This is NOT a comprehensive list. If additional clarification is required, please contact Cynthia. The best matches follow the Host Family / Au Pair Agreement.
DO NOT negotiate outside of the State Department Guidelines.
The Au Pair’s top priority is the care and safety of your children –
everything else will be a lower priority!
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Child Care Activities
- Wake children
- Dress children
- Feed children
- Play with children
- Prepare meals for children
- Bath children
- Keep children clean and safe
- Organize play groups
- Supervise homework
- Care for children during travel
- Grocery shopping as needed (shouldn’t be the sole person)
Light Housekeeping
- Make children’s bed
- Change/wash children’s sheets
- Pick up toys
- Straighten children’s room
- Clean up kitchen after children’s room (sweep, Swiffer mop)
- Straighten/organize playroom
- Wipe down children’s bathroom
- Wash/put away children’s laundry
- Tidy up after children
- Help in preparation and clean up of family meals or other activities
Flexible Schedule
- Flexible schedule (at least one week schedule in advance needed)
- Available for sick days, snow days, and holidays
Au pair’s total hours worked per week revised to reflect unexpected changes in schedule.
Driving
- Drive children to and from school
- Drive children to and from appointments
- Drive children to activities
Treat your Au Pair as a Family Member –
this is a Cultural Exchange Program!
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Housework
- Mop and vacuum entire house
- Scrub children’s bathroom
- Dust entire house
- Clean windows
- Wash/put away laundry for adult family members
- Housework unrelated to children
- Prepare dinner for entire family daily
- Pick up dry cleaning for adult family members
- Housecleaning on Monday – if toy pick up and kitchen were left untidy by family over weekend
- Sole responsibility for family chores: garbage, recycling, mail, empty/load dishwasher, grocery shopping.
Au Pair Schedule
- Hours can’t be carried over week to week
Work >45 hours per week/ > 10 hours per day for additional pay
Other Children
- Request au pair to care for children not listed on the APIA contract (family or friends)
- Request an au pair to organize play dates with children she is not comfortable supervising Parent of the play date friend should be available to au pair if needed
Pet Care
- Request au pair to care for pets on “free time”
- Request an au pair to train a
- Request an au pair to care for pets over family holiday while she stays at the house
Age Limit
- Request and au pair to prepare meals, laundry or chore for children over the age of 18.
Driving
- Request au pair to serve as a driving teacher or serve as a responsible adult for non licensed driver
- Charge au pair maintenance of car (Federal Mileage Calculation not applicable.
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