Description

Gap year jobs in Paris - job description

What are we offering? A Declared job in France (you are entitled to French health insurance) Flexible hours (5 to 25 hours per week) : the job involves picking up French children from school, going home, playing with them while teaching them English using our innovative teaching method.

The usual work schedule is : Mondays-Tuesdays-Thursdays-Fridays from 4.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. + half or full-day Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Depending on your availabilities you will choose the number of hours you’d like to work (5 to 20 hours per week). If a 20-hour per week job is not sufficient for you we can recommend a few other part time jobs in Paris.

A training program to our teaching method

A valuable and enjoyable experience : you get to live in Paris, meet a French family and experience French culture, meet other baby-speakers …

We are hiring for 2 different positions :

1. Childcare : 'Baby-speaking' position Looking after children, talking to them in English, and playing games using the method that we provide. Hourly wage from EUR 10 to 13 Positions are from 5 to 20 hours per week, during afterschool hours : Mondays + Tuesdays + Thursdays + Fridays from 4.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. approx. + Wednesday full-day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. approx. Maximum hours you can get is around 20 hours per week (except if you are a professional nanny) which makes around EUR 900 gross salary per month on a full-month (when there is no vacation). Vacancies : over 300 positions available in Paris starting on September 3rd 2012 until July 7th 2013 (minimum stay : 4 months

Precise work schedule :
September 3rd 2012 : job starts
October 29th 2012 to November 7th 2012 : vacation
December 24th 2012 to January 2013 : vacation
March 2nd 2013 to March 18th 2013 : vacation
April 27th 2013 to May 13th 2013 : vacation
July 4th 2013 : job finishes

2. Tutoring/teaching : ‘kid-speaking’ and ‘teen-speaking’ complementary positions

Tutoring / teaching English with our innovative method to complete your schedule
Hourly wage from EUR 13 to 20
Positions are from 2 to 8 hours per week (mostly on Wednesdays, Saturdays).
Vacancies : over 200 positions to fill in throughout the year (you should already be in France to apply to such teaching positions)

Gap year jobs in Paris - job requirements

What are the requirements to get a job?

Above 18 years old.
No specific diploma is required but you need to have experience in working with children.
You need to be a native English speaker
No minimum level of French language is required

Recruitment process : how to apply, deadlines, next steps

• February 1st 2012 : application process starts
• March 2012 to April 2012 : HR staff is reviewing applications
• From April 2012 : admission process starts
• May-June-July 2012 : planning your arrival in Paris... we can help you in looking for accomodation, French courses, complementary jobs
• Last week of August 2012 : Training session, gathering with other baby-speakers, meeting with your family/families
• September 3rd 2012 : First day of work!

Visa

all year long...
Our team will help you through the administrative process (which administrative documents you need, how and where you can obtain them…)
We are here as well to prevent any problem with the family.

Visa to work in France

• If you are from the EU, no visa required.

• If you are not from the EU, you will need a visa or work permit in order to work for us :
  - either a student visa,
  - OR a working-holiday visa
  - OR a working visa (usually for people who already have a contract in France, i.e. teacher assistant…)
  - OR a visa vie privée (‘private life’)
  - OR a resident permit

For instance if you are American and you’re planning to come study and work for us in Paris, you can:
 1. Contact one of the programmes we listed (Sorbonne French courses for instance)
 2. Complete the pre-subscription process (EUR 300)
 3. With your pre-subscription certificate among other documents (get the complete list before going) you will have to go the French consulate to get your student visa

Make sure to have one of the visas above as we will not be able to help you obtaining a working visa for France (sorry!).

You can also get helped to obtain a visa with our partner Aquarius  who has local partner offices around the world. Contact Aquarius at  Cette adresse email est protégée contre les robots des spammeurs, vous devez activer Javascript pour la voir. and they will direct you to the local office in your country. You get 10% off their 'placement offer' when you come from Baby-speaking.

Living in Paris & FAQ

Gap year in Paris - training program, events...

A 3 step-training

• On safety (reminder on the 'fundamentals' when dealing with children) = only for childcare positions
• Communicating with children with no or low level of English (based on the work we have done with experts in language acquisition)
• Our pedagogy, practical tips (on how to use the material we give you, how to react to given situations...)

Wine and cheese gathering

To meet up other baby-speakers we organize on a regular basis events like Wine and cheese gathering in Paris, you can find pictures here

Being an au pair in Paris vs being a baby-speaker

The (obvious) advantage of being an au pair is that it is a live-in position. So you do not pay for your accomodation. But as a live-in position you end up working more than the 20 hours per week intially promised ; and in some cases the live-in position can result in doing housework (cleaning...). The rate of pay is also very low and not sufficient to support a lifestyle in Paris.

When working as a baby-speaker you do not live with the family/families you work for, giving you a more free lifestyle. And you get paid by the hour.

French courses in Paris

Studying French in Paris

We recommend different French language courses in Paris which you can find a list of; more details on Alliance Francaise Paris and on Sorbonne French courses.

Accomodation in Paris

You will find here a list of tips & websites to help you find an accomodation in France

You can also get helped by our partner Aquarius Abroad, for more information click here

Living in Paris

Working as a speaker is sharing with a French family / children

It is a way to:

• build a relationship with a French family
• learn more about kids and about…yourself
• discover/learn more about a country and a culture
• learn about early language acquisition through the trainings and online material at your disposal

Coming to France to work for us / F.A.Q.

Any questions? ask them on our baby sitting and teaching jobs facebook page!

I am interested, I want to apply, what should I do?

You have to fill in the recruitment form : you can click on the link "recruitment form" at the top of the page or by directly clicking here