Keryn Venter
Au Pair / Student
Boksburg
Summary
Outgoing child caregiver with experience caring for children while providing encouragement and kindness. Expert at guiding playtime, leading exercise activities, and teaching rules. Creative planner with gift for keeping children engaged long-term with fun activities.
Proficient Au Pair skilled in household chores, shopping, and activity planning. Familiar with offering homework assistance, managing extra-curricular activities and keeping kids safe in all environments. Offering 7 years of related experience.
Diligent Au Pair. Adept at managing household responsibilities and providing nurturing care to children. Demonstrated effective communication and problem-solving skills in diverse family settings.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Au Pair
Private party
10.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Serengeti Wildlife Estate
- I currently look after 3 boys ages 2, 9 and 11
- I am a live out Au Pair and I work from 08:00-17:00
- My responsibilities include:
- Stimulating play which consists of colour recognition, counting, going for walks, playing with balls to engage hand eye coordination
- Take him to swimming lessons and swim with him in the day
- Make breakfast, lunch and dinner for the baby
- Put him down for naps
- Drive the older kids to and from extra murals
- Do school homework with them
- Did overnights often when parents were both travelling for work
- Do all the grocery shopping for the house
- Pay the domestics their wages
- Serengeti Wildlife Estate
Au Pair
Private party
09.2022 - 10.2023
- Company Overview: Benoni
- I currently look after 2 girls ages 3 and 6
- I am a live out Au Pair and I work from 12:30-17:30
- My responsibilities included:
- Fetching from school and taking them home
- Make them food
- Do homework with them
- Drive them to and from extra curricular activities
- Bath them and get them ready for dinner with their parents
- Benoni
Au Pair
Cultural Care Au Pair
06.2020 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: United States of America
- Looked after 2 boys ages 6 and 9
- I was a live in Au Pair and I worked from 06:30-08:00 and then 14:00-18:30
- My responsibilities included:
- Waking the boys up for school
- Getting them dressed
- Making them breakfast
- Packing lunches
- Driving them to and from school
- Doing homework
- Driving them to and from extra curricular activities
- Occasional overnights when the mom travelled
- Cooked dinner
- United States of America
Au Pair
Cultural Care Au Pair
06.2019 - 06.2020
- Company Overview: United States of America
- Looked after 3 children 2 boys ages 2 and 4 and 1 girl of 2 weeks old
- I was a live in Au Pair and worked from 07:00 - 16:00 Monday to Friday
- My responsibilities included:
- Waking kids up for school
- Making them breakfast
- Getting them ready
- Packing lunches
- Driving them to and from school
- Looked after them in school holidays
- Taking them to do recreational activities such as parks, pools, museums, etc
- I was responsible for the kids full time during Covid, helped them with school work and educational activities
- United States of America
Education
High school -
St Dominics Catholic School For Girls
Boksburg, South Africa 01.2012 - 12.2018
Certificate - Environmental Exploration
Hillsborough Community College
United States Of America 07.2019 - 01.2020
BA - Commerce in Industrial and Organisational Psychology
UNISA
Pretoria, South Africa 01.2024 - 01.2026
Skills
First Aid level 1
Household operations
Grocery shopping
Safety awareness
Homework assistance
Activity planning
Educational support
Cultural immersion
Awards
- Captained the U14, U15, U16 school water polo team.
- Captained the U14, U15 Eastern Gauteng water polo team.
- South African colours in Triathlons
- Gauteng Colours for Duathlons
- Gauteng colours for cycling
Timeline
BA - Commerce in Industrial and Organisational Psychology
UNISA
01.2024 - 01.2026
Au Pair
Private party
10.2023 - Current
Au Pair
Private party
09.2022 - 10.2023
Au Pair
Cultural Care Au Pair
06.2020 - 01.2022
Certificate - Environmental Exploration
Hillsborough Community College
07.2019 - 01.2020
Au Pair
Cultural Care Au Pair
06.2019 - 06.2020
High school -
St Dominics Catholic School For Girls
01.2012 - 12.2018
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