Why Host families choose us?

10/25/14

Au Pair Shanghai is an agency specialized in Au Pair and Demi Pair programs, aiming to create opportunities for young people to travel and to learn about different countries in order to better understand the people, history and culture of these countries as well as to improve their language proficiency at university and at the same time working. Since our establishment in December, 2009 we have successfully matched more than 200 families and our programs earned a very good reputation in China for providing the best service possible.
We carefully research the Chinese families which might be the best suitable for you, pay close attention to these families, ensuring them to observe the regulations about the wages, the working conditions, the working time and our projects are safe and protected by law.

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Guide for Au Pair

10/24/14
Readiness
Au Pair is not a wage worker and not a guest, he/she becomes your family member. Host Families must be open-minded and willing to provide an appropriate treatment to an Au Pair. Invite him/her participate in family celebrations and holidays so that your Au Pair can plunge into Chinese culture

Preparation
Please, spend enough time to ask each family members about your expectations from inviting an Au Pair to your house. You can compose detailed list of requirements to the applicant. It is very important for matching your family with your future Au Pair.

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What it takes to be a Host Family

10/24/14
Who can host?
Au Pair Shanghai recognizes that there are many different types of Chinese families and considers anyone interested in hosting. One thing that unites all hosts is a strong sense for the importance of cross-cultural understanding in today's world. Becoming a host family allows you to have the best option of childcare. This can be a very exciting and joyful experience to each family member. However, committing to host an au pair can be a huge commitment and requires mental preparedness. Therefore, we require that our Host Families meet the following requirements to guarantee a successful start.

Au Pair Shanghai hosts are curious, open-minded, caring, and willing to help a young au pair adjust and thrive in a new environment.

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Benefits of being Host family

10/20/14
Have you ever dreamed about giving an international education to your children? Or to send them abroad to see the world and different cultures? What if you can do it right now? Au Pair Shanghai gives you an unique opportunity to invite an international friend right to your house!

Au Pair Shanghai will help you to find the candidate matching your requirements and needs. Our applicants are young, outgoing, curious people, with the childcare experience. They cannot wait to join your family, and our job is to find the best match for the both parties.

Applicant selection is not as simple as looking though online profiles, but our company guarantees the best service quality and individual work with each Au Pair and the Host Family. Au Pair Shanghai gives you chance not only find a great helper in your parenthood, but also will embellish your daily life with a foreign traditions.


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What does Au Pair do?

10/19/14
An Au Pair is the young person who will come to your family as your family member. He/she will take a good care of you children and will help you with the light housework. We carefully select our applicants, who have to meet the requirements set by China Au Pair Association.

There are main requirements to our applicants:
Age : 18-29 years old
Languages : Language preferable by family is Native or on Advanced level
Education Background : High school or above
Personality/ Experience : Mature, independent, like children, positive, outgoing, energetic.
Must have : No criminal record and Be in good health

An Au Pair will assist you in childcare and your housework, and participate in your family activities for 30 hours a week. He cannot do any manual labor as house repair, gardening, washing windows etc. An Au Pair comes to your house to share his/her language, culture and experience with you and your children.

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Become a demi pair in China-being a demi pair work and study in China

10/15/14
Short Course – Au Pair special 
Class times 8:30 am to 12:10 on weekdays
Duration of course is 16 weeks (one semester)
(subject to module length for one other semester)

Universities 
Shanghai Finance and Economics University : 9000RMB/semester, business chinese 9000/RMB
Fudan University     : 10500RMB/semester
Tongji University     : 16400RMB/year
Shanghai University :  8750 RMB/semester
Jiaotong University  :  9100 RMB/semester

Shanghai International Studies University
One semester 8,950RMB
One year         17,900RMB
One month 3,700RMB
Two months 5,750RMB
Three months 7,350RMB

If you like to go other universities or other cities such as Peking, Chongqing etc. you can contact us and we help you to apply for university.

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Why choose China to be an Au Pair ?

10/13/14
1. China Has Superpowers!
China is a superpower country, that’s pretty cool. China is the next big thing and will soon become the most important country in the world so be the ultimate hipster and Au Pair

abroad China before it becomes all the rage.

2.Good for the CV
No matter what industry you are in or are going into, there is no employer who wouldn’t be impressed with work experience in China. It shows maturity and independence by the bucket load, which employers love.

3.History & Modern Culture
China has an enormously important ancient history, reaching back 5000 years with much more to see than just museums. However, the country is also blessed with being one of the most modernised, technological, fast-moving countries in the world, so if you’re asking yourself, “what is it like living in China?” you should know, you certainly won’t be living in the past.

