Au pair agency info

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Au pair agencies – Premium Listing:

In the future, the list on this page will allow you to choose an au pair agency by country. We will not endorse a particular company’s services over another’s. We’ll provide the au pair agencies’ web site addresses and contact information. It will then be up to families, au pairs, and nannies to decide which au pair agency they wish to use.

What can an au pair agency do for you?

The au pair agency will process a complete application for both parties. They can help with your application form, an essay to describe your skills, checking your references, a medical report etc. You also have the opportunity to talk to the family to discuss all aspects of the au pair job further.

Au pair agencies provide guidelines for the duties of an au pair and their work-hours. Many au pair agencies say that, as well as taking care of the children, an au pair should assist with light housework, help with cooking and be available for babysitting one or two evenings per week. Depending on the country, the au pair agencies’ services can include advice on salary (“pocket money”). They can also advise on the number of hours that you should work per week, and how many days off per week.

However, whilst these services are provided by au pair agencies, it is important to remember that the relationship between an au pair and a host family depends on the expectations and needs of each party. Agencies’ services can simply help by providing advice. It is up to the family and the au pair to make decisions about the duties, hours of work a week and number of days off. This is also subject to their country’s rules, if there are any. It’s important that an au pair and their host family discuss each party’s expectations before they decide if they are well suited for each other.

Au pair agencies can also help families by ensuring that the au pair or nanny meets the family’s expectations. Many au pairs and nannies simply use the vast choice on New Au Pair to find someone that they like. Then they pass the details on to an agency to run all the checks or other services.

USA

PLEASE NOTE: whilst most countries do not require you to use an au pair agency, the US does require families and au pairs to use one of the US Government’s designated agencies. These au pair agencies generally provide families with all the information they need about hiring an au pair in the US. They help families with the background checks, visa formalities, and medical checks that are required. Details of this can be found on the Visa Requirements for the US page.

Whilst a very large number of American families use this site because of its enormous choice of candidates, the US does require one of the US Government’s designated au pair agencies to be used for all the formalities. For details, see the Visa Requirements for the US page.