Ground keeper of shuttered glamping resort

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The experience

Live in a caravan or a upcycled shipping container during winter on a Greek island helping to maintain a closed glamping resort. For those looking for seclusion and nature. Jobs will be gardening, animal care and property maintenance.



What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

1 day off per week

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

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

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.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

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

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


Requirements

Beginner English

Over 25 years old

Only welcomes couples and partners (does not accept solo volunteers)


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

We are looking for a mature person or people to live alongside our small family to assist with daily chores on site. Besides gardening, helping maintenance weather protections for the tents and general property maintenance eg, fixing fence, finding out why/how power circuits are tripping, repairing leaks. This role is flexible and is not set hours, more of a lifestyle role, as we are looking for a set of competent hands to manage the property.

You'll be living in a caravan or in a upcycled shipping container. We will have basic groceries available for you to make yourself three meals a day in our equipped kitchen. Depending on which family member is around, we might cook you a hot meal.

Please let us know if you have special skills like plumbing, electrical etc. we would be open to pay for tasks that require that skill.


Activities & Shift

You will assist with daily chores like feeding animals and tending to the garden from there contribute to any on going maintenance projects like painting bathrooms, mending fences etc. and then be available to help with any issues that may arise, like wind damage or tripping electrics.


Rules

Requirements:
* The person or couple must be over 25
* must have experience and knowhow with gardening and general maintenance
* Ability to lift and move furniture and heavy objects.
* Attention to detail and organisational skills.
* Flexibility to adapt to different tasks as needed.
* Enjoy working outdoors and be comfortable in variable weather conditions.
*must be comfortable living in a secluded place

Before accepting we would like to have a video call!

Long term is better suited for us.