My name is Viktoriia and I'm a 19 year old university student. I have been living in Canada for over a decade now, although I'm originally from Russia. Despite a slight decline in my proficiency in Russian, I'm fully capable of understanding the language. I have several years of experience working with children through tennis coaching and summer camps. As a tennis and sports summer-camp coach, I can confidently say that I am able to attend to children's needs, ensuring their well-being and development. Safety is always a top priority for me, and I make sure that activities are both fun and appropriate for the childs age. My experience coaching children aged between 3 to 10 years old has taught me about the importance of proper care, safety, and ongoing engagement through activities. I especially enjoy structuring activities to be active through sports, games, arts and crafts, and outdoor play. I genuinely enjoy working with children and helping them learn, stay active and have fun in a safe and supported environment. However, my ability to handle childcare is limited to two children at a time to ensure I can deliver the highest quality of care and attention. Regarding my interests, I primarily enjoy tennis and physical activitiy, including walking, strength training, and recreational sports. I strive to lead a healthy lifestyle by maintaining a balanced diet, engaging in regular physical activity, and limiting screen time. Alongside physical activity, I have a passion for cooking and baking and am always open to trying new, fun recipes. I am available for babysitting throughout the week, whether it's in the morning, during the day or evening. I'm open to live-out options, and am available for full-time or part-time work starting from April 27th, 2026. My services not only include supervising children but also cooking, light housekeeping, running errands, helping with children's homework, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, and more. However, my skills do not extend to caring for children with disabilities as I believe I might not be adequately qualified for this responsibility, and want to ensure that families recieve the most appropriate care for their needs. In terms of my educational background, I've graduated from high school and am currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Health and Exercise Sciences at UBCO. In my studies, I have learned the importance of keeping children active as that supports healthy development of age appropriate skills.

Before I moved to Kelowna, I used to be a certified tennis coach in Calgary. I began coaching at 15 years old, and primarily ran tennis summer camps. This job required me to work with large groups of children (15-20), with an age range of roughly 5-15 years old. In this position I was responisble for collaborating with other coaches to plan daily programs and activities, supervising participants, resolving conflicts and ensuring that the activites were engaging, yet safe. Once I turned 17, I obtained a certification to coach tennis programs at the OSTEN & VICTOR Alberta Tennis Centre, where I primarily worked with younger kids throughout the school year, ages 3-6. The program included teaching fundamental movements and helping kids develop necessary skills such as throwing and catching. In the summertime, I primarily worked as a coach in our Nike Tennis summer camps, and also helped organize and run our annual She Can Play program, which encourages young girls, ages 6-17, to get involved in sports. I'm currently a full-time student at UBCO, and I'm pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Health and Exercise Sciences. One of the classes that I'm taking this semester focuses on lifespan motor development, where we learn about the development of motor skills in newborns, infants, and toddlers and how these skills develop over time. Our focus is broad, meaning we cover the development of major body systems such as the heart, lungs and bones. We also discuss the importance of certain developmental milestones, critical and non-critical skill windows, and how various factors can affect development, such as environment, culture, and the availability of resources in terms of whether the child is exposed to skill building opportunities.