Henry & Livi Hanging Out	Henry (at 6mo.) & Livi

Ridgefield, CT - 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 01/20/2008	Last Activity 10/30/2008	Profile added to 15 Hot Lists in last 30 days	Auto-Responses 15 Due
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City	Ridgefield
State/Province	CT
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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	American, Canadian, French, Scottish, Swedish, Welsh
Years of education required	13-16
Years of childcare experience required	1
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	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	Spiritual - Not Religious
We require care for children under age 2	Yes
Number of children	2
Children's ages	4 YO Girl, 1yr Boy
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	40-something
Single parent family	No
Au Pair couples accepted	No
Earliest starting date Au Pair or nanny required	October, 2008
Latest starting date Au Pair or nanny required	December, 2008
Shortest period Au Pair or nanny is required	8 months
Longest period Au Pair or nanny is required	24 months
Family references available upon request	Yes

Au Pair/Nanny job description

**>>>USA Located Applicants Only Please.<<<** [Our Summer Au Pair has returned to college. We are now interviewing for an 8 month minimum position, available immediately. Our 2008 summer au pair, and our previous au pair are both available as family references.] Please read the position requirements and description thoroughly. Thanks! The primary responsibilities are: Help care for our 1 Year Old son. Experience and skills at interacting with an infant/toddler are absolutely required! Play with and help care for our 4 year old daughter. Help maintaining the household with at home mom - (mother's helper.) Facilitate family travel and activity outside of the home. Household duties include help with: Meal preparation Laundry Errands Tidying after the kids [We have a housekeeper come in so you are NOT expected to clean the whole house.]

Family's Message to Au Pairs and Nannies

Us -- New York City area, child centered, Canadian/American family where there is always one parent at home during the day. We have a lovely four year old daughter who loves to play and learn, and who is never found in front of a TV. We also have a son who is 1 year old. We enjoy local and distant travel, and indoor and outdoor activities. We live about 1 hour outside of New York City in Ridgefield, a great town located in southwestern Connecticut. We are also not too far from skiing areas, Boston MA, and the Berkshire mountains. Local activities include sledding and ice skating, summer swimming, neighborhood activities with other children, apple picking, shopping, the beach (the Ct. shore is a short drive away), hiking, etc. We go into Manhattan frequently as a family and enjoy all the city has to offer, while living in a beautiful community that has great resources, schools and activities for kids. Our kitchen is primarily stocked with healthy food and we eat a diverse diet including some meat. Chocolate is welcome as well! You -- are an intelligent, caring, responsible au pair with experience and references. You have a sincere interest in pre-school age children - maybe a career interest in teaching or childcare, and the skills to match. You understand that caring for a child is both a job and an important responsibility, and you are attentive and patient to a fault! You have lots of energy and enjoy creative, expressive play and enriching interaction with a 4 year old. You also have the patience to hold a 1 year old and comfort him, keep his attention, and interact creatively. You enjoy outdoor activities, but are gentle and attentive to the abilities and limitations of a learning child. You are willing to help in the kitchen and able to prepare light meals. You are willing to do light clean-up after the kids, and some laundry. You are creative, can plan activities and art projects, and can get down and participate with kids, not just direct them from a distance. We promote an environment of mutual respect. Our expectation is a responsible, attentive au pair. We will respect your privacy and time off, and look forward to embracing you as part of the family. You will have your own, private bedroom and bathroom, free reign of the house, use of a car, and join us in most if not all family activities and travel. References and an interview are required. Thanks!