The Demi-Pair Program is only available during
the study period and the Au Pair program is available after the
study period is completed. The minimum study period is 12 weeks,
up to a maximum of one year.
Demi Pair students study full-time during the day
and work as a mother’s helper before and/or after school.
Duties include dressing and feeding children, accompanying them
to and/or from school or day care, preparing afternoon tea, supervision
of playtime and bathtime and other household tasks.
| |
DEMI-PAIR |
AU-PAIR |
| Duties
/ Hours Per Week / Remuneration |
Demi
Pairs and Au Pairs are provided with free board plus an allowance
in return for childcare and light household duties as follows: |
• 15 hours
work and 1 night babysitting = $60 per week plus full board
• 20 hours work and two nights babysitting = $85 per week
plus full board |
•
30 hours work and three nights babysitting = $130 per week plus
full board
|
| Requirements: |
• Min12 wks;
Max 1 yr study
• Min12 wk Demi Pair placement
• Min English level: Intermediate. There are specific
English requirements for courses other than General English. |
•
Min 4 wks; Max 17 wks study
• Min12 wk Au Pair placement
• Min English level: IntermediateThere are specific English
requirements for courses other than General English. |
| Visa: |
Working Holiday
Visa or Student Visa |
Working
Holiday Visa Only |
| Placement
Fee |
A$660 |
A$660 |
| Special
Conditions: |
•
A full time English course consists of 20 hours of compulsory
study per week.
• Applications will only be processed when full documentation
is provided as per the application form. |
•
A full time English course consists of 20 hours of compulsory
study per week.
• Applications will only be processed when full documentation
is provided as per the application form. |
These
programs offer young women an opportunity to combine full-time intensive
English language or academic studies at Phoenix Academy with work
as a mother’s helper for 15 or 20 hours per week (Demi Pair)
or 30 hours per week (Au Pair).
