当Au Pair把申请资料递给台湾代办之後，台湾代办会代传至美国机构。 之後的时间到Au Pair去美国之前都称为家庭配对期，通常在递送资料後两个礼拜到一个月 ，都会有家庭先以电子邮件联络，信件内容大概会像下面那样 （撷取至我的接待家庭Au Pair Letter）: Hello. We are the Lux family of Green Bay Wisconsin. We would like to provide you some information about our family and also to give you some information about what our expectations will be so that we can have a wonderful year or two with you Your Duties – This is a list of the responsibilities we would expect. It is a summary and not all-inclusive; others may be added later. At least, this will give you some idea of our expectations. ‧ Watch Kyra, Rylee, Hayden and Joey, to play with them, and once you have obtained your Wisconsin drivers license, take them to their scheduled activities such as school activities, doctor’s appointments, etc. ‧ Clean up after yourself – that means cleaning up your own room, cleaning up after making any food in the kitchen, not leaving dirty dishes in the sink or on the stove. (We do have a dishwasher machine where the dirty dishes can be placed into for cleaning). ‧ Keep the girls toys and books picked up and placed away neatly and orderly on a daily basis. The girls should do this, and you should supervisor their clean up. This includes their bedroom, playroom, and anywhere else they have been with you. ‧ Your schedule will be set up by Beth in advance and if you have plans for time off, Beth will work with you on this. ‧ Change and wash the sheets from the children’s beds on a weekly basis. ‧ Children’s wash – cleaned and put away in proper order. ‧ Children’s baths-- they do not do them daily, it’s an every other day and as needed. ‧ Cook the children’s meals when necessary. ‧ We have a woman that comes in and cleans the house twice weekly. She will also clean your room if you keep it neat. If it is messy, she will not clean it and you will be responsible for your own room. Au Pair可以先藉由接待家庭提供的资料及照片了解这个家庭， 决定要去，或不去。喜欢这个接待家庭，可以藉由提问多了解，进而接待家庭会以电话 连络。如果不喜欢这个家庭，请＂婉转＂拒绝。毕竟Au Pair与家庭是主雇关系，大部分 的工作都是雇主挑人，除非Au Pair条件非常好，或者愿意继续等待其他家庭联络。 与接待家庭连络，可以询问哪些问题：平常孩子的作息、工作内容、工作时段… 如果能和接待家庭目前的Au Pair连络是最好不过的事了，可以藉由这个Au Pair眼里去看 这个接待家庭。但每个人想法不一样，他觉得好的你并不这麽觉得，他不能忍受的也许你 觉得没什麽，这个就是你需要斟酌的地方了。 与接待家庭配对是一件非常刺激的事情，就像大学联谊玩抽钥匙游戏，藉由一把钥匙 决定你之後的旅程快乐不快乐。你永远不知道抽到的是哪一台车哪一个人。你的接待家庭 也许会像我一样，有三到四个小孩甚至更多！但幸运的是，我的接待家庭爸妈对待我像第 五个小孩，让我在异乡的生活感受到一丝温暖。也许你的接待家庭工作内容看起来非常的 轻松简单，但到了美国真正相处之後，却发现接待家庭的态度冷淡的让你觉得，你再怎麽 努力都只是一个外人… 我都会建议我的女孩，如果决定参加这麽专案，对出国没有时间上的考量，能够尽量 早提出申请就尽量提出，可以选择的接待家庭时间也比较充裕，找一个你最喜欢的，或者 家庭小孩人数最少的！Au Pair的工作是照管小孩，小孩人数决定你之後的工作量，质我们 没办法抓，起码量我们可以控制。 我现在在惠安国际教育中心工作,担任游学留学谘询顾问,以及Au Pair专案负责 我会秉持着话很多甚至是鸡婆到一个住隔壁的大婶，对待每一个因为看了我的文章而想起 自己梦想的朋友,提供我自己的经验去帮助大家! 谢谢大家~ 对Au Pair专案有兴趣的朋友,可以加我MSN: [email protected] 我的Au Pair豪门保母日记: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/cute0611i&category_id=11094465 --

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