Two useful webs
An Au pair company: Au pairs Planet
Further the Au Pairs have the opportunity to contact other Au Pairs in the area from many areas of Europe, Australia, New Zealand and North America.Also they will be given the chance to study at a local educational institution. A variety of curriculum choices are available there.
Further the au pair will receive pocket money. An au Pair who works up to five hours a day, five days a week, receives €80 a week. An au Pair who works up to eight hours a day, five days a week, receives €110 a week.Concerning housing, the au pair will receive a Private room.
Further au pairing is a plus point, if they are a recent ESOL, ESL or TESL graduate. Because au pairing in Spain is a good way to learn English as a Second or other Language. Also the family and the au pair company can give the au pairs a reference after they finish their stay in Spain.
The au pairs have to do around 25 hours of quality childcare or childcare activities per week, 40 hours if they are an au pair plus. Au pairs are expected to teach the children their native language. That's why Spanish families want to host an au pair.
The host Families who are accepted by Planet Au Pair are deeply screened to make sure that the au pair comes in a safe, comfortable home. Each host family must agree a lengthy application and do an interview and sign a written statement agreeing to follow the program’s guidelines.
When a host family is selected, the family will send details about themself to the au pair and the other way around. After this the host family will call them to have a Skype appointment. After they spoke with each other, both the host family and the au pair decide together whether or not they have an agreement.
If you want to be an Au pair you have a lot of companies that offer this service. As an example, we will talk about one particular company: Au pairs Planet.
Planet Au Pair, is a company in the United States that is founded in 1992. The company gives the opportunity to young people to have an unforgettable experience in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, England, Ireland, Scotland or the USA as an Au Pair.
The Au Pair will live with a carefully screened Host Family and she will be treaten as a family member and not as household.
An Au pair comunity: City Aupair
How can I create a good relationship with my host family and better integrate with them?
How can I best connect with the children?
How do I cope with cultural differences or even culture shock?
City Aupair is a community which helps au pairs with useful advices and information. For example they recommend them some activitieslike to take their kids to the zoo, the park or to the theater. Next to their useful tips, they also have a community where au pairs can meet and swap stories. Their City Aupair Community program helps au pairs find other au pairs in the same neighborhood. To meet other au pairs, a good idea is also to take a language class, where there are usually other au pairs. The City Aupair Facebook and the City Aupair blog are also a good way to meet other au pairs and learn from them.
To become a good au pair who has a good relationship with their host family and children in particular, you will have to use all the tips you can get.
Luckily, there are a lot of websites and communties with other au pairs you can join where you can ask as many questions as you want. With their tips and the stories they hear from other au pairs, they can try to become the best au pair they can possibly be.