If you’re a busy mum – or dad! – and are thinking of enlisting some extra help around the house and with your little ones, you might have considered hiring an au pair. Most au pairs are young people who are willing to help with housework tasks and childcare in return for a place to stay. If you’re thinking of hiring an au pair, you should always go through a reputable agency such as aufini.com to ensure that the au pairs are fully vetted, background checked and trained where necessary before you hire them. Here are the top five reasons why you should hire an au pair today.

Extra Help

Hiring an au pair is a really good way to get some extra help around the house, especially if you’re both working full time and don’t have much time to tackle the larger household tasks. Having an au pair around to keep on top of the housework when you’re at work can be a huge time saver for working mums.

Learn a Language

Since the majority of young people looking for a position as an au pair are travelling from abroad, hiring an au pair is an excellent way to start learning another language if they’re willing to help you learn. In return you could help them learn more English. If your kids are learning a language at school, finding an au pair who speaks the language fluently is also a great way to get extra help for your kids with their homework.

Cheaper than a Nanny

Many au pairs are happy to work for a very low wage providing you allow them to stay in your home, so if you’ve got a spare room that you never use, hiring an au pair could be an excellent and cheaper alternative to hiring a nanny who may charge an hourly rate. As well as being a cheap way to get extra help, having a live-in au pair will also make things such as school pick ups and drop offs for example, a lot easier for you as you won’t have to make an extra trip to the nanny or childminder.

Learn About Other Cultures

If you’re eager to show your kids the world and help them to learn about other cultures, hiring an au pair is a brilliant way to introduce them to the way that some people live in other countries. Your au pair will be able to introduce them to new foods, traditions, and other cultural differences.

Helping Others

By hiring an au pair, not only are you getting some extra help yourself, you’ll also be helping a young person to gain new experiences, work experiences and a reference that may help them in finding work and progressing in the future.

Have you hired an au pair before? What did you find benefitted you most from hiring an au pair? Or have you hired an au pair before and had a bad experience? If you have any stories, ideas, tips or advice for those looking to hire an au pair, we’d love to hear from you in the comments.

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 Posted by Charlotte on June 18, 2015 Uncategorized  Add comments

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