Au Pair: January 2013

Whether your need is to secure a fully qualified nanny, anau pair or mother’s helper, Select Au Pairs can help source the right applicant for your family’s needs. Select Au pairs & Nannies provides a professional and caring service, every family is special to us. We have been successfully placing domestic staff for over 18 years. Using Select Au pairs & Nannies means you will be using an agency that carefully screens and selects suitable applicants who meet your family’s requirements, saving you time and making the selection process easy. Select Au Pairs and Nannies have had the same owner for 18 years, we offer a very personalized service and we are not an online based company. Your family’s needs are discussed at length so a true understanding of the sort of childcare will best suit your needs. Families may need a qualified, heavily experienced nanny or just another pair of willing hands to make Mum’s life a little easier, whatever your needs Select Au Pairs & Nannies has the knowledge and experience to help you source the best candidate for your position.

Matching suitable nannies and au pairs with families takes experience and knowledge within the industry, Select Au pairs & Nannies has this proven experience for over 18 years, with many families happy to recommend our service.

Select Au Pair & Nannies place experienced nannies for sole-charge positions for busy working parents. If you prefer your child to be cared for in the home environment by a dedicated and experienced nanny who can give loving and personal care to your child/children then Select Au pair in Australia & Nannies can help you find the right candidate. Or, you may need before and after school care for your child/children then an au pair might be the answer to your needs. An au pair sydney lives with a family and will care for the children and all their needs before and after school or kindy. Au Pairs will assist with preparing children for school or kindy, prepare breakfast and lunches, drive to and collect from school and also attend to all general domestic duties in the home. For working parents an au pair can be a welcome addition to their family. Or, if a busy mum just needs another pair of willing hands to assist in the busy times of the days, a mother’s helper can be the answer to your needs. Au Pairs will assist with childcare and all general domestic duties that every family has e.g. cooking, cleaning, shopping, laundry etc. Selecting the right person to assist your family in whatever way you need takes experience and dedication. Select Au pairs & Nannies has 18 years of experience with 1000’s of au pairs successfully placed all over Australia.

Select Au Pairs Australia & Nannies thoroughly screen potential candidates and only recommend applicants who meet our strict criteria. Successful placements are very important to us, we will not waste your time and send you applicants who do not match your family’s needs. We know, for our experience, what makes a good au pair or nanny and pride ourselves on our personal approach. We discuss your needs and requirements and only recommend applicants who will match with your family, whether it be experience, maturity or personality.

Our applicants are either personally interviewed in our Sydney City office or recommended by our partner overseas Agencies. The method of placement is either “Sydney arrival” or “Pre- Match”. Wit ”Pre-Match” applicants, we work only with a few long term reputable overseas Agencies who thoroughly interview and screen applicants and supply a 20-30 page detailed application file including references, letters, criminal record clearance, photo, first aid and driving records. These detailed files are forwarded to families to view. If a family likes the applicant’s file then the Select Au Pairs & Nannies will arrange a no obligation phone chat or Skype with the applicant. For “Sydney arrival” applicants, these girls are personally interviewed in our city office and recommended to families for a personal interview. We discuss the requirements a family will have with the applicant and also discuss wages, conditions etc.

Select Au Pairs & Nannies offer a one month free replacement guarantee period once you have selected your au pair/nanny. We make follow up calls to both the family and the au pair/nanny after placement. We are always available should any problems arise or questions needing to be answered. Select Au pairs & Nannies pride us on out personal service and on-going support thorough the placement period.

Many au pair agencies have opened and quickly closed during the past 18 years that we have been in business, it takes experience and understanding to successfully place 1000’s of au pairs since 1996. Recommendations available from families who have been long term clients of Select Au pairs & Nannies

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About us

Est 1996 with same owner / principal, managed on a personal basis. Select Au Pairs is not an online based Au Pair Agency, we offer a personal service. Every family is special. Our aim is to make a successful placement. NO REGISTRATION FEE.

Our Services

1. Au Pair & Demi Pair

Au Pair A French derivative and implies “equal with”. Au Pairs are international applicants who live with an Australian family as part of a cultural experience. Au Pairs are treated as part of the family with own room and all meals provided. All Au Pair applicants will have childcare experience and are willing to assist with light day to day domestic chores. Both the family and au pair can benefit from the cultural experience. Au Pairs in Australia are very popular – families can benefit from having children cared for in their own home, children collected from school/kindergarten, or just another pair of willing hands during busy periods in the family home. You structure the au pair’s responsibilities and duties to fit with your families needs. Au Pairswork a minimum of 30 hours per week to a maximum of 50 hours, or anything in between. The working hours can be split between morings and afternoons or full days. Au Pairs generally like to be free on weekends but babysitting can be negotiated. Some au pair applicants may be formally qualified in caring for babies, however it is not advisable to leave babies in sole charge of unqualified childcarers. A weekly allowance is given to an au pair of $7 – $8 per hour with a minimum of 30 hours per week. Demi Pair A demi pair (half au pair) is an International applicant who is studying whilst Au Pair in Australia. They must attend classes in the day or evening. They are generally available early morning or late afternoon. Demi Pairs work less hours then an au pair, between 15-20 hours per week. Applicants are already Au Pair in Australia and are interviewed in our Au Pair Sydney city office. Salaries $8 per hour live-in.

2. Nanny

A nanny will be qualified or heavily experienced. A nanny cares for your children, sole charge, in the family home. Nannies are available live-in or live-out, part or full time. Nannies will also assist with domestic duties for the children and general family areas. Nannies will provide both police and driving records on request. Nannies will have a First Aid Certificate or willing to obtain Au Pair in Australia. All applicants are already in Australia and personally interviewed in our Sydney City office. Salaries depend on age, experience and job description. Live-in $12 per hour. Live-out $18-$20 per hour.

3. Mothers Help

Mother’s Helpers are not as experienced as a nanny but keen and motivated to assist a family with childcare and general household duties. Suitable for after school care, assisting mum in busy periods or general help around the home. All applicants are already in Australia and personally interviewed in our Sydney City office. Salaries depend on experience and duties involved. Live-out $15-$18 per hour. Minimum hours 4 per day.