AU PAIR BENEFITS
- Welcome pack containing Au pair and Childcare Handbooks
- Friends App to use on your mobile
- Friends web site to find even more friends
- 2 hours of free on line English lessons
- Childcare and First aid training courses at special rates
- Free Uk Sim card
- 24 hour help line
- Au Pair excursion programme
- Discounts on UK Theme Parks and Attractions
MANY OF OUR FAMILIES GIVE GOOD LEVELS OF POCKET MONEY AND MANY WILL PROVIDE A CAR FOR YOU TO DRIVE IF YOU ARE A GOOD AND SAFE DRIVER
50% discount Membership to International Student House in London – a great place to stay if you want to do sight seeing.
Role and SALARY GUIDE
Au Pair (30 hours per week to include any evening babysitting)
- Helps for up to 30 hours a week
- Receives 2 free days
- Recommended pocket money from £ 100 for 30 hrs
- No sole care for children under 2
- 20% household duties
- £4+ per hour for any additional hours
Au Pair couple
Most families want at least one of the couple to be aged 21+ and a confident driver
Placed together in one family and both will be Au Pairs and each will receive £100 per week for 30 hours
Au Pair Companion to older person
- Helps for up to 20 hours of formal help a week
- Receives 2 free days
- Recommended pocket money from £ 130 for 30 hrs (includes £20 per week for study/training)
- 50% household duties
- £4+ per hour for any additional hours
Mini Mother's Help* (up to 40 hours per week)
- Works up to 40 hours per week
- Receives at least 2 free days per week
- Weekly pay from £150 for 40 hours
- More responsibility and/or longer hours
- Up to 50% household duties
Mother's Help (over 40 hours per week)
- Works over 40 hours per week
- Receives at least 2 free days per week
- Weekly pay from £175 - £300 for OVER 40 hours
- More responsibility and/or longer hours
- Up to 50% household duties
*mother's help is not officially part of the au pair cultural exchange scheme. They are candidates who are willing and able to take on higher levels of responsibility, but not fully qualified like a nanny
For College information please go try these Web sites to search for local colleges and language course providers
EFL Directory
TOURIST INFORMATION
There are lots of great places to visit while you are in the UK. These web sites can provide you lots of tourist information so that you can make the most of your stay.
www.enjoyengland.com
www.visitbritain.com
INSURANCE AND HEALTH
Before you leave, you should buy an annual insurance policy. It is normally cheaper to buy this before you travel and we can recommend that you ask your Au Pair agency to recommend a policy. We can also recommend the BAPAA Au Pair insurance policy. Your insurance policy should protect you from costly emergencies, repatriation and legal assistance.
BAPAA Au Pair Insurance link A European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) entitles you to reduced-cost, sometimes free, medical treatment if you are from an EEA country. The card is free but must be obtained before travel.
More about EHIC.
RULES ON DRIVING?
For more information and the rules on foreign nationals driving in the UK,
click here