goes to preschool on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 8:15AM-12:45PM so drop off and pick up will be needed and primary care is for the baby on those 3 days. The 6 month old is starting to sit up; attempting to crawl to keep up with his sisters and he’s the happiest baby on the planet. All he does is smile and giggle and is going to be quite active in the coming months. He is on solid foods and Mom makes all his baby food so assisting Mom in making baby food is needed. Mom is working from home or in meetings when she is not traveling and will definitely be present and interacting and actively participating with the children so nanny must be comfortable with a parent at home. It is as much a nanny position as it is a domestic/ family assistant position; help with organizing and grocery shopping; preparing lunches and prepping dinner is needed. The girls are involved in tennis twice a week and swimming once a week. Their current nanny is one of our nannies and she has been with the family since Feb 2016 and it was great but she is leaving to attend school. Both girls are incredibly active, and they love to play outside and do arts and crafts and lots of creative activities. Important qualities is a nanny who communicates well and is very safety-conscious as well as creative, active, and patient. Nanny would be in charge of light house keeping mainly pertaining to the kids. Tidy their rooms and play room, clean up after meals and do children’s laundry once a week. Would like nanny to encourage girls to clean up after themselves too. They have a weekly housekeeper for deep cleaning. Again schedule is M-F from 8AM-4PM. Mom does travel for work and when she is traveling the nanny is needed 7:30AM-5:30PM. Mom knows her schedule a month in advance. Car is provided to transport children and kids love to go to zoo and to train park and other fun outings. Pets: 1 dog. Compensation: $15-$17/hr and family is open to either gross or net. Interviewing ASAP. (REF#LRPHX)
Adorable, sweet 4 week old twin newborn girls are in need of a caring, reliable nanny with excellent newborn experience to care for them 3 days a week: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 8AM-3PM with flexibility. The babies were born 4 weeks early and are doing well, but Mom needs assistance getting the babies on a routine from an experienced nanny. Inspite being born early, both of the babies are a little over 5-pounds now. One baby does have a heart murmur and has visits to the cardiologist regularly, but overall, they are both healthy baby girls. Mom is pumping and supplementing so they both babies take bottles well. The family does have a 3 year old daughter as well who attends preschool during the day, so the nanny will not need to care for her unless there is a day the preschool is closed or she is sick. Mom is home during the day or will be in and out. No driving and no travel is needed. No pets. A night shift can be added if nanny has the availability to assist with the babies at night one night a week. The family can be flexible with the nanny’s schedule but the 3 day schedule of MTW is ideal. Mom’s sister-in-law assists with caring for the girls on the other days. They have a casual atmosphere in their home and the ideal nanny is loving and patient with twin experience or experience caring for multiple children close in age. Interviewing starts ASAP and the position begins as soon as they find the right fit. Compensation: $15/hr. (REF#VSSC)