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🏡 Help Around Our Home & Enjoy Countryside Life + Hikes 🌿🚶‍♂️

The experience

We are looking for a kind, responsible volunteer to support us in and around our family home. At the moment, my wife is undergoing chemotherapy and needs plenty of rest. We also care for our wonderful 18-year-old autistic (Asperger) daughter, who depends on us, and our sweet old Labrador retriever — very friendly, but almost deaf and blind. 💛🐾

In exchange for your help, you’ll enjoy:
A private room in our home 🛏️
Shared family meals 🍲

What you offer

16 hours of help per week

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.

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

What you get

3 days off per week

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate German

Between 18 and 62 years old

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

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

This is a chance to experience authentic family life while making a meaningful difference.


The program is very informal and flexible. We’ll agree together on what needs to be done and by when, and you can arrange your own schedule around it. We value volunteers who are independent, adaptable, and willing to help out where needed.

Activities & Shift

Your help may include:

🛒 Grocery shopping (expenses covered; car available if you