4.Cash-money
You may be working in the role of older brother or sister, but those guys don’t get paid for looking after the kids – you do! That’s right, this is a paid job in China. You’re not going to be a Rockefeller anytime soon, but China’s Renminbi currency makes life very cheap compared to western countries, so your money goes much further. Kerching.

5.Flights & Accommodation included
Anyways, you don’t need tonnes of money when your flights and accommodation are supported how good of deal is that?!

6.Mandarin Classes
That’s right – not only are you getting a paid job abroad, flights and accommodation supported, but you also get Mandarin classes, which means you can show off to your mates when you get back home.

7.Challenge Stereotypes
Let’s face it, if you’ve never been to China, there’s a decent chance that you don’t have the full picture when it comes to what the country has to offer. So, stop referring to what you think China is and go and discover it for yourself.

8.Being in family
You will be treated as the family member. Great opportunity for culture exchange. You can learn how to cook Chinese food, participating in family’s life, celebrate National Holidays side by side with a native Chinese people. Great opportunity to learn Chinese culture from inside!

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Au Pair Social Outings:

10/12/14
We design various social events so that you have the opportunity to meet other Au Pairs. That’s great chance to share your experience with the boys and girls from all over the world, to learn Chinese together and to make new friends. There are also organized trips to see local cities and explore the area.

There are many ways to experience different aspects of the Chinese culture. You can seek out an immersion tower or follow an ancient trade route such as the Tea Horse Trail or the Silk Road. You can seek out an aspect of the culture that interests you like tea and build a vacation around it by visiting the source of China's tea history. Or you can just take it easy and see the places that appeal to you. Everything you do as soon as you set foot in China will be a cultural experience.


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Au pair Allowances

10/12/14
We can support you by:
1. Insurance : All current  Au pairs
are covered under insurance policy arranged by Au Pair Shanghai
2.Flight ticket support : 3000-7000 CNY depending on contract length.
3.Mandarin classes : No less than 4 hours per week.
4.Visa : All visa fees will be covered by Au Pair Shanghai.
5.Pocket money : No less than 1000 CNY a month Au Pair Shanghai awards certificate to every Au pair who finish the whole period of time in China.

Au Pair Shanghai awards certificate to every Au pair who finish the whole period of time in China.
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Au Pairs' Match Making Procedure

10/10/14
1. Contact us. Fill out the application documents and provide them with all the needed documents, e.g. copy of your valid passport, photos, dear family letter, etc.

2. Prepare for an interview with us. Mostly it will be via Skype, so if you haven't got an account yet its the perfect time to get one. In the interview you have to convince the agency that you are a suitable candidate as an  Au pair in China.

3. Wait for a suitable host family. If you have passed the interview the agency will start to match you with one of the families.

4. First contact with the family. The family will write you an email and you can decide if you want to get in touch with them. You will also have to do a video-chat via Skype.

5. Prepare the last needed documents. When you and the family are a match, you have to prepare the remaining documents, e.g. health declaration, criminal background check, etc.

6. Sign the contracts. To be an Au-pair in China you have to sign two contracts, one between you and the agency and one between you and your future host family.

7. Apply for your Visa. Your agency will provide you with all the information you need to apply for your visa in China.

8. Book your flight ticket. You can decide if you buy a one-way flight first or a return flight already. Many air ticket sites offer good deals, also it is cheaper to fly on weekdays as on the weekend.

9. Get ready to start your Au-pair stay in China. Au Pair Shanghai will provide you with useful information about China and life in China, you should also read as much as possible about it before you go. You can ask your family what you should bring and what you don't have to bring.

10. Check on the Airport transfer. The family will arrange your airport pick-up after you tell them when you will arrive.

If any problems or misunderstanding should occur during your stay in China, Au Pair Shanghai is always the first to contact.
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Au Pair Job

10/9/14
You will be expected to spend less than 30 hours per week as an Au Pair: Taking care of the children, escorting them to school, playing and teaching them, etc. In addition, most families will treat their Au Pair as a member of the family, so you might be invited to family holidays, social and family events and gatherings!

Typical Au Pair daily schedule:

8:00 Eat breakfast with Kevin
8:30 bring Kevin to school
9:00 Go to Au Pair Shanghai Mandarin classes
12:00 Have lunch with other au pairs
13:00 Free time
16:00 Pick up Kevin
16:30 Play time with Kevin
18:30 Dine with the family
19:00 English tutoring
20:30 Free time to spare


An Au pair in China will have to abide with the regulations set forth by IAPA (international Au pair association), the CAPA (China au pair Association), and of course, abide by the laws in China.

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Requirements to be an Au pair...

