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BECOMING AN AU PAIR
Become an au pair and have the time of your life
Would you like to live in a foreign country? Learn the local language and experience the culture of the country directly in a host family? Make friends from around the world and at the same time do something great for your CV? Then why not become an au pair?
What exactly is an au pair?
An au pair is a young person between the ages of 18 and 30, single and without children, who travels to a foreign country for a defined period of time to live with a host family.
As an au pair you take on a role as a member of the family and help your host family with childcare and light housework. In return, your receive free room and board plus pocket money.
This is how AuPairWorld works
5. Get ready to go
1. Create a profile
2. Find a host family
3. Make contact
4. Agree on a contract
Interested? You can register for free and then find profiles from lots of host families who fit exactly with your search criteria in your personal "EasyFind" search tool . The AuPairWorld Messaging System lets you contact these families directly and get to know them to select the family that's right for you.
Where would you like to be an au pair?
Au pair in Australia
Au pair in Germany
Au pair in
France
Au pair in
France
Don't see your favourite country? Then take a look at the full range of available host countries in our section Info Host Countries!
Discover more about au pairing
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Safety and security at AuPairWorld
Safety and security for our users are top priorities for us at AuPairWorld – from the first moment of searching on the website to the final moment of saying goodbye after a happy and successful au pair stay.
Safety and security at AuPairWorld
5 reasons why you should be an au pair
Not sure whether you'd really like to go abroad as an au pair? We tell you 5 reasons why you should be an au pair for sure!
My au pair stay – Why, what for, what's next?
Alumni au pair Sarah explains how her au pair stay let her clear her mind and get ready for the next challenge of writing her Master's thesis.
Video: What's it really like to be an au pair?
In this video, seven au pairs tell what they are getting from the au pair experience - in 20 seconds or less!
Here's what other au pairs say about AuPairWorld
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 "I just wanted to say thank-you to AuPairWorld - for the structure of the website which is very simple, the EasyFind function that works very well and is very important for finding a family that corresponds exactly to your criteria." Au pair Marion from France |
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"I found the perfect host family for myself on AuPairWorld. It's so much fun on this website and also much simpler to find a host family that fits. The site is not only very useful, it also has lots and lots of information."
Au-pair Noa from the Netherlands
Interested in detailed reports from au pairs and host families about their au pairing experiences? Take a look at our section Au Pair Stories!