25-35 Age group
1 child , 0 - years old
| Name | Hazel C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spoken language(s) | English |
| We live in | United States of America |
| Registered on | 01/07/2020 |
| Last login | 3 months+ |
Hello dear future Au Pair, we are here to introduce ourselves as your possibly next host family. We are the Cooney family from the beautiful state of Indiana, USA and we are looking for the perfect, temporary addition to our family. My name is MD PhD Hazel Cooney, I was born and raised in California, where my family still lives. I work as a pediatrician and I never thought of any other job for me. Well, that is only kind of true, as I always dreamed of going abroad as an Au Pair one day. But with the death of my father, followed by college and all that jazz, it simply never happened. That is why I'm really longing to give this opportunity to someone and experience the Au Pair life, even if it's from the other side of the table now. My husband is MD Phd Samuel Cooney, Sam for short. He works at the same hospital as I do, but in the field of geriatrics. We've both met while working abroad in Nigeria. It was some kind of love at first sight situation and purely the reason for me to leave California and move to Indiana, where Sam was born and raised. Ten months ago, our wonderful son Charlie joined our family. He's the best little boy and a real sunshine. He loves to play and to listen to music, to have snacks and he is addicted to books. He is a solid sleeper and a good eater and really easy to take care of (okay, I might be biased, but still...) We are a very loving family of people who like to laugh, to take care of each other and to make the most of the day. We enjoy going on vacations, are kind of sporty, enjoy time with family and friends, books, a glass of wine, day trips, foreign cultures, cooking, BBQs and more. If you are an open minded, reliable person who prefers being active over wasting the days (what does not mean we don't know how to relax and waste our time over nothing every now and then) we might be a family after your liking. How about sending me a message and give it a try...
First of all, due to the current Covid situation, we cannot provide a definite starting date yet. We hope that you will be able to start around Charlie's first birthday, but we are not sure. Now, about your life with us... Right now, Charlie is being taken care off by my mother in law when we are both working. That is a wonderful solution, but we are feeling that we take more advantage of her than we feel good about. That is why we are looking out for you to help us. Your working hours will differ, but only slightly. I mostly work from seven in the morning. Charlie is mostly still asleep when I leave the house. If Sam works the morning too, you will need to get Charlie out of bed, have breakfast with him (which ideally you would prepare for the both of you), get him dressed and take care of him until I get home in the afternoon.Rest of the day is to yourself. If I happen to work late, I will leave the house after lunch. You can use your mornings for whatever you please, only have to make sure you're home in time for me to leave for work. You then put Charlie down for a nap and take him to the park, baby gym or other activities, visit family with him (if you like to) or play at home. You can go have dinner at my in laws or you do your own at home.After dinner, you put Charlie to bed and at least one of us will be home short after. Sam sometimes will work the night shift, but we would only need your assistance in case I'm not at home, which practically never happens (I don't work nights, at least not for a while still). Weekends are usually freetime for you too, as normally only one of us will be working. It could still be that we will ask you to watch the baby while we go for the food shop or something, but other than that, you will not have much to do for us on Sat and Sun. I would like for you to come with me to California when I happen to visit my mom and grandma. I usually go there by plane and never stay more than a week. A little help would give me a bit of freetime to spend with my old friends, but of course, my family is also there to help at any time. What we can offer to you is your own bedroom with your private bathroom. Our house is not yet ready to move in, but we hope for it to happen within the weeks coming. Other than your own room, we can also get you your own car, if you happen to drive. You can easily reach everything you need in a walking distance or by bus, that is why driving is not required. We will pay you weekly or monthly, depends on what you prefer. And of course we will pay for your insurance, language school or any other activity you will want to join.
| Prefer Au pair of gender | Female |
| Au pair couples accepted | No |
| The aupair will be required to drive | No |
| Elderly care is required | No |
| Housework required of Au pair | Light |
| Single parent family | No |
| Our religion | Evangelical Lutheran |
| We practice our religion | No |
| We have children with special needs | No |
| We require care for children under age 2 | Yes |
