IMPORTANTE: Solo para ciudadanos Europeos. Ciudadanos no Europeos IMPRESCINDIBLE: VISA y Lengua materna Inglés. IMPORTANT: If you are not an European Citizen you will need: a valid VISA and be Native English Spoken.
WHAT DOES MEAN BE AU PAIR?
Being an au pair means to live with a family, to become part of your host family and join in some of their activities. It also means to be able to integrate in their habits and customs.You will certainly improve your language skills and improve your career prospects. Living with one of our host families takes out the worries and cost of living in another country and you will be able to learn about the country at first hand. You will also have the opportunity to gain language qualifications.
Free acommodation and food
You will have your own furnished room.
You share the kitchen and living areas.
You do not pay for food and you normally eat with the families.
In holiday periods the family may want you to go with them and occasionally, when on holiday, you may be required to share a bedroom with the children (holiday homes are generally smaller than normally family homes). You will also need to be more flexible about you working hours during holiday periods.
You have to be between 18 and 25 years old, although you can apply when you are 17 (no age limits for EU-Au pairs, but usually not older than 30).
You have to be single, without dependents.
You must be in good health (Medical Report).
Male places exist but are very limited.
You need a valid passport.
It doesn’t matter if your level of Spanish is very low but you have a good level of English.
More than 50 percent childcare like looking after children during the day, playing, bringing to and getting the children from school and kinder garden, doing homework with them.
Light house work like: washing, ironing and keeping the house tidy, set / Clair the table.
You may also be expected to do some simple cooking and help with food preparation.
Talk in/teach English, German or French to the children. You must understand that you don’t have to give language classes just play with them in your native language or English.
Most of the families do not ask for domestick task or only related with children like tidy their rooms, make their beds, help to prepair breakfast and dinner, etc but also parents expect you cooperate like one memeber more (p.ex set/clair the table).
25-30 hours per week+1 or 2 nights baby sitting: 65€ per week. In big cities families also offer a monthly ticket.
30-40 hours per week+1 or 2 nights baby sitting: 75-100 € per week.
Vacations: in any cases you will have one week paid of holidays per six months worked.
Au Pair duties, working hours and pocket money is specify in family application form.
I summer are many request for 1, 2 or 3 months. In other seasons most families look for a one year, 10 months or 6 months placement.
Also are request for shorter period if your level of English is very good or you are willing to accept any area in Spain.
You should apply about two months before you wish to come and although placements are made all year round a high proportion start in August, September-October and January.
Native English Language spoken.
Have a valid visa. Ask information in the nearest Spanish Embasy in you home country. You can´t travel without visa.
Being an au pair means to live with a family, to become part of your host family and join in some of their activities. It also means to be able to integrate in their habits and customs.You will certainly improve your language skills and improve your career prospects. Living with one of our host families takes out the worries and cost of living in another country and you will be able to learn about the country at first hand. You will also have the opportunity to gain language qualifications. 
