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Profile Code: AA/30/S03102024 |
Personal Data
| Info | Detail |
| Salary: | From R 7 000 |
| Languages: | Able to read and write English and Xhosa |
| Reside: | Parklands, Cape Town |
| Availability: | Immediately |
| Driver’s License: | N/A |
| Car type: | N/A |
| Dependents ages: | 1 year old |
| Who will take care of them if you are employed: | Mother-in-law |
| Health: Clinic visits – how often: | Only when sick |
| Can you get your medicine on weekends | Yes |
Education
| Institution | Detail |
| Highest Grade passed; | Esangweni High School: Grade 12 – 2015 |
| Other Certificates/ Diplomas | Falsebay College: Educare Diploma – 2018 |
Skill Matrix
| Years in total | |
| Nanny | Over three years |
| Housekeeper | Over three years |
Employment History
| Job name: | Private Family |
| About | Was mainly a nanny for the children who were newborn during AA’s employment. Also did some housekeeping |
| Duration: | 2021 – 2024 |
| Nanny Duties: | |
| – Bathing and changing their nappies | |
| – Helped with routine naptime | |
| – Fed the children | |
| – Did stimulating activities such sensory and motor skill development. Examples include tummy time, exploring textures by playing with paint, water and sand | |
| Housekeeping Duties: | |
| Sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping the floors | |
| Washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen. | |
| Cleaning the toilets, showers, bathtubs, and restocking restrooms and wardrobes | |
| Washing and ironing the Laundry | |
| Washing bed linen and curtains | |
| Dusting and wiping shelves and other furniture | |
| Making beds | |
| Washing the fridge |
| Job name: | Preschool |
| About | Was a teacher for four-to-five-year-old class |
| Duration: | 2021 – 2022 |
| Duties: | |
| – Planning and Delivering Lessons
– Classroom Management – Developmental Assessment – Collaboration with Families – Creating a Safe Environment – Promoting Social and Emotional Development – Professional Development – Special Needs Support |
| Job name: | Van Tonder Family |
| About | Housekeeper/Nanny |
| Duration: | Jan 2025- April 2026 ( Placed by Helpers at Home) |
| Duties: | |
Nanny Duties: – Children were 3 years and 5 years when SS started work – Feed the babies – Bathed the babies – Getting the kids ready for school – Making sure their wellbeing is alright
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References:
| Private family | Feedback |
| From when to when did she work for you: | From 2020 to early 2024. There was a time when I was demoted, and I could not afford her, and she worked at a preschool (in 2021) |
| Why is she no longer employed? | I was retrenched |
| What were her Duties? | She was hired to be a nanny for my baby. She eventually looked after my other baby who was born in 2023 |
| How was her personality at work? | She’s friendly and good; enjoys laughing. She deserved more than what I paid |
| What would you say your former employee needs more training in? | No, she’s good at her job |
| What did she excel in? | She is amazing with little children |
| Loyalty to her work? | She is very loyal. Even when her salary decreased, she still worked for me |
| Was she mostly on time for work? | Yes, she was. She let me know beforehand that she’d be late |
| How was her personality towards the kids and animals or the elderly in the house? | Amazing. She was not comfortable with my dog at first, but she grew |
| Her thoroughness? | When it came to her cleaning to 98%. If she did not a cleaning task that needed to be done for the day would be due to her focusing on the kids, which I didn’t mind |
| Activities she did with the kids, any feedback here? | Stimulating activities in general |
| How many days in a week did she work? | Monday to Friday |
| Did she cook? Example of the meals? | N/A |
| Did she give notice when she resigned/ if applicable? | She did not need to. I let her go |
| Would you recommend her to work with children? | Definitely. She prioritized my children, which I appreciated |
| Communication skills? | They were good |
| Preschool | Feedback |
| From when to when did she work for you: | From almost a year; 2021 to 2022 |
| Why is she no longer employed? | She had a baby |
| What were her Duties? | She was a teacher for the four- and five-year-olds |
| How was her personality at work? | She was passionate and active with the children. She knew how to speak to them at their level. She was sporty and determined |
| What would you say your former employee needs more training in? | No. She was already a qualified teacher when she worked at the school, so she applied her knowledge in her work |
| What did she excel in? | She was good at teaching |
| Loyalty to her work? | She did her job to the best of her ability |
| Was she mostly on time for work? | Yes |
| How was her personality towards the kids and animals or the elderly in the house? | They were good. She interacted with the children well |
| Her thoroughness? | |
| Activities she did with the kids, any feedback here? | She taught them lessons according to the curriculum. |
| How many days in a week did she work? | Full-time |
| Did she cook? Example of the meals? | N/A |
| Did she give notice when she resigned/ if applicable? | Yes |
| Would you recommend her to work with children? | Definitely. She’s a good teacher |
| Communication skills? | Yes, she did |
