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Rights & Responsibilities
Great cooperation: Rights & Responsibilities
In this video, we explain your rights and responsibilities and give tips for good cooperation between you as an au pair and your host family.
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Your au pair year in Germany starts here.
Free placement
Personal support
Safe & verified
Personally supported. Placed free of charge. Safely prepared.
For over 17 years, we have supported au pairs on their way to Germany.
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Multiple certificationsIAPA Au Pair Society RAL quality seal
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Modern matching+ community (WhatsApp group & monthly challenges)
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Fully supported: Preparation, contact person & 24h emergency hotline
Certified:
- IAPA
- Au Pair Society
- RAL quality seal
Video guide for applicants
Please watch these 3 videos 🎥
This is how you start perfectly prepared: rights & responsibilities, cultural information and who we are. Short, clear and super helpful for your au pair year in Germany.
Culture & everyday life
Expectations
Understanding Germany: Culture, values & everyday life
In this video, you will learn important information about German culture, the seasons in Germany, values, German food and the expectations of host families.
About us
Start here
Brief introduction: AuPair Agency Zubke
In this video, the au pair agency Zubke briefly introduces itself and gives you a compact overview of what to expect in Germany.
Tip: It’s best to watch the videos calmly and take notes – this will help you later in the conversation with the host family and with your preparation.
Why AuPair Zubke
You are not alone in Germany.
With us, you don’t just get a host family, but real support. With a personal contact person, a large au pair community and regular meetups.
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Personal support
We support you from the very first contact until your arrival and beyond.
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Au pair community
WhatsApp group, challenges and meetups in Germany.
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Safety through experience
For 17 years, we have been placing au pairs in a structured, vetted and reliable way.
Large community
Regular meetups
24h emergency hotline
Exchange · Friends · Support
Your path to Germany
This is how your placement works.
Clearly structured, personally supported and explained step by step – from application to arrival.
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Online application
You fill out your profile and upload the most important documents.
2
Personal interview
We get to know you, answer questions and prepare you in the best possible way.
3
Matching with host families
Your profile is presented to suitable, vetted families – you help decide.
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Contract & visa preparation
We help with documents, appointment preparation and a safe process.
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Arrival & support in Germany
You start your au pair year – and stay in touch with us.
Why AuPair Zubke?
Personal. Experienced. Different from other agencies.
Many agencies only place au pairs. We support you personally – before your departure, during your stay and also whenever you need help.
- ✓ 17+ years of experience in au pair placement
- ✓ Personal au pair experience (USA)
- ✓ Hosted 18 au pairs ourselves as a host family
- ✓ RAL quality seal · IAPA · Au Pair Society
- ✓ Personal contact person – no anonymous platform
- ✓ WhatsApp community & monthly challenges
- ✓ 24h emergency hotline for real security
- ✓ Modern matching platform with vetted host families
17+ years of experience · 24h support
Your security
Your rights as an au pair in Germany.
Transparent, fair and clearly regulated. So you can focus on your au pair year.
Time
Maximum 30 hours per week
Plus enough free time and at least one day off per week.
Money
280 euros pocket money
Fixed monthly amount. In addition, accommodation and meals with the host family.
Language
70 euros contribution towards a language course
So you learn German and quickly feel confident.
Vacation
4 weeks of paid vacation
For one au pair year. Pro rata for a shorter stay.
Insurance
Health and accident insurance
The host family covers the costs for your au pair insurance.
Housing
Your own room
You live with the host family and have your own private space.
Important:
Au pair means childcare and light housework – not a full-time household helper.
If you are unsure, say so immediately. We will help.
IMPORTANT
Tasks, rights & costs – clearly regulated.
So there are no misunderstandings: Here you will find all important rules about tasks, working hours, costs and what is not allowed.
✓ Tasks of an au pair
Your tasks as an au pair
- Play with the children
- Accompany/drive children to activities
- Help with homework
- Put children to bed
- Hygiene (brushing teeth, changing diapers, etc.)
- Wash, iron and put away the children’s laundry
- Make the children’s beds
- Prepare small meals
- Wash dishes / tidy up
- Help tidy up the kitchen
- Tidy up the children’s room and toys
- Run small errands/shopping
- Tidy up shared rooms
- If necessary: take care of pets
- Empty trash bins (yellow bag, paper, residual waste)
- Keep/clean your own room and toilet
Tip
How to keep things relaxed
Always agree on tasks in advance and contact us early if something is unclear – then it can be solved easily.
