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Ref No. F00419/16

Family Details

Nationality: Italy
Marital Status: Married and living together
Religion: Catholic
Profession-Husband: Technican
Profession-Wife: Chartered Accountant
Languages spoken: English,French
Names and ages of children: Carolina 7
Description of home and locality: We live in an apartment in the historic centre of Vercelli ( a small town of 50 000 inhabitants). The area where we live has easy access to all amenities and has shops and cafes nearby. A popular University, Oxford Center and British School are all near our home and also some gyms and a supermarket. The apartment is composed of 7 rooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 kitchen, laundry room, garage, courtyard and garden.
Other help kept in home:
No. of hours worked weekly of other help: 20

Family Address Details

City: Vercelli
Country: Italy

Candidate Preferences

Type of help needed: Au-Pair
Approx starting date: ASAP
Length of stay: 3 months
 
Would you prefer a candidate:
who can cook?
who can swim?
who can drive?
who is a non-smoker?
who has experience with children?
who is mother tongue English?
 
Will the candidate be expected to do housework for the family?
Does your family have any special needs:
Will you accept a candidate who smokes only outside?
Do you need a candidate who speaks a particular mother tongue? English
Does the candidate need to speak any foreign language?
Will you give use of a car?
Will you give use of the internet?
If no candidate was available for 1 year would you take someone for 6 mths?
Description of candidate's accommodation: Private bedroom and private bathroom
Approx hrs of work: Morning from8.30 to 9.30
Afternoon from2.30 to 7.00
Total daily hours: 6
Duties: Look after Carolina, and play with her enthusiastically, look talking and limit the use of the phone, TV and computer. We expect the candidate to take care of Carolina for some hours at day. Basically she should prepare Carolina in the morning (dress up and breakfast) and accompany her to school (5 mins on foot from home) and then pick her up and spend some hours in the afternoon with her. She will have to entertain her by speaking, playing and singing in English. She may also watch cartoons and read books in English. Twice a week she go to gymnastics or dance from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm and then she goes at her grandmother who lives nearby. Sometimes Carolina like to spend the afternoon to grandmother, then when she is to grandmother the candidate is free. Saturday afternoon and Sunday will be free and also some Saturday morning if she like take a free week end for visit different Italian towns.
Time off: 1 1/2 days
No. evenings off: 3
Weekly salary: 300.00 British Pound
Is salary negotiable?

Other Family Information

Family's interests: We are a friendly traditional Italian family with one kid. We are an easy going family and we have already lodged 4 English young women. We live in the old center of our town that is halfway between Milan and Turin (50 mins). At home the candidate will have a room of her own with a private bathroom in a quite large apartment and, of course, she will be allowed to enjoy every home facility that we enjoy (free wi fi connection, television, garden, etc). Privacy is guaranteed. We respect everybody's space and we love eating healthy food. Every evening, when we have dinner together, we love telling about the day's events. During the week my husband and I work all day and Carolina is at school from 9.30 am until 2.30 pm. We would like to lodge a candidate young woman who can speak fluent English, who loves spending time with children, for a minimum of 6 months period in our house in Vercelli. ).
Where do you go on holiday?: In June usually we go to Sicily for a week In July during the week end we go in mountain or at seaside. In August we go both in mountain bot at seaside in early August until Mid-September. In mountain we have a flat with garden in Courmayeur and at sea side we have a flat with terrace in Spotorno.
Do you have any animals? No
Any other relevant information which you feel is important: Carolina goes to school Monday to Friday from 9/9.30 am to 2.30 pm. The candidate will need to take her to school in the morning and pick her up in the afternoon. The candidate and child can go back home or go to the park. Two afternoons a week the candidate will need to take her to sport activities. The school is 5 minutes on foot from our home or by bike Hours: The hours would be Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 9.30 and then: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 2.30 pm to 7.00 pm and 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm Tuesday and Thursday: 2.30 pm 6.00 pm and 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm Saturday the working hours would be: 9.00 am to 1.00 pm

Job Description

Vercelli, North Italy. Summer position. Au-pair needed for family with one child, Carolina aged 6. Carolina goes to school Monday to Friday from 9.00/9.30 am to 2.30 pm. Religion: R/C. Dad is a technician, mum is a chartered accountant. The family speak English, French and of course Italian. Other help kept: a housekeeper for 20 hours per week for all the housework. The family live in an apartment in the historic center of Vercelli which is a small town of 50 000 inhabitants half way between Turin and Milan (50 minutes away). The area where the family live has easy access to all amenities and has shops and cafes nearby. There is a popular university, the Oxford Center and British School near the family's home. There are also some gyms and a supermarket. The apartment is quite large and is composed of 7 rooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 kitchen, a laundry room, garage, courtyard and garden. Requirements: Ability to Cook/Swimmer/Non-Smoker/Experience/English Mother Tongue/Willing to do Housework. Use of internet given. 3 month placement. Accommodation: own private bedroom and bathroom. You will of course have use of all the facilities the family enjoy such as free wifi, TV, garden etc. The family will guarantee your privacy. They respect everyone's private space. Approx hrs of work: Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 9.30 am. Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2.30 pm to 7.00 pm and them from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Tuesday and Thursday from 2.30 pm to 6.00 pm and 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Saturday the working hours would be 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. Total daily hrs: 6. Duties: Look after Carolina. You should love inventing games with her and be extrovert and chatty with her. Use of mobile phones, TV and the computer should be minimal during working hours. Take care of Carolina for a few hours during the day. Prepare Carolina for school in the mornings (get her dressed and prepare her breakfast and give it to her) and then take her to school. The school is located 5 minutes on foot or by bike from the family's home. Pick her up from school and spend some time with her either at home or take her to the park in the afternoons. Keep her entertained by speaking English to her, playing with her and singing to her in English. Sometimes watch cartoons with her and read stories to her in English. Twice a week Carolina goes to gymnastics classes or dance from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm and you would take her there and then she goes to her grandmother who lives nearby. Sometimes Carolina likes to spend the afternoon at her grandmother's. When Carolina is at her grandmother's you would be free. Time off: 1 1/2 days off including the evenings (Saturday afternoon and Sunday.) and another 3 evenings off per week. You are asked to babysit for a maximum of 2 evenings a week. Sometimes Saturday morning will also be free if you want the weekend off to visit other areas of Italy. Salary: € 150.00 p/w, net, negotiable (around £ 132.00 p/w, at the current rate of exchange). The family are a friendly traditional Italian family. They are easy going and they have already hosted 4 English Au-pairs. Every evening when they have dinner together they love telling each other about the day's events. During the week the parents work all day and Carolina is at school. Family's interests: health food. The ideal candidate will speak fluent English, loves spending time with children and will be looking for a minimum 6 month commitment. The family usually go on holiday in June to Sicily for a week and in July at weekends they go to the mountains or to the seaside. In August the family go both to the mountains and to the seaside from early August to mid September. The family own an apartment in the mountains with a garden in the lovely ski resort of Courmayeur and they also own an apartment with terrance by the beach in the beach resort of Spotorno on the Italian Riviera.

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