Au Pair/New York.

We would like to introduce ourselves to you and to explain what we are looking for in an au pair.We have been marries for 16 years and have two children; a girl who is 10 years old and a boy who is 4.This will be our tenth year having an au pair. We live in an apartment building on the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.Our large apartment provides the au pair with its own bedroom, bathroom and telephone.Of course, the au pair has use of all the shared household family amenities such as the kitchen, computer, Internet, books and television.The building has a playroom for the children and gym for the adults.It is on a quiet street next to Riverside Park, which has many playgrounds and jogging paths.It is only two short blocks away from Broadway and the heart of Upper West Side with its shopping, restaurants, bookstores, movies and the very large Central Park.Central Park has many playgrounds, a zoo, as well as lakes, woods and gardens.There are also many schools and cultural institutions that offer courses appropriate for au pairs.There are many other families with au pairs in our neighbourhood and NYC. Both our children are normal and happy, are used to having au pairs and have bonded well with them.Our eldest loves to be active, running and climbing outdoors and swimming; but also to play games, draw pictures, do crafts projects, play piano and to read.She has bonded well with all of her au pairs.Our youngest is a very jolly, social, talkative and active boy. My husband's work schedule is standard 9am to 5pm 5 days per week.I work 3 to 4 days per week but have a few weeks per year when I work 6 or 7 days a week.Our eldest is in school 8am to 3pm and our youngest from 9am to 1pm.Therefore an au pair will typically be free for part of weekday mornings.A typical day begins at 7am with the au pair helping us get the children ready for school.After picking the children up from school the au pair will spend the afternoon with one or both of the children at various times until we return from work.During some afternoons the children will have schedules after-school activities.At other times the au pair organizes the afternoons - scheduling play-dates with the children's friends, going to the parks, playgrounds, museums or playing at home. We are looking for a person who genuinely loves to be with children.We hope that our children will grow up to be intellectually curious, tolerant, self-confident, empathetic, multi-culturally minded and curious and respectful of the environment and of all people.We look for these same qualities in an au pair.In return, we believe that we can offer a congenial home, a great city to live in and explore and plenty of possible friendships with au pairs and other young people.Tillträde: Sommaren -07 Eget boende, betald semester.Studiemedel 500-1000 dollar.Inga kostnader för flyg om du arbetar ett år som au pair.Visum för 13 månader.Försäkring ingår.Hemreseskydd vid allvarlig familjesituation.4 dagars kurs i NY innan ankomst till familjen.Vi gör regelbundna intervjuer på orter runt om i Sverige.