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What is the Au Pair in China Program?

You can choose to stay from 3 months to a maximum of 12 months in China. We provide placement in China’s main cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou,Shenzhen, Qingdao, Wuhan, etc. You work as a language tutor for children in a host family, speak English or your native language and do activities like playing music, drawing, painting, outdoor sports, cycling, walking in the park, etc, you do not have to do housework because most of our families do not need you as domestic help at all. This is definitely not nanny work. Read more...

Now available in all countries!

We provide the au pair’s service for free. Are we crazy? No. This is a win-win situation between you and the host family. Nowadays in China, many well educated, middle class families are planning to improve their children’s education, instead of emigrating, they are willing to pay for a language tutor or Au Pair from a developed country to be a brother or sister to their children and to coach them in a second language and sports or music.

Benefits you gain

Explore China, which has 5000 years of history!

Gain maturity & confidence by living abroad.

Enjoy Chinese food! And learn Chinese Kong Fu?

Make friends that will help and inspire you.

International experience and more opportunities!

Learn more about Chinese. More natural accent.

Share the culture of your home country.

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More benefits

You will have a carefully selected good family. Your own room and meals are provided. The house rent in large cities is normally from 700 US Dollars per month, and now you get it for free! You should consider this as a big added value within the program. We/our partner will choose a perfect family for each participant using a matching process. The host family will have at least one person who can communicate with you in English. They are normally a middle class Chinese families, and they will provide you a comfortable living environment. At the same time, a good match for each candidate to ensure you are going to get along well, so that both parties can enjoy life.
If you like, you can take a Chinese language class that will be paid for by the host family. The classes are a minimum 4 lessons per week (for more details of your language lesson please contact us). You will always take the right class based on your level of Chinese. You can learn Chinese starting with the basics, and you don’t even have to pay for the textbooks! We are different from STS or EF, their courses cost could between 4,000 and 15,000 US Dollars. Our course are smaller, but we don’t charge you anything. Here’s a tip: the knowledge you received from classes is limited, the most important thing is that you stay in China, and practice the language with your host family. Chinese language certification will be issued. This is a great stepping stone for your career or further study.
You will receive a minimum of 1000 to 1500 CNY in cash per month. Approx. 6 CNY (Yuan) = 1 US dollar. This may be compared to working, but you should know about the salaries in China, and remember that your accommodations and food are both covered. Our program is different from professional language education in Chinese schools. The teachers in these programs have salaries. They are university graduates with 2 years of working experience. They are native English speakers with high TOEFL scores. The average monthly disposable salary (after tax) in Beijing is between 3000 and 6000 CNY, and people have to pay for their living expenses and rent. So your monthly cash allowance will be more than sufficient to buy personal things for yourself! Here are some price examples to show you the buying power of the Yuan in China: Bus or Subway: 2 – 5 CNY Mineral water: 1.5 CNY Beer: 3-5 CNY Snacks: 1 – 10 CNY Big Mac Menu: 17 CNY A bowl of noodle or dumplings: 7 CNY Cloth from a market: from 10-100 CNY Shoes: 10-120 CNY Tomato (1kg) 3-7 CNY Taxi starts from: 12 CNY (2.5 km) 1 month of gym in business district: 360 CNY A pair of glasses: 80-125 CNY
You will receive a bonus from the host family, with the condition that you complete the program. All people can easily get their bonus. This is part of your benefit. The bonus amount differs depending on the length of your program. The idea is to cover your flight expenses. As a result, your flight ticket can be free, or at least partly paid for! It is recommended to stay for more than 6 months, so that both you and the host family can Benefit more, that’s truth.
  • 2 months: 1500 (CNY)
  • 3 months: 2500 (CNY)
  • 6 months: 5000 (CNY)
  • 12 months: 8000 (CNY)
  • The host family will evaluate your performance from time to time during the program, and some families can pay by quarter or in advance. In some cities, the completion bonus may be lesser than listed cause the family will buy your return ticket, but we will all make your benefits signed on the contracts for sure.
    You will work 30 hours per week. You will get public holidays off and 3 days extra vacation days every 3-months. These vacation days must be discussed with host family at least 1 week in advance. Different families have different wishes. You will sign a clear contract about working hours when you start. When the host family travels, of course, they will like to bring you with them because you will be a good friend or brother or sister to their children, and you can teach them a lot during the journey. The relationship will just be better.
    Chinese local personal accident insurance will be bought for you within 2 weeks after arrival to China, and this is paid for by our Program. You are also welcome to buy additional international insurance from your home country. There are many more benefits: Pick up from airport: Remember to send us your flight details, so you will receive a warm welcome at the airport from your host family or our staff. You will also receive a welcome package from us that includes things like maps, address card, telephone sim card, public transportation tickets. We will guide you through all social documents. First training in China: In your first week in China, we will make your life easier by providing an orientation course and training. You will meet lots of other young people from all over the world. Monthly group event: Once a month, we organize a gathering for all AU Pairs in the same city. It could be a short trip to city nearby, the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Grand Museum, or some other kind of gathering event. 24H Support: We provide 24 hour emergency contact services, legal local police registration support, visa extension and assistance, and intensive introduction before arrival. We offer full backup and support. If you need to re-match with another host family in China during your stay, we can easily cover 5 nights free accommodation for you during this gap. We always make your stay comfortable.

