Belgium offers three distinct cultures in one country, French, German and Flemish and is extremely central to the rest of Western Europe. Most South Africans are placed within Flemish homes although for those wishing to improve their French, Belgium offers a real alternative to France. It is a requirement of the Belgian work permit that you study their language and the language school is required to provide a certificate of attendance and competency every three months. Within that framework, your host family expects you to provide safe, loving, reliable child care assistance for their children for 20 hours per week. You will be responsible for ironing, general housework, meal preparation, help with grocery shopping and other family chores.
Family life is warm, cosy and affectionate.
We provide you with information about your host family and they will call you for an interview. Often you will choose a family based on mutual expectations and hobbies and interests, or they may just sound right. Should the unlikely case of an exploitative situation occur, JCR will remove you and arrange for you to stay in a safe house and where possible place you with another family. Be enrolled in a German or French or Flemish language course.