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1. What is an au pair?
2. What is a host family?
3. What characteristics does an au pair need to have?
4. What characteristics does a host family need to have?
5. Au pair’s rights and responsibilities
6. Host family’s rights and responsibilities
7. Is there a law regarding working for room and board?
8. What do I do to host an au pair?
9. How much does an au pair need to work?
10. How do you become an au pair?
11. What is au pair online?
12. Can I deactivate my profile?
13. Can I remove my profile from the website?
14. Do I need to regularly log in?
1. What is an au pair?
An au pair is a male or female that desires to travel the world, learn new languages, get to know different cultures and experience new things. Today all this is possible thanks to cultural exchange programs that allow our youth to be hosted for a number of months by families that live in foreign countries, that in exchange for room and board and a small salary, ask only for a little help with their children and some minor housework.
2. What is a host family?
A host family is a family that welcomes a foreign male or female into their home as a member of their own family. The family is responsible for providing the au pair with shelter, food, and a small salary. In exchange, the au pair will take care of the children and will help with minor housework.
3. What characteristics does an au pair need to have?
The au pair needs to be between the ages of 17/18 to 29/30. However, the age of the au pair may vary between countries. For more information please see our section regarding visas and regulations. He or she needs to have a predisposition for child care. It is preferable if he or she already has previous experience. The au pair needs to have at least basic knowledge of the native language of the country in which he or she will be living. The au pair needs to be of good health and can not have a criminal record. In order to be an au pair a High School Diploma is generally required. The Au pair is in no way a like maid or a nursing home worker, and needs to participate in family life as a member of that family.
4. What characteristics does a host family need to have?
To be a host family, it is best if there is at least one child under the age of 18. The host family needs to provide the au pair with their own room and when possible, their own bathroom. The host family needs to accept the au pair as a member of their own family allowing him or her to participate in their daily routines, i.e. dining together, or taking the au pair with them on vacation. The family needs to have healthy principles and a tendency towards social relations. The family may also be run by a single parent. The family may under no circumstances consider the au pair as a simple babysitter, a nursing home staff, or a maid.
5. Au pair’s rights and responsibilities.
The Au pair has the right to receive free room and board and has the right to receive a weekly or monthly salary. The Au pair has the right to have at least a day off a week and to have a week’s worth vacation for every 6 months of work with the same family. Also, the au pair has the right to have enough time off to allow him or her to take a language course and to participate at functions honored by their religion. The au pair has the right to their own room and when possible also their own bathroom. The Au pair has the responsibility to take care of the children of the host family and to help with minor housework.
6. Host Family’s Rights and Responsibilities.
The Host family has the responsibility to provide free room and board and a small weekly or monthly salary for the au pair. The host family has the responsibility to welcome the au pair as a member of their own family and to provide the au pair with at least a day off each week. The host family has the responsibility to provide a week’s vacation per every 6 months of the au pair’s work. The host family has the responsibility to provide the au pair with enough time off to take a language course and to participate in his or her religious functions. The host family has the responsibility to provide the au pair with their own room and, when possible, their own bathroom. The host family has the right to have their children taken care of and has the right to receive help with minor housework. Specific rules may vary between countries. Please consult the section regarding visas and regulations.
7. Is there a law regarding working for room and board?
Each individual nation regulates work for room and board according to their own laws. At European level, the law is regulated by the “Accordo Europeo sul Collocamento alla Pari, N. 68, Strasburgo, 24 novembre 1969. Some nations have activated agreements with individual countries for the regulations of exchanges for Business-Pleasure. In spite of the acceptance of the inspired principles for au pair work by the “Accordo di Strasburgo of 1969”, it is recommended to be aware of the presiding rule of the individual countries of interest or to direct oneself to the respective authorities.
8. What do I do to host an au pair?
To host an au pair, in many countries it is sufficient to simply contact the au pair. This can be done through our website. To avoid wasting time it is recommended to establish rules from the first exchanges of contact. The stipulation of a contract is always recommended. Be aware of the law in force within the individual country.
9. How much does an aupair need to work?
Au pair’s weekly labor hours and days off vary between countries. Consult the section regarding visas and regulations for additional information. In any case, the au pair can not exceed 35 to 40 hours of work a week and has the right to at least one day off a week, and at least a week’s vacation for every six months working for the same family. The au pair has the right to sufficient free time during the week to attend a foreign language class of the host country and to participate in one’s own religion functions.
10. How do you become an au pair?
To become an au pair you must firstly create a contact with the host family within the country you wish to travel to. This can be done through our website. Clear and precise rules must also be established through email or telephone contact. The stipulation of a contract is always recommended. Ultimately, be aware of the law in force within the individual country.
11. What is Au Pair online?
Au pair online allows a fast and simple way of research for finding an au pair or a host family. This website facilitates international exchanges between the youth that desires to travel, get to know new cultures and learn foreign languages, and the families that are in need of minor help in their home with their children, and are willing to offer the au pair room and board and a small weekly or monthly salary. Au pair online is not in any way an agency of employment.
12. Can I deactivate my profile?
You can deactivate your profile at any time you wish to and reactivate it when you need to. Click here and follow the instructions if you wish to deactivate it now.
13. Can I remove my profile from the website?
You can remove yourself from the website at any time you wish to. The removal is definitive, you may not reactivate your profile when you need to, but you can create a new one. Click here and follow the instructions if you want to remove your profile now.
14. Do I need to regularly log in?
Your log in needs to be done regularly to maintain your profile active. Surpassed 90 days without having logged in, your profile will be deactivated automatically. If you desire to always remain visible and in one of the first spots in the search of profiles, log in daily. This way will enable you to have a major possibility of being contacted.
