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Anna-Marie Kilkolly

Belmont,Auckland

Summary

Worked as a maternity nanny in the USA, UK and New Zealand. Passionate about newborn babies, in particular multiples. Lots of experience working with a range of special needs infants and children. Experienced swim instructor. Very caring, reliable and trustworthy. Love engaging and playing with infants and children, enhancing their emotional and physical development. Very nurturing and supportive, patient and positive, creating strong bonds with infants and children, and their families.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Special Needs Nanny

Loo Family
07.2024 - Current
  • Cared for non verbal special needs child and his older brother. Feeding and medicating via a Mic-Key button, bathing and settling to sleep.
  • Adapted play activities to be both fun and therapeutic, aiding in physical and cognitive development.
  • Helped with meal preparation, laundry and dishes.
  • Helped children complete homework.

Maternity Nanny

Nappkin Charity
04.2024 - Current
  • Cared for infants from a variety of families, including different sets of newborn twins. Care involved feeding, changing and settling them to sleep allowing parents to get much needed rest.
  • Preparing formula, sterilizing bottles and breast pumps.
  • Offered support and advice to parents to help their infants settle faster, and sleep longer.
  • Enhanced children's emotional well-being by providing attentive care and nurturing relationships.
  • Ensured children's safety and comfort by consistently monitoring their environment and addressing potential hazards.

Maternity Nanny

Campbell Family
08.2024 - Current
  • Provide overnight care for a newborn, feeding, changing and settling.
  • Washing and sterilising bottles and breast pump.

Volunteer

Red Cross
07.2022 - Current
  • Provide excellent customer service enhancing the customers shopping experience.
  • Pricing and organising items for sale, ensuring items are well presented to encourage fast turnover.
  • Ensured cleanliness and organization of checkout area, contributing to positive shopping environment.

Assistant Manager

Red Cross
03.2023 - 10.2023
  • Strengthened merchandising and promotional strategies to drive customer engagement and boost sales.
  • Oversaw daily cash reconciliations, ensuring accurate financial reporting and minimizing discrepancies.
  • Developed strong working relationships with staff and volunteers, fostering a positive work environment.
  • Worked flexible hours across weekday, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Maternity Nanny

Thomson Family
05.2021 - 03.2022
  • Enhanced children's emotional well-being by providing attentive care and nurturing relationships.
  • Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room.
  • Promoted intellectual development through reading, storytelling, and engaging educational activities.
  • Prepared meals and snacks for children based on dietary guidelines.
  • Bathed, dressed, and helped with teeth brushing as part of bedtime preparation.
  • Implemented effective sleep training techniques that established healthy bedtime routines resulting in improved sleep quality.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Worked sole charge caring for an infant and toddler 24 hours a day while parents overseas on holiday.

Maternity Nanny

Logan Family
05.2020 - 07.2021
  • Provided overnight care for an infant, feeding, changing and settling.
  • Developed strong communication with parents to provide updates on child's progress, and needs.
  • Enhanced children's emotional well-being by providing attentive care and nurturing relationships.

Maternity Nanny

Ward Family
01.2021 - 05.2021
  • Provided overnight care for a newborn
  • Implemented effective sleep training techniques that established healthy bedtime routines resulting in improved sleep quality.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Maternity Nanny

Loo Family
10.2019 - 05.2021
  • Provided overnight and weekend care for a special needs infant and his older brother
  • Developed strong communication with parents to provide updates on children's progress, needs, and achievements.
  • Enhanced children's emotional well-being by providing attentive care and nurturing relationships.
  • Administered medication as required, and NG tube feedings.
  • Promoted intellectual development through reading, games and engaging educational activities.

Maternity Nanny

Karitane Nurses And Nannies
01.2017 - 02.2021

Provided care for various Maternal Mental Health families struggling with newborns and infants.

Maternity Nanny

Thomson Family
08.2019 - 03.2020
  • Provided overnight care for a newborn
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Implemented effective sleep training techniques that established healthy bedtime routines resulting in improved sleep quality.
  • Bathed, dressed, and helped with teeth brushing as part of bedtime preparation.
  • Promoted intellectual development through reading and engaging educational activities.
  • Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.

