Billie, au pair in London

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am 24 years old and in search of a full time position as a nanny. I grew up in New Zealand with a French Father and Colombian Mother, I also have a Bachelor of Arts majoring in French and Spanish, I am therefore fluent in English, French and Spanish. My languages and wide professional experiences in education, hospitality and caring for children have enabled me to develop strong communication skills and made me very adaptable to different situations and cultures. I have always enjoyed caring for children and creating a calm, fun and positive environment where children feel safe and learn new things.

My babysitting experiences started during my high school years. I started babysitting two young girls aged 3 and 5 years old 2 nights a week from 5pm to around 10pm. I had to feed them diner, play with them, read them a bedtime story and put them to sleep. Often the younger one would wake up before their parents came home, I therefore had to calm her and put her back to sleep. Another babysitting experience during my high school years was looking after a 1 year old from 2pm to 5pm during weekends. I had to keep her happy by playing with her and sometimes taking her to the park and playing in the grass, giving her an afternoon snack and changing her nappy.

I recently travelled to Colombia for the Christmas holidays where I looked after my cousin’s 6 months old baby. I enjoyed caring for him and watching him grow and learn new activities in life such as tasting food for the first time. I changed him regularly fed him bottle as well as purees. I also did therapy exercises with him such as helping him to turn over and moving his arms and legs as he was premature and needed a little help catching up.

I recently moved to London, where I live with my sister; I often look after my niece who is 16 months. I find it very rewarding caring for not only my family but also other children. I have always been surrounded by children either within my family or through work and am eager to find a position where I can expand on these experiences.

I look forward to discussing with you further my experiences and abilities as a nanny.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

Billie