Work abroad in Catherine's family for 6-12 Months starting from Sep 2022 as an Au Pair to take care of 1 children of 6 - 10 years old in Watford, Hertfordshire United Kingdom
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Family ID: 1805134
Children: 1 Children, 6 - 10 years old
City: Watford / Suburb | More ⇩
Job Start: Sep 2022 - Oct 2022
Time of stay: 6-12 Months
Last action: 7 hours ago
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Welcome Letter to the Au Pair
We are a family of five who have just returned from three years overseas. Brian is away with the Army until January, and our two eldest boys (Cormac, 12, and Andrew, 9) are away at boarding school. Our daughter Katie (6) lives at home with Catherine, and goes to school while Catherine works as a Civil Servant in London. We need someone to help with the school run for Katie and keep an eye on her after school. We’d like you to prepare meals and help with the housework, and help entertain the kids when they are all home for the holidays.
You will have your own room, free WiFi, and use of the car during the day. You will be treated with respect and as part of the family; in return we ask for you to be enthusiastic, honest and hard-working.
We like to make sure that our au pairs get something out of their time with us: we’ve supported previous au pairs to get UK veterinary qualifications, qualify as language teachers, pass officer selection and secure jobs overseas. If you have a specific goal you’re working towards, let us know and we’ll do our best to support you.
We are lucky to be close to London, with all the sightseeing, restaurants, concerts and events it has to offer. But the house is also just a short drive from some lovely countryside and English country estates which are well worth a visit. As a family, we are from Scotland, and own a house in Inverness where we like to go in the holidays. So you can expect to visit the Scottish Highlands in the time you are with us as well, if you’d like.
We have had 5 au pairs before, and got on really well with them. We are happy to put you in touch with them if you want to find out more about us.
We expect our children to be polite and respectful, and we care about table manners and keeping things tidy. They eat whatever’s given to them (or they go hungry!) We expect you to be kind and fun, but firm with them too - they've been well brought up, so shouldn't give you any trouble.
We like to be as flexible as we can to help you. If there is a particular activity or class you want to do, we will do our best to make sure you are able to. In return, we ask that you are also willing to be flexible with us!
You need to be able to drive (Our car is an automatic). Don’t worry if you’ve never driven on the left before - Catherine can take you out in the car a few times to get used to it, and it’s really not difficult. Some of our previous au pairs were nervous about this, but got used to it very quickly and had no problems.
Get in touch if you’d like to find out more!
Job Description
We envisage giving you around £80 pocket money per week, and expect you to work between 25-30 hours per week, plus up to 2 nights babysitting. Weekends are free. You can borrow the car whenever Catherine doesn’t need it.
You’ll need to be around and dressed from 7am on weekdays. The routine/requirements may change slightly day-to-day, but in general we need you to help with the following tasks:
1. Getting Katie ready for school, dropping her off and picking her up. The school is a 15min drive from the house.
2. Preparing meals. You need to be able to follow a simple recipe as a minimum. We love to try different foods, so if there’s something you like cooking please make it for us! If you’re a good/experienced cook, you can plan meals for the week, do shopping lists etc. If not, Catherine can do the planning and tell you which recipes to use.
3. Looking after Katie after school. Taking her to activities or play dates, hearing her read or helping with homework, putting her to bed when required.
4. Keeping the house clean and tidy. Two hours cleaning per week (hoovering, dusting, cleaning the bathrooms, washing the kitchen floor etc); helping to clear the dishes and tidy up around the house. During the week, Katie gets up around 7.30, has breakfast, gets dressed, brushes her teeth and tidies her room. She leaves for school in the car around 8.15.
The Daily Routine:
Catherine works from home a couple of days a week. On days when she is in the office, she leaves to get the bus just after 7am.
Katie gets lunch at school, and finishes at 3pm. Some days she has after school activities or a play date with friends; otherwise she comes home to do her homework, practise her reading or relax. She eats around 5.30-6pm and goes to bed at 7pm, where she gets a story before lights out. She sometimes gets to watch TV on a Wednesday night but otherwise TV is for the weekends.
On London days, Catherine normally comes home around 7pm. When she’s working from home she will go to the gym or out for a run during the day. She quite often eats with Katie to keep things simple, but sometimes waits and has supper later. Catherine has choir one evening a week and sometimes other things in the evening.
Family Information
Family has pets No
Family lives in Suburb
Parent's Age Group 25-40
Are you a single parent? No, our family has two parents
Nationality British
Languages spoken at home English
Religion Catholic
Importance of religion Not important
Employment Civil servant / Military
People living in the house 3
Children's/people's age and gender
6 Year female
Job Requirements
Working Hours (per week) 25 - 30
Pocket Money of Au Pair 400 GBP
Preferred Gender Female
Duration of Stay 6-12 Months
Earliest Starting Date Sep 2022
Latest Starting Date Oct 2022
Looking for Au Pair
Children's/People's Age 6 - 10 years old
Children/People to take care of 1
Minimum Childcare Experience No preferences
Preferred Nationalities No Preferences
Required Language Skills Sufficient
Required Education Level Secondary school
Willing to pay/share the travel costs? Possibly
Required Age 21-45
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 Yes
Family Description
Accommodation
The house is located in Bushey Heath, which is a pleasant village with a selection of shops, cafes, pubs and facilities (including an excellent Pilates studio). It is surrounded by parks and nature reserves, so plenty of green outdoor space to go walking or running.
There is a bus stop a short walk from the house which takes you into the large town of Watford. In the other direction it is about 10min to Stanmore, where you can get the Underground directly into London.
