Steven (20 / Mr. ), American, Customer Service Representative living in USA looking for Au Pair & Live-in Tutor job in France, Germany & Italy for 10-12 Months

Hello, my name is Steven. I am currently a university student majoring in German Education at Grand Valley State University. I am hoping that becoming an Au Pair will help me to further my knowledge of German, as well as prepare me for my own career of teaching German/English to students. I've taken several courses on how to effectively teach young children, but my specialization is language education, so if you're looking for an English tutor then I feel confident that I can deliver on that. When it comes to other subjects like math, science, history, etc. my knowledge is mostly limited to what I've retained from high school, but I'm confident in my abilities to teach children in these areas at the elementary level or even some at a higher level if needed. In my professional experience, I've worked part-time in multiple schools as both an afterschool caregiver and a daytime cleaner. These jobs gave me a lot of experience around young children and taught me a lot about myself in terms of how I feel working with children. Long story short, I love working one-on-one with a kid or small group of kids and helping them to understand the tasks they are working on both inside and outside of school. I mentioned that I also worked as a daytime cleaner, where I was responsible for cleaning up the school, most specifically the cafeteria, which I'm sure you can imagine was a very dirty job everyday. As far as my academic career, I was a member of my high school's mock trial team 3 years in a row where I learned what it means to be a part of a team, to rely on others to pull their weight, and of course how to be reliable myself and what could happen if someone wasn't reliable. At my university, I was awarded 2nd place for my personal narrative essay in a campus wide writing contest and I plan to submit another (hopefully award winning) paper this upcoming winter semester. I am also currently sitting in as a student teacher in a high school German class as a requirement for one of my classes.