Maternity Nanny

Gilmour Family
07.2018 - 04.2019
  • Provided overnight care for a special needs toddler, including feeds and medication through NG tube.
  • Implemented effective sleep training techniques that established healthy bedtime routines resulting in improved sleep quality.
  • Enhanced child's emotional well-being by providing attentive care and nurturing relationships.

Swim Instructor

Hilton Brown Swimming
06.2015 - 11.2018
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans based on individual student needs.
  • Continually refined teaching techniques by attending professional development workshops and incorporating new strategies into daily lesson planning.
  • Promoted a fun learning environment through engaging activities and games designed to reinforce essential swimming skills.
  • Improved swimmer confidence by providing consistent positive reinforcement and constructive feedback on technique.
  • Assessed student skill levels at the beginning of each session to ensure proper class placement and maximize opportunities for growth and development.

Nanny

Mules Family
01.2017 - 06.2018
  • Provided developmentally appropriate activities that enhanced physical, emotional and social well-being.
  • Transported children to and from swimming, playgroups, medical appointments and other outings.
  • Assisted with housekeeping duties as well as running errands, banking, dry cleaning, grocery shopping etc.
  • Prepared healthy meals, bathed children and helped with bedtime routine.
  • Maintained a clean and organized home environment conducive to optimal child development.
  • Enhanced children's emotional well-being by providing attentive care and nurturing relationships.
  • Provided care 24 hours a day for pre-schooler and infant while the parents were overseas on holiday.

Maternity Nanny

Metcalfe Family
06.2016 - 12.2016
  • Provided overnight, and day care for newborn twins and a pre-schooler.
  • Engaged with children on age-appropriate level, providing fun activities which enhanced their development.
  • Maintained a clean and organized home environment conducive to optimal child development through regular tidying duties.
  • Enhanced children's emotional well-being by providing attentive care and nurturing relationships.
  • Bathed, dressed, and settled infants to sleep, encouraging self settling techniques.

Nanny

Mules Family
02.2015 - 05.2016
  • Enhanced infant's emotional well-being by providing attentive and nurturing care.
  • Went on fun outings to support infant's social and emotional growth.
  • Promoted intellectual development through reading, toys and engaging educational activities.

Nanny

Gerber Family
02.2014 - 01.2015
  • Enhanced children's emotional well-being by providing attentive care and nurturing relationships.
  • Promoted intellectual development through reading and engaging educational activities.
  • Assisted in the development of social skills by arranging playdates with peers in a supervised setting.

Maternity Nanny Newborn Twins

Day Family
10.2013 - 04.2014
  • Overnight care for newborn twins, settling, feeding, sterilizing bottles etc.
  • Enhanced children's emotional well-being by providing attentive care and nurturing relationships.
  • Support with older siblings, reading stories and playing.

Swim Instructor

Hilton Brown Swimming
11.2010 - 08.2012
  • Taught daily swim instruction to students varying in ages and skill levels, including infants and toddlers, as well as older school children.
  • Improved swimmer confidence by providing consistent positive reinforcement and constructive feedback on technique.
  • Utilized various teaching aids such as kickboards, fins, pull buoys, or noodles to provide targeted support for specific skill acquisition among students at various competency levels.

Maternity Nanny Premature Newborn Triplets

MacLean Family
03.2005 - 11.2005
  • Care for 8 week premature newborn triplets, one with multiple special needs.
  • Enhanced infants emotional well-being by providing attentive care and nurturing relationships.
  • Assisted with light housekeeping duties, washing, sterilizing bottles as well as running errands.

Live in Maternity Nanny

Chester Family
06.2004 - 07.2004
  • Provided 24 hours a day care for a newborn baby, feeding, settling and playing.
  • Light household chores, washing, ironing sterilizing etc.

