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Enjoy the beauty of Crescent Head while helping as a handyman

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The experience

Crescent Moon is wilderness retreat set on 100-acres by the sea.

We are looking for someone good at building, gardening or painting, who isn't put off by a couple of hours raking leaves. Mostly, you will be assisting Kevin who is a fine furniture maker and oversees all the maintenance and building on the property.

This would suit a passionate, easy-going applicant who loves the ocean and has their own accomodation: a van or tent.

What you offer

8 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, 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.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate English

Between 24 and 50 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Jobs are fluid.

We are in the building stage of our business so you may be helping Kevin prepare timber or helping us maintain the driveway which is our calling card: 1.5 kilometres of Melaleuca Forest. Jobs can range from building to groundskeeping or lifting and moving furniture between our three houses.

You will have ample free time to explore the region so if you are a surfer or fisherman, you are in luck. We front a well-known surf break and fishing point.

In exchange for staying on the property, using the laundry and being provided with a surfboard and bike, we expect 8 good hours work. Beyond that, we pay $25 an hour and if you are a qualified carpenter, we may revisit this rate in time.

Activities & Shift

Sometimes it can be less, sometimes a little more. You might do all your hours in one day and have the rest of the week free or a couple of hours a day.

We are happy to accomodate a couple that can double as maintenance and housekeeping.

Rules

No parties on the property and please don't visit the guest's houses when they are staying. You must be trustworthy and we reserve the right to ask you to leave at anytime.