Newborn Caregiver Resume
Objective
To secure a Newborn Care Specialist position for a family that is seeking a trustworthy, educated, organized, and engaging caregiver and infant educator, including overnight NCS, traveling NCS, rotational, and live-in NCS roles.
Education
Arizona State University – Tempe, AZ 12/2020
Bachelor of Science in Human and Family Development
Coursework in Infant and Toddler Development, Parenting, Adolescent Development, Child Psychology, Family and Marriage Relations, and Family, Ethnic and Cultural Diversity.
Arizona College Medical Assistant Program – Mesa, AZ 3/2015
Medical Assistant Degree
Coursework in monitoring vital signs, phlebotomy, injections, lab tests, medical terminology and biology.
Webster University St. Louis, MO 9/2008 -12/2010
52 credit hours towards a BFA in Dance and Liberal Arts Education.
Certifications, Certificates & Additional Skills:
CACHE Certified NCS.
Member of the NCSA (Newborn Care Specialist Academy).
Newborn Care Solutions Training Institution Education includes Foundations and Advanced NCS courses,
plus Sleep Solutions and The First Six Weeks.
CAPPA Courses include Certified New Parent Educator and Certified Lactation Educator.
Current US Passport. Arizona Driver’s License.
Child, Infant, and Adult CPR and First Aid Certified.
Employment History
Please note that occasionally I layer two part time families together, so there are overlapping employment dates.
Full Time, Overnight NCS , Triplets – Long Grove, IL 1/25/2025 to 5/17/2025
Three boys; born 4 weeks premature, began care after 1.5 weeks in NICU, 10 hours per night, 7 nights per week tapering to 6 nights per week. Provide overnight care for the newborns, bottle feeding with formula. Work alongside parents to optimize newborns’ daytime schedule and establish a consistent bedtime and sleep routine for nights. Sleep train the newborns, with a goal of 12 hours of sleep per night, un-swaddled, in cribs. Advise parents on the best products that simplify care for triplets, as well as the easiest and safest sleep practices.
Part Time, Overnight NCS – Northbrook, IL 12/23/24 to 1/23/25
Girl; 10 days old, 9 hours per night, 2 nights per week. Provide overnight care for the newborn. Advise parents on oral ties and proper bottle feeding, and encourage parents to establish a consistent bedtime routine for the newborn. Wean newborn from 3 overnight feeds to 1 overnight feeding before my departure.
Full Time, Overnight NCS – Bucktown, IL 12/20/24 to 1/18/25
Boy; 2 weeks old, 10 hours per night, 4 nights per week. Provide overnight care for the newborn and help him feel comfortable during episodes of reflux. Elongate time between overnight feedings, and advise parents on best practices for baby to achieve their future goal of 10 hours of sleep in the bassinet.
Full Time, Live-In, Day and Overnight NCS – Champaign, IL 10/21/24 to 12/19/24
Girl; 4 weeks old, 4 nights per week live-in, 16 hours per day. Provide care for the newborn during the evening hours, completing her bath and bedtime routine, and continuing care overnight with bottle feeds. Work alongside parents to optimize newborn’s daytime and nighttime sleep and establish a consistent routine for the newborn. Advise parents on best practices for the goal of sleeping 12 hours overnight un-swaddled in her crib.
Full Time, Overnight NCS – Wilmette, IL 9/16/24 to 11/3/24
Girl; 5 days old, 4 nights per week, tapering down to 1 night per week, 12 hours per night. Provide overnight care for the newborn. Work alongside parents to optimize newborn’s daytime and nighttime sleep and establish a consistent routine for the newborn. Advise parents on best practices for baby. Sleep train the newborn.
Part Time, Overnight NCS – Norridge, IL 8/09/24 to 10/18/24
Boy; 4 weeks, 2 nights per week, 10 hours per night. Provide overnight care for the newborn. Formula feeding, and helping the baby during episodes of reflux. Work alongside parents and in tandem with other doulas to optimize newborn’s nighttime sleep, establish a consistent bedtime routine for the newborn, and wean his overnight feeds.
Short Term, Full Time, Overnight NCS – Evanston , IL 8/10/24 to 9/8/24
Boy; 3 months old, 4 nights per week, 12 hours per night. Provide overnight care for the infant and wean him off of his 3 overnight feeds while helping him feel comfortable sleeping in his crib. Work alongside parents to establish the baby’s daytime schedule, and nighttime sleep and establish a consistent bedtime routine for the baby. Advise parents on best and safest sleep practices for baby.
Short Term, Full Time, Overnight NCS – Lincoln Park, IL 7/10/24 to 7/30/24
Boy; 4 weeks old, 4 nights per week, 12 hours per night. Provide overnight care for the newborn. Responsibilities included formula feeding the baby, encouraging longer stretches of sleep, bottle cleaning, care, . Work alongside parents to optimize newborn’s daytime and nighttime sleep and establish a consistent routine for the newborn. Advise parents on best practices for baby. Sleep train the newborn.
Overnight NCS – Lincoln Park, IL 3/10/2024 to 7/1/2024
Boy, 5 days old. Provide 12 hours of overnight care, 6 days per week for a newborn boy. Create a daily schedule and routine for the baby, and teach this schedule as well as general baby care to parents. Sleep condition the newborn for overnight sleep. Complete nursery related housekeeping tasks such as bottle and pump part washing, restocking the nursery, offer community support resources and complete laundry as needed.
Full Time NCS – Lake Forest, IL 10/15/23 to 03/01/2024
Girl; 3 Days Old. Provide 18 hours of care both during the day and overnight for newborn girl, 7 days per week. Create a daily schedule and routine for the baby and teach this schedule as well as general baby care to parents. Complete nursery related housekeeping tasks such as bottle washing, restocking, formula management, and laundry as needed.
