Hosting an au pair in Ireland
Do you live in Ireland and would like to host an au pair? Then you’ve come to the right place.
Find out about the requirements for becoming an au pair host family in Ireland.
Criteria for welcoming an Au Pair in Ireland
Do you have a room available and would like to host an Au Pair?
How can I be eligible?
Are you a family living in Ireland and looking to host an au pair? Find out about the requirements for becoming an au pair host family.
More details below 👇.
Family checklist ✅
- Live one child or more (3 to 18)
- Be able to afford to host an au pair.
- Talk english at home
- Share the value of the program.
Household checklist ✅
- Have a single room for the au pair (9 m² minimum).
- Provide her/him with a bathroom to share or not with your children.
- Fournir la pension complète à l'au pair (petit-déjeuner, déjeuner et dîner).
Checklist for the organization ✅
- Provide full board for the au pair.
- Give assignments related to children or home life.
- Respect the au pair's working hours (no more than 5 hours per day over a maximum of 6 working days per week, babysitting included).
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General Conditions
You must have the financial capacity to cover all programme expenses (meals, pocket money, health insurance 🩺 etc.).
💸 Pocket money is a minimum of €9.80 per hour.
The au pair programme is a cultural exchange 🌏. You must help the au pair integrate into your family and your country. The young student is there to learn the language and visit the country. This is why you must speak English at home or at least with the au pair.
Conditions for the accommodation
The au pair’s room must be at least 9 m² with a window to the outside. The door must have a lock to which the au pair has the key to ensure his or her privacy. In addition, the room must be furnished with at least one bed, a wardrobe, a table, a chair and a shelf.
The au pair cannot share a room with your child(ren), only the bathroom.
If you do not have an extra room for your au pair, you can provide him/her with accommodation outside your home. This could be an annex, a maid’s room, a caravan, etc. The au pair must be informed of this.
🦋 Advice: We recommend providing a room that is part of the same place where the family lives, in accordance with the values of the programme.
Conditions for the organization of the stay
Contract
You need to draw up a contract 📄 to define the terms and conditions of your stay (services due, working hours, remuneration, length of stay, etc.). You and your future au pair must sign it. We can draw up the agreement according to the formula you have chosen.
Work and free time
Au pairs are not allowed to work more than 30 hours a week. In general, they work between 25 and 30 hours, including babysitting hours. Au pairs are also entitled to 2 days off per week.
⚠️ Overtime must be agreed before work starts and must be compensated by free time or pocket money.
📅 For holidays, the au pair is entitled to 2 full weeks off with pay for a one-year stay.
You must give your au pair time off so that she has enough time to follow her language courses.
🦋 Advice: We recommend that you discuss the future timetable with your au pair beforehand, so that it can be included in the contract.
On your profile, in your dashboard, you have access to all the tasks that your future au pair will be able to carry out as part of their contract with you. Tick only those you want your au pair to do.
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