Being an Au Pair is one of the easiest ways to live in a country and get to know its culture.
Two essential requirements are that you like children and that you want to be part of the family. You will live with them and take care of the children for a few hours a week in exchange for accommodation, food and a pocket money.
In this article I will tell you about all the websites you can use to find a family and become their next Au Pair.
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Websites to find Host Families and Au Pairs
On these websites you can search for families from any country in the world.
- Aupairwold.com: This is the most used and most recommended website for family search. This guide on AuPairWorld explains step by step how the site works, from registering to signing a contract with the family.Â
- Easyaupair.com
- Aupair.com
- Findaupair.com
- Newaupair.com
- Kangarooaupair.com
- Greataupair.com
Websites if you want to be Au Pair in UK
- Aupairnet24.co.uk
- Childcare.co.uk: this is my favourite site for finding a family in the UK. It tends to be one of the most used by families.
Website if you want to be Au Pair in France
- Yoopala.com: This is the only site I know of for finding host families specifically in this country.
I want to be Au Pair in USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. What do I have to do?
Living in one of these countries can be a dream come true. Unfortunately, in order to find a job as an au pair in any of these countries you will need to contact an agency to arrange visas and organise it in a legal way.
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