Full Time NCS Twins – Phoenix, AZ 05/1/23 to 08/21/23
Boy/Girl; 4 Days Old. Provide 12 hours of care overnight for newborn twins 6 or 7 days per week. Create a daily schedule and routine for the twins’ and teach this schedule as well as general twin management to parents and a daytime nanny. Organize the home to create a flow for the day and nighttime tasks, complete housekeeping tasks related to twins such as bottle washing, and laundry as needed. Support breast feeding efforts and breast/bottle co-feeding. Educate parents on how to care for their twins and how to sleep train them and empower parents to feel confident after my departure.
Full Time NCS Twins – Glastonbury, CT 02/14/23 to 04/15/23
Girls; 5 weeks adjusted (2.5 months). Provide 16 hours of care per day for twin newborn girls 5 to 7 days per week. Create a schedule and routine for the twins’ day-to-day life, provide stimulating and engaging activity for the twins, organize the home to create a flow for the day’s tasks, purchase needed items for the twins, complete all housekeeping tasks related to twins such as bottle washing and laundry. Educate parents on how to care for their twins and empower parents to feel confident after my departure. Work in tandem with one parent while the other received inpatient care for severe postpartum anxiety.
Full Time, Travel NCS – Telluride, CO 12/21/22 to 1/5/23
Boy; 4 months. Provide care for the baby up to 20 hours per day for 2 weeks during the family’s ski holiday, being sure to establish congruency of care for the infant.
Full Time, Overnight NCS – Phoenix, AZ 11/3/22 to 11/11/22
Girl; 3 days. Provide overnight care for the newborn. Work alongside parents to optimize newborn’s daytime and nighttime sleep and establish a consistent routine for the newborn. Advise parents on best practices.
Full Time Travel Nanny for UHNW Family – NY, Europe 08/2022 to 10/2022
Girl; 2 (full charge). Girl; 6 weeks (occasional care). Position required traveling with a family on their European vacation that included stays in multiple cities in Italy, France, and Spain. Full charge 24/6 or 24/5 responsibilities for 2-year-old girl included packing, organizing, planning and executing her day, preparing her meals, and general daily care. Occasional care for newborn included seamlessly following her established care routine, and assisting with organization and care during transitions from location to location.
Full Time NCS for Private UHNW Family – Paradise Valley, AZ 01/2022 to 7/2022
Twin Boys; 3 days old. Position required working in multiple fully-staffed homes on a team of one or two other newborn specialists under direction of a lead NCS. Responsibilities included high focus on enrichment and development, working daily to encourage milestone achievement, providing top of the line care to the babies. Frequent traveling with the family was required, both domestically and internationally, for planned or spontaneous trips or to stay in alternate family homes, including on the family’s yacht. Position required flexibility for weekly overnight and 24-hour shifts. Position included photoshoots for magazine covers, a red-carpet event, and multiple other mid-profile functions involving the babies.
Full Time Overnight NCS – Scottsdale, AZ 11/2021 to 1/2022
Boy; 5 weeks. Provide overnight care for the newborn. Work alongside parents to optimize newborn’s daytime and nighttime sleep, and establish a consistent routine.
Live-in Full Time Nanny for Private UHNW Family – Fairfield, CT 4/2021 to 10/2021
Girl; 4 months old. Position required working in a well-staffed home with a team of two other nannies as well as an initial month-long transition to work alongside the baby’s NCS. Responsibilities were full-charge from wake to sleep, including all child related purchasing. High focus on enrichment and development, working daily to encourage milestone achievement. Frequent traveling with the family required, both domestically and internationally, for planned or spontaneous trips, including assistance with moving in and out of a summer Hamptons home, as well as yacht experience. Organizing outings in destination cities, working with a large team to fulfill child and family needs, occasionally caring for child’s 2-year old sibling. Position required flexibility for overnight and 24-hour shifts.
Live-in Full Time Day NCS/ TravelNanny for Professionals – Scottsdale, AZ 2/2019 to 4/2021
Boy; 3 weeks old. Responsibilities include all general baby care, managing the baby’s schedule, and purchasing to update toys, wardrobe, diapers, and other hygienic items as needed. All laundering and cleaning duties associated with the baby. Enrolling him in swimming, music, and gym classes and attending the classes with him (pre-Covid-19). Enrichment including teaching baby sign language and always working to ensure he is exceeding developmental milestones. Preparing for and traveling with the family on monthly business and leisure trips including packing for the baby and organizing outings and meals in destination cities. Assisted the family with household management tasks when moving in and out of their summer home in Oregon.
Full Time Night NCS - Scottsdale, AZ 1/2019 – 2/2019
Girl; 4 weeks old to 2 mos. old. Provide overnight feedings and sleep training for a newborn.
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Additional Note
Member of Colts Drum and Bugle Corps - Dubuque, IA 2004-2011 Color Guard Captain in 2011.
The Colts are a World Class member of Drum Corps International (DCI). Participating in Drum Corps prepared me to be an adaptable, mentally grounded, travel enthusiast who can always be congenial and go with the flow. I was taught to see all problems as merely inconveniences that can be easily overcome, and to use discipline, determination, and perseverance as my strengths to push through grueling weeks of fourteen-hour rehearsal days and long sleepless touring nights. I have performed for hundreds of thousands of people and have made friends in almost every state, and five countries. Drum Corps taught me that I can do anything I set my mind to, and the lessons of responsibility, hard work, respect, and constantly pursuing a better version of myself are the lessons that I carry with me forever, and teach to the children I work with.