    What our participants say?

    2020年注定是载入史册的黑色一年,新冠病毒席卷全球。截止11月5日,全球确诊病例已累计4835万。其中以美国最为严重,达到了990万。世界各国紧闭大门,等待着光明的到来。但这也导致许多异乡客滞留在中国,无法回到自己的家乡。我们来自新西兰的互惠生Nancy就陷入了这个困境。让我们来看看她的情况吧!

    Nancy和她的好朋友

      Nancy是2019年10月份通过我们来到中国,进入深圳的一个美好的大家庭进行互惠项目的。她经常在twitter等社交网站分享自己在中国发生的趣事。她原本即将在2020年4月结束在深圳家庭长达6个月的互惠项目,在3月7号的时候,我们接到了一通特殊的来电,是深圳Nancy家妈打来的电话,她跟我们说Nancy这周心情一直很低沉,今天还自己躲在房间里哭泣。家里人都很担心她,想让我们多关心一下她。收到这个消息我们的Dorothy小姐姐立刻联系了Nancy,悉心安慰她并询问她哭泣的原因。在我们表示无论发生什么事情,我们有朋都会一直支持她到最后,她终于向Dorothy敞开心扉,诉说自己的担心,因为国际的疫情,她之后的计划都被打乱了。预定回新西兰的飞机被取消,想在中国旅游却不知如何安排。她很焦虑,不知道接下来的路该怎么走,又该如何走下去。而最让她担心的还是身在新西兰的家人,新西兰口罩紧缺,她非常担心父母的安全。听到她的这番话,我们都为她孤身一人在中国,身处这个特殊的情况,最担心的确是自己的家人的担心而感动。她一个人在中国,最牵挂的还是自己的父母。病毒无情肆虐,但人类的情义却在其中闪闪发亮。我们坚定地告诉Nancy:“有朋自12年成立,始终把对互惠生的真心关爱放在第一位。不要为滞留在中国而担心害怕,有朋会帮助你、照顾你就像我们一直以来做的那样。虽然无情的病毒打乱了你原本的计划,但对你而言,这也许是一个新的开始!”我们的Dorythy小姐姐询问她是想继续留在中国还是尽快回国,她表示家人都让她继续留在中国,因为“中国现在是世界上最安全的国家”,而且她自己也是深爱中国。听到这里,我们提议她和有朋续约6个月,留在中国继续互惠生项目。等4月她的合同结束后有一个7天的假期,可以先去旅游一下放松。她欣然同意,但害怕无法出行。我们向她承诺,一定会竭尽全力帮助她实现旅游计划。确认续约后她还跟我们表达了想去别的城市体验不一样的风景的愿望,上海一直是她的梦想城市,希望可以在上海开展一段新的旅程~

    Nancy和互惠家庭的孩子们

    在了解了她得期待和计划后,有朋立刻行动起来!我们找到了想接待外国友人的上海家庭(也是现在Nancy一起生活的家庭),两边一起聊了聊,一拍即合。   Nancy决定假期结束后就前往上海加入他们。解决了这件事后,更让我们焦急的是国内严格的疫情管控措施,它有效地控制了疫情,但也给像Nancy这样的外国人带来了一些不便。为了让她成行,我们有朋的工作人员一直紧跟时事,查看各地的疫情管控政策;远程教她在微信和支付宝上申请深圳的健康码和全国的健康码;并积极和当地机场和疫情管控部门沟通,外籍人士在中国出行是否需要提供一些材料或者证明。为此我们也拜托了深圳家庭的帮忙和家庭居住的社区沟通,开具了居住证明,以便宜行事。万事俱备,4月15日,Nancy告别深圳家庭登上去三亚的飞机。Nancy在机场出示健康码后成功登机,到达了中国的“天涯海角”。她爱上了三亚,并且在那交到了几个新的中国朋友,和他们一起度过了难忘的假期。

