Work abroad in Tatiana's family for 10-12 Months starting from May 2022 as an Au Pair to take care of 4 children of 1 - 5 years old & 6 - 10 years old in Abbotsford, British Columbia Canada

Your daily routine would like something like this:

8:00AM - breakfast ready for children and lunches packed for school. During this time, I will get the children ready for the day (clothes on, teeth brushed, beds made).

8:15AM - tidy up kitchen while I drive children to school. I will then go to study and you will have this time to yourself to relax, walk to local coffee shops (we have many near our home), go to the gym, or do whatever you would like to do.

12:00PM - lunch to be ready for when I bring our youngest home from preschool. After this, you can do some fun activities with him like play at the park, go for a bike ride (which he loves and can do for hours!) or jump on the trampoline in the yard. There will be days where I will pick him up and take him with me as well so you can have extended time to yourself or use this time to catch up on daily chores for the house (organizing, cleaning).

3:00PM - snacks to be ready for kids when the come home from school. Everyone will participate in their "family contribution" at this point, which is where every member in the family completes a chore (kids will have daily chores ie, unload the dishwasher, clean up the mudroom, wipe the windows etc.) You and I can come up with the chore charts and update them as needed. I will drive kids to activities if they have them while the others can complete their homework and read you their books. We can also exchange this role where you can drive the kids to activities at times, and I stay home with them to complete homework.

6:00PM - we usually have dinner at this time. I enjoy cooking and can make dinner meals, but if you are someone who also enjoys cooking, then we can absolutely share this role. Our children love to help with cooking and baking and are great assets in the kitchen.

6:30PM - we will need your help with clean up as we are usually starting the children's bedtime routine at this point. As the children get more comfortable with you, they may ask for you to do bedtime with them and in this case, we will stay down and clean the kitchen.

As you can see from this example schedule that the work is very fluid - we will be a support to each other. The most important factor to me is open communication. There are some days that will feel exhausting and other days that will be amazing - all I ask is for transparency so that we can help each other out on days that are hard or busy, and celebrate the days that are great!


Special Requirements & Expectations:

It is important that when the day starts, you are ready to go. This means hair brushed & morning routine complete. As we expect this from the children, we do not want to see our Aupair lounging around in pajamas during the weekdays.

It is important that you are organized and structured and someone who has a natural tendency to clean up after yourself and others as this will be an integral part of your role in the family.

Some evenings my husband and I would like to go on a date, so you will need to be home with the children. This will be communicated in advance and will not exceed your work hours for the week. If it does, we will pay you extra for your time.

We would love for you to get connected with the community. There are great young - adults groups at our church where you can meet new people your age and make friends. It's important that you find life outside of our family that brings you joy. We will support you in helping you find a community of friends and encourage you to explore our province with them. We hope to have open communication with you and encourage you to plan things with friends on weekends or evenings to get the most out of your stay here in Canada.

We go to a community church on Sundays and would love to invite you to attend with us, should you wish to.