Little Sunshines

Au Pair Agency

Family Contact Us

Little Sunshines Agency
In Business Since 2005
“Professional & Dedicated”

Families
All our Candidates have met the following General Requirements:

  • they have their own roadworthy car with seat belts in the back
  • they have a valid drivers license
  • they have formal experience in the child care industry
  • they have passed Matric, AS Levels or A-Levels
  • they have a clear criminal record
  • they have passed all our background checks
  • they have passed our social media screening
  • they have passed a formal, stringent face-to-face interview with us
  • they have passed a childcare and first aid test during their interview with us
  • they have passed a psychometric test during their interview with us
  • Only candidates of the highest standard will be represented by our Agency – we are VERY strict!

Simply complete the Family Requirements Form
below in terms of your requirements
or call us on 063 742 7122 for further assistance
**Please note we do NOT place child minder / domestic workers**
**Please note we do NOT do placements of LESS than 6 months**

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Family Details:
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Period of Employment:
Please note we do NOT do placements of less than 6 months
Please note if the contract is renewed after the fixed term period, there is an additional placement fee due
Candidate Requirements:





Please note we do NOT place domestic worker childminders.
Days and Times You Require the Candidate:
Salary:
Candidates require a SET monthly salary so that they can budget for monthly expenses. The below SALARIES are for EXPERIENCED, PROFESSIONAL, HIGH-QUALITY, RELIABLE candidates.
PLEASE REMEMBER: If you want someone with teaching EXPERIENCE it is a minimum of R8000 per month. If you want someone with a teaching DEGREE it is a minimum of R10 000 per month.
JUNIOR Level Candidates have PASSED all our tests and our face-to-face interview. They have NO formal experience with child care OR LESS than 1 year formal experience with child care. Junior Level Candidate Salaries are generally lower than the above mentioned Salary Range. Junior Level has NOTHING to do with the age of the candidate. It is about their EXPERIENCE.


POPI Act Consent:

 

The Process

  • We will receive your completed online requirements form once you press SUBMIT above (the one above)
  • We will confirm receipt of your online requirements form
    • If we have queries or concerns about your requirements we will contact you to address them
    • If we do NOT have queries, we will immediately start the process of sourcing candidates from our REGISTERED, SCREENED database of over 6500 candidates
  •  We will send CVs of candidates through for consideration based on your stated requirements
    • we do NOT limit the number of CVs that we send to you
    • we do NOT charge you for CVs we send to you
    • we will GENERALLY send CVs through within 48 hours of receipt of your online requirements form (this depends largely on the nature of your position and how standard or complex it is)
  • Once we have emailed CVs to you we will let you know that we have sent CVs to you for consideration so that you know to check your email
    • PLEASE ALWAYS CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL OR SPAM FOLDER AS OUR EMAILS OFTEN END UP THERE…! THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.
  • You review the CVs and let us know which candidates you wish to interview
    • The sooner you get back to us the better as candidates get placed VERY quickly due to the STANDARD of candidates we, at our agency, put forward (we are VERY strict)
  • We arrange the interviews for you
    • You can interview them in-person or online (it is YOUR choice)
    • You advise us of the day and time and we will arrange accordingly
  • We continue the above process until you are happy to employ a candidate that is the right fit for you and for your family
  • We assist with the offer of employment and send the contract of employment etc.
  • All placements have a 3 month probationary period in the contract of employment
  • We provide post placement support in terms of queries etc.

Placement Fee

  • We charge a once-off, market related, placement fee in the event that you wish to employ a candidate through us
  • The placement fee is due within 3 days from date of invoice, upon confirmation of employment
  • The placement fee is quoted in the initial email that we send to you once you have given us your requirements

Agency Guarantee

  • We will replace the candidate if the relationship does not work out within the first 4 months from commencement of employment
  • We will replace the candidate at no additional charge
  • We will replace the candidate as quickly as possible

We place the following types of positions:
Tutors
Au Pairs
Governesses
School Facilitators
Home School Teachers

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