Nannies

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Family Assistant, House Manager, Household Manager, Nanny

What they do:
Care for children in private households and provide support and expertise to parents in satisfying children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs. Duties may include meal planning and preparation, laundry and clothing care, organization of play activities and outings, discipline, intellectual stimulation, language activities, and transportation.
On the job, you would:
  • Instruct children in safe behavior, such as seeking adult assistance when crossing the street and avoiding contact with unsafe objects.
  • Remove hazards and develop appropriate boundaries and rules to create a safe environment for children.
  • Perform first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when required.

Knowledge

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Business

  • customer service

Math and Science

  • psychology

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Skills

Basic Skills

  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Social

  • understanding people's reactions
  • looking for ways to help people

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems

Attention

  • pay attention to something without being distracted

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Concern for Others
  • Self Control
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Stress Tolerance

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel Hot Technology

Computer based training software

  • Educational software

Word processing software

  • Microsoft Word Hot Technology

Education

Education: (rated 2 of 5)
high school diploma/GED or
some college
usually needed

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