Live in Nanny for Premature Newborn Twins

Gelb Family
11.2002 - 05.2004
  • Provided full care for 7 week premature twins released from hospital that still required special care and monitoring.
  • Implemented effective bedtime routines that promoted healthy sleep patterns.
  • Implemented daily routine to maintain structure and stability
  • Maintained a clean living space by performing light housekeeping duties such as laundry, dishes, and tidying up play areas.
  • Provided developmentally appropriate activities for children.
  • Organized activities that enhanced children's physical, emotional and social well-being.
  • Regularly traveled with family to help with vacation activities and childcare.

Supervisor

Lincoln University Recreation Centre
05.2001 - 03.2002
  • In charge of opening and closing the recreation centre, ensuring it is clean and tidy.
  • Welcoming and serving customers, selling memberships and products, hiring out rooms, answering queries.
  • Balancing the till at the end of the day.
  • Checked conditions of equipment for wear and tear, making sure there were no hazards, ensuring safe work practices and procedures.
  • Gathered, organized and input customer information into digital database.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.

Nanny

Templeton Family
01.2002 - 09.2002
  • Enhanced children's emotional well-being by providing fun and educational activities for an infant and school aged child.
  • Fed, bathed and dressed the children as part of bedtime preparation.
  • Housekeeping, baking, dishes, washing and ironing.

Education

Sleep Consultant

Baby Sleep Consultant

Early Childhood Education

Rangi Ruru Early Childhood College

Maternity Nanny Certificate

NZ Professional Nanny Service

Swim Instructor

Aust Swim Course

Swim Instructor

Asta Swim Course

Diploma in Health And Nutrition

Shaw Academy

Skills

  • Infant and childcare experience, including special needs, multiples and premature babies
  • Sleep training
  • Age-appropriate fun and educational activities
  • Safety awareness
  • Behaviour management techniques
  • First Aid Certified
  • Mental Health First Aid certificate
  • Toilet training
  • Swim lessons

Timeline

Maternity Nanny

Campbell Family
08.2024 - Current

Special Needs Nanny

Loo Family
07.2024 - Current

Maternity Nanny

Nappkin Charity
04.2024 - Current

Assistant Manager

Red Cross
03.2023 - 10.2023

Volunteer

Red Cross
07.2022 - Current

Maternity Nanny

Thomson Family
05.2021 - 03.2022

Maternity Nanny

Ward Family
01.2021 - 05.2021

Maternity Nanny

Logan Family
05.2020 - 07.2021

Maternity Nanny

Loo Family
10.2019 - 05.2021

Maternity Nanny

Thomson Family
08.2019 - 03.2020

Maternity Nanny

Gilmour Family
07.2018 - 04.2019

Maternity Nanny

Karitane Nurses And Nannies
01.2017 - 02.2021

Nanny

Mules Family
01.2017 - 06.2018

Maternity Nanny

Metcalfe Family
06.2016 - 12.2016

Swim Instructor

Hilton Brown Swimming
06.2015 - 11.2018

Nanny

Mules Family
02.2015 - 05.2016

Nanny

Gerber Family
02.2014 - 01.2015

Maternity Nanny Newborn Twins

Day Family
10.2013 - 04.2014

Swim Instructor

Hilton Brown Swimming
11.2010 - 08.2012

Maternity Nanny Premature Newborn Triplets

MacLean Family
03.2005 - 11.2005

Live in Maternity Nanny

Chester Family
06.2004 - 07.2004

Live in Nanny for Premature Newborn Twins

Gelb Family
11.2002 - 05.2004

Nanny

Templeton Family
01.2002 - 09.2002

Supervisor

Lincoln University Recreation Centre
05.2001 - 03.2002

Sleep Consultant

Baby Sleep Consultant

Early Childhood Education

Rangi Ruru Early Childhood College

Maternity Nanny Certificate

NZ Professional Nanny Service

Swim Instructor

Aust Swim Course

Swim Instructor

Asta Swim Course

Diploma in Health And Nutrition

Shaw Academy
Anna-Marie Kilkolly