Au Pair in China Program

overview

Increasingly more students and young professionals are interested in making China as their next step for cultural exploration. Whether seeking a gap year program, internship abroad, or new travel location, they are attracted by China's rich history and fascinating culture. As a Wanderlust Au Pair in China, you will have the paralleled opportunity to experience the Chinese culture firsthand while indulging your desire to travel the world. 

Wanderlust Exchange helps match culture-hungry young adults to individual Chinese families looking to host an Au Pair for 3, 6, and 12-month periods -- Au Pairing over a 2-month summer break is also possible! Many Chinese families are interested in hosting native or fluent English speakers in their homes to support their child's language development and provide an opportunity to promote cultural diversity and understanding.

Being an Au Pair in China is an immense opportunity to grow as a global citizen by experiencing a new culture, pushing your comfort zone, and cultivating the necessary tools to bridge cultural divides now and in the future.

By providing a high level of program support to program participants before and during their Au Pair experience, Wanderlust Exchange offers a program that is ideal for seasoned and first-time travelers to Asia who may experience some anxiousness around culture differences.

program details

Locations of host families:

Host families are primarily located in Shanghai, with additional host families in other major cities, including: Beijing, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou and Ningbo

Program time span:

3 months-12 months, summer programs (July and August ) also available

You Give: 

30 hours of childcare and English tutoring per week

You Receive: 

2000 RMB pocket money/month (provided monthly)

3000-12000 RMB flight stipend depending on the length of stay 

8-15 hours of Mandarin classes/week

1.5 days off each week

International medical insurance 

Visa application & renewal fee reimbursement (provided upon Au Pair's completion of the program)​

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You Pay: 0$ application fee + $100 USD deposit (the down payment is only required once applicant is approved for program and will be completely refunded to au pairs upon the completion of the program) 

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You are eligible to apply for the Wanderlust Exchange Au Pair Program if:

You have completed secondary school (high school)

You are a native speaker or proficient in English

You have no criminal record

You are open to cultural differences and exploration

You have the ability to teach English

You are 18-30 years old

Schedule as an Au Pair

As you can imagine, each host family's daily schedule has the potential to be a bit different. Therefore an Au Pair's daily schedule is often determined by the age of the children in the household and based on the individual needs of your host family.

As an Au Pair, your responsibilities will be focused on practicing and tutoring your host children in English. You will not be expected to do much housework as an Au Pair.

If the host family's children are enrolled in school, then your schedule will be based on providing support before and after the school day. If you're caring for infants or younger children, then your schedule will likely be more fixed during the middle of the day. 

Not one day will be the same if you pursue an Au Pair position in China - you will have the chance to care for children while also living in an amazing country with a myriad of opportunities to travel and explore.