    Nancy镜头下的三亚

    Nancy为期七天的三亚之行落幕了,她来到上海那天,我们和新家庭一起在上海机场等待她的到来,她见到我们很惊喜,给了我们每个人一个大大的拥抱。开朗大笑的她不复过去充满忧虑暗自落泪的样子,看来三亚之行抚平了她的忧愁,重现了她本来开朗热情的模样。我们都由衷地为她开心!在一起吃午饭的过程中,Nancy对我们再三表示了感谢。说幸亏我们提前帮她准备好了健康码,她这一路全部需要出示健康码,机场,酒店,所有的景点甚至有些餐厅。这让她感到安全,因为她知道所有她遇到的人都拥有绿码,都是安全的人。而且居住证明也有效地证明了她在中国停留的时间,减少了很多不必要的询问。我们就像她在中国的亲人,一直帮助她,给她在中国前进的勇气和动力。听到这番话,我们也十分感动。当我们付出一份爱,得到对方的感受和回应,是多么幸福的事情! 面对无情的病毒,有朋依然关爱为先,全力照顾到每一位互惠生。让他们在异国他乡依然感到安全,前行路程的背后依然有坚实的后盾,勇敢向前!在这里,笔者祝愿病毒早日离去,让我们可以在阳光下自由地拥抱自己最爱的人!

    友谊本身就是一根神圣的纽带,苦难使它变得更为神圣。

    –题记

    2020年1月24日,对中国人民来说本应是红色的除夕夜,却因为新冠疫情蒙上了黑色。2020年的2月,是灰色的2月。确新型冠状病毒肺炎病例蔓延全国,确诊人数不断攀升。各国呼吁在华的本国人民回国,并陆续关闭了来华航班。面对如此严峻的生命挑战和选择,很多外国人选择离开中国,回到家乡;但却有另外一些外国人,选择相信中国人的力量,在最艰难的时候与中国家庭共甘苦,同进退!来自哥伦比亚的Luisa小姐姐就是坚持留华中的一份子。抗疫至今,我们取得了巨大的胜利,Luisa在中国生活的现状如何呢?让我们一起去看一看!

    Luisa姐姐2019年9月来到中国,加入南昌的大家庭已经9个月啦!在中国疫情爆发的初期,她在哥伦比亚的家庭就劝说她回国,她跟我说,当初也认真地考虑过要不要回国,最终却她最终决定留在中国,与互惠家庭一起等待天明。她说“我从小就对中国充满好奇,来到中国后发现比我期待的还要完美。我爱这里的文化,互惠家庭的家人们热情,温暖,对待我就像真正的家人。过去的日子里,我与他们一起看新闻,他们会认真跟我解释这些新闻在讲什么,中国的疫情走向如何,我一点也不害怕。因为我与我的中国家人待在一起,他们不仅给我口罩这种物理‘防御’,更给了我他们很多的爱,给我织了一张温暖的精神‘防御’,让我面对在面对肉眼不可见的‘敌人’时,充满勇气和力量。这次疫情,我和中国家庭互相陪伴,风雨与共。让我觉得南昌是我中国的‘故乡’,因为这里充满了美好的记忆,给与我前进的力量。”

    和互惠家庭一起经历最困难的时刻,也让她和家庭的关系更加紧密,感情更加深刻。“我们的友谊就像金子一般,疫情就是一场大火,让它变得更加纯粹闪耀!”“其实之前家里和我交流最多是弟弟妹妹,他们都很可爱善良,我每天陪伴他们玩耍,教导他们学习,我们还会一起出去逛公园,散步锻炼身体,这也很美好,他们就是我的天使。但我对家庭的爸爸妈妈没有那么熟悉,因为他们总是很忙,白天很少在家都,各种工作的事情。这次因为疫情,我和家爸家妈弟弟妹妹还有奶奶一起在家‘宅’了两个月,一起做很多事情。白天我和妹妹一起帮妈妈做饭,弟弟和爸爸一起打扫卫生,这时奶奶会坐在沙发前,笑眯眯看着我们忙碌。家里的狗狗,猫咪在客厅嬉戏。下午我们会一起读书、写作业,家爸还会泡茶给我们品尝。周末的时候我们还会一起看电影。晚上临睡前我们用英语交流今天的读书感悟,评价看的电影。我还和弟弟妹妹一起学习唱新歌,然后一起表演节目,拍有趣的小视频”她说,“这两个月相处的时间,无比地珍贵。我真正认识了家爸家妈,就像我以前觉得家爸以前看起来很严肃,有点怕他。但是现在我知道他很幽默,会跟我们一起玩,泡的中国的茶也很好喝。我们到达了彼此内心更深层次的地方。”中国家庭面对疫情的勇敢和无畏也是她所真正敬佩的,她说在这两个月的在家时间,你看不到沮丧和烦躁的情绪。他们安排各种活动,充实自己和孩子们的生活。

