The gap year is an important, pivotal event in one’s life. Sometimes, it is linked with a moment in life when people are available to discover the world, to travel whenever and wherever it is possible. Without family obligations, it is easy to embark on several month’s travels on different continents. The concept of travelling to gain in maturity is not new. In the 19th century, young people or just curious people were travelling in Europe, to discover the marvels of the Antique remains and to just enrich one’s self through the discovery of different cultures. But there are many buts. If alone, it is so easy to become a prey in a country where the basics of survival are unknown to the traveller. So, instead of staying home and just dreaming about the whole wide world, why not applying to a household staff agency ? Everybody is watching series happening in luxurious villas. It is like a dream you can access if you decide to apply to work in such surroundings. There are various possibilities. Either you are limited to the maintenance of the building and the catering, or you can deal with children.
What are the advantages to work with children ?
Most of the people contemplating a gap year already have brothers or sisters. It means clearly that at some point, they were responsible for younger ones. Being the youngest of the family also allows challenging the patience and empathy of the older members of the family ! In a nutshell, anyone has some kind of experience of dealing with children in the everyday life. So, why not enjoying the benefits of this experience to promote a certain know-how to deal with children ? It is fun to make sure little ones are happy. Since the households are comfortable, it is quite a certainty that all the requested clothing, toys, equipment are available. Besides, if you are in good terms with the people from the agency, they would tell you all the required details about the job.
It is their job to ensure perfect harmony between you and the family. Furthermore, should the family travel, you are then discovering the world at no further expenses! This is a way to end up the picture of the person travelling during a gap year and being poor, having to endure the lowest travelling conditions and living conditions under the pretext to discover other cultures. When travelling as a child minder or child carer, the responsibilities are helping you to mature and to be in the best possible conditions. This would help to make decisions where to study and live in the next part of one’s life. The other advantage is that child minder generally speaking finishes their day early, or they get time of respite for themselves. Either the parents want to spend quality time with their children, or it is planned. Benefiting from safe and comfortable lodgings, with food already financed, it allows discovering the world in very good conditions ! Plus, the opportunity to meet people and work as a team is a big soft skill to forward on a curriculum vitae.