Demi Pair - Jobs - Registration

Agency Contact Information

Agency name : AGENCE PIPELETTES

Agent name : Kirsten LAWTON

Office contact details : Agence Pipelettes, 4 Allée des Bouvreuils, 35770, Vern Sur Seiche. FRANCE

pipelettes@agencepipelettes.com +33 950052918

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PART TIME Applicant Information

First name*

Surname*

Gender*

FemaleMale

Nationality*

Email*

Address line 1*

Address line 2

Town*

postcode*

landline*

Mobile*

Skype address

Passport Number

Passport expiry date

Smoker*

Age

DOB*

Allergies

Have you ever suffered from an eating disorder?

Drivers licence*

Test date

How often do you drive?

Do you have any medical condition or prescrption medication on a regular basis (excluding contraception)?*

Yes (please specify below)No

If 'yes' please specify

Languages spoken fluently*

Level of English*

Preferences

Location (3 cities in order of preference)

Dates of Stay From*

To*

Childcare experience (Expérience de la garde d'enfants)

Experience 1

Dates/duration*

Age and gender of the children at the start date

Tasks and activities

Experience 2

Dates/duration

Age and gender of the children at the start date

Tasks and activities

Experience 3

Dates/duration

Age and gender of the children at the start date

Tasks and activities

Experience 4

Dates

Age and gender of the children at the start date

Tasks and activities

The au pair selection criteria includes: personality, English level, understanding the values of the program; enjoyment to learn about the Australian life style through a real Australian environment, and the level of appreciation related to the fact of saving money in accommodation during the stay in Australia.

Important: All our families are very kind and friendly. But the au pairs must interact and play their role as well in communication, so everyone can adjust and have a fantastic experience!

PLEASE ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS BELOW IN DETAILS.

QUESTIONS ABOUT BEING HOSTED BY AN AUSTRALIAN FAMILY

1. Homestay program and Au Pair program are very similar, but has 4 very different points.

You have responsibilities as an adult in the house, not another child. You are there to help to maintain the order, tidiness, and educate the children at all times that you are around them.
You must be independent and be able to enjoy your free time without counting on the family to entertain you.
You must be able to communicate in an equal level, professional and respectful with family member at all times.
You MUST learn how to do all the tasks from a family member during the first week. It is your responsibility to make it right and ask questions. Please ask family member to show you how to do, or what product to use, how long it normally takes to get it done, etc.

Do you understand these points?

YesNo

2. Au Pair House created this program for people from overseas that wish to experience a family environment and be part of an Australian family. Communication is a must with your new host mother and also with Au Pair House. Do you commit to communicating with both (host mother and Au Pair House) during your program?

Do you understand these points?

YesNo

3. It is the au pair's responsibility to initiate conversations and to interact with family members, despite any language barrier. You are learning and improving your English along the way, and if you give up talking to them because you are shy or are afraid to not understand the conversation, the family will take longer to know you, and will think you don’t like to make friends with the family members. And you will possibly feel lonely. So we ask you now, are you prepared to try really hard for a long period of time to communicate with you family and over come homesick feelings? Please describe how you plan to deal with homesick feelings.

Please describe how you plan to deal with homesick feelings.

4. The family will show you how to do your job and how long you should take in each task on your first week. If you don’t understand the verbal instructions, can you make sure you ask again and look for the meaning in different ways (dictionary, etc) until you understand the instruction. Do you understand it is your responsibility to do the job well and ask for guidance when necessary?

Do you understand these points?

YesNo

5. You receive a work-schedule with your family profile for approval. This way we avoid many misunderstanding and false expectations towards the tasks you will be doing. The schedule is flexible, and can be improved during the program in order to benefit both the au pair and family. Everybody takes different time to do different jobs. If you need more time to do a certain job or if you can do the job in less time than what it is on the work schedule, you must talk to the family about changing, so you are happy and also the family. Do you understand the importance of you work-schedule and if anything wrong, do you think you can talk to the family to find a better solution together – to change slightly the task or the time, or the day for the tasks…find a solution together with the family?

Do you understand these points?

YesNo

6. Family hobbies described on the family profile you will receive doesn’t mean activities they will do with you. It means that they like doing those things, so it indicates their kind of personality; it also shows what they like to do when they have time. The objective of this information is to help au pair to find a subject to talk about, with family members.

Example:

So you like to read books, what was the last book you read? What kind of book do you like?

If they like travelling, so where have you travel to? Did you take all your children? Do you have photos, can I see them?….And so on…

7. Do you think you will be able to be independent, have fun and enjoy your free time in your own way, without counting on the family to entertain you?

YesNo

8. If there is a problem about your work or family routine, you must address the issue with your host mother and Au Pair House staff. First you need to try to fix the situation, by communicating with both. Secondly, you need to review the situation with both after few days. Thirdly, you need to discuss what the options are.

9. The most important thing for au pair is not the level of English. Our families can deal with low level of English. The most important is your personality and attitude toward life. To be able to be an au pair

Proactive – be active – helpful at all time towards the parents and kids – get it done!
Talkative – verbalise positive things, positive comments
Flexible – be relaxed and able to change plans with a smile!
Able to change roster with mother if necessary
Honest and happy – no family can have someone sad or moody in the house
Not to judge the family life style or the way they raise the children – don’t judge!
Able to take your part of responsibility to make your experience a rich experience.

10. I am asking the following question because children are always children and they are curious and have their good and bad days. Do you think you can manage children in bad days, when they are naughty? If not, do you think you can ask instructions to the mother in how to deal with such behaviour? If they are naughty – are you prepared to NOT take it as personal and be able to love them straight after in a fresh and casual way?

YesNo

QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR LIFE

11. Do you like to play and care for children – not just supervising? It means really play and have fun with them.

YesNo

12. Do you have brothers or sisters? If so, what are their ages?

13. What are your hobbies and interest?14. What are your hobbies and interest?

14. Are you thinking about getting a job during your free time or study at school?

YesMaybeNo

If so, where is your school and timetable of your course? Name of school: Address of school: Timetable – days of the week, start time and finish times

15. Can you describe how you were disciplined by your parents or carers and how you would discipline a child misbehaving here in Australia?

16. How are you planning to deal with feeling homesick and with all the differences in the routine, food and your new role in a new family? If you need to seek for help and advice, who would you go for?

17. Please list your education level and qualification you may have (example: high school completed, description of courses and any studies done prior to au pair program):

18. Please list all job experience you have (if any):

19. We try to offer the most detailed and personal service to all our clients, both au pairs and families. Is there anything you would like to tell us that you think can help us to match the family with you?

20. What are your plans after your Australia trip?

Je certifie l’exactitude des informations et documents transmis dans le cadre de mon dossier d’inscription et j’accepte que l’Agence Pipelettes conserve ces données pour une durée de 5 ans maximum dans l’éventualité d’un nouveau placement ou pour raison administrative (délivrance d’attestation de placement par exemple).

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