Nr Messina, South Italy
SUMMARY
F168/10.
LIPARI, NEAR MESSINA, SOUTH ITALY. MOTHER'S HELP NEEDED TO CESENA, NORTH
ITALY. MOTHER'S HELP NEEDED FOR FAMILY WITH 3 CHILDREN, MARA AGED 6 1/2,
TOMMASO AGED 5 1/2 AND CLAUDIO AGED 1 1/2. RELIGION: R/C. DAD IS AN
ENGINEER, MUM RUNS A HOTEL. OTHER HELP KEPT: A HOUSEKEEPER FOR 49 HOURS
PER WEEK FOR ALL THE HOUSEWORK. REQUIREMENTS: ABILITY TO
COOK/SWIMMER/DRIVER/NON-SMOKER/EXPERIENCE/ENGLISH MOTHER TONGUE. USE OF
CAR AND INTERNET GIVEN. TO START 1ST APRIL 2012 FOR 6 MONTHS. APPROX HRS
OF WORK:36 HOURS PER WEEK DURING SCHOOL TIME. 55 HOURS PER WEEK DURING
JULY AND AUGUST WHEN SCHOOL IS CLOSED. TIME OFF: 1
DAY INCLUDING THE EVENINGS AND ANOTHER 4 EVENINGS A WEEK. YOU ARE ASKED
TO BABYSIT FOR A MAXIMUM OF 2 EVENINGS A WEEK DURING TERM TIME.
DURING JULY YOU WOULD HAVE 1 1/2 DAYS OFF PER WEEK. DURING AUGUST YOU
WOULD NOT HAVE ANY DAYS OFF AS THE FAMILY RUN A HOTEL AND WORK EVERY
DAY. YOU WOULD CATCH UP THE MISSED DAYS OFF IN SEPTEMBER. SALARY: $
125.00 P/W, DURING TERM TIME (AROUND £111.00 P/W, AT THE CURRENT
RA.TE OF EXCHANGE) € 200.00 P/W
(AROUND £170.00 P/W, AT THE CURRENT RATE OF EXCHANGE) DURING JULY AND
AUGUST. THE SCHOOL AND
NURSERY ARE LESS THAN 5 MINUTES ON FOOT FROM THE FAMILY'S HOME. THE TWO
OLDER KIDS START SCHOOL AT 8.30AM AND FINISH AT 1.00PM. THE YOUNGER
CHILD HAS MORE FLEXIBLE HOURS. USUALLY HE STARTS NURSERY AT 9.00AM AND
FINISHES AT 1.00PM. YOU WILL USUALLY BE ASKED TO GO AND PICK THE
CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL. THE FAMILY LIVE IN THE CENTRE OF THE VILLAGE.
THERE IS A BUS STATION AT 500 METERS FROM THE FAMILY'S HOME BUT THERE
ARE OTHER BUS STOPS ALSO NEARER. VERY NEARBY THERE ARE A VARIETY OF
SHOPS, A BAR, RESTAURANTS, A NEWSAGENT AND A TOBACCO SHOP ETC. UP UNTIL
SCHOOL FINISHES (APPROX MID JUNE) YOU WILL BE ASKED TO WORK ONLY 6
HOURS PER DAY (FROM 2.30PM-8.30PM) FOR 6 DAYS A WEEK SO THE SALARY WILL
BE € 100.00 P/W. THIS WILL ALSO BE THE CASE FROM MID SEPTEMBER IF YOU
DECIDE TO RENEW YOUR CONTRACT. IN THE THREE SUMMER MONTHS YOU WILL WORK
LONGER HOURS AND YOU WILL WORK 8 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK (IN JULY AND
AUGUST) THE DAYS OFF YOU DID NOT TAKE DURING THE THREE SUMMER MONTHS CAN
BE TAKEN IN SEPTEMBER. WHEN YOU WORK LONGER HOURS THE SALARY WILL BE €
200.00 P/W. ACCOMMODATION: A LARGE ROOM WITH BATHROOM AND PRIVATE
BATHROOM WITH SHOWER IN A SEPARATE PART OF THE HOUSE. IN THIS PART OF
THE HOUSE THERE IS AN INTERNET PLUG AND THE FAMILY WILL ALSO GIVE USE OF
A SMALL LAPTOP IF NEEDED. DUTIES: WASH AND DRESS THE CHILDREN, COOK FOR
THE CHILDREN AND FEED THEM. WASH BOTTLES AND PLATES USED BY THE
CHILDREN, TIDY UP THEIR PLAY ROOM, TIDY UP EVERYTHING THAT THE CHILDREN
LEAVE LYING AROUND (CLOTHES, JACKETS, COLOURING PENCILS ETC). TAKE THE
CHILDREN FOR WALKS OR TO THE SWIMMING POOL OR TO THE BEACH ( IN THIS
CASE YOU WOULD NOT GO ALONE AS YOU WOULD BE LOOKING AFTER 3 CHILDREN),
TAKE THEM SOMETIMES TO BIRTHDAY PARTIES. FAMILY'S INTERESTS: GOING OUT
WITH FRIENDS AND ENTERTAINING AT HOME, GOING ON THEIR MOTORBOAT, GOING
TO THE BEACH ON THEIR PRIVATE BEACH, ORGANIZING BBQS BY THE POOL. THE
FAMILY GO ON HOLIDAY ON THE SNOW IN EUROPE. THEY HAVE A DOG. MUM CAN
SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH AND SO CAN THE MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS. THEY HAVE
ALREADY HAD 3 GIRLS FROM OUR COMPANY FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS AND THEY WERE
ALL HAPPY THERE. THE FAMILY LIVE ON A BEAUTIFUL ISLAND IN THE
MEDITERRANEAN. IT IS ONE OF THE EOLIEAN ISLANDS AND SICILY AND THE
MAINLAND CAN BE REACHED BY REGULAR FERRIES. IT IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL
LOCATION WITH LOVELY SANDY BEACHES AND CLEAR BLUE SKY. IN THE SUMMER IT
IS VERY POPULAR WITH TOURISTS.
Letter from previous au-pair
To whom it may concern:
My name is Norma Navarro and I am a UK student who
decided to travel as an au pair to widen my horizons.
I stayed with Sarah Tomasello Carnevale and her
family for 8 months from January 2007 looking after her children, Mara
and Tommaso. My stay with the family was a wonderful experience and I
was very well looked after. I was accomodated in a lovely apartment just
next door to their home with all the adequate facilities. It was a
unique experience from which I learnt a lot and I surely felt like part
of the family after a couple of months. I was made very welcome and I
highly recommend any au pair to go and stay with Sarah and her family.
Thank you
Kind Regards
Norma Navarro
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