FAMILY GUIDANCE NOTES

Au Pairs are girls and boys aged between 17 – 27 years old. They are coming to England primarily to improve their English and live with an English speaking family. They MUST have their own bedrooms and live as part of the family. They have full board, and must be allowed to attend English language classes if they wish. These are all Home Office regulations

• AU PAIRS:
  They work 25 hours per week, plus babysitting
  2 evenings per week. This is normally 5 hours each morning
  but can be split into 2 - 3 hours in the morning and then again
  2 - 3 hours in the late afternoon, five days per week,
  and can be arranged between the family and the au pair.
  £65.00+ pocket money per week.
  
  
• AU PAIR PLUS:
  They work up to 35 hours per week, plus babysitting
  2 evenings per week. This can be split between mornings and
  afternoons same as above 3.- 4 hours in the morning, and then 3.- 4
  hours in the afternoon. It should not be split into more than 2 shifts per day.
  £80.00 - £95.00 pocket money per week.

All categories must have 2 full days free per week AU PAIRS HAVE ONE WEEKS PAID HOLIDAY FOR EVERY 6 MONTHS COMPLETED

DUTIES OF AU PAIRS:
Au pairs are not Domestics or Nannies and are not required to have formal childcare qualifications. They help with light housework, i.e. hoovering, dusting and ironing, etc. and also with looking after children, helping at mealtimes, bathtimes, etc. and to babysit for part of the day when necessary. AU PAIRS OR AU PAIR PLUS MUST NOT HAVE SOLE CHARGE OF ANY CHILD UNDER 2.

Home Office Regulations We wish to point out that Au Pairs arriving in England are governed by Home Office regulations which all reputable agencies adhere to. The regulations state that all Au Pairs arriving from NON EU countries must only work 25 hours per week, and have two full days free, plus time for studies and be hosted by English speaking families. Au Pairs are only allowed from the following countries. All countries belonging to the European Union, plus Andorra, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Leichtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, & Switzerland. Au pairs are also available from Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, , Croatia and Turkey, however Au Pairs from these countries will need to obtain Visas.

IF YOU ARE OFFERED AU PAIRS FROM ANY OTHER COUNTRY THIS IS COMPLETELY ILLEGAL, AND THE AU PAIR WILL PROBABLY BE REFUSED PERMISSION TO ENTER THE UNITED KINGDOM.

These regulations also state that Au Pairs are only allowed to be placed in families where English is spoken all the time by the family.

REMEMBER that you will only get out of this relationship what you put in. A little understanding goes a long way.

THE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS IS:
0800 298 08807 (A-One Au-Pairs & Nannies)