    她说来中国前就计划去中国最著名的两座城市旅游,那就是北京和上海。去年11月份,互惠家庭带着她去了中国的首都城市–北京。她兴奋地告诉我,她深深爱上了北京这座充满中国传统文化气息的城市。她爬了长城,游览了天安门故宫等等著名景点。她又一次为中国源远流长,独具特色的历史所倾倒。并期待下一次的相遇。

    如今抗疫形势大好,中国逐步放松管控,出外旅游不再受到限制。她就早早和在中国认识的新朋友们一起约定来她梦想中的国际大都市——上海旅游一次,去向往已久的迪士尼乐园玩耍~她提前半个月预约了迪士尼的门票,购买了到上海的高铁票,并在临行前就申请好了上海的健康码,真是半个中国通。在上海游玩这几天,她去了上海的地标–外滩,还去逛了人民广场。我问她有没有在人民广场吃炸鸡,她说没有啊,去吃了日料,为什么要吃炸鸡?哈哈,Luisa同学的中文学习之旅还很长啊。她说上海给她的感受是完全不同于北京的,处处显示现代时尚和繁华。但她也爱这样的氛围,给人一种活力无限,永远向前走的动力。

     现在她已经回到了南昌,继续和她的中国家庭在一起。她说:“无论我现在在中国的哪里,最眷恋的还是南昌。因为这里就像我在中国的故乡。”友谊本身就是一根神圣的纽带,苦难使它变得更为神圣。我想大概是因为她和南昌家庭的纽带经历了时间的沉淀,疫情的冲击,在一次次困难中不断升华和壮大。让她在中国找到了让自己如此有安全感的一隅,何其有幸,让她遇到这个家庭,又何其有幸,让我们遇到你!互惠生和中国家庭美好的故事每天都在发生,祝福他们都会找到在中国的“故乡”。

    初次接触互惠生项目是在2017年的时候,通过朋友介绍的。朋友家两个孩子,当时大宝5岁上幼儿园、二宝2岁。两个宝贝现在是我们朋友圈里有名的“别人家的孩子”。朋友一直精心培养,小提琴钢琴芭蕾舞,样样都会。但自从大宝上了国际幼儿园后发现孩子的同学英语都很好,偏偏自己自己一开始忽视了英语的教育。这让她很是着急,也病急乱投医问过我。但我当时刚刚生完宝宝,爱莫能助啊!但是没过多久,她就在朋友圈晒出了孩子和一个外国姐姐一起玩耍的照片。我以为是找了外教,特地打电话恭喜朋友解决了英语这一道难题,结果她跟我说不是外教,是互惠生。洋姐姐住在家里,能一直和孩子交流,比每周请两次外教有效率多了!那时的我还是对它并没有一个明确的定义和认知,虽然听起来很美好,但疑惑于怎么实现呢?

    后来宝宝大一点,就带着一起去朋友家玩。正好碰到了朋友家的互惠生Laura姐姐在和大宝交流,她热情地跟我和宝宝打招呼。我听了一会他们之间的对话,突然发现大宝现在已经可以跟Laura姐姐流畅得进行沟通交流,Laura如果说了一些比较难的词汇,还会细心跟孩子解释,引导他记住。不过才4个月,他的进步之大令我惊讶!跟朋友聊天的时候,问她孩子英语现在怎么样?她特别得意地说,“现在班里的其他小朋友都比不过我家儿子!大宝现在还开始跟Laura姐姐学基础的西班牙语,我家现在是提前上二外了!”哈哈,妈妈的炫耀心也是非常幼稚了。我详细询问了她怎么找到的?能保证安全吗?她就推荐了有朋互惠生公司给我,说绝对安全,而且服务很周到,一直在他们和Laura之间帮助沟通交流。来家里之后还会定期培训姐姐,刚开始还需要磨合一下,现在完全融入家庭,已经成为宝宝最好的朋友啦。还跟我说了现在他们一天的行程:“早上起来,姐姐陪我们一起送孩子上学,路上半小时车程,一直在和大宝聊天;下午也会跟我们一起接他,一起交流大宝在学校里发生的事情。晚上指导宝宝写作业,你也知道,国际学校的题目全是英语的,我看得真是脑壳痛,现在Laura姐姐一来,我不知道轻松了多少,皱纹都少了两条!我本来签的6个月的合同,现在续约了一年。可惜姐姐一年后还要回去继续读研究生,之后就要找新的互惠生了。”

