Child care coordinator to au pair
A child care coordinator already meets 28% of what the au pair role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
68.4/ 100
1 How much of what an au pair is expected to do is already part of a child care coordinator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the au pair role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An au pair role treats 5 of its required skills as things a child care coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assist children in developing personal skills
- entertain people
- maintain relations with children's parents
- play with children
- supervise children
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An au pair role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a child care coordinator background worth leading with.
- already held play with children assisting and caring
- already held entertain people communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held supervise children assisting and caring
- already held assist children in developing personal skills assisting and caring
- already held handle children's problems assisting and caring
- already held maintain relations with children's parents communication, collaboration and creativity
All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the au pair role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn assist children with homework required
- still to learn prepare sandwiches required
- still to learn attend to children's basic physical needs required
- optional, not held carry out wound care optional
- optional, not held prepare ready-made dishes optional
- optional, not held use cooking techniques optional
- optional, not held use food preparation techniques optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- still to learn communicate with youth required
- still to learn give constructive feedback required
- still to learn promote human rights required
- optional, not held buy groceries optional
- optional, not held demonstrate when teaching optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional
- still to learn handle chemical cleaning agents required
- optional, not held feed pets optional
- optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
- optional, not held clean rooms optional
- optional, not held clean surfaces optional
- optional, not held iron textiles optional
- still to learn workplace sanitation required
- optional, not held baby care optional
- optional, not held disability care optional
- optional, not held common children's diseases optional
- optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an au pair role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assist children with homework practise this
- 02 prepare sandwiches practise this
- 03 attend to children's basic physical needs practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held assist children in developing personal skills skill
- already held entertain people skill
- already held maintain relations with children's parents skill
- already held play with children skill
- already held supervise children skill
- already held handle children's problems skill
- already held support children's wellbeing skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held drive vehicles optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
- optional, not held baby care optional
- optional, not held buy groceries optional
- optional, not held carry out wound care optional
- optional, not held disability care optional
- optional, not held feed pets optional
- optional, not held prepare ready-made dishes optional
- optional, not held use cooking techniques optional
- optional, not held use food preparation techniques optional
- optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
- optional, not held clean rooms optional
- optional, not held clean surfaces optional
- optional, not held common children's diseases optional
- optional, not held demonstrate when teaching optional
- optional, not held drive vehicles optional
- optional, not held iron textiles optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional
26 held skills the au pair role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animate in the outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
- not needed by the target role apply person-centred care skill
- not needed by the target role assist in the organisation of school events skill
- not needed by the target role child protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role contribute to the safeguarding of children skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate educational programmes skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
- not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role determine child welfare skill
- not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement care programmes for children skill
- not needed by the target role instruct in outdoor activities skill
- not needed by the target role kindergarten school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor children's physical development skill
- not needed by the target role monitor event activities skill
- not needed by the target role outdoor activities knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform playground surveillance skill
- not needed by the target role primary school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote health and safety skill
- not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
- not needed by the target role promote the safeguarding of young people skill
- not needed by the target role provide after school care skill
- not needed by the target role recreation activities knowledge
- not needed by the target role sporting events knowledge
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn workplace sanitation required
- optional, not held baby care optional
- optional, not held disability care optional
- optional, not held common children's diseases optional
Common questions about this move
Can a child care coordinator become an au pair?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A child care coordinator already covers 28% of what an au pair is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the au pair role treats as required.
What skills does a child care coordinator need to become an au pair?
8 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is assist children with homework.
How hard is the move from child care coordinator to au pair?
Its learning distance is 68.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.