Description

Selected Italian families are looking for reliable, mature and fun loving speaking au pairs ! Set up in Rome in 1990, over the last 20 years, EUROMA has acquired great experience in organizing a wide range of educational programs as : au pairs in Italy and all over Europe. Au Pairing in US. Tutoring in Italy, stages and jobs for Italian students abroad. Euroma organizes also language stays : Spain, Italy, Uk, Ireland, Germany, US, Australia, New-Zealand for all ages. EUROMA is member of IAPA, International Au Pair Association: a label of the quality for the au pair agency. IAPA's main goal is to protect the rights of au pairs and host families.

Becoming an AuPair
Au pair" is an originally French expression and means a mutual relation between a young woman or man and a host family. The au pair placement is an agreement : the au pair girl spends some time in a host family, as a guest, to learn a new language by exploring life in the country. The family offers her accommodation and meals. In exchange, she has to take care of the children and to provide some help for some light house chores. Working as an au pair is the best solution to discover another culture and learn a language at a very low cost.

Conditions
Receive board & lodging from the receiving family and, where possible, shall occupy a separate room.

Be given adequate time to attend language courses.

Have at least one full free day per week, not less than one such free day in every month being a Sunday, and shall have full opportunity to take part in religious worship.

Receive a certain sum of money, as pocket money, the amount of which and the intervals at which it is paid shall be determined by the agreement signed by the family & the au pair.

In exchange, the au pair is expected to:

Work about 5 hours/8 hours per day, looking after the children and doing light housework.
Baby-sitting the evening once or twice a week.

'Pocket money' rates are around between 75/100 - a week in euro zone countries. In general the posts are only open to young girls, aged between 18 to 30 years old.

Some families will accept males as au pairs, particularly if their children are all boys, but there tend to be less available positions. Most au pair placements tend to be for a minimum of 10 months, although some au pair agencies do offer shorter placements during the summer months.

Where

All our selected families are carefully screened by Euroma, from Rome, Florence, Milan or Turin.

Programme

To live with an Italian family as a member of that family.
To have free time every day in order to study the language and to attend language classes.
To help with baby-sitting, childcare and general household duties.

Free Time

Mornings or afternoons.
1 day a week completely free usually Sundays if au pair.
2 days or 1 day and 2 half days if au pair plus.
2 or 3 evenings for outings with friends.

Language Courses

We select families in areas where there is the possibility to attend classes.
Different choices of schools will be given to the Au pair. It's obligatory for the au pair girl to attend classes. It's more appreciate by families.

How to participate
- 3 passport photographs and many photos with family, friends, children
- a medical certificate specifying that you can take care of children without problem (recent of 3 months)
- 2 written references of families in which you take care of children ( how old they were, for how long do you take care of them , what did you do with them...) Please enclose the families phone number and address (could you translate these references in Italian)
- 1 written reference from person whom to know the au pair since numerous years
- 1 letter possibly in Italian to present yourself to the family, telling them why do you want to come in Italy, telling something about your life, your family, your studies, everything which help the family to know you a little bit
- the application form filled

Qualifications

- Good level in Italian if possible
- Knowledge in English
- Love for children
- Balanced and outgoing personality
- Honest
- Active
- Flexible
- Mature
- Open mind
- Patient
- Curious towards other languages and cultures

Job Types

• Au Pair

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American, Australian, Canadian, European, South African and Kiwi Participants.

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

2 to 4 weeks

Year Founded

1990