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Welcoming help with my dogs and around the house in Almere, NL

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The experience

Hi, I would love to have some help with the dogs and the house cleaning during the week. As well as have company during evenings if you feel like it.
Taking them on 3 small pee walks and 1 bigger walk everyday. I am working full time so taking care of the dogs is a bit more challenging.
I live in Almere in a city next to Amsterdam in Netherlands.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Pet Sitting: Taking care of and looking after pets.

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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.

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

Fluent English or Fluent French

Between 20 and 45 years old

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

Academy Course How to become an outstanding Worldpacker

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Hi, I would love to have some help with the dogs during the week as well as have company during evenings if you feel like it.
Taking them on 3 small pee walks and 1 bigger walk everyday. I am working full time so taking care of the dogs is a bit more challenging.
I live in Almere in a city next to Amsterdam in Netherlands.

WHO AM I ? I am a French woman and 27 years old, I moved in Netherlands 8 years ago and I bought my house 3 years ago. Because I work at the office all day my dogs need to be left alone and they don't enjoy it that much.
I have an extra room that I would like to use to host someone against some help with the house and more particularly with the dogs.

Activities & Shift

I am looking for help in caring for my dogs in my everyday life and with some extra help around the house like vacuuming the floors, moping, cleaning counters and gardening for a maximum of 25h per week.

I sometime pet sit for friends of mine so it might be possible that I have some extra dogs at some point. All dogs I take are social and well trained. So you must not be scared to be around 3-5 dogs.

Typical schedule would look like:
Morning
8h30-around 30 min max: Take them on a short walk to pee and poop then feed them.
Afternoon
13h- 2h walk
19h - short walk and feed them
23h Evening walk
Those are the daily tasks I need help with so they cannot be missed.

The biggest requirement is to have someone that loves to be around dogs, I value someone that likes to hang out often in the common areas.

Rules

- quiet times upstairs between 10pm-10am
- keep the space you use clean
- no marijuana in the house/ garden
- leave your bedroom clean when you leave (vacuum, mop, dust and put the sheets in the washing machine)
- take the work seriously and be reliable.
- communicate issues
- do not stay in your room all day long in between tasks.

On top of everything I appreciate communication, my dogs are my everything and taking great care of them is important to me, so if anything happens that compromise their safety and well being I need to know. If a leash breaks or if you aren't feeling good for whatever reason this is ok, I just need to know so their needs are met.