F113/08. TRENTO, NORTH ITALY. AU-PAIR NEEDED TO LOOK AFTER 3 CHILDREN EMMA AGED 7 1/2, MILA AGED 5 1/2 & ROOCO AGED 3. RELIGION: R/C. BOTH PARENTS ARE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS. OTHER HELP KEPT: A HOUSEKEEPER FOR 8 HOURS PER WEEK FOR THE HEAVY HOUSEWORK. REQUIREMENTS: ABILITY TO COOK DRIVER/MINIMAL KNOWLEDGE OF ITALIAN. USE OF CAR AND INTERNET PROVIDED. TO START A.S.A.P. FOR 1 YEAR. APPROX HRS OF WORK: MONDAY TO FRIDAY: 7.00AM-8.00AM. 4.00PM-9.0PM. SATURDAY: 9.00AM-3.00PM. TOTAL DAILY HRS:6 TIME OFF: SUNDAY ALL DAY INCLUDING THE EVENING AND MONDAY, TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS. THESE CAN BE CHANGED AROUND TO SUIT BOTH THE FAMILY'S AND YOUR NEEDS. YOU ARE ASKED TO BABY-SIT FOR A MAXIMUM OF 3 EVENINGS A WEEK. SALARY: € 100.00 P/W, NEGOTIABLE (AROUND £ 80.00 P/W, AT THE CURRENT RATE OF EXCHANGE). EMMA AND MILA GO TO PRIMARY SCHOOL. ROCCO GOES TO NURSERY SCHOOL BOTH SCHOOLS ARE IN THE CENTRE OF THE SMALL VILLAGE CALLED POVO. THE VILLAGE CAN BE REACHED IN 15 MINUTES. IT IS ABOUT 3KMS AWAY AND THE ROAD IS FLAT. PRIMARY SCHOOL STARTS EXACTLY AT 8.00AM AND FINISHED AT 4.00PM, EVERY DAY MONDAY TO FRIDAY. THE NURSERY STARTS BETWEEN 8.00AM AND 8.45AM AND FINISHES AT 4.30PM. THE PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL ARE 200 METERS AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. THE FAMILY HAVE A CAT. THE FAMILY LIVE IN A LARGE DETACHED HOUSE WITH A GARDEN OF ABOUT 2000SQM AVAILABLE. THE HOUSE IS IN THE COUNTRY NEAR THE SMALL VILLAGE OF POVO AND LOCATED ABOUT 3KMS FROM TRENTO (BY CAR, ON FOOT EVEN LESS. 300 METERS FROM THE FAMILY'S HOME THERE IS THE BUS STOP FOR TRENTO AND OTHER SUBURBS. POLO IS A UNIVERSITY CENTRE OF MATHS, ENGINEERING, IT ETC (IRST INSTITUTE). ACCOMMODATION: EITHER A DOUBLE BEDROOM FURNISHED WITH A CHEST OF DRAWERS AND 2 WARDROBES WHERE THE FAMILY HAVE THEIR BEDROOMS. THE BEDROOM IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE CHILDREN'S BEDROOM. THE BATHROOM IS SHARED WITH THE CHILDREN. IN THE BATHROOM THERE ARE TWO CUPBOARDS WITH WASHBASINS AND MIRRORS ONE FOR THE CHILDREN AND ONE ONLY FOR YOU, BATH AND SHOWER AND TOILET OR A MINI APARTMENT WITH KITCHEN AND BATHROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR. THE FAMILY WOULD PREFER THAT YOU USED THE DOUBLE BEDROOM. YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE THE CHILDREN TO VARIOUS AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND SOMETIMES BE WILLING TO LOOK AFTER FOR MAXIMUM 2 HOURS SOME FRIENDS OF EMMA OR MILA (AT LEAST 6 OR 8 YEARS OLD). DUTIES: WAKE UP THE CHILDREN IN THE MORNING, HELP THEM GET WASHED, DRESSED AND GIVE THEM BREAKFAST LEAVING THE KITCHEN TIDY, TAKE THEM TO THE SCHOOL BUS WHICH COMES TO PICK THEM UP AT 8.00AM. WHICH STOPS 350 METERS FROM THE FAMILY'S HOUSE BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE THEM THERE AS ONE NEEDS TO CROSS THE ROAD. IN THE AFTERNOON WAIT FOR THE CHILDREN A THE SCHOOL BUS STOP AT 4.00PM. TAKE THEM HOME, GIVE THEM A SMALL SNACK (BREAD HONEY, YOGURT WITH HONEY, FRUIT HOWEVER NO PROCESSED OR PACKET FOOD) AND AFTERWARDS PLAY WITH THEM TRYING TO STAY AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE IN THE GARDEN. PREPARE THE CHILDREN'S SUPPER: DURING TERM TIME THIS IS AT 7.00PM AND IN THE SUMMER WHENEVER. DURING TERM TIME THE CHILDREN GO TO SLEEP AT 8.30PM AFTER 1/2 OF TELEVISION. IF YOU ARE WILLING YOU CAN TAKE THE CHILDREN TO THE LAKE OR SWIMMING POOL. EMMA AND MILA GO TO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ON DIFFERENT DAYS, USUALLY THE FAMILY CAN GET ORGANIZED WITH THE HELP OF THE GRANDPARENTS OR AUNTS. BOTH PARENTS HAVE TO GO AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS (EITHER ONE OR OTHER PARENT OR BOTH PARENTS. IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO LOOK AFTER THE CHILDREN EVEN IF IT IS YOUR FREE TIME OR IF YOU WOULD WORK MORE HOURS THAN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO. IN THESE CASES, YOU WILL BE HELPED BY THE GRANDPARENTS AND AUNTS WHO LIVE IN THE AREA (WILLING TO SLEEP OVER OR TO HAVE ONE OR TWO OF THE CHILDREN TO SLEEP OVER) AND EXTRA FREE TIME WOULD BE GIVEN TO CATCH UP ON THE EXTRA HOURS WORKED OR PAID EXTRA. IT IS NECESSARY THEREFORE THAT YOU ARE FLEXIBLE AND WILLINGING BASE ON THE NEEDS OF THE MOMENT. MUM WOULD LIKE THAT THE CHILDREN ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE FRIENDLY WHO IS WAITING FOR THEM AT HOME AND WHO IS WILLING TO LISTEN TO THEM AND WHO IS ATTENTIVE TO THEIR NEEDS. HOUSEWORK: YOU WILL ALWAYS NEED TO TIDY AND CLEAN THE KITCHEN AFTER BREAKFAST/SUPPER, THAT THE CHILDREN'S CLOTHES ARE WASHED AND IRONED AND THAT THEIR BEDROOM IS KEPT CLEAN AND TIDY. THE CHILDREN MUST HELP OUT SO THAT GET USED TO BEING INDEPENDENT AND THEREFORE THEY SHOULD HELP TO LAY AND CLEAR THE TABLE, TO TIDY UP THEIR BELONGINGS AND TO MAKE THEIR BED. FAMILY'S INTERESTS: TO BE WITH FRIENDS, THEY ORGANISE LUNCHES AND DINNERS WITH FRIENDS AND THEIR CHILDREN. DAD LIKES TO SKI, DO MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, SURFING, SAILING, SCUBA DIVING AND LOVES MOTOR BIKES. MUM LIKES SCHIATSU AND LOVES THE SEA AND WATER. SOMETIMES THE FAMILY  GO ON OUTINGS BY BIKE OR ON FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS. THEY LOVE TO SIGHT SEE IN INTERESTING CITIES, THE CHILDREN CAN ADAPT TO ANY SITUATION. THEY GO NEARLY EVER YEAR FOR 2 WEEKS CAMPING BY THE SEA IN ITALY AND IF THEY HAVE TIME  IN THE WINTER THEY GO SOMEWHERE HOT BY THE SEA. BOTH EMMA AND ROCCO ARE ALLERGIC. IN CERTAIN PERIODS OF THE YEAR THEY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THEIR DIET AND THEY TAKE ANTI-HISTAMINES. OFTEN (ESPECIALLY EMMA) THEY HAVE TO DO 3 OR 4 SITTINGS OF AEROSOL A DAY. EMMA SUFFERS FROM ASTHMA. THE TEACHERS HAVE TOLD MUM THAT THE CHILDREN ARE VERY INDEPENDENT (ESPECIALLY ROCCO). THEY ARE RESPECTFUL AND KIND BUT VERY DETERMINED AND SOMETIMES STUBBORN. USUALLY THEY GET ON VERY WELL BUT WHEN THEY ROW THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT IT AND IT IS NECESSARY TO IMMEDIATELY PUT A KERB ON IT. EMMA LOVES DRAWING AND DOING THINGS WITH HER HANDS, READING AND WRITING. MILA LOVES FANTASY GAMES, STORIES, TO GET DRESSED UP AND TO PLAY OUTDOORS. ROCCO LOVES DOING EVERYTHING HIS SISTERS DO INCLUDING MAKING UP, PLAYING WITH DOLLS AND LISTENING TO STORIES!