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I
don’t have a driving license. Can I still apply?
Can I choose the city I
want to go to?
How long will it take once
I send in my application?
If I get homesick, can I go
home?
What are most host families
like?
What are the different possible positions available?
I
am from Australia. Will I still receive a flight contribution?
I
would like to be placed in the UK. Will I still receive my flight
contribution?
What nationalities do you accept on your program?
I am available from January for 2 months. Can I use your
program?
I am a boy interested in your program. Can I apply?
Can couples
apply?
Can
two friends be
placed close together. Is this possible?
Can
a host family advance my fare to go abroad?
Why is £99.00 taken off my first salary after I arrive
in my host family?
If
I leave the program early will I receive my flight contribution?
I
have a cat. Can I bring my pet with me?
I
would like to apply for a position in Italy but cannot speak Italian. Can I
still apply?
I
would like to participate in the program but I am a single mum and want to take
my child with me. Can I still apply?
I
don’t have a driving license. Can I still apply?
Yes you can apply. We place a large percentage of girls without a driving
license though of course a driving license is an advantage.
Can I choose the city I
want to go to?
We get positions all over, however availability varies so we can’t
guarantee to place you in a specific town. You
can give preference to whether you prefer to be in a town or in the
countryside. If you do only
want to be
in a specific town indicate it on your application and
we’ll do our best to place you. It could make the application process
longer.
How long will it take once
I send in my application?
Depending
on how
attractive your application is we can arrange
placements at short notice. Many candidates receive placement
shortly
after their application has been received. Some candidates are placed
within 1 week. Even inexperienced candidates can be
placed at short notice depending on demand.
If I get homesick, can I go
home?
Yes
but think carefully before you apply. Take into consideration that it’s a
serious job and your host
family is relying on you.
They have also put a lot of effort into finding the
right candidate for their family and the children look forward to getting
to know you. You’ll be away from your own family for a long time
and your host family are hoping that you will fit in.
Some au pairs get
homesick in the beginning, which is natural, but
most au pairs quickly overcome this. They have a new
environment to explore, new friends and most of all a new challenge. For
the few that find it difficult to adjust they have their host
family, new friends to help them
and most of all the backing of totalnannies.com's organization.
What are most host families
like?
In the majority of cases, both parents work and
they usually come from a good social background. Lawyers, doctors, charted
accountants, business men etc. Most families have other domestic staff.
They spend
.weekends
in the winter in ski resorts and in the summer (from June to September) in
beautiful
seaside resorts. You would go with them. All our
families are professionals who are looking to establish a friendly
relationship with their au-pair or nanny which can develop into a long
lasting friendship. One of their main concerns is to find a serious
dedicated child carer for their children. Many host families travel
extensively and you would accompany them.
What are the different possible positions available?
There are 4 different possible jobs available.
AU-PAIR:
where you work 6 hours per day for 6 days per week. You look after
the children and do some light housework. You have minimum 1 full day off
per week. 2 evenings you may be asked to baby-sit whilst
the children are asleep if the parents have to
go out. The pay is about £100.00 Pounds Sterling
per week and it gives you time to go to school if you wish.
MOTHER’S HELP
:You work for about 10 hours a day for 5 and 1/2 days per week.
(Maximum 55 hours per week). You look
after the children and may be asked to do a bit more heavy housework. You
have a minimum of 1 1/2 days off per week and 3
evenings you may be asked to baby-sit whilst the children are asleep if
the parents have to go out. The pay ranges from £200.00
to £300.00
Pounds Sterling per
week and depends on age, experience and
qualifications. The exact salary will be specified in the job description.
NANNY:
the same as mother’s help with only childcare duties. The time off
is the same. You may be asked to get up at night to feed a baby. You must
have a nanny diploma. The pay starts from
£300.00 to £500.00 Pounds Sterling
per week depending on age and experience.
MATERNITY
NURSE: A maternity nurse is a qualified nanny
that takes care of a newborn baby 24 hours a day for the first three
months after it is born to get it into a routine. You must have a nanny or
child care diploma. The pay starts from £600.00+ Pounds Sterling per week.
Please note
that we do sometimes get tutor/governess positions for older children. You
need to be a qualified teacher to apply for this position. These are
general guidelines. Your precise hours of work, time off and salary will
be specified in the family job description.
I am from Australia. Will I still receive a
flight contribution?
All candidate's will receive from their host family a contribution to
their return flight of £120.00 irrespective of where they come from
I would like to be placed in the UK. Will I still receive my flight
contribution?
Girls placed in the UK will get the same flight contribution as all
other candidates even if they come from the UK.
What nationalities do you accept on your program?
We accept a wide variety of nationalities on our program. Unfortunately
we cannot accept all nationalities because of visa restrictions. Please
refer to our application form to see which nationalities we accept. If your
nationality is not listed we are unable, at this time to accept you on
our
program.
I am available to travel from January for 2 months. Can I use your
program?
Yes you can although the majority of short term placements are during
the summer months (June to September) so to find you a placement may be
more challenging.
I am a boy interested in your program. Can I apply?
We do accept males on our program but you must be aware that there are
very few families that accept male candidates. You need to be patient as
your application will be more challenging. We will however do our best to
satisfy your request.
We are a couple and we would like to find a position in one family. Is
this possible?
Unfortunately at the present time we are unable to accept placements
from couples as there is no demand for this type of placement.
We are two friends interested in your program but would like to be
placed close together. Is this possible?
Yes it sometimes occurs that two friends or more request to be placed in the same
area. We can try and arrange this but this will make your application more
challenging. Please be aware that European countries are small and
travel is cheap so even if you are not placed in the same city it is
quite possible that you will be placed quite close by and can meet up in
your days off. However if your flexible about the area where you are placed
we will do our best to place you as close as possible.
I am very interested in your program but I do not have sufficient funds
to pay for my fare abroad. Can my host family advance my fare and then
maybe take it off my first salary?
It is not possible for a host family to advance the air fare for a
candidate. It is against agency
policy to arrange such an agreement. You would have to find the funds for
your fare abroad yourself. Remember that when you arrive in your host
family you won't have any expenses and will be quickly in a position to
pay back any money you may have borrowed for your fare. We also have
details of cheap travel agents in our main Positions
Abroad page.
Why is £120.00 Pounds Sterling taken off my first salary after I arrive
in my host family?
A lot of time, effort, work and money gets put into arranging a placement for you. If you leave your host family early
this creates a great inconvenience to your host family who was relying
on you for child care. Therefore a
substitution deposit of £120.00 is deducted from your first salary by
your host family. This sum gets taken off your first
salary once you arrive in your host family so you don't have to find
this sum before your departure. This deposit shows your good faith in
wanting to participate in the program. If you stay in a family for at
least 6 weeks you will be refunded this deposit by your host family.
If I leave my host family early will I receive my flight contribution?
No. You will only receive your flight contribution if you complete your
agreed length of stay.
I have a cat. Can I bring my pet with me?
Unfortunately
not. Host families are not willing to accept pets in the family.
I would like to apply for a position in Italy but cannot speak Italian. Can I
still apply?
This
is not a problem. Most of our host families speak English so the only language
you need to be able to speak is English, whatever country you would like to work
in.
I
would like to participate in the program but I am a single mum and want
to take my child with me. Can I still apply?
Unfortunately we do not have host families willing to accept a candidate with a
child.
