Carpi, Near Modena, North Italy. Au-pair or Qualified Nanny needed for family with 4 children, Jacopo aged 9, Leonardo aged 6, Nicolo' aged 5 and Violante aged 1 1/2. The three older children go to school from 8.00 am to 1.00 pm. Violante does not go to nursery. You will not be required to do the school runs. Religion: R/C (not practicing). Dad has his own business, mum works in an office. The family live in Carpi a very nice small town close to Bologna, Verona and Florence. The family live in a new block of flats close to the city centre. It takes 10 minutes by bike or 5 minutes by bus to reach the centre. The bus stop is a 2 minute walk from the family's home. Other help kept: a housekeeper for 8 hours per week for all the housework. Requirements: Swimmer/Non-Smoker or willing to smoke only outside/Experience/Excellent English even if not Mother Tongue/Willing to do Housework. Use of car and internet given. Minimum 6 month placement. Accommodation: a lovely private bedroom with bathroom. The bedroom is separate from the family's bedrooms and is divided from the family's bedrooms be a door and corridor. Approx hrs of work: 3.00 pm to 8.00 pm. Total daily hrs: 5. For a Qualified Nanny the hours would be full-time maximum 10 hours per day. Time off: Weekends including evenings and another 4 evenings off per week. You are asked to babysit for a maximum of 1 evening a week. Duties: The family already have an Italian child carer so they are looking for a candidate who will be like a big sister to the children, you will be asked to play with the children, have fun with them and speak always in English with them when you are with the whole family. You would need to help mum wash the children and stay with the children alone whilst mum prepares dinner. The family also would ask for just light housework such as laying and clearing the table at lunch and supper time. Salary: Au-pair € 150.00 p/w, net, negotiable (around £132.00 p/w, at the current rate of exchange). For a Qualified Nanny the salary would be € 340.00 per week net, negotiable (around £ 300.00 per week at the current rate of exchange). Family's interests: The family love to travel and watch films, read books and have fun with the children. They go on holiday to the lovely region of Tuscany, the lovely beach resort of Riccione and to the mountains. They have a small dog who is very sweet, her name is Rosa and she is a Jack Russell. Carpi has quite a large group of au-pairs and English Mother Tongue candidates. It is approx 1 hr from Bologna and Verona, and 2 hrs from Florence. Modena is a nice city, famous for Ferrari and its excellent food. It is also not far from the Adriatic coast. |