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General info on au pairing in Spain
Destino Idiomas’ Au Pair in Spain Programme offers you the opportunity to immerse yourself in Spanish culture, while living with a host family. You will get the opportunity to explore Spain and our lifestyle as an insider, living with a host family and caring for their children. You will make new friends, live new experiences and gain new skills which will be valuable in both your personal and professional future.
Most families in Spain ask for English speaking au pairs, but also German or French... Enroll now!
Most families in Spain ask for English speaking au pairs, but also German or French... Enroll now!
Recipe for best au pair:
3 parts of truly affection for children,
3 parts of real previous child care experience,
3 parts of energy, initiative and creativity,
2 parts of responsability and matureness,
2 parts of patience,
2 parts of skills for daily family life,
1 part of honesty,
1 part of empathy,
1 part of punctuality,
1 part of flexibility to unforeseen happenings,
0 parts of mobile addicted to person.
3 parts of truly affection for children,
3 parts of real previous child care experience,
3 parts of energy, initiative and creativity,
2 parts of responsability and matureness,
2 parts of patience,
2 parts of skills for daily family life,
1 part of honesty,
1 part of empathy,
1 part of punctuality,
1 part of flexibility to unforeseen happenings,
0 parts of mobile addicted to person.
What is an au pair? |
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Who can be an au pair? |
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How long can you stay? |
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Do you speak Spanish? |
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Legal entry requirements |
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Medical coverage |
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Medical insurance |
Your health and wellbeing are priority to you and you must travel well covered in this respect. Medical costs can be very expensive if you do not have the right coverage/insurance. We strongly recomend to all au pairs, regardless where they come from, to book a private travel and medical insurance.
EU citizens: As explained before, you will travel with your European health insurance card which guarantees you will get medical treatment. But you must keep in mind that The European Health Insurance Card:
Non EU citizens: As explained before, you must bring a private travel and medical insurance to cover illness and accidents and receive medical assistance during your stay as an au pair. We recommend to book your insurance here. 
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Liability insurance |
As an au pair is also important to have your work insured.
Liability losses within the scope of your work as an au pair are common and you'd be better off if you cover yourself to face them. As an au pair, you look after the kids of your host family and spend the majority of time in their living spaces. That is why it is important that the scope of the liability insurance also includes losses towards the host family. With this liability insurance for au pairs, bodily injury as well as damages to the immovable and movable property of the host family are covered. For example, losing the house key during your time as an au pair quickly results in a discussion about the costs for a new lock, with this insurance you will cover the risk of key loss. We recommend to book your liability insurance here. 
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Costs for the au pair |
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Destinations in Spain |
Our families' portfolio cover all over Spain, cities, towns and villages alike. (North to South, East to West including the Canary and Balearic islands.)
You can establish your preferences on your application form, we will do our best to satisfy your preferences, though we cannot guarantee a specific destination. We kindly remind our au pairs that the success of any matching falls on matching people with people and not with a place. 'Cause people are what matters! See Discover Spain. |
What you do and what you get |
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Childcare duties |
Your responsibilities and duties with the kids will vary depending on their ages and whether kids are attending school or on school holidays.
ALWAYS SUPERVISING THEIR WELLBEING AND SAFETY AND PURSUING THEIR AMUSEMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT. If they go to school:
These are most common responsibilities, but this is not an inclusive list and it varies according to family needs. These should be about 75% of your responsibilities as au pair. |
Housework duties |
Most Spanish families do not require much house work from their au pair, if any. Many have external domestic staff to help with housework.
However, the au pair is expected to behave as another adult in the family and will help and assist in the normal running of a home. Au pairs will always look after their own room and keep it neat, clean and tidy, this is not an au pair's duty but a common sense thing. Household chores may include but are not limited to:
Generally speaking, these should not be over 25% of your responsibilities as au pair. |
Au pair hours, time off, pocket money and other incentives |
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