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Pet Sitting Opportunity in Strathdon, UK πŸΆπŸ±πŸ”

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The experience

We are looking for someone to stay with us and look after our two dogs, one cat and three hens. Daily duties are feeding the dogs, walking them twice a day, feeding the cat and hens and cleaning the latter out. Volunteers will either have their own large en-suite bedroom or a bedroom but will need to share the bathroom depending on who else is here.

What you offer

18 hours of help per week

Pet Sitting: Taking care of and looking after pets.

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

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English

Between 18 and 75 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

We usually have one or two volunteers here at the same time and my husband and I are also here. We enjoy showing volunteers around the area and introducing them to our friends. It’s a friendly and busy household but volunteers have plenty of time to themselves. We welcome volunteers into our family and do our very best to make them feel at home and valued.

Activities & Shift

The dogs need feeding twice a day and to be taken for two short walks per day. The cat is a stable cat and needs feeding morning and evening. The hens are let out in the morning, cleaned out and fed and shut away again in the late afternoon.

Rules

Volunteers are expected to keep their rooms including bathrooms clean and tidy and clean them at the end of their stay.
We would ask volunteers to help us with general housekeeping in communal areas e.g. vacuuming, washing up after meals.
We provide suitable food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast and lunch are self service but we all eat dinner together.
If volunteers require any speciality foods to meet their dietary requirements and it’s not something we normally buy they will need to buy them.
We do not provide alcohol for volunteers consumption but are happy for you to drink alcohol you have purchased
We are a non-smoking household and do not allow smoking in the house or stables.