[nobe-l] blind nanny in training

[Ashley Bramlett]

Kayla,
Being a private tutor is easy provided you have the education and experience 
to market your business.
Americans want to see initials after your name for your education. So, I 
hope you have a masters degree or some experience to back your skills.

You can set up your own company. Set it up as a soul proprietorship or self 
incorporate.
You will be creating a LLC which is limited liability corporation if you 
self incorporate.
If you want to go the self employment route, I highly recommend getting 
advice on how to do it.
There are lots of tax and legal considerations.
Your local employment center might have classes on self employment or a 
community college may offer  classes or even a certificate for 
entrepreneurs. If that is not available, Hadley school for the blind, the 
free distance education school for blind adults and high school students, 
offers
a small curriculum in self employment. Its under the forcife center for 
entrepreneurship.

I think the challenge for self employment as a tutor is you cannot depend on 
a steady income at any given time as your income depends on how many 
students you see.
But that is something all tutors face.
You might try getting hired as a tutor through a company first before trying 
the self employment route.
I know your income is still based on how many students you have, but I think 
companies might offer benefits or professional development or something to 
you that you would not get as a self employed tutor.

Just some thoughts to think over.
Hope this helps.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kayla James via nobe-l
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 8:44 PM
To: Heather Field ; National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
Cc: Kayla James
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] blind nanny in training

This is Kayla replying back to your post. So far, everyone else says
being a nanny will be hard, too. I was planning on having DHS provide
me with a driver, but just in case it does not work, how can I become
a private tutor?

On 7/21/15, Heather Field via nobe-l <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Kayla,
> I believe we've chatted about this via e-mail before. I think you're going
> to find it very difficult to persuade a family that a blind nanny is going
> to be able to be competent to care for their children. I don't believe 
> that
>
> people will hire a blind nanny unless they have a blind child and
> specifically want a blind nanny. Even if you were able to convince them 
> that
>
> you are competent to keep their children safe and amused, people usually
> want nannies to drive their children to events such as swimming, dancing 
> and
>
> music lessons. While I'm not saying that it's impossible, I believe that
> you're choosing a career path that will be extremely difficult for you. If
> you like working with children there are numerous careers in which you are
> much more likely to have success. Being a childcare provider in your own
> home is just one example.
> Being a private tutor, or being a teacher are two other options. Just my
> thoughts.
> Warmly,
> Heather Field
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kayla James via nobe-l
> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 4:56 PM
> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
> Cc: Kayla James
> Subject: [nobe-l] blind nanny in training
>
> If there are any blind nannies or blind governesses (teachers who
> teach in private homes) on this list, please help me. I have decided
> to go into private childcare by being a nanny or governess and I need
> help. Please contact me either on or off list to share experiences.
> Did any of you have guide dogs while working because I am planning on
> getting one while in school? Was it hard to find your first family
> that you worked for? Are you still in the same field of work or have
> you changed? Was it hard if you went to school for Nannying or
> governess training? Thank you for contacting.
>
> Kayla
>
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