An au pair to the super rich has opened up about some of the perks of the job, which include flying around on private jets, vacationing on superyachts and not paying for food or accommodation.
Sami Jean, 24, who is from Prince Edward Island in Canada, has been an au pair for just over two years and in a bid to help others follow in her footsteps, she regularly shares insights to TikTok where she has more than 33,000 followers.
In one clip, she reveals how she originally got hired by a family to live in New York after graduating college through an agency called Scotia Personnel, and she has since worked in the Hamptons, Miami Beach and in Italy.
In terms of pay, Sami doesn’t reveal her salary but she says it varies from family to family and the location will also help ‘identify how much you’re gonna get paid.’
Sami Jean, 24, who is from Prince Edward Island in Canada, has been an au pair for just over two years
In one clip, she reveals how she originally got hired by a family to live in New York after graduating college through an agency called Scotia Personnel
Photos posted to Instagram show the Canadian enjoying her time on the job, with one shot showing her posing at the bow of a yacht in the Hamptons while another post captures her wining and dining in Paris.
On TikTok, Sami can be seen casually boarding a private jet in one clip which her host family owns and another snippet shows her enjoying the surrounds of a yacht with the overlaid caption reading: ‘POV: You’re nanny for a family with a yacht.’
In one video, Sami’s friend Alexa, who also works as an au pair to wealthy clients, runs through what an average day looks like.
She tells viewers: ‘So here in America, I’m doing childcare and I’m helping with the kids in the morning… making them breakfast, getting them ready for school.’
During the day, Alexa says that she does ‘a lot of driving,’ as she takes the children to ‘activities and stuff.’
Then in the evenings, her main job is to hang out with her host children and make sure they do their homework.
Alexa, who also worked in Italy as an au pair like Sami, reveals that her workload there was lighter as she didn’t need to get the children ready for school.
Instead, her main job was to ‘simply help them with their homework and speak English to them because [the parents] wanted the kids to learn English and speak English with a really good accent.’
Photos posted to Instagram show the Canadian enjoying her time on the job, with one shot showing her posing at the bow of a yacht in the Hamptons
Sami highlights that the main role of an au pair is keeping children ‘entertained’
While Sami admits she has been lucky with the families she has been paired with, she reveals some hosts treat au pairs like ‘slaves’
Sami highlights that the main role of an au pair is keeping children ‘entertained.’
For aspiring au pairs, she outlines some of the things to ask a host family before accepting a posting.
She tells her fans: ‘Ask them how many kids they have, what ages and what genders they are.
‘Ask what they do for a living if they have any pets and are you responsible [for them].’
After quizzing a potential employer about the child and pet situation, Sami says it is important to determine what your living situation will be like and what a typical day will involve.
She continues: ‘And then, honestly, I would dive into vacations. Do they take you on vacation? If they take you, will you be paid extra?’
Other things Sami says are worth finding out are if you are allowed to have friends over and if your partner can visit – especially if you are in a long-distance relationship.
Lastly, on the topic of pay, Sami recommends finding out what your salary will be and ‘if there’s potential for that to be increased.’
In terms of experience, the au pair says you generally just need ‘three references from childcare experience’ which can be ‘solely babysitting.’
While Sami admits she has been lucky with the families she has been paired with, she reveals some hosts treat au pairs like ‘slaves.’
One of her followers also suggested it isn’t always as glamorous as it seems.
They wrote: ‘You’re lucky you have a good family. My mom did this, and it wasn’t a good experience at all.’
However, Sami seems very content with her career choice so far.
She concludes: ‘Trust me, if you’re willing to put yourself out there, au pairing expands your network so much and the coolest part is that you’ll end the experience with friends all over the world.’
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