Au Pair/demi Pair On Magnetic Island

? About the role ?

We are looking for a new Au Pair/Demi Aupair on Magnetic Island ?️

We have a one bedroom Granny Flat and we are looking for someone to do Aupair/nannying/housekeeping work. This could be in exchange for accommodation (14 hours a week), or a full-time aupair arrangement with meals included and pocket money for additional hours.

The position suits someone who is either looking to hold a second job on Magnetic Island during weekdays or someone looking for a full time Aupair role, or anything in between! We are flexible with what the role can look like for the right candidate.

We have 11-year old twin girls. The role is primarily taking care of them.

What we are looking for is a friendly, trustworthy and flexible female to be a reliable sitter for our children, particularly on weekends and some evenings. The position will also involve some travel with the family as mum (Bridget) is training to be a pilot. Similarly, once settled, the position would involve caring for the children overnight while mum and dad are away.

A driver’s licence, including experience driving on the left hand side of the road, is a huge advantage as it provides the option for you to help with getting the girls to/from school and activities. We also have a seperate car for our Aupair to use.


? About us ?

We are an experienced host family (having had 20 Au Pairs/ Nannies over 10 years, four of them for 12 months each) and are currently searching for our next Aupair. We have had au pairs from France, Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada and United States.

The important facts:

⭐️ We are a host family of 4 humans (Mother, Father, Twin 10 year old Girls) and one fur baby (a Spoodle named Piccolo). Both mum and dad work from home. We also have Chickens, a fish tanks, a hermit crab and a plethora of wildlife around the house.
⭐️ Our home is just 500 metres to the unbelievable Horseshoe Bay on Magnetic Island, a backpacker Mecca and paradise on earth. Magnetic Island is just off the coast of Townsville on the Great Barrier Reef in far North Queensland. Magnetic Island averages over 320 days of sunshine ☀️ a year and with more than half the island designated as National Park, there are plenty of walking tracks and untouched beaches to explore.
⭐️ Magnetic Island is a short 25 minute ferry ⛴ ride to the major city of Townsville where there are shopping centres, cinemas and schools for language classes if you are interested.
⭐️ Spacious private Au Pair accommodation in a separate house (own bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and living room with private balcony). There is no risk of two 10 year olds bursting into your bedroom at 7am on your days off! We have wifi and Netflix.


? Who we are looking for ?

It goes without saying that you must enjoy spending time with children. You must have a happy nature, common sense, patience, like being active (going for walks and playing at playgrounds our daughters) and trustworthy. Engaging with the girls is the most important part of this position, we want you to be their big sister!

During the times when you are rostered on you need to be prepared to play/ engage with our daughters or proactively fill your rostered in time with housework.

We are warm and welcoming and will treat you like family. The separate residence allows you to have your own time in the evenings when the kids are in bed if you prefer to keep to yourself. However, you can spend as much or as little time with us outside "work" hours as you like.

Our previous Au Pairs and granny flat renters would be happy to talk to you as a reference for our family!

Please only contact me if you can say ‘yes’ to the following:

✅ Female
✅ Good English (your English doesn’t have to be perfect, but we need to be able to communicate fairly easily)
✅ Non-smoker (no casual smokers, smokers who are “giving up”, only non-smokers. Not negotiable)
✅ Driver’s licence and experience on the left hand side of the road
✅ Have initiative and be proactive
✅ Love kids
✅ Be prepared to actively engage our daughters/ play with them - not just supervise them!
✅ You know children’s First Aid (or you are prepared to do a course with my husband who is a first aid instructor when you start with us).
✅ We travel in the car for long distances and have a small aeroplane. If you get travel sick this is not the job for you

Please get in touch if this sounds like your ideal role. We are excited to meet you!