Nanny Duties & Responsibilities

 

Responibilities of an Au Pair or Nanny

 

As a Nanny or Au Pair, your primary responsibility is to provide reliable and attentive childcare to your host family for a designated number of hours per week. The exact schedule may vary depending on the family, but general guidelines are as follows:

 

- Au Pairs: Up to 6 hours per day, 6 days per week

- Mother's Help/Nanny: Up to 8-10 hours per day, 5.5 days per week

 

Your daily tasks may include feeding, bathing, and engaging the children in educational or recreational activities. You may also be required to drive the children to school or extracurricular activities and provide occasional evening babysitting while the children are asleep.

Once your application is accepted, you'll have access to various host family offers via your dashboard. Each offer outlines the specific conditions of the placement. By accepting a position, you agree to all the terms stated in the offer.

While your primary focus is on the children's care and wellbeing, light household duties may be expected as part of your integration into the family. Most host families employ other domestic help , but you will be seen as a contributing family member and are expected to participate in basic family chores. 

You are expected to take your childcare responsibilities seriously. Should any conflicts arise, our program coordinator will be available to mediate and assist.

If at any point you feel uncomfortable or unhappy in your placement, we will help facilitate a transfer to a new host family. However, if you leave before completing your agreed term, you will be responsible for your own return travel costs. Should you decide to leave early, a minimum of two week's notice is required. Faillure to provide this notice may result in the host family withholding two weeks of your pay.

 

Please note:

- Our services are completely free of charge

- You are responsible for your own travel expenses

 

Above all, we encourage you to fully embrace your role, develop meaningful relationships with the children you care for, make new friends, and immerse yourself in a new culture. This is a unique opportunity for personal growth and unforgettable experiences abroad. 

 

 

 

Host Family Expectations

 

Responibilities of the Host Family

 

All host families participating in our program sign a contract agreeing to the terms and conditions outlined in the job offer.

Once you are placed with a host family, you will receive a comprehensive information pack along with contact details of other Nannies or Au-Pairs in your area.

Host families are expected to treat you as an equal member of the household, not as a servant or lodger. They will provide:

 

- Full board and lodging

- Weekly or monthy payments as stated in your job offer

- A private bedroom within the family home

- Regular time off, including:

- At least one full day off per week

- Some evenings off

- One full weekend off per month (Friday evening to Monday morning)

 

The family acknowledges that a key goal of the program is cultural exchange. By welcoming you into their home, they will help you gain firsthand experience of their country's lifestyles and traditions.

After completing 12 months of service, you are entitled to 4 week's paid holiday. If your stay is shorter, holiday pay is calculated on a pro-rata basis. Paid time off can be taken at mutually agreed times during your stay. 

If a host family requests an early termination of your placement, they are required to provide two week's notice. If they fail to do so, they must provide an additional two week's pay.

In the rare case of an exploitative or unsuitable situation, and upon advice from our coordinator, we will reassign you to a new host family.