Au pair couples

You haven't offended me lol. We have probably two or three photos of us together, I don't like any of them personally, but it's all we have and that main one is the best we have out of our morbidly small collection. I have photos of each of us (but not together) though they aren't much better, and in our PGL uniform, but we aren't allowed to post those as it's against PGLs policy. Which is a bitch, because a few of those would be better than what we have.

Though I don't know where you got the party idea from, we were in his room playing the playstation Neither of us are hugely social lol I had to be dragged out of the house for my own birthday party, and the only reason I done it was because I was dressed up as supergirl haha

Either way, unfortunately we're not doing it now, as he's decided that au pairing isn't for him at all and isn't swaying

two/three weeks time I think, August 7th. A pain though as I got the swine so haven't had a driving lesson for ages

Anyone had any luck with simplyangelic agency? Or any other agencies?

Looking for work from Jan '10 onwards still that is

Regurgitating (again)

Does anybody know of agencies that deal with couples? I've contacted two or three and they haven't gotten back to me yet and PGL are going to demand that we sign contracts by September/October at the latest, so I'm stuck for time really and would like to get a job sorted by October preferably!

So yes, agencies? Know of any? I google au pair couple and get loads of sites like Trovit and the usual AP sites, but not much else!

Haha, thanks! It's one of those words that I always forget

I'm starting to rue the day I decided to do this, the sites have barely any jobs for couples anyways, let alone those starting in January I really want a job with shared responsibilities rather than each of us having our own separate tasks!

Oh, & a cheeky shameless self promo:

If anyone fancies an AP Couple from Jan '10, send an email my way! It's on page 2

Haha, that was the last thing I chucked in as J was calling me about pizzas thanks for the heads up on it!

& my grammar = fail sometimes, I apologise lol

(and have I even spelt grammar right?)

We are a couple and are looking for a couple position, so please don't contact us if you are after a single person!

I (Nikki) am currently a live-in nanny who will be fully qualified (NVQ level 3) before I reach you. I'm a nice person and I love working with kids and have done so in a variety of settings (school, home, nursery & kids adventure camp) over the past few years.

Andy is a lovely guy, very chilled out and enjoys having something to do, whether that be building something, playing games with kids, climbing/canoeing or anything outdoorsy really! He is currently working in France for a kids adventure camp as an instructor, though last year he was a favoured 'group leader' for 13-16 year olds with the same company (contact for more details, I'll be happy to chat about it).

We're both trained in first aid and have been CRB checked within 2009.

We'd like to truly share the usual responsibilities of au pair couples as we're both keen on childcare/gardening/DIY/etc equally and don't mind straying from usual gender roles to give one another a hand.

Both of us have worked away from home before as watersports instructors (we're BCU/UKCC Level One Paddlesports Coaches and Nikki is looking to tae the next level asap) for the aforementioned kids camp. We both thoroughly enjoyed the experience and we would not like to abandon our outdoor pursuits completely. So we're perfect companions for parents with climbing, paddling and sailing on their minds! (Though we're happy doing this in our own time if this is not your cup of tea).

We love climbing and paddling mainly, though Andy is also a sailor (something I'd like to get into as well) and we're both very keen on watersports in general.
And we will happily encourage (and coach if you'd like) your kids and join them on outdoor adventures whereever possible! We enjoy that sort of thing.

We are both quite healthy people, Andy's very much into keeping trim and active whilst I'm the one who focusses more on a healthy state of being and eating right. I'm a vegetarian, but Andy isn't, he'll eat anything and everything pretty much! However I am perfectly happy to cook meat and do so on a regular basis for my two current charges.

I'm hoping to learn a variety of languages, though ones I've been meaning to focus on first are Farsi, BSL and French; and I'm sure that Andy would love to have a chance to practice his (somewhat lacking :p) German skills!

If we end up staying in the UK, we'd both like colleges nearby where we can study in our free time (though this isn't essential).

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I'm an anti-social girl lol, I maybe could beg money off of the shops in our courtyard but then what about the days that they aren't there or after 5? I have no neighbours and don't know any people nearby who I could contact as we live in the middle of town and there aren't many people living in the town itself and we're the only ones in my courtyard, the rest are shops. I'm thinking way too deeply into this now haha, it's got me thinking though because I have never thought so deeply into the driving thing properly before

I don't know about you but I've never been able to afford a taxi unless necessary I have lived in the countryside (3/4 miles from the nearest town, I did often walk it as there was no public transport from it) and now I live away from big towns, I also went to high school in a small town in the country, which has most definately made me appreciate public transport, but in this job, I'd feel safer with a car during the day when I may have to go pick a kid up from school if they're ill, or something similar. I can't afford to wait for a bus to do that and if I went to Cheltenham for the day I'd have to pay £25 for a taxi home, which is why I would prefer a car if I were in a country house in the middle of nowhere, I just couldn' afford it otherwise. Emergencies just cannot be done if you have to rely on public transport and taxi's with limited money. I worry now what I'd do if my two charges were to hurt themselves at home, I'd have to go with a taxi but I don't have that kind of money just lying about often (nearly a tenner to get to the hospital I've been told!) so I'm perfectly happy with parents who want drivers, it's fair enough really!

I personally would find not being able to drive when living in the country side a massive problem for a job, especially if you do something like miss the bus, what happens then? You're screwed really! I'm a huge advocator of public transport, but at the same time I'd worry about things like that :/ I haven't visited Cheltenham yet because I don't know my way around it and if I miss a bus home I'm in trouble!

Can't get a visa for Aus as you can only work 3 months with one family. And I'd like to visit Ireland, but not live there :/ And also, lack of couple jobs going, it seems that England and Scotland are keen on couples, but I've rarely seen them advertised elsewhere.

I understand the driving thing, as though it isn't important to me either, theres also the case of if something happens to the child whilst they are in your care in the midde of the countryside, if your AP can't drive how the hell are they going to get help? And what if you need to run a quick errand, you needto wait for busses and things. So though I'm not keen on being a driver myself, I understand the need for it and the families wanting it, which is why I'm trying to get my test over and done with and will make damn sure lightly encourage my other half to do so when he returns from France

The better drivers are those who take longer to pass :p

I hate being a non-driver sometimes I'll be glad to get it finished/over-and-done-with though, need to book a test before summer really (I have the kids full time then!) but I haven't been lucky enough to have found one yet!

Aw, that sucks then lol IYes I remember your thread about the AP woe-ness, I didn't reply I don't think but I was following it, I sincerely hope your new AP is better for you and isn't a terror like the current(?) one lol