10/8/14
An Au Pair is a young international adult that has been pre-screened and trained to become a part of a family in China. Au Pair Shanghai works with international agencies across the globe and recruit quality Au Pair caregivers. As set forth by the China Au Pair Association, an Au Pair in China has to:




1.Age: 18-29 years old
2.Languages: Any language is acceptable, but families might prefer applicants from English native speaker countries and from Europe
3.Education Background high school or above
4.Personality/ Experience: mature, independent, like children, positive, outgoing, energetic
5.You must have no criminal record and be in good health
6.You can apply for 3 months/ 6 months/ 9 months/ 12 months in China







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Why you should come to China?

10/7/14
Great Wall
You may already be sold on the idea of coming to China. Or you may still be shopping around - you want to do a big trip but you're not sure if China's your thing. Below are the reasons we think you must come to China:

1. Chinese culture
If you are the kind of person who fascinates adventures, discovering new culture and much of an explorer, then China is the best place for that with their 5000 years of history.. Chinese civilization dates back thousands of years ago. And while their turbulent modern history colored and even destroyed some cultural perspectives, there is still much to see and learn.

2. Chinese Language
China is one of the world’s oldest and richest continuous cultures, over 5000 years old. China is the most populous nation in the world, with 1.28 billion people. One fifth of the planet speaks Chinese. Mandarin Chinese is the mother tongue of over 873 million people, making it the most widely spoken first language in the world. In addition to the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan, Mandarin Chinese is also spoken in the important and influential Chinese communities of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, and Mongolia.

3. Chinese food
Every region has its own particular specialties and tastes. Shanghai cuisine is thought to be sweet and famous dumplings and, of course,Sichuan is known for its spiciness , Hong Kong for the famed dim sum. Find out where and what to eat during your visit to China.

4. Inspiring landscape
China has fantastical landscape. There is a lot of Forest park, amazing mountains, and beautiful rivers. Make sure any trip you take gets you out to see some of the amazing scenery China has to offer. The Great Wall still the most iconic structure of the ancient world and something that even though you’ve seen a thousand photos, seeing it in person, climbing on it, peering over it, are experiences that are worth traveling thousands of miles for. It is truly a magnificent sight to see.

5. Specifics animals
Come to China and you can see giant pandas in their natural habitat if you're lucky. But you can also go to Chengdu and visit the panda breeding base there and see them up close. For a hefty donation you can even cuddle and hold a baby. You can venture to the far west like Gansu Province on the Gobi Desert and ride a camel. You can probably even find one for hire hanging out for tourists at popular sections of the Great Wall. Camels are not as cuddly as pandas. And for the least cuddly, we have Siberian Tigers. You won't find one of these in the wild but you can see them in animal parks, namely in Harbin

6. Because you can
Come to China and you can see giant pandas in their natural habitat if you're lucky. But you can also go to Chengdu and visit the panda breeding base there and see them up close. For a hefty donation you can even cuddle and hold a baby. You can venture to the far west like Gansu Province on the Gobi Desert and ride a camel. You can probably even find one for hire hanging out for tourists at popular sections of the Great Wall. Camels are not as cuddly as pandas. And for the least cuddly, we have Siberian Tigers. You won't find one of these in the wild but you can see them in animal parks, namely in Harbin
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Why choose Au Pair Shanghai?

10/7/14
Au Pair in China








1. We have been working in this industry for 4 years

2. We interview all our families in their home

3. We have you picked up from the airport and brought to your family

4. To meet other au pairs

5. To complete the orientation

6. We provide you with a comprehensive Information Pack.

7. We can help you in opening a bank account, getting your travel card and everything you need.

8. We hold Orientation meeting time before you go to your family.

9. We will take you to register at police office within 24 hours.

10. We also give the au pair a free training service which will start as soon as they arrived in China. This service that we provide could make them know what the Chinese family like and the effective way to communicate with the family and suitable method to get along with the family. This training could help the applicant to communicate with the Chinese kids as well since the applicant could hardly understand the children at the beginning period and this training will make it well.

11. We could offer the internship opportunity if the au pair prefer to keep staying in China after the program is finished.

12. We will organize every kind of culture, communication activity and city orientation for au pair to help them to fit in with the life here much easier. At the same time they could make more new friends here too so they won’t feel alone.

13. We are here for you, you can come to us or email us or call us any time
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Au Pair In China

10/1/14

As an Au Pair you will be placed with a Chinese family who is interested in giving their children not only an education in learning English, but also direct cultural exchange. You will also have the opportunity to meet the family online before your departure to help you to decide on your placement and be sure that you want to become the part of this family.
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