What are your duties and what is your daily schedule as an au pair abroad?

What are your duties and responsibilities as an au pair abroad?

As an au pair, you temporarily move abroad to live with a host family. During this time, you take care of the children and do light household tasks. You are truly seen as part of the family and not as staff. During your stay, you will have the opportunity to see and learn a lot about the language, culture, and customs of another country.
Because you are a full member of the family, it goes without saying that you will join the family on day trips or other fun activities.
The main purpose of working as an au pair is to experience and learn about a different culture. The host family has a shared responsibility to ensure that you have sufficient cultural exchange during your stay abroad.
You will be working at least half of the week, including some weekends and evenings.
Many of the families you will be working for will be well-off and live in larger homes with busy lifestyles. It will be your job to take care of the often young children during the days when the parents are at work. Your daily tasks may include preparing breakfast, lunch, and tea, helping the children get dressed and undressed, taking them to and from school, and playing with them. For a possible daily schedule, take a look at the daily schedule at the bottom of this article. You may also be asked to do light housework such as vacuuming, dusting, washing, and ironing.
There may be other au pairs working in your area or city, whom you can ask for advice and help if necessary. Of course, there will also be plenty of free time to meet up with them and explore the city and the country.