The Au Pair program is an experience offered to families and young French people who want to discover new things, learn a new language, travel or even get out of their comfort zone.
Thus, young people have the possibility of leaving to live with a foreign family in order to look after their children and take care of the household chores which are related to them. Through this experience, young people have the opportunity to improve their mastery of the foreign language but also to travel, to learn to live with a family having habits and a culture different from what they know in France. A large part of the experience is made up of the cultural exchange established between the young person and the family. Everyone shares what they want and a relationship is created between them. Young people have to work with children a certain number of hours a week, which depends on the country you are going to and your visa. So even if the young person goes to work, it is possible for him to organize trips to make the most of his year. The objectives of this program, for them, can be numerous. For example, it can be to share the family life of its hosts, to learn a new language, to travel, to try experiences that make them grow, evolve and mature, or even forge their future. Many possibilities are available to those who choose to have this experience because; in the end, it’s about building yourself, learning to discover and understand yourself. The richness of this opportunity is unique, people come back conquered and positively changed, ready to go abroad or start their professional life calmly.
For families, it is the possibility of offering their children this unique exchange, possible with a foreigner. The idea of welcoming someone into your home for several months can be scary, but if you take a closer look, it’s a daily help. Families often testify that, thanks to the au pair, they spend more ‘quality’ time with the children. When they spend time together, they don’t have to think about everything anymore because their au pair will have done their job during the week. For parents who work a lot, this is a relief and a way to have more time for themselves as well. The au pair must work a maximum number of hours per week (25-30h / week) but this time already allows them to lighten their household chores and thus, to spend more time with their children. Please note, for a family to be validated with the agency, it is very important that it shows its understanding of the program. It is unthinkable for us, to send a young person in a family which will not respect its schedules or which will ask him to carry out tasks which are not related to the care of the children. If the family agrees to respect these commitments, the experience will be even more beautiful and the children will be able to fully learn alongside a person with different habits and culture.
To conclude, this experience will exceed all your expectations and the little extra of our agency is that it will be completely adapted to what you want! No more moments of doubt and uncertainty, we give everything you need to prepare you as well as possible, help you make your choices and accompany you throughout the process. You can count on us to give you an incredible experience that you will remember all your life!