Remember:
Au pair = childcare + light tasks related to the children.
✕ Tasks an au pair does NOT have to do
What are not your tasks as an au pair?
- Gardening
- Cleaning windows
- Spring cleaning
- Cleaning the oven
- Cooking for the whole family
- Looking after external children
- Washing and cleaning cars
- Cleaning carpets
- Doing big grocery shopping
- Making the host parents’ beds
- Cleaning the host parents’ rooms
- Ironing/washing for host parents
- All household chores
Working hours of an au pair
- At least 1.5 consecutive days off, once a month falling on a weekend
- 4 free evenings (unless otherwise agreed in advance) must be free
- Max. 6 hours per day with max. 30 hours per week
- 4 weeks of paid vacation for a stay of 12 months (2 working days per month)
- Public holidays are free or are compensated with time off (vacation)
Host family
What do my host parents pay for me?
- Food and drinks (approx. 200 euros/month = 2400 euros/year)
- Language course (max. 70 euros/month = max. 840 €/year)
- Ticket to the nearest language course (if online course, no ticket has to be paid) costs vary
- Insurance (approx. 38–50 euros/month = approx. 500–600 euros per year)
- Pocket money (280 euros/month = 3360 euros/year)
- Extension of the VISA (100 euros one-time)
- Electricity, water, waste, heating (approx. 100 euros/month = 1000 euros/year)
Not mandatory
What do host parents not have to pay for?
- Germany Ticket
- Sweets / chips / etc.
- Clothing and shoes
- Cosmetics
- Hygiene items (e.g. toothpaste)
- SIM card
- Extra food (e.g. halal products)
NO – no mini job allowed
Your work permit is only valid for the family you live with. It is not permitted, for example, to clean for neighbors, work in the family’s business or work for external employers. This also applies to “mini jobs”.
Content: “Tasks of an Au Pair” (pages 8–9).
Community & Support
Make friends. Arrive safely.
Many au pairs feel a bit nervous at the beginning about starting in a new culture. That’s why we actively connect au pairs in Germany – online and at real meetups.
WhatsApp group
Connect, ask questions, get tips – every day.
Meetups & trips
Regular outings together – new places, new people.
Challenges & motivation
Small tasks that are fun and bring you closer to Germany.
24-hour emergency hotline
If something really happens, we are reachable.
Click here for our templates:
01 Medical certificate
02 References
Your contact with our families
Rules in dealing with us and the host families
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VideoCall
A VideoCall with the host families is mandatory. Do not give your acceptance to the first family, but to a suitable family.
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Stay in touch - but not for too long
If a host family is of interest to you, feel free to stay in contact with them. If you have matched with a family, then break contact with all other families. Do not give any data of the families to other people (strict data protection law in Germany!).
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Do not ask for money
You have to pay the ticket for the flight and the embassy appointment by yourself. It is forbidden to ask our host families for it.
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Communication with us
Let us know if something has changed with you, e.g. that you are no longer available, you would like to arrive later, or if you would like to have more information about the host families.
IMPORTANT
We need the following documents from you so that we can present you to host families
Please take your time to gather the documents. If something is missing or you are unsure, contact us anytime.
- 01Medical certificate
- 02Childcare reference
- 03Language certificateAt least A1+
- 04ID / driver’s license (if available)Optional
- 05Photos4–5
- 06Online application
Tip: First download the certificate & reference templates, fill them out, and then upload everything together.
About us
Diana Zubke
About Diana Zubke
My name is Diana Zubke, I am a mother of 4 children myself, aged from 2 year to 19 years. I love to learn about the world, enjoy nature and work with people.
Qualifikation
I myself was an AuPair in the USA and have been placing AuPairs for 18 years. We ourselves have already hosted 16 AuPairs in the family, so I know exactly what is important when mediating between host families as well as AuPairs.
Michael Zubke
About Michael Zubke
My name is Michael Zubke, I love creativity, efficiency and internationality.
Qualifikation
After more than 22 years in an international environment as business developer, business manager and managing director positions in medium-sized companies, I can draw on a worldwide network and empathize very well with people.
VideoCalls:
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