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Lina Jordao

Lina Jordao

London

Summary

Enthusiastic nanny/facilitator with an extensive background providing exceptional care and support to early years children and above. Monitoring and supervising behaviour, addressing concerns swiftly to minimise ongoing issues. Promoting self-directed learning and play through appropriate and creative activities. Exceptional Nanny with experience supporting daily success and health of children of varying needs and interests. Versatile and adaptable in conducting errands, changing nappies and entertaining children according to parental specifications. Reliable and supportive member of house operations, assisting family as extenuating circumstances arise.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Nanny 20 months boy

Watford
01.2022 - Current
  • Built positive, firm and nurturing environments to provide safety support child socially and emotionally.
  • Support the child in daily activities, including playing, meals and snacks and hygiene with a set routine.
  • Balance playtime and limited screen time to support development of fine motor, gross motor and cognitive skills.
  • Feed, dress, and nappy change and putting the child to bed.
  • Communicate with the child at appropriate levels to encourage language
  • Administer medication when needed
  • Take out to the park, playground and soft play/
  • Sing, read stories and play to stimulated the child.

children's entertainment

London
06.2021 - Current
  • Delivered an exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions.
  • Engaged audiences and had very happy children and parents who wanted to extend the time previously arranged.

Sen nanny twins

London
04.2021 - 09.2021
  • Nanny for 7 year old twins with main focus on the boy with cerebral palsy with no mobility and non verbal.
  • Supported parents and the boy while he was recovering from a operation.
  • Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
  • Supported children in daily activities, including playing, meals and snacks and hygiene
  • Worked with and learned from parents, to develop and implement discipline programs as ideas to promote positive behaviour and to help both children.
  • Developed games and activities using arts and crafts to support learning and verbal skills and development of fine skills.
  • Promoted language/ physical development skills, spelling through reading and storytelling and singing resulting on a natural engagement of the boy who has become more vocal expressive and more willing to try movements
  • Engaged with children on age-appropriate level.
  • Assisted children in dressing appropriately for day's activities.
  • Assisted with light housekeeping- children related duties as well as running errands, cleaning wheel chair.
  • Involved the girl in caring for household chores.
  • Balanced playtime and limited screen time to support development of fine motor, gross motor and cognitive skills.
  • Bathed, dressed and helped with teeth brushing as part of bedtime preparation and nappy change in particular with the child with cp.
  • Communicated with children at age-appropriate levels to encourage understanding and foster relationships with resulting in a better response from the girl who reluctantly would take instructions and started to take instructions and initiative on her own.
  • Develop creative ideas to engage the boy in math learning using resources as toys and stories that positively made an impact.
  • Administered epilepsy medication.
  • Used basic makaton signs to help with understanding daily tasks/activities.

Sen Nanny 7y boy, assistance with 2y, 3y, 9y

London
10.2020 - 02.2021
  • Main focus on the 7 years boy :
  • Encouraged to do tasks to develop fine skills and motor skills, ( handwriting, glueing cutting, drawing, etc) took out to the park and playground, exposed the child to new situations, supported communication with pecs.
  • Recorded information about behaviour, food served.
  • Led the child to tidy up, teach responsibility and increased initiative with fewer prompts.
  • Assisted with sensitive tasks such as toileting and bathing, maintaining strict confidentiality and respect.
  • Monitored playtime to prevent overuse of technology, television, or other detrimental influences.
  • Read/introduced a variety of books to promote communication/ language development skills and increased - non-verbal response and interest with independent requests for more reading.
  • Devised activities that helped promote physical and mental development( yoga ),mastered one yoga pose.
  • Encourage the child to listen to recordings from the speech and language therapist and there was an independent word attempt that became regular.
  • Closely monitored children behaviour, promptly reporting changes or health concerns to parents.
  • occasional sole charge of all children to support parents.

