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What is an Au Pair?
The Au Pair scheme is an arrangement under which an unmarried girl aged 17 to 27 inclusive and without dependents may come to the United Kingdom to learn English language and to live for a while as a member of an English speaking family.
What is an Au Pair?
The Au Pair scheme is an arrangement under which an unmarried girl aged 17 to 27 inclusive and without dependents may come to the United Kingdom to learn English language and to live for a while as a member of an English speaking family.
¿ An au pair, in return for light household duties, receives board and lodging, and facilities for study.
We place girls who wish to come to England for a minimum of 6 months to improve their English and to participate in the British way of life.
¿ All the girls are thoroughly vetted to ensure they are reliable, efficient, honest and caring. And they are carefully placed to see that they meet the requirements of the family.
Duties of the Au Pair:
It should be understood that an au pair is not a trained nanny or housekeeper and her duties should be limited to general housework such as vacuum-cleaning, dusting, washing, ironing, changing beds etc.
¿ She is expected to assist with the children¿s tea and bath time and with the preparation and clearing of the evening meal.
¿ She can be asked to do some baby-sitting, and to take and collect children to and from school if they are of school age.
¿ The au pair, however, should not be expected to work all day during school holidays. Working mothers should organize extra help.
Learning English:
An au pair comes to England to improve her English and she should be helped and encouraged to do so whilst in the family. There are plenty of schools in London available to foreign students with available courses so that the Au Pair will be able to choose a language course that suits her.
¿ The family should be prepared to work with the girl to establish effective and friendly communication from the start.
¿ The au pair has to be allowed time off to attend English classes at the local college.
¿ The college fees are generally paid by the au pair (there may exist some forms of arrangement regarding the payment of such fees - this should be left to the agreement of each particular pair of family and au pair).
¿ The family should find out if such classes exist in their local college and inform the au pair from the beginning.
Pocket money:
¿ As well as free accommodation and meals, the family will provide the au pair with pocket money to enable her to cover her own personal living expenses and to entertain herself during her time off.
¿ The amount should not be less than ¿30 per week and should not exceed ¿75 per week.
Spare time:
The au pair should be given two complete days off per week to enable her to visit places and friends.
She should also have some evenings free as well as some hours off, each morning or afternoon.
Travel to England:
The au pair will pay for her journey to England, though the family should make prepared to make arrangements to collect her from any reasonable point of arrival such as a mainline station or an international airport.
¿ Considering the amount of luggage she will probably be carrying and the possibility of her getting lost (or worse!) we feel it is reasonable to ask the family to collect her.
¿ If it is inconvenient for the family to collect the girl, our agency will do it upon the family¿s instruction.
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