Our Boys with Ginger Dog	Swim Team Dinner 2007

Plandome, NY - Host Family at a Glance
40-something family, primarily American, living in United States. Family speaks English. Looking for a female Au Pair or Nanny. Our aupair will need to have a driver's license. Light housekeeping is required, and we will not accept an aupair that smokes.
Customer Since 03/17/2005	Last Activity 09/07/2008	Profile added to 37 Hot Lists in last 30 days	Auto-Responses 10 Due
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Contact Information for this Host Family
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City	Plandome
State/Province	NY
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Country	United States

Family Preferences and Availability
Seeking to hire	Au Pair or Nanny
Prefers an Au Pair or nanny gender of	Female
Au Pair or nanny must be able to speak	English
Prefers an Au Pair or nanny in the age range	18-26
Prefers an Au Pair or nanny of the nationality	No preference
Years of education required	12
Years of childcare experience required	No Preference
This position is	Full-time or part-time
Required hours of work by Au Pair or nanny	30 to 35 hours/week
We require the Au Pair or nanny to live in/out	Either
A car is available for Au Pair or nanny's use	Yes
We expect to pay a weekly salary in the range	Negotiable
Light housework required of Au Pair or nanny	Yes
Languages spoken by our family	English
Our religion/spiritual practice is	Roman Catholic
We require care for children under age 2	No
Number of children	2
Children's ages	8yrs (twins)
We have children with special needs	No
Elderly care is required	No
Disabled persons care is required	No
We have pets	Yes
Our family falls in the age group	40-something
Single parent family	No
Au Pair couples accepted	No
Earliest starting date Au Pair or nanny required	September, 2008
Latest starting date Au Pair or nanny required	November, 2008
Shortest period Au Pair or nanny is required	12 months
Longest period Au Pair or nanny is required	24 months
Family references available upon request	Yes

Au Pair/Nanny job description

**I am a member..d us to your hot list and i will email you!* The most important part of the job is to LOVE our boys. You should want to play with them and not just supervise them. Household help needed too - see below. Also, be an EXCELLENT driver and swimmer. Boys are learning french in school, so it would be cool if you speak french too! They are also taking piano lessons - if you have studied the piano or some other instrument, that would be great. You must have EXCELLENT ENGLISH - because you have to help/supervise homework. Schedule is Monday - Friday 3:00 pm - 7 pm Two weekend nights per month for mom and dad to have a night out with friends. Our household (unlike many in the US) has a very set schedule that does not vary very often.

Family's Message to Au Pairs and Nannies

Hi! We are a family of 4 living on the North Shore of Long Island only 18 miles outside of NYC. It is a great location - 28 minutes by train from the most exciting city in the world. Because it is close to NYC, it has an urban sophistication while being a nice family suburb. Hosting an au pair is very popular here, so you will have an easy time meeting other au pair girls(and sometimes au pair boys!) Our twin boys are now age 8 and are fun, funny and happy. We also have an adorable dog who lives inside with us.e usually ends up sleeping with the au pair! She loves to play and be taken on walks to the park. We are experienced host parents of international au pairs - we have used au pair in america, cultural care and au pair international as our agency partners. We are hosting our 8th au pair our au pairs have been from Costa Rica, England, Germany, Austria, Brazil, South Africa (2x) and Belgium. No matter what country, they have been HAPPY, MATURE, and FUN to have around and be around. They have all loved our boys with all their hearts and we have loved them back in return. We treat you like family - you will not be treated like "the help" or a pampered house guest! Our current and past au pairs can tell you their impressions of life with us. Our past au pairs have had time to travel and see more of the US than most americans. Also, they have had a year of seeing what living with a typical american family is like - a family that loves each other and enjoys being together. They have all made lasting friendships with other au pairs and americans too...one of our au pairs married an american!!! So, what kind of au pair girl are we looking for??? Well, to be honest we are very selective. First, YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YRS OLD...we do not match with anyone younger. Maybe you are thinking of extending for a second year?Two of our au pairs have been extension au pairs - and that has worked out great. We will consider an american au pair too - maybe you are a college student looking to work and balance school? Maybe we can make our schedules mesh. We will do live-in or live-out for the right person. Finding the right fit for both sides is the most important thing for me. Our boys are in school and activities and our family needs are changing. We need someone who can contribute more to the running of the household in addition to having fun with and supervising the boys. We have a cleaning lady who comes once a week to clean, but we need someone who can pick up the place inbetween and likes doing it without being asked. Help with cooking, laundry, shopping and even some computer (word processing) work might be needed. The more you help us, the more we will help you! When you are with the boys, you should have a great imagination to play imagination games or turnaround and play american baseball or football (don't worry they will teach you!). They like to play outside and so should you! They take piano lessons, go to YOGA class, chess club, play baseball, lacrosse and other activities. You should be someone who can give a time out as easily as hug. We believe that the boys should have boundaries and be respectful. You have to be able to enforce our boundaries and expectations of their behavior. They are good boys (just ask our current or past au pairs) and we take away priviliges or use a timeout when we need to and we are happy to say we give out more hugs and kisses around here than discipline! We love to laugh and our household is a cheerful one. No sad, moody couch potatoes need respond - you won't fit. We think that having a spiritual base is important - it does not have to be the same as ours. We have hosted almost every religion and have loved learning about other religious traditions. We are a close family - we like to spend our free time together, skiing, spending time at our club, the beach etc. We will tell you more about our interests, lifestyle if you are interested..but please only respond if the duties and job sound right for you. If you think you might be a good fit for us, add us to your hot list and we will be in touch in April of 2008. At that point, i will be a member and contact you can tell me what you are looking for. If we are not right for you, no problem - and we wish you the best in your au pair adventure!