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Everett, WA - Host Family at a Glance
30-something family, primarily American, living in United States. Family speaks English. Looking for a female Au Pair or Nanny. Our aupair will not need to have a driver's license. Light housekeeping is not required, and we will accept an aupair that smokes.
Customer Since 06/02/2008	Last Activity 08/27/2008	Profile added to 8 Hot Lists in last 30 days	Auto-Responses 1 Due
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City	Everett
State/Province	WA
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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	No Preference
Prefers an Au Pair or nanny of the nationality	No preference
Years of education required	No preference
Years of childcare experience required	No Preference
This position is	Full-time
Required hours of work by Au Pair or nanny	40 to 45 hours/week
We require the Au Pair or nanny to live in/out	Live In
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	No
Languages spoken by our family	English
Our religion/spiritual practice is	Spiritual - Not Religious
We require care for children under age 2	Yes
Number of children	4
Children's ages	1,3,10,11
We have children with special needs	No
Elderly care is required	No
Disabled persons care is required	No
We have pets	No
Our family falls in the age group	30-something
Single parent family	No
Au Pair couples accepted	No
Earliest starting date Au Pair or nanny required	August, 2008
Latest starting date Au Pair or nanny required	October, 2008
Shortest period Au Pair or nanny is required	10 months
Longest period Au Pair or nanny is required	10 months
Family references available upon request	Yes

Au Pair/Nanny job description

Our family lives in the Seattle area. We are looking for a nanny for the 2008/2009 school year (from mid August 2008 through mid June 2009). We have two school aged children, 9 and 10 and two younger children, ages 1 and 3. Care would be primarily for our younger children, five days a week (Monday through Friday), 9 to 10 hours a day. Salary is $150 to $230 per week depending on experience plus room and board and an additional $500 bonus at Christmas or for schooling - your choice. Great paid vacation time during the school year (I am a third grade teacher and have all U.S. holidays off, plus two weeks at Christmas time, a week at Easter, and a few four day holidays as well). We can't work with anyone who requires an agency (due to the extra fees), sorry.

Family's Message to Au Pairs and Nannies

Dear Au Pair or Nanny, My husband and I are looking for the ideal nanny to care for our four children during the next school year. We are fun, energetic and try to maintain a healthy balance in our lives. We are flexible and supportive and understand what it takes to care for young children and how important and demanding the job of a nanny can be. Our children are interesting, entertaining, loving and sometimes challenging little human beings. They each have their unique traits and characteristics. The oldest two are in school and are very self reliant (pack their own lunches, get themselves to the school bus and back home), but they still need a guiding hand to ensure they are eating healthy snacks after school, wearing helmets when they ride bikes, etc... The littlest ones are, well little, which means they are endlessly cute to watch, but require hands on care and teaching as they struggle towards independence (learning to dress themselves, learning to wash hands, etc...). Luckily, the terrible twos are passing for our three year old, and he is becoming quite a reasonable young gentleman. We are looking for a nanny who is kind and playful, but we also need someone who can set limits and be firm. We feel that honesty and open communication are the key to a successful partnership with our new nanny. The ideal nanny will enjoy taking the two littlest ones on outings to see new things during the day (we will provide a car), but will also like those cozy stretches at home on the couch with a dinosaur movie or a pile of spiderman action figures. We have a comfortable home to offer a live in situation. Our neighborhood is quiet, with sidewalks, friendly neighbors, and a little grassy park area just up the street. You can sometimes hear the sea lions when you're out walking. From Everett Washington, you will find easy transportation into the city of Seattle. Everett has its own unique cultural heartbeat, with a theater, symphony, Comcast Arena, coffee shops, farmer's market and quaint pubs. All of this is within walking distance of our home, including a great children's museum (which we have an annual pass to) and library. There is a college on the other side of this little town (about 5 minutes drive) that offers a wide array of classes. Please contact us to discuss the position or with any more questions you may have. Sincerely, Jeannie