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VALIA ADAMOPOULOU
Educated Nanny
London
Summary
Experienced, warm, non-Smoker and active Nanny with excellent childcare and interpersonal skills and strong experience as both live-in, daily, ad-hoc nanny and babysitter. I've cared for children from 5 months to 9 years old, however, I have worked with children of all ages. I've been working with children for the past 6 years in various settings; private homes, schools, therapeutic spaces.
I focus on creating compassionate, nurturing environment for children to grow and develop. I am passionate about play-based learning and supporting emotional development. I am available for travel and holiday Nanny roles, carrying a bag of activities and patience to support families in a smooth flight or holidays time.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Hotel Nanny
Hotel Nanny Service
London
06.2024 - Current
- Provide outstanding nanny support to HNW, at 5-star hotels in London.
- Offer planned daily activities alongside parent's preferences.
- Build quick, trusting relationships with kids and parents.
- Keep parents updated throughout the day.
- Exercise problem-solving and flexibility to accommodate families' last-minute changes.
- Supervised groups of up to 3 children.
- Have excellent reviews from parents, on business page/Trustpilot.
Creative play worker
Kid's Table
London
04.2023 - Current
- Provide weekend supervised arts and crafts sessions for children from 2 years old and up at Shoreditch House.
- Lead big group of children, keeping them engaged and safe.
- Provide top-notch customer service to families, maintaining a friendly and professional demeanour.
- Promote children's creativity and interests through crafts.
PART-TIME NANNY
Private family
London
09.2022 - 07.2024
- Nanny for a 5 month and 4 year old at start, focusing on oer's child ADHD and creative activities.
- Responsible for baby's care: change, bathing, prepare/give bottle
- Organised and followed bedtime/bath routines.
- Encouraged positive behaviour between siblings interactions.
- Promoted healthy eating by preparing healthy snacks.
- Set compassionate but firm boundaries, alongside with parent's parenting guidelines, to support oldest child's ADHD.
- Continuously exceeded parent expectations by accommodating last-minute schedule changes.
CHILD SUPPORT WORKER
Robson House Primary School
London
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Assisted students with a range of learning differences, including ADD, ADHD and ASD to achieve their full potential academically and socially.
- Responded calmly to manage crises and emergency situations.
- Delivered additional learning support to small student groups, enabling improved academic confidence.
- Liaised with multidisciplinary team to better support student's needs.
LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT
New River College
London
09.2021 - 07.2023
- Worked with students on academic and social challenges, modelling empathy and perseverance.
- Prepared and led classroom activities and materials to complete learning objectives.
- Offered calm and focused conflict-resolution, defusing problematic behaviour with compassion.
- Created strong relationships with parents and caregivers to strengthen school- parents communication.
HONORARY ASSISTANT THERAPIST, Tavistock
Brookfield Primary School
London
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Provided weekly 1:1 therapeutic support to students in schools through child-led play
- Improved children's emotional resilience, positive behaviour and social skills
- Advised families about techniques in dealing with their children's behavioural difficulties.
- Collaborated with other professionals to develop holistic treatment plans.
TEMPORARY NANNY
Private family
Athens
04.2021 - 07.2021
- Looked after a 2-year-old while a family's temporary stay in Athens.
- Organised age-appropriate activities
- Accompanied family in a trip in Spain supporting the child's full care and wellbeing
- Followed nap routines and babysat while parents were out.
- Set up child safe areas in the house for indoor games.
LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT
Montessori Primary School
05.2021 - 06.2021
- Facilitated a 7-year old's positive transition to his new school
- Tailored learning around the student's needs and aligned to teacher's guidance
- Positively liaised with parents, teacher and headteacher to better integrate the student at the school
- Supported his social skills in peer group activities.
PART-TIME NANNY
Private family
London
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Offered part-time care to a 14-month-old while parents working.
- Prepared/ heated dinner and snacks.
- Organised outings to i.e. Park, library and actively engaged and supported baby's pre-social skills.
- Engaged baby through fun, age-developmental games, drawing and music while in the house.
- Made sure the environment was always safe and tidy to prevent age-related injuries.
- Handled toddler behaviour issues in a calm but firm way.
LIVE-IN NANNY
Private family
London
09.2018 - 09.2019
- Provided full-time solo and shared care for 3 children, aged 14 months old, 5 and 6 years, ensuring their holistic well-being.
- Safely transported children to and from school, events and activities, maintaining adherence to schedules to establish reliability and trust.
- Balanced educational (STEM, crafts, baking and outdoors), recreational activities with unstructured time.
- Provided daily healthy cooking for the whole family and kept play areas tidy.
- Supported baby's weaning process and language development.
- Assisted with homework and fostered Greek language development through talking and games
- Supported baby's separation anxiety and found ways to engage him during his mum's leavings
- Liaise daily with parents to provide updates on children's progress and development.
- Travelled on [Type] trips with family, packing and unpacking items for [Number] children.
- Encouraged children to express themselves confidently by cultivating safe, stimulating environments.
- Assisted in light housework and laundry to reduce parents' workload.
Education
BSC (HONS) FACULTY OF PRIMARY EDUCATION - Education
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Athens 09.2014 - 09.2018
MSC - Child Psychology
Tavistock and Portman
London 09.2019 - 2021.09
Skills
Child Psychology & Early Years Development
undefinedAccomplishments
Managed to keep engaged and happy as a live-in nanny, 3 children (1 baby), almost daily.
Helped a boy with ADHD express himself through dance, outdoor activities.
Keep in touch with almost all the families I've worked with.
Interests
Nature/Gardening
Art/Painting
Keyboards
Catching-up with child development research
Certification
First Aid & CPR
Work Preference
Work Type
Contract WorkTimeline
Hotel Nanny
Hotel Nanny Service
06.2024 - Current
CHILD SUPPORT WORKER
Robson House Primary School
09.2023 - 04.2024
Creative play worker
Kid's Table
04.2023 - Current
PART-TIME NANNY
Private family
09.2022 - 07.2024
LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT
New River College
09.2021 - 07.2023
HONORARY ASSISTANT THERAPIST, Tavistock
Brookfield Primary School
09.2021 - 07.2022
LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT
Montessori Primary School
05.2021 - 06.2021
TEMPORARY NANNY
Private family
04.2021 - 07.2021
MSC - Child Psychology
Tavistock and Portman
09.2019 - 2021.09
PART-TIME NANNY
Private family
09.2019 - 03.2020
LIVE-IN NANNY
Private family
09.2018 - 09.2019
BSC (HONS) FACULTY OF PRIMARY EDUCATION - Education
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
09.2014 - 09.2018
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