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First class Au Pair & Baby Sitting servicecomes to Sotogrande - Costa del Sol
Written by Jo Burg
Friday, 10 October 2008 11:02
Costa del Sol Au Pair & Baby Sitting Agency comes to Sotogrande.
"We are a new approach to bilingual child care in the beautiful Costa del Sol-Spain and its surrounding areas." Says Daniela Pinto, company director.
Daniela Pinto has had the opportunity to be an Au pair and nowadays select them based on her own knowledge and real experience of being one .
She accepts applications from nannies, mother's help, and au pairs of whom dream of finding rewarding and satisfying employment on either a live in or live out basis, in Spain or UK/Ireland and a permanent or temporary basis.
Through careful matching and placing, clients can trust that the care of their precious little ones is with the best person they could hope for. All clients and applicants for nanny positions are interviewed in person wherever geography allows and references are followed up to ensure peace of mind for all parties.
GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL AU-PAIR ARRANGEMENTS
Prospective host families;
Costa del Sol Au Pair Agency specializes in matching Au pair from EU Countries with Host Families in Spain. To find the right Au pair for you and your Family is very important. We have a personal and professional service to ensure that Au pairs and families are carefully and thoughtfully matched, so that both parties are happy. Au pairs are interviewed and fully informed of their duties and expectations of being an Au pair.
References are thoroughly checked before being matched to the host Family. We ask Au pairs to provide medical and criminal record clearance. Families are matched to Au pairs based on compatibility of information provided.
Hosting Au pairs can be a cost effective and rewarding experience
If you are currently living in Costa del Sol and seeking for a Live in/live out Nanny, please send us your inquire at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with as much details as you can about what you look for.
Are you dynamic, responsible and great with kids? Are you considering a career in teaching, childcare or languages? Are you already qualified and looking for a challenging new adventure? Are you excited at the prospect of living and working within a different culture and learning a new language? If you're answering "YES" then We would love to hear from you.
COSTA DEL SOL Au-Pair Agency assures you a first class service both during the selection of your family and throughout your stay with your family.
The Au-Pair arrangement offers a good opportunity for the applicants both from Western and Eastern Europe to learn the English language, whilst living as a member of a resident English-speaking family.
AGE
An au pair must be a national of one of the following coutries :-
Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovinia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Hungary, Latvia, Lichtenstien, Litluania, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey.
Nationals of Western Europe can also enter the UK to work or study without any formalilities. ( That includes Spain, Italy and France)
All applicants accepted by this agency are aged between 17-27 years old
DUTIES
An Au-Pair must be prepared to help her host with general light housework and help with young children for up to 5 hours per day, or a maximum of 25 hours per week would be reasonable for ?55-70 per week pocket money. ( This is in UK, It may vary in Spain and Ireland)
An aupair PLUS can expect to work up to 35 hours per week for ?80-85 pocket money.
FREE TIME AND CONDITIONS
The Au-Pair must be given free time daily to study or to pursue other interests. Two days a week must be free and any evening when baby-sitting is not required.
One free day for an aupair PLUS per week
They must be provided with their own bedroom where they can study in comfort. However, the Au-Pair must also be made to feel that they are welcome to share in the social life of the host family, as if they were a member of it.
LANGUAGE TUITION
Some applicants wish to follow a language course, usually for a few hours once a week. This may take the form of private lessons or group classes at a language school or technical college.
Au-Pair's are responsible for their own fees, but some cases Families give you a help with tuition or fee for your studies. ( it may vary)
POCKET MONEY
The Home Office recommends ?55 per week. This must be paid on a weekly basis to the Au-Pair. We have also been advised by the Home Office that it would be reasonable of the aupair to give the family one week's notice, when wishing to end the Au-Pair placement prematurely
INVITATION AND TRAVEL
Once the family has decided to have an Au-Pair and have selected an applicant, we shall need a letter of Invitation off them together with their applications to you giving you details of your family, your duties, free time and your pocket money. We contact you informally to get a quick yes/no whilst forwarding this letter, together with their or application form, with instructions from us.
You are asked to reply immediately to this office. You will need to make contact with them to make travel arrangements.
Applicants are responsible for their own travel expenses to the UK, however it is understood if the host family cannot collect the Au-Pair from the arrival point of your entry into the UK that the host will pre book and pay for your travel ticket to the town where you will be Au-Pairing.
It is understood that the family will meet the applicant at the airport/ferry port/main line railway or coach station.
NATIONAL INSURANCE
This is not paid for an Au-Pair. Most Au-Pairs can be treated under the National Health Service, although applicants from countries who do not have a reciprocal agreement with Great Britain should arrange for private cover before arriving to the UK.
DRIVING
If you need to drive it is important that you obtain an international driving licence.
Most families will provide one or two driving lessons for the Au-Pair if you are apprehensive about driving on the left.
If you would like to be an Au Pair in UK or IRELAND, please send us an email for futher information.
If you are looking for job as Live in/out Nannies in Costa del Sol(SPAIN) and sorrounding areas, please send us your resume, with reference letters and salary desired. Remember the more information you provide us on your resume the easier it is to find the right job for you.
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http://www.costadelsolaupair.com/
