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Newton Highlands, MA - 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 02/07/2007	Last Activity 08/08/2008	Profile added to 6 Hot Lists in last 30 days	Auto-Responses 6 Due
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City	Newton Highlands
State/Province	MA
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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	No preference
Years of childcare experience required	3
This position is	Part-time
Required hours of work by Au Pair or nanny	25 to 30 hours/week
We require the Au Pair or nanny to live in/out	Live Out
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	1
Children's ages	10
We have children with special needs	Yes
Elderly care is required	No
Disabled persons care is required	No
We have pets	No
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	September, 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

We have a part time, live-out opportunity, starting on 9/2/08. Our home is walking distance to the D Line Branch of the T and convenient to everything. Hours would be M-T-W for 13-15 hours per week in the afternoon when our son returns from school (M-W 3-6pm and Tues 12-6pm). We may also need you as a back-up to for Thurs/Fri (3-6pm) should our other sitter not be able to make it. And, there will be an opportunity for additional hours (full day 8-6) on certain days as well. No weekends/evenings required. We are looking for a minimum of a one-year commitment. Interested candidates should contact us by e-mail and be prepared to provide references. Foreign students may apply. We look forward to hearing from you.

Family's Message to Au Pairs and Nannies

Our 10 year old son Dylan is an only child. He is very kind, sensitive, loving, and active. He loves to go for hikes, go to the beach, play sports, and see his friends. He is a good student in school and works hard at it. He is also a gifted child with special needs. He taught himself how to read at 3 years of age and can now easily perform math equations above his age level. But he has had some language/social delays that he continues to work on. All that said, he thrives on individual attention and lots of praise, so we would expect our new nanny (like our live-in nannys/au pairs before) to encourage his language, social interactions, and help with homework. For example, he often needs some gentle encouragement to play with other kids, needs extra time and patience when he communicates his ideas/thoughts, and needs someone to practice his vocabulary homework. So it’s not only important that you are outgoing and comfortable around kids, but also that you have a strong initiative to help. We also think it's key that you give him the chance to say and do things independently. About us, we are both financial professionals in our early 40's, and we enjoy a wide variety of activities. Ron is also a professional wine educator. Most of all, we enjoy our son, Dylan, who is truly a great kid.