family iseli

 

Family Application
Family : Iseli

city: Alice Springs
State: NT

Family Personal Details
Total number of children in your family: 1
Ages of the kids: 6 months old (in Sept)
Families with babies under the age of two: Please note Au pairs do not take care of infants, an Au pair is not a qualified nanny, some of our au pairs have baby experience and are willing to care a baby as long as you give her some training on her arrival and do not expect her to be fully experienced with babies as they are not nannies.
 

Do you need the au pair to care for your baby?

 

Yes No
x  
Will you be at home?

Yes No At the beginning Part time
      x
Do you need the au pair to be managing all children the whole time? At what times: From 7am to 5.30pm – 3 days per week

Or

From 7am to 2pm – 5 days per week

(Depending on work arrangement)

If you have several children, plus a young baby, is the au pair expected to care all children and the baby? Please give details We have only one baby
Father’s occupation: Welder/Boilermaker (Bluedust NT)
Mother’s occupation:  Operations Support Officer (RFDS)
Which language is mainly spoken at home? English
Are you a single parent? No
Is a baby expected? No
The Family Home
Describe the area you live in as some au pairs have preferences for specific regions.


what’s the nearest big city to your home.

 

Alice Springs is a lovely town in the Australian Outback.

The house is located in a quiet suburb, 10 minutes from the town centre by bike. Beautiful place if you want to experience real Red Centre and you love nature.

Do you live in a Big City, Small Town or Countryside:
City Small Town Big Town The Country
  x    
Do you live in a remote area? If you live in a small town are there enough activities for her to do?  Alice Springs is a remote area full of outdoor activities, extremely friendly community and lots of social activites day and night.
Some au pairs may have an allergy to pet hair
Do you have any pets, if so please describe where are they kept at home
No pets at the moment, but looking to have a dog in the near future.
Please describe your home and accommodation for example number of bedrooms, bathrooms, garden, facilities such as dishwasher, swimming pool, domestic help,etc Lovely 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms house. Big garden full of flowers and trees with a refreshing salt water pool.

A/C in each area of the house and dishwasher.

Please describe the Aupair’s accommodation (e.g. own bathroom, television, radio, dressing table, computer, etc) Own room with own bathroom. Television free house but can provide one for the aupair’s room.
How far is the local bus stop or train station?
How far is the nearest beach?
Your Requirements
Preferred starting date: (month) September 2022
When is the latest she can arrive? December 2022
Nationalities; We are limited to a certain number of countries that au pairs, can come from. We cannot take girls from just any country as there are no au pair visas to Australia.  The applicants have to come in on a Working Holiday Visa.

The accepted countries under this visa are:

Belgium  Germany Sweden
Canada Ireland United Kingdom
Denmark Italy USA
Finland Netherlands
France Norway  
 
Do you require girls from an specific nationality only? if yes, which one? We would prefer France, Italy or Germany
If yes, will you consider profiles of other nationalities? Yes we will consider any nationalities
Will you accept a male au pair? Yes
Do you require an au pair with driving license? Prefered but not a priority
Would you consider non driver au pairs as well? Yes
Light Housework
Please note that an au pair is not a housekeeper, her main duty is to care your children, to ensure the success of her stay with you is important no to over burden them.
Please mark which of these duties your au pair will be expected to do
Wash up/clear after meals x Ironing
Prepare kids meals (not cooking for family) x Driving children
laundry x Supervise bedtime
Grocery shopping Supervise homework
Occasional Vacuum x Bathing children
Help with pets x  
About the job
Please describe your family for example: active/busy/quiet,likes/dislikes, special needs, health problems Active and quiet family

We like outdoor activites (camping, walks, biking), quiet time at home and meet with friends.

How many hours per week would the Au pair work?

(up to 40 per week) 

30 hours per week
Pocket money per week offered, minimum  weekly stipend of $7 AUD per hour $200/$250 per week
Please describe her duties and working hours from Monday to Friday: (please note that au pairs should have most weekends free to catch up with other au pairs and avoid homesick) Taking care of the baby while we are at work during the day only. Re-heating meals and light housekeeping (emptying dishwasher, occasional vaccuming, baby laundry – reusable nappies and clothes)
Would you let the au pair to study some hours during the day to improve her English? Yes
Any additional incentives: for example holidays, use of car, paid phone calls, help with travel fares and college fees, local activities and places of interest.  

 

Can provide high quality bike and occasionaly car use.

Au pairs are entitled to one of the following:

Au pair Bonus: End of stay bonus

In addition to the weekly pocket money, host families pay a $500 end of stay bonus, on completion of the 6 month program.