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Help with daily life in Valencia, Spain

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The experience

We are a Spanish-Dominican family of 4. Mum and dad are uni professors, and our boy and girl Who are 3 and nearly 6, respectively. We're looking for a WOMAN/GIRL to integrate with our family, helping with light chores and playing with the kids in English or Portuguese.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

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

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

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

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

Requirements

Fluent English or Fluent Portuguese

Between 18 and 60 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 to integrate with our family, to play with the kids and help us with some light house chores. We have a cleaner who comes in once a week so those chores are mainly: laundry, dish-washer duty, trash/recycling, cooking, clearing breakfast and (encouraging our kids to) pick up their toys as well as help them improve either of the languages we speak at home: English or Portuguese. Therefore, fluency in either English or Portuguese is a must.

Activities & Shift


Suggested schedule:
Mon:
12h00 to 12h15: clearing breakfast and dishwasher in/out
12h15 to 15h: batch cooking, putting food in containers and cleaning cookware & kitchen
15h to 15h10: putting out trash and recycling
15h10 to 17h00: give Nilo his snack and play with him/do crafts/sing songs.


Tues:
12h45 to 13h00: clearing breakfast and dishwasher in/out
13h00 to 13h30: putting clothes to dry/folding clothes and saving them in closet
13h30 to 14h30: cooking to supplement, putting food in containers and cleaning cookware & kitchen
14h30 to 15h00: changing sheets* (every other week)
15h00 to 15h10: putting out trash and recycling / folding clothes
15h30 to 17h45: give kids their snack play with them, organise books and toys

Wed:
18h45 to 19h00: putting out trash and recycling
19h00 to 19h15: dishwasher in/out
19h15 to 19h30: folding clothes and saving them in closet / picking up toys & books
19h30 to 21h15: cooking to supplement, putting food in containers and cleaning cookware & kitchen
21h15 to 23h45: keep an eye on the kids while they sleep in case they ask for water or toilet.

Thurs:
12h00 to 12h15: clearing breakfast and dishwasher in/out
12h15 to 12h45: putting clothes to dry
12h45 to 12h55: organise the eco basket
12h55 to 15h00: batch cooking, putting food in containers and cleaning cookware & kitchen
15h00 to 15h10: putting out trash and recycling / folding clothes
15h10 to 17h00: play with Nilo and give him his snack.

Frid:
13h30 to 13h45: clearing breakfast and dishwasher in/out
13h45 to 15h10: batch cooking, putting food in containers and cleaning cookware & kitchen
15h10 to 18h30: give kids snack and play with them.

Rules

RULES:
(Please speak in English (or Portuguese).
Keep around healthy food only. Avoid bringing (or keeping) food or drinks into bedroom.
Avoid using screens when in the common areas.
Wipe off toilet sink and surrounding furniture after using it. Clean glass with spatula after showering.
Always lock the door when leaving if no one else is home.
Leave shoes in shoerack before entering our home.
If you use the bike, always lock it properly to stable, fixed element (e.g. bike parking hoop) and to its own wheels, frame and seat and never leave it on the street overnight.
Outdoors, always keep keys and other important belongings in secure place (e.g. close to your body in inside pocket or kidneybag rather than in backpack or handbag) and never lose sight of them.
Do not use any kinds of legal or illegal drugs.
Do not bring in guests.