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Join Our Family in 2026 and Help Care for Our Home and Kids 👨‍👩

The experience

We are looking for a female volunteer in 2026 to help take care of our children and support daily household tasks. The main responsibilities include caring for the kids, washing, cleaning, ironing, and preparing meals for them 🍽️🧺.

If you have previous experience with children and are a clean, organized person who enjoys household tasks, you are more than welcome to join us.

We live together with our two children, who are 9 and 7 years old.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English or Intermediate German

Between 18 and 30 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are looking for someone kind, patient, and responsible who truly enjoys spending time with kids 💛.

Our home is located near Zug, perfectly situated between Zürich and Lucerne. The train station and bus stop are right in front of our house, making it very easy to travel around.

We would be happy to show you our beautiful area. The mountains and lakes are just outside our door, offering incredible nature experiences. Hiking is excellent here, and in summer you can spend your afternoons relaxing by the lake🌄

There are five lakes nearby, so you can visit a different one almost every day! In winter, we enjoy winter sports, and you are welcome to join us in the mountains.

We provide free accommodation and food, and you will also receive 300 CHF/EUR per month as pocket money, which you can use to travel, explore, eat out, or enjoy your free time 🌍✨.

Activities & Shift

⏰ Schedule:

-5 hours per day
-5 days per week

👧 Main tasks include:

-Taking care of the children
-Preparing meals for them
-Keeping them busy with activities and taking them out to play
-Helping with general household tasks

You should truly love working with children and be a trustworthy and reliable person. Ideally, you have previous experience as an au pair or strong experience caring for children of this age.

Rules

🏠 You will have your own private room and access to super-fast internet (1 Gbit/s).
🚆 The bus and train stop are right in front of our house.

🍽️ We share all meals together. My wife is a wonderful cook and spends a lot of time preparing delicious food for the family and the kids.

Respect, responsibility, and a positive attitude are very important in our home 🤍.