F229/08. SCANZOROSCIATE, NR. BERGAMO, NORTH ITALY. AU-PAIR NEEDED TO HELP LOOK AFTER TWO CHILDREN, ALESSANDRO AGED 10 & REBECCA AGED 2. SINGLE PARENT FAMILY. MUM IS DIVORCED. RELIGION: R/C. MUM IS A DOCTOR. OTHER HELP KEPT FOR ALL THE HOUSEWORK. REQUIREMENTS: ABILITY TO COOK/DRIVER/NON-SMOKER/EXPERIENCE/ENGLISH MOTHER TONGUE. USE OF INTERNET IS GIVEN. TO START ASAP  FOR 6 MONTHS. APPROX HRS OF WORK: 7.30AM-8.45AM. 3.00PM-9.00PM. TOTAL DAILY HRS: 7.15 TIME OFF: WEEKENDS INCLUDING THE EVENINGS AND ANOTHER 3 EVENINGS OFF PER WEEK. YOU ARE ASKED TO BABYSIT FOR A MAXIMUM OF 2 EVENINGS A WEEK IF MUM GOES OUT. SALARY: € 100.00 P/W, NEGOTIABLE (AROUND £ 90.00 P/W AT THE CURRENT RATE OF EXCHANGE). ALESSANDRO GOES TO THE LAST YEAR OF PRIMARY SCHOOL EVERY  MORNING FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY FROM 8.15AM TILL 12.30PM. AND TWO AFTERNOONS A WEEK FROM 2.00PM-4.45PM. THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED 10 KMS AWAY FROM THE FAMILY'S HOME. YOU WILL NOT NEED TO TAKE OR PICK UP ALESSANDRO FROM SCHOOL, YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE HIM BY BUS TO HIS AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. REBECCA GOES TO NURSERY SCHOOL FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY FROM 9.00AM TILL 4.00PM. THE NURSERY IS LOCATED 500 METERS FROM THE FAMILY'S HOME. YOU WILL RARELY NEED TO TAKE HER TO NURSERY, BUT YOU WILL GO AND PICK HER UP FROM NURSERY EVERY AFTERNOON. THE FAMILY LIVE IN AN APARTMENT OF 90SQM IN A VILLAGE IN THE PROVINCE OF BERGAMO, 10KMS FROM THE CITY. IT TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO REACH THE CITY CENTRE BY BUS. THE BUS STOP IS LOCATED 200 METERS FROM THE FAMILY'S HOME. THE APARTMENT IS COMPOSED OF A KITCHEN AND LIVING ROOM WHICH IS ONE LARGE SPACE, A DOUBLE BEDROOM WITH ENSUITE BATHROOM, 2 SMALL BEDROOMS, A BATHROOM WITH SHOWER, A WASHING MACHINE AND DRIER, A OFFICE SPACE, A TERRACE WHICH IS 30SQM. YOU WILL NEED TO SPEAK ONLY IN ENGLISH TO MUM AND THE CHILDREN, WHILST WHEN OUT AND ABOUT AND IN FAMILY SOCIAL SITUATIONS YOU WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO SPEAK ITALIAN. ACCOMMODATION: PRIVATE SINGLE BED, LARGE WARDROBE, TV & COMPUTER. DUTIES: PREPARE THE CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL IN THE MORNINGS, DRESS THEM AND PREPARE THEIR BREAKFAST. IN THE AFTERNOON MAKE SURE ALESSANDRO DOES HIS HOMEWORK, AND AT 4.00PM PICK UP REBECCA FROM SCHOOL AND STAY WITH HER TILL MUM GETS BACK FROM WORK AT AROUND 8.30PM. A COUPLE OF DAYS A WEEK TAKE ALESSANDRO BY BUS IN THE CITY CENTRE FOR HIS SPORT ACTIVITIES, OBVIOUSLY REBECCA WOULD ALSO GO. WEEKENDS ARE USUALLY FREE. ONLY ONE WEEKEND A MONTH YOU WILL BE ASKED TO STAY WITH THE CHILDREN FROM THURSDAY TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS MUM WILL BE AWAY FOR WORK. IN THIS CASE YOU WOULD BE GIVEN EXTRA FREE TIME TO  CATCH UP THE EXTRA HOURS WORKED. FAMILY'S INTERESTS: THEATRE, CINEMA, TRAVEL, FRIENDS. THE FAMILY GO ON HOLIDAY OVERSEAS DURING THE YEAR AND TO THE ISLAND OF ELBA IN AUGUST. THEY HAVE A SMALL DOG, A PINSCHER.