Au Pair Japanese Connection | Finding a Japanese au pair

Au Pair Japanese Connection is now the IAPA member!

I am so excited to tell you that the Au Pair Japanese Connection (AJC) is now a member of International Au Pair Association, IAPA. The other day I received the certification. IAPA is the international association and many au pair agencies, travel companies, international cooperators for au pair programs are the members of the association.

I have been thinking about joining the association for few years, and this year, I decided to take an action. Becoming a member of IAPA will give us many opportunities to talk with companies like us but in different countries. This is great to learn from others.

I am so proud that Au Pair Japanese Connection is the first company recruiting Japanese au pairs that became the member of IAPA.

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I met with prospective Japanese au pairs in Osaka

I am currently in Japan, to be exact in Osaka. Immediately after I returned back to Japan, I did my first au pair seminar in Osaka city. It was very exciting to meet with young people who are interested in the U.S. au pair program.

This time, there are several nursery school teachers with few years of professional experiences. There is also a university student with several overseas experiences. I also had a person who has been doing baby sitting for long time. Each person is very unique and great personalities.

They asked me many questions and we had a great time.

I interviewed three people who have already committed to apply as an au pair, so I am hoping that I can submit their applications to InterExchange Au Pair USA soon.

I am scheduled to have another au pair seminar in Tokyo in July, and I am going to have several consultations with prospects. There will be more Japanese au pairs in the next few months. I will keep you posted!

Male Au Pair? Yes, we have

Many people think that Au Pairs are for females. It is not true. There are actually male au pairs, even though not many. Definitely, some families seek male au pairs.
According to InterExchange, 95 % of entire au pairs are females, but remaining 5% are male au pairs. I don’t know if you think the 5 percent population is many or few.

We have sent few male Japanese au pairs in the past. We feel that the host families who welcomed male au pairs were happy with their decision.

If children are all boys, definitely, host families may consider welcoming a male au pair.

Many of male candidates who seek to be an au pair are kind and gentle. Some of them have pre-school or elementary school license. Many of them like cooking and cleaning. Actually two of my male au pairs were chef. Maybe they cook much better than me.

I would like to introduce my male au pair, Ryu, 26 years old from Tokyo. He loves teaching music such as piano and guitar to children. And, he can cook.
He loves travelling and has good English communication skill. Ryu has experienced working as a baby sitter and he has niece that he has been taking care of since she was born.

If you are interested reviewing his full profile, you can sign-up as a host family through InterExchange Au Pair USA. Upon signing up without any financial obligation, you can start reviewing our available Japanese au pairs.

Please do not hesitate to contact us as well!!

Introduction

Welcome to our blog, finding a Japanese au pair! I decided to start this blog to write about Japanese au pairs, Japanese culture, and anything I thought I want to introduce to readers.

I think you already know what the au pair program in the USA is. If you don’t know, please go to the following web site to learn more about hosting an au pair. https://www.interexchange.org/become-a-host/au-pair-usa/

I have been assisting Japanese nationals to become au pairs in the U.S. since 2011 as an international cooperator, meaning we are responsible for informing the process of becoming an au pair in the U.S., interviewing the prospective candidates, helping their applications and VISA support for one of the au pair agencies in the US, InterExchange Au Pair USA. We have promoted the au pair program and recruited many Japanese nationals for InterExchange. I feel that the au pair program has been gaining popularity among Japanese people. Four years ago, not many Japanese people knew about Au Pair, but now, people asked me on how to become an au pair. That is a huge improvement.

I have been communicating with Japanese au pairs almost everyday,but, realized, I didn’t have a tool to appeal to host families about Japanese au pairs. That is the reason why I opened this blog. I will tell you about Japanese au pairs, Japanese people (sometimes my personal views) and Japanese culture etc.

Hope this blog will help you understand your Japanese au pair better, or start considering having a Japanese au pair.

Akiko Imairi Selmon, Au Pair Japanese Connection