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English speaking person to take care of our child in Calabria, Italy

The experience

HI!
We are a family of 3, our child is 2 years old. We also have two dogs, a Labrador and a mixed breed. Arlene lives with us and helps us with the housework.
We live in Calabria, in a small village near Catanzaro.
We are looking for a volunteer who speaks English fluently, preferably a native speaker. Her task for us will be to speak English to our child when he returns from school, therefore in the afternoon, and on weekends.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

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

1 day 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.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

Requirements

Fluent English

Between 22 and 35 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 expect you to be present home in the afternoon, from 5pm from Monday to Friday, and throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday. We expect you to have dinner with us in the evening, and that during this time you will interact with our son as well as with us. You will have free time every morning during the working days and can choose one full free day.

Activities & Shift

Reading, painting, walking, swimming, singing and all other creative activities to do with the baby. We do not allow screen use, tv or similar. No smartphone, no iPad with him

Rules

We practice respectful parenting, and of course we expect you to practice it with your child too. We do not tolerate any form of violence, physical or verbal. We don't offend, we don't scream, we aren't rude to him or to each other. We give rules and help him follow them with respect and empathy.
Smoking and drug use are strictly prohibited in our house. We expect you to take care of your belongings, keep your room tidy and your bathroom clean. Guests we do not know or without prior notice and without agreeing with us are not allowed. No one can spend the night in our house with you. We need to know if you agree with all this, because even one incident against the rules will result in the termination of our contract and our relationship.
We work hard and take care of each other, we have no intention of hosting people who endanger our physical safety and mental well-being.