1. What is an au pair?
2. What is a host family?
3. What characteristics does an au pair need to have?
4. What characteristics does a host family need to have?
5. Au pair’s rights and responsibilities
6. Host family’s rights and responsibilities
7. Is there a law regarding working for room and board?
8. What do I do to host an au pair?
9. How much does an au pair need to work?
10. How do you become an au pair?
11. What is au pair online?
12. Can I deactivate my profile?
13. Can I remove my profile from the website?
14. Do I need to regularly log in?
1. What is an au pair?
An au pair is a male or female that desires to travel the world, learn new languages, get to know different cultures and experience new things. Today all this is possible thanks to cultural exchange programs that allow our youth to be hosted for a number of months by families that live in foreign countries, that in exchange for room and board and a small salary, ask only for a little help with their children and some minor housework.
2. What is a host family?
A host family is a family that welcomes a foreign male or female into their home as a member of their own family. The family is responsible for providing the au pair with shelter, food, and a small salary. In exchange, the au pair will take care of the children and will help with minor housework.
3. What characteristics does an au pair need to have?
The au pair needs to be between the ages of 17/18 to 29/30. However, the age of the au pair may vary between countries. For more information please see our section regarding visas and regulations. He or she needs to have a predisposition for child care. It is preferable if he or she already has previous experience. The au pair needs to have at least basic knowledge of the native language of the country in which he or she will be living. The au pair needs to be of good health and can not have a criminal record. In order to be an au pair a High School Diploma is generally required. The Au pair is in no way a like maid or a nursing home worker, and needs to participate in family life as a member of that family.
4. What characteristics does a host family need to have?
To be a host family, it is best if there is at least one child under the age of 18. The host family needs to provide the au pair with their own room and when possible, their own bathroom. The host family needs to accept the au pair as a member of their own family allowing him or her to participate in their daily routines, i.e. dining together, or taking the au pair with them on vacation. The family needs to have healthy principles and a tendency towards social relations. The family may also be run by a single parent. The family may under no circumstances consider the au pair as a simple babysitter, a nursing home staff, or a maid.
5. Au pair’s rights and responsibilities.
The Au pair has the right to receive free room and board and has the right to receive a weekly or monthly salary. The Au pair has the right to have at least a day off a week and to have a week’s worth vacation for every 6 months of work with the same family. Also, the au pair has the right to have enough time off to allow him or her to take a language course and to participate at functions honored by their religion. The au pair has the right to their own room and when possible also their own bathroom. The Au pair has the responsibility to take care of the children of the host family and to help with minor housework.
6. Host Family’s Rights and Responsibilities.
The Host family has the responsibility to provide free room and board and a small weekly or monthly salary for the au pair. The host family has the responsibility to welcome the au pair as a member of their own family and to provide the au pair with at least a day off each week. The host family has the responsibility to provide a week’s vacation per every 6 months of the au pair’s work. The host family has the responsibility to provide the au pair with enough time off to take a language course and to participate in his or her religious functions. The host family has the responsibility to provide the au pair with their own room and, when possible, their own bathroom. The host family has the right to have their children taken care of and has the right to receive help with minor housework. Specific rules may vary between countries. Please consult the section regarding visas and regulations.
7. Is there a law regarding working for room and board?
Each individual nation regulates work for room and board according to their own laws. At European level, the law is regulated by the “Accordo Europeo sul Collocamento alla Pari, N. 68, Strasburgo, 24 novembre 1969. Some nations have activated agreements with individual countries for the regulations of exchanges for Business-Pleasure. In spite of the acceptance of the inspired principles for au pair work by the “Accordo di Strasburgo of 1969”, it is recommended to be aware of the presiding rule of the individual countries of interest or to direct oneself to the respective authorities.
8. What do I do to host an au pair?
To host an au pair, in many countries it is sufficient to simply contact the au pair. This can be done through our website. To avoid wasting time it is recommended to establish rules from the first exchanges of contact. The stipulation of a contract is always recommended. Be aware of the law in force within the individual country.
9. How much does an aupair need to work?
Au pair’s weekly labor hours and days off vary between countries. Consult the section regarding visas and regulations for additional information. In any case, the au pair can not exceed 35 to 40 hours of work a week and has the right to at least one day off a week, and at least a week’s vacation for every six months working for the same family. The au pair has the right to sufficient free time during the week to attend a foreign language class of the host country and to participate in one’s own religion functions.
10. How do you become an au pair?
To become an au pair you must firstly create a contact with the host family within the country you wish to travel to. This can be done through our website. Clear and precise rules must also be established through email or telephone contact. The stipulation of a contract is always recommended. Ultimately, be aware of the law in force within the individual country.
11. What is Au Pair online?
Au pair online allows a fast and simple way of research for finding an au pair or a host family. This website facilitates international exchanges between the youth that desires to travel, get to know new cultures and learn foreign languages, and the families that are in need of minor help in their home with their children, and are willing to offer the au pair room and board and a small weekly or monthly salary. Au pair online is not in any way an agency of employment.
12. Can I deactivate my profile?
You can deactivate your profile at any time you wish to and reactivate it when you need to. Click here and follow the instructions if you wish to deactivate it now.
13. Can I remove my profile from the website?
You can remove yourself from the website at any time you wish to. The removal is definitive, you may not reactivate your profile when you need to, but you can create a new one. Click here and follow the instructions if you want to remove your profile now.
14. Do I need to regularly log in?
Your log in needs to be done regularly to maintain your profile active. Surpassed 90 days without having logged in, your profile will be deactivated automatically. If you desire to always remain visible and in one of the first spots in the search of profiles, log in daily. This way will enable you to have a major possibility of being contacted.