Childcare (Au Pair) – Great Britain
WORKPLACE FEATURES
- Duties: taking care of Host-family’s children, taking them to/ from school/ kindergarten, feeding, playing together, light housework – vacuuming, dusting etc.
- Au Pair cultural exchange contract
- Earnings between 100-180 GBP/ week
- Min. 25 working hours/ week
- 1 days off/ week, agreed with Host-family
- Min. 14 days vacation time
- 12-24 months contract
ADVANTAGES
- Quick departures
- Free accommodation and meals, at the Host-family
- Perfect your English level through specialized courses
- Experience and qualification not mandatory
- Limited responsibilities
- Joining Host-family in trips and holidays
- Support for obtaining NINO and opening bank account
- Possibility of remaining in the UK after contract expiration date, and finding a job in a different field
IDEAL PROFILE
- Single women (occasionally men)
- 18-27 years old
- Medium English, written and spoken
- Good general medical condition
- Communicative
- Courteous, patient, earnest, self-organized, work motivated
- Enjoys working with children
Your dossier must have the following documents:
- CV in English + smiling photo + Au Pair application
- 1 passport photo
- 1 full body photo, size 9/13, office attire
- Photos of children formerly supervised/ cared for
- Passport/ ID copy
- Birth certificate in original + translated and legalized in English
- Copy of last studies diploma
- Clean criminal record
- Clean medical record
- Copy of qualification papers (if such documents exists)
- 2 recommendations, in original, from previous employers
- Dear family letter
Hourly salary, monthly salary and payment dates
Earnings
from 100 GBP/ week and can get to up to 180 GBP/ week100 GBP/ week and up to 180 GBP/ week
depending on candidate profile
*Earnings are paid weekly. Host family usually pay earnings in a bank account opened in the Au Pair’s name at a British bank. Au Pair may transfer their earnings via bank transfer to a bank account from their home country. Earnings are considered pocket money since meals and accommodation are free of charge.
FULL JOB DETAILS
Position, job title or profession
Nanny/ Baby-Sitter/ Au Pair
Host family
Agency places candidates at one of the Host families with open childcare positions
Duration of Au Pair exchange contract
Maximum 24 months
Location of contract
Candidates can work anywhere within the UK, but most positions are located around London, Devon, Bath, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool etc.
Sex
Women are accepted, very rarely men
Couples
Couples are rarely accepted in this program
Accepted age
Minimum age is 18, maximum age is 27 years old (inclusively), as imposed by the British government
Personality
Good attitude, hard working, serious, friendly, in good physical and mental shape
Marital status
Only single candidates
Childcare experience
Not mandatory, but experienced candidates have an advantage upon selection
Qualification
Not mandatory, but qualified candidates and those who took profile courses have an advantage upon selection
English level
Minimum 5 level on a scale from 1 to 10. Candidates with a lower than 5 level are accepted only after being approved by the host family
Other foreign languages
Not required, but they may be an advantage
Driver’s licence
Not required, but it may be an advantage
Working/ off days
- Minimum 25 working hours/ week
- 6 working days/ week
- 1 day off/ week
Nature and length of contract
Cultural exchange contract.
Contracts are usually for 12 months, but no longer than 24 months.
Transport ticket (home country - U.K.- home country)
Host family does not cover cost of travel expenses/ plane ticket
Accommodation
Offered by the host family, in a separate room, free of charge
Meals
Offered by the host family, free of charge
Local transport
Not offered, as workplace and accommodation are in the same place
Length, procedure and payment rights for vacation
Minimum 14 working days off, according to the cultural exchange contract
Work, protection and security conditions
Candidate must meet and observe normal rules and regulations as established and instructed by the host family
Working conditions are normal, and security and protection measures are communicated during the first day of work by the host family.
Cultural exchange happens in the host family’s home, in very good hygiene and quality conditions, both in day and night shifts.
