TUTOR AU PAIR explained
In
addition to our regular au pair program, we have found that there are more and
more families who are looking for that little bit ‘extra’ and when only the
very best candidates will do, we need to look at slightly different options to
the regular au pair role.
We
have designed a live-in tutoring program due to popular demand from families
who need an educated young person who is willing and able to take on more
responsibility and really interact with your school age children and help them with home
work and contribute towards their learning requirements.
It is an ideal role for a
someone with an interest in a teaching career.
For this program we are
selecting applicants who fit the following criteria:
- Minimum
commitment 6 months
- 21+
- Flexible
about location
- Good/excellent
English
- Experience
or qualification in teaching, tutoring or home-work support
We
will be able to place them with families who are
- Looking
for help with school aged children
- Allocating
tasks directly related to children only and with focus on education &
development
- Allocating
tasks like a nanny but for older children, such as; planning +
preparation/tidy up after meals, preparation of school
bags/uniforms/sports-kit, laundry for children, tidy children’s rooms,
transport to/from school, transport to/from children’s activities,
planning/organising activities for the children, help with homework
revision
- During
school holidays – more hours, more activities for the children (extra pay)
- Able to
give access to local language classes or other studies such as teacher
training, Vocational childcare qualification
- Wiling
to give 2 weeks paid holiday for every 6 months worked
- Extra
pay for extra hours and ‘other tasks’ such as additional cleaning, laundry
for parents, additional babysitting may be agreed.
Pocket
money is minimum $200 per week for 25 hours (tutor) + $10 per hour for additional hours.
This role may also work well for children who are home-schooled. Our candidates cannot execute home schooling for you but they can certainly support it!
Definition of a tutor according to wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
- be a tutor to someone; give individual
instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish"
- coach: a person who gives private instruction
(as in singing, acting, etc.)
- act as a guardian to someone