Work abroad in Michaela's family for 1-2 Months starting from Jul 2023 as an Au Pair to take care of 2 children of 6 - 10 years old & 11 - 14 years old in Evilard, Bern Switzerland
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Family ID: 2404613
Children: 2 Children, 6 - 10 years old, 11 - 14 years old
City: Evilard / Suburb | More ⇩
Job Start: Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
Time of stay: 1-2 Months
Last action: 17 days ago
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Welcome Letter to the Au Pair
Nice that you visit our profile!
We are a friendly and open family from Munich and live in Biel/Bienne in the canton of Bern in Switzerland in a very nice large apartment (175 sqm) with a great view to the Alps.
We already had 8 au pairs and therefore have a lot of experience with au pairs from different countries all over the world. We always find the cultural exchange and time together very enriching and look forward to meeting new interesting people and spending time together.
We always had a wonderful time with our au pairs and still have good contact with almost all of them.
In addition to the central location of the bilingual city of Biel (German/French), you can look forward to a mobile phone contract, WiFi and TV in your own beautiful room.
We live in a very nice, large apartment, almost like a house with several terraces and a small garden. From almost all rooms you have a great view into the distance and on a clear day also to the entire Alps. You can reach the center of Biel in just 10 minutes on foot. The most beautiful thing in summer is our pool, which we can share with our neighbors. The kids love to swim there :-)
We are looking for a new native French or English Au Pair as soon as possible for 4 to 12 months and look forward to hearing from you!
Job Description
The standard working time for au pairs is 30 hours per week.
You have 24 vacation days per year. From time to time our au pairs also did babysitting for an evening (we ask in advance ;-)). This adds a few more days.
The au pairs were therefore able to use a lot of their free time to explore Europe and Switzerland and make beautiful trips.
Childcare/contact with the children is important to us.
If you are interested in becoming a foreign language au pair with us, then it is important to speak your language to the children.
Our “standard” au pairs also help a little around the house. This help in the household is probably what you do at home (e.g. tidying up - especially children's things or toys together with the children, helping with the laundry, clearing the table, vacuuming, etc.).
I have one day off a week and sometimes in the afternoon and I use this time to clean the apartment, for example.
I generally work a lot in my home office.
We would love to get in touch with you and welcome you as a new member of our family!
Family Information
Family has pets No
Family lives in Suburb
Parent's Age Group 40-55
Are you a single parent? No, our family has two parents
Nationality German
Languages spoken at home German, English
Religion Christian
Importance of religion Not important
Employment Management / Management
People living in the house 4
Children's/people's age and gender
11 Year female
8 Year male
Job Requirements
Working Hours (per week) 25 - 30
Pocket Money of Au Pair (per month) 650 CHF
Required Gender No Preferences
Duration of Stay 1-2 Months
Earliest Starting Date Jul 2023
Latest Starting Date Aug 2023
Looking for Au Pair
Children's/People's Age 6 - 10 years old, 11 - 14 years old
Children/People to take care of 2
Minimum Childcare Experience No preferences
Preferred Nationalities Belgian, British, English, French, French Guianese, French Polynesian, Irish, Swiss, Welsh
Language Skills
French, Minimum Advanced (C1)
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English, Minimum Advanced (C1)
Education Level No preferences
Willing to pay/share the travel costs? tbd
Required Age 18-30
Accepts Smokers No
Taking care of special needs children/people required No
Taking care of pets required No
Swimming required No
Riding a bike required Yes
The applicant can attend language courses Yes
First Aid Training required No
Driving required No
Family Description
We are 4 people in our family, with au pair 5 ;-)Our son's name is Jonah, he's 7 years old, he'll be 8 at the end of January.
Jonah is a real ray of sunshine, smiles a lot and always wraps everyone around his little finger with his charm. He likes to play with Lego or technology. He goes to school Mon-Fri 8:20-11:45 and twice in the afternoon.
Isabella ("Bella") is our daughter. She is 11 years old. She is a very loving and helpful girl, likes to dance, do handicrafts and paint and also likes sports and outdoor activities. Bella has classes every morning and three times a week in the afternoon.
Robin is the dad. He is 53 years old and an innovation manager.
My name is Michaela and I'm mom. I am 48 years old and lead projects with/for the hearing impaired.
We work from home a lot.
In our free time we like to do various activities such as swimming in summer or Nordic skiing, downhill skiing and ice skating in winter. We also like to attend events here in the region, such as the great old town festivals in Biel or various festivals on our beautiful lake. We also like to go hiking and the children love various indoor and outdoor activities such as rollerblading, cycling, handicrafts, painting, Lego, origami, etc.
We also like to watch family films together and then have a cozy afternoon at home.
As we come from Germany, we all speak "Hochdeutsch" (not the Swiss dialect) at home.
This makes it easier for you and helps you to learn or improve German.
Robin and I speak fluent English, the children also started learning English at the beginning of this year and have already practiced with 2 au pairs. They now understand and speak English quite well.
I'm learning French and the children are also learning French at school, since both Swiss German and French are spoken in our area.
Of course you will have German lessons and Robin and I can speak intensive German or English (or French) with you - as you wish. :-)
Accommodation
You also have your own small bathroom, which only the children sometimes use when they need to go to the toilet or occasionally guests who are visiting us.
