Hi au pairs/nannies, our family:
1st Parent: Janna(female)
2nd Parent:
Marc-olivier(male)
Location:
Finland
Membership No:
354395
We would like a nanny / au pair who:
Required From: 1 Oct, 2016 Required To: 30 Jun, 2017
Introduction of the family offering the au pair / nanny job:
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We are looking for an au pair to help out with our 2 kids. The au pair is asked to spend time with the children and take care of their everyday needs. We are also hoping that you will share the house work with us, like you would with any other room mates. One of the kids has a lot of allergies and understanding of dietary restrictions is a must. My husband works long days and travels occasionally. We are looking for a reliable, independent person, who is able to take care of themselves.
We are looking for an independent, reliable person, who is able to help out with our 2 children and the house. A warm heart and willingness to spend time with the kids is really important. We practice attachment parenting / positive parenting and would like the au pair to do the same. Our 4-year-old (turning 5 in September) likes crafts, music and ballet and the 1-year-old (turning 2 in July) is very active and loves to spend time outside. They are smiling and easy-going, very fun to be around :)
We are a French-Finnish family and speak Finnish, French and English at home. We are looking for a native English speaker and hope that the au pair would communicate in English with the children. I am a psychologist / psychotherapist and have my own business called Choice Point. My husband works for an internet company. We used to travel a lot and were active members of the couchsurfing community. We still have connections from there and would be able to introduce the au pair to a big international community here in Helsinki.
There are certain limitations: the kids have many dietary restrictions and the au pair must at least understand special diets. We don't use perfumes and are trying to avoid excess chemicals, fragrances etc, and expect the au pair to do the same. Smoking is not possible in any circumstances. We recycle, like to go to flea markets and try to avoid buying things, but that's where we fail often :D I am also interested in growing my own food / foraging for wild edible plants.
I understand that we are not the most common family in the world and that it might take some adjusting to live with us, but I'd like to think that we are a fun family to live with. We are active and now when the kids are a bit older, we can do more and more with them.
Everyday life is hectic, but we are still trying to enjoy the little things: playing board games every now and then, having a glass of good wine etc. Our latest hobby is escape rooms!
We have an au pair right now and are now looking for the next one starting in October. We can offer a private room, a fast internet connection and one Finnish course. We don't have a car, but the public transport is good here. We live close to a big shopping center and it takes about 25 minutes to go to the city centre. We live in a terraced house in a quiet neighbourhood, it is almost like living in a forest. Right now there is a bird's nest outside our sauna window!
The weekly schedules vary a bit based on our work schedules etc. We are looking for someone who is flexible and able to tolerate a bit of uncertainty and also hard-working and reliable. Some days might be long but on the other hand it is possible for the au pair to get long weekends off and go explore the rest of the country.
Thanks for considering us as your host family!
Kind regards
Janna Meunier
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