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Au Pairs
We believe in forming long term relationships with both the families we assist as well as our staff and providing ongoing advice and support for all parties throughout employment.
How we started:
A few years back before first aid, vehicles, proper references, experience or training were a requirement for child carers; one shocked Mighty Mom decided to change the standard, to change the requirements, to make a difference to the lives of families in South Africa seeking professional child carers and Sitters4U was born.
Our Team:
Our team consists of experienced and caring ladies (and a few gents) aged from 18 to 60. It’s taken over 5 years to bring this amazing database of only the best carers available together. They are the most passionate people and are all about making an outstanding, positive contribution to the lives of our clients’ families. They understand that to teach a child is to touch their lives forever. That the most precious gift that a child can receive is attention and love. The Buddha says, ‘Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. At Sitters4U, we are more than a database of possible carer options, or staff, we’re family. Our team consists of those individuals who have proven they can give 110%.
Our Requirements for Candidates:
Our requirements are your requirements. Our team members have to be experienced; they must have at least 1 year’s child care experience with contactable references. They all have their own vehicles and drivers licenses. We require staff to have a minimum of matric, although most have a tertiary child care related education and most are university educated. We do thorough reference checks and background checks. We also require (and we were the first agency in South Africa to demand that au pair staff complete their first aid) that candidates either have completed a first aid course or that they sign up for a course. For the first 6 months we watch new members carefully. Those that show dedication, courtesy, respect, reliability, and a willingness to go the extra mile for our clients and our client’s families then become fully fledged team members.
What can you expect from our Service?
No Fuss Placement. We are a professional placement agency. We will place the candidate living closest to your home that most closely matches your requirements. You don’t need to interview candidates yourself and we provide a replacement as needed for the duration of the contract or if you or the candidate are unhappy at any point. For our long term placement clients we also provide a babysitting service (should your candidate not be available) at no extra charge with the exception of the fees to be paid to the booked candidate.
As we work with around only 1000 handpicked candidates nationally, we do unfortunately have a limit on the number of jobs we can assist with as even though we operate on a national scale we only approve around 5 to 10 candidates for listing on our team, nationally, per month, so we like to match our demand and supply and there may be a waiting period in order for us to assist you.
We also provide:
- Personalised contracts of employment as well as all other documentation and stationary pertaining to the placement of the candidate (timesheets, salary slips etc).
- Ongoing employment advice and support.
- A babysitting service (should your candidate not be available) at no extra charge with the exception of the fees to be paid to the booked candidate.
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