Elizabeth's Family
from Greenbrae, CA, USA- 3 children
- 0 infants
- Ages: 8, 6, 5
Children Details
- Ashley:
- Age: 8 (F)
- Whit:
- Age: 6 (M)
- Anna:
- Age: 5 (F)
- Special needs:
- No
- Special needs:
- No
- Special needs:
- No
Letter from the host family
Dear future Care Professional,
We are so excited to meet you and hope you feel the same way. We are Beth, Lee, Ashley Rose (7), Whit (6), and Annabelle (5). We are looking for someone to join our family for a year (or more) and experience all the things San Francisco and Marin County have to offer.
I am originally from Texas. I came to San Francisco with my parents and little brother on a vacation when I was 12 years old and decided I was going to move here when I was an adult. Lee's job as a software engineer brought him here from New York state. We have both been in northern California 20+ years and hope to show you the area we love so much and call home.
We'd really appreciate you taking the time to read the answers to the questions about us carefully. Our kids are the most valuable things we have and we are trusting you to take care of them. We want you to feel like it's the right fit and not just a convenient one. Hopefully this will be a very positive experience for everyone and is the basis for many adventures and wonderful memories. We have had two Care Professionals now and we keep in touch with both! We treasure our relationship with them and respect them as members of our family.
A usual day includes getting the kids prepped for school and then dropping them off. Then the Care Professional would have a break until school ends and it is time for pick up. After school is a combination of activities, play dates and trips to the park or a museum. We need care Mondays-Fridays while Lee and I are working. We are both working from home while our offices are closed. We have both received both of our covid-19 vaccine doses and will go back to work at our offices 3 -4 days per week in San Francisco when they reopen.
We would like someone who has experience or is willing to work with possible neurodivergence/ADHD with Ashley Rose. She can be defiant and strategies that work with the other two children will sometimes not work with her. The book, "Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach," by Howard Glasser has been very useful for us in learning how to honor her strengths and work with her challenges.
Finally, I want to applaud you for such a brave decision! It is a big thing to decide to take care of someone's children and live in another country for a year. It is very important to us we all have a fulfilling experience.
Family information
- Kind of pets:
- No
- Dietary Needs:
- None
- Religion:
- Non-Denominational
- Community type:
- Suburban
- Color Code:
- Yellow
- Hobbies:
- Bicycling, Cooking, Dining Out, Entertaining, Music, Piano, Reading, Shopping, Skiing, Other Interests, We love to be outdoors -dancing, hiking, camping, running.
Important qualities and skill of the Au Pair:
They need to be experience working with 1-2 year olds and preschool age children.
For the 1-2 year old they need to be comfortable getting down on the ground and helping Finn with his gross and fine motor skills. They need to love to read, do art or play music to engage him creatively as well.
For our 4 year old, just be fun and loving! She loves ballet, dramatic play, baking, arts and crafts. So someone who is able to make up activities easily!
Most important things when selecting an Au Pair:
- 1) Experience with 1-4 year olds. Mainly important with the younger kids as they will spend more time with him.
- 2) Independent.
- 3) Engaging with the kids - loves spending time with kids!
- 4) Organized and proactive around the house.
List of responsibilities the Au Pair will have:
- 1) Helping with breakfast and/or making lunch for Evie
- 2) Pick up and/or drop off (one kid - depends on the day).
- 3) On certain days being with Finn and taking him on walks, to the library, music class, swimming, playground, gymnastics.
- 4) Help with dinner, bath, bed time. So light cooking for the kids and clean up.
- 5) Help with random errands to the grocery store.
Most important rules at home:
- 1) Clean up after yourself and the kids.
- 2) Take shoes off in the house.
- 3) Be proactive if you see something that needs to be cleaned.
Post secondary accredited educational opportunities in hometown area:
College of Marin - http://es.marin.edu/registration
SF - www.usfca.edu
There also are several courses locally here: http://www.millvalleyrecreation.org/facilities/community_center/
Au Pair's private bedroom:
It is private with its own pedestrian entrance.
It has its own shower/bathroom, a queen bed, chairs, a pelaton, fridge, sink, kettle, and microwave. So its pretty amazing! Very light and pretty room.
It is by the swimming pool and hot tub so in the summer on weekends we will likely be down there.
Transportation Available?
Car, walking distance to downtown with shops.
Desired languages:
English
Ideal Au Pair's personality:
Fun, energetic, happy, easy-going, intelligent, considerate, caring, patient, creative, proactive/takes initiative.
Sale activity
Average estimated value for a flat in HG2:
£271,401
£7,710 (-2.762%) Over the last 12 monthsIn the last 12 months
£267,606
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