    今年年初,我家宝宝快两岁了,开始说一些简单的词语了。我自己也是教育专业毕业的,想起前苏联教育学家苏霍姆林斯基曾经说过2-3岁是孩子学第二语言的黄金时期。立刻联系了有朋,开始了挑选合适互惠生之旅。果然专业的就是不一样啊,在填了申请表之后跟顾问老师聊了聊我对互惠生的期待和诉求。立刻就发了几个有带过2岁宝宝经验的互惠生资料给我,让我挑选合眼缘的。我一眼相中了来自哥伦比亚的Rafael。她是硕士毕业,还是医学专业,真是让人惊喜的简历。有朋立刻帮我安排了面试,我对她很满意,当下拍定她签了6个月的合同。

    1月25日下午2:35,Rafael姐姐正式进入我们的小家,成为家庭的一份子。我家宝宝比较认生,一开始根本不理姐姐。这时候有经验的好处就显现出来了。一开始她并不强行跟宝宝交流,只是陪着他一起玩玩具。我家宝宝最喜欢乐高,没想到姐姐也很擅长这个,一出手拼了一个小恐龙,从此迷倒了他。跟在姐姐后面一起玩耍。姐姐还准备了很多儿歌和小故事,每天给宝宝创造新鲜感。几个月后,浸入式的英语环境就显现出效果了,我家宝宝已经学会了很多的单词还会和Rafael姐姐用简单的英语交流了。现在我们每天下班回家最期待的事情就是听宝宝用稚嫩的声音跟我和老公用英语聊天,说说今天和姐姐做了什么。有时候还会唱新学的儿歌给我们听,一天的疲劳就此消散不见了。

    时至今日,Rafael姐姐到我家已经快一年了,我家宝宝也要3岁了,语言的提升是显而易见的。这几个月还学会了几首西班牙语和法语的儿歌。现在宝宝是我们家会说最多种语言的人了呢。而且学语言真的是开发右脑的好方法,我感觉宝宝学的学习能力和理解能力都强于同龄的孩子,这都是潜移默化的影响!Rafael姐姐也将要回国了,感谢她给我们家带来如此美好的互惠过程和一直以来对宝宝悉心的照顾和教导。真的很舍不得她,但也祝她将来一切都好!我也邀请了一个热爱运动的男互惠生过年后到家里,因为宝宝越来越大了,想让男生带他一起玩耍运动。Rafael姐姐还和我一起面试了新的互惠生,她说她也想帮我把把关,找一个善良的人,她也能放心地回国。我们对她给宝宝付出的爱深深感动,也期待新的互惠生能带来同样的爱心和热情。

    12个月,两个国家文化的深深碰撞,真挚的感情、全心的付出,我们相互照顾相互学习,互惠生项目不仅给孩子提供了一个完美的外语学习环境,帮助他的成长和发育,更让我们和Rafael建立了浓厚的情感和深深的羁绊,让我们领略到不同文化背景下同样的爱与温柔!

    I finished my program as an AU pair in a Shanghai family this summer and now I am a teacher in a school in Taiyuan. I choose to work in China because I found this country is really interesting and comfortable for leaving. I believe I will keep living in China for a time.

    Costs you should consider

    • Buy your own flight ticket first, and you will receive your bonus to cover it or part of it. Normally, the price is between 400 and 800 euros, depending on when you book the flight. If you are short of money right now, you can apply to get the flight ticket from us. This means we pay for it first and then deduct the cost from your monthly allowance or bonus.
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    • We will help you step by step for the Chinese Entry Visa application process, but you are responsible for all cost related to this. The application fee at the Chinese entry-visa is around 100-200 euros. Still have questions? Or perhaps you would just like to have a chat with us? (Sure :D) Please contact us for more information. If no more questions, please go ahead and fill out the application form, enjoy the trip to China with no cost! Help us share this out to your network: www.aupairinchina.org