Children's Entertainer ( 1- 6 years old)

London
03.2015 - 03.2020
  • Children's entertainer in various events.
  • Storytelling/musical Puppet shows/ games/balloon modelling face painting.
  • Studied characters' backstories to perfect interpretation.
  • Memorised all lines and cues in time for rehearsal and performances.
  • Delivered an exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions.
  • Engaged audiences and had very happy children and parents who wanted to extend the time previously arranged.

Live in Nanny (3 years old Twins)

London
11.2014 - 09.2016
  • School pick-ups, and drops.
  • Cooked healthy meals, helped with children's baths, to dress up, with homework, played with the children, organized playdates, trips to the park museums, theatre, and farms, took the children to medical appointments, parties, cinema, and restaurants.
  • Stimulated the children's interests and encouraged them to do age-appropriate activities(role play, storytelling, singing, dancing arts and crafts, lego, etc.
  • Increased children's independence and expressions of their feelings, wants, and needs, In particular with one of the siblings who was shy and less confident and significantly gain control over his space.
  • Utilised practical communications skills to maintain and build positive bonds, children learned concepts, through games and roleplay and were able to implement slowly those concepts while being supervised.
  • Children have developed a sense of self and started to nurturing their own interests Children's interest and openness increased and language, and communication and physical skills have developed very positively.
  • Storytelling/musical puppet shows/ games/balloon modelling face painting Children's entertainer in various events.
  • Storytelling/musical Puppet shows/ games/balloon modelling face painting.
  • Proxy parenting
  • Pa - Assisting with buying gifts/cards/ children's clothing and groceries. .

Play Therapy Volunteer ( 11 years old boy)

Care free kids
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Facilitated the continued expression of emotions that the child was unable to share before, through a dedicated observation.
  • An acknowledgment of what the child was playing and experiencing.
  • Some independence achieved and openness due to a non-judgemental approach and for providing time for the child to explore.

Children's Entertainer (2- 6 years old)

London
01.2013 - 12.2014
  • Delivered an exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions.
  • Engaged audiences and had very happy children and parents who wanted to extend the time previously arranged.

Nanny/mothers Help ( 2 years old and 7 months)

London
10.2012 - 03.2013
  • Looking after a 2 years old girl, taking the child on trips to the park or local activities assisting the mum with a 7 months old boy, and evening babysitting.
  • Development of the oldest child language in Portuguese and improvement of speech, and communication.
  • Independent requests to use the toilet while being potty trained.
  • Requests to play, development of fine and motor skills, through games puzzles and actions songs.
  • Increased engagement( focus) in activities (arts and crafts) and listening to stories.
  • Able to locate and ask for objects of interest.
  • Stimulated to follow simple instructions with praise and attention and being capable to follow them.
  • Being showed different role models through role play and being able to copy and independently started to play.

Puppets Workshop Leader (6- 13 years old)

Lisbon
08.2011 - 09.2011
  • Planning and introducing models of puppets to the class.
  • Giving materials and prepared for a puppets show presentation Employed excellent time-management skills and positive reinforcement to maximize completion and reducing errors.
  • Children have completed and produce very original puppets and felt very satisfied with their own results.
  • Children felt very confident and proud and performed their own puppet show which was a positive contribution to their self-esteem.

Drama Facilitator ( 4 to 12 years old)

Lisbon
09.2009 - 08.2011
  • Weekend classes for children from 4 years old up to 12 years old including exercises to improve social skills, self-confidence, creativity, and language.
  • Children have developed their confidence and explored different roles.
  • Improved their acting and social skills Felt inspired to pursue a career as an actor.
  • Increased their resilience and the ability to take and wait for their turn.
  • Learned how to overcome some personal challenges and make a positive turn.
  • Bonded and made new friends Parents become more supportive and built a little community.
  • To help their children to be successful.
  • Children become more in acceptance and less rigid.
  • Performed a show and felt very satisfied with the parent's input.

Holidays nanny

Private
08.2010 - 08.2010
  • Nanny for a 20 months boy and and a 5 years old boy / full time time and 24 hours care split between Lisbon and Alentejo.
  • Supervised children( sole charge) while parents were on multi-day trips.
  • Prepared healthy, nutritious meals for children and supported with feeding.
  • Guided children's social development through balanced approach involving learning and free play.
  • Targeted activities and games to suit children's ages and abilities.
  • Set up equipment for children and monitored use to prevent accidents and injuries.
  • Supervised and took children to the swimming pool and beach.
  • Overnight sleep overs with children ( separate accommodation from the parents)
  • Bath- Toileting and nappy change.

Season/children's Entertainer /Host

Waliby Park
10.2009 - 11.2009
  • Studied characters' backstories to perfect interpretation.
  • Engaged audiences to increase interest and participation in nightly shows while interacting with audience members to encourage participation.
  • Performed as part of improvisation troupe in top bars and clubs.
  • Harnessed audience participation to create enjoyable guest experiences.
  • Planned creative, funny and entertaining routines for crowds

Education

Good manners & Etiquette-daily business settings -

Nayra Velumyan
2022

Cultural Awareness Course - Level 3 CPD -

Course Pride
2022

Understanding Learning Difficulties Level 2 - Cache

Learning Curve
03.2021

Acting -

Arts And Shows academy
08.2019

Secondary - Communication and broadcast

Sao Joao do estoril secondary school
2019

Professional singing -

Wac arts college
2018

Skills

  • Can do attitude
  • Caring
  • Good listener and communicator
  • Punctual
  • Motivated,
  • Dedicated
  • Patient
  • Independent
  • Emotionally Supportive
  • Behaviour Management Techniques
  • Firm
  • Polite
  • Skilled in working with special needs children
  • Cheerful and energetic
  • Good singer and story teller
  • Speak Portuguese (Native)
  • Speak English fluently (C2)

Accomplishments

  • Song writing and singing for children'
  • Shows in local schools
  • Succeed at helping children become independent, responsible, polite and responsive.
  • offering quality training and care leading children to feel confident in various subjects/activities, more creative and goal oriented and achievers.
  • Solo traveling to different parts of the world (including Bali)

Additional Information

  • Yoga( basic )
  • Horse riding (level starter)
  • Cycling
  • Hiking
  • Swimming

Education

Lisbon ,other,London ,other,Cascais ,other,London,other,Online learning

Hobbies

  • Cycling
  • yoga (gentle)
  • Horse Riding
  • Singing
  • Swimming
  • Hiking

Timeline

Nanny 20 months boy

Watford
01.2022 - Current

children's entertainment

London
06.2021 - Current

Sen nanny twins

London
04.2021 - 09.2021

Sen Nanny 7y boy, assistance with 2y, 3y, 9y

London
10.2020 - 02.2021

Children's Entertainer ( 1- 6 years old)

London
03.2015 - 03.2020

Play Therapy Volunteer ( 11 years old boy)

Care free kids
01.2015 - 01.2016

Live in Nanny (3 years old Twins)

London
11.2014 - 09.2016

Children's Entertainer (2- 6 years old)

London
01.2013 - 12.2014

Nanny/mothers Help ( 2 years old and 7 months)

London
10.2012 - 03.2013

Puppets Workshop Leader (6- 13 years old)

Lisbon
08.2011 - 09.2011

Holidays nanny

Private
08.2010 - 08.2010

Season/children's Entertainer /Host

Waliby Park
10.2009 - 11.2009

Drama Facilitator ( 4 to 12 years old)

Lisbon
09.2009 - 08.2011

Cultural Awareness Course - Level 3 CPD -

Course Pride

Understanding Learning Difficulties Level 2 - Cache

Learning Curve

Acting -

Arts And Shows academy

Secondary - Communication and broadcast

Sao Joao do estoril secondary school

Professional singing -

Wac arts college

Good manners & Etiquette-daily business settings -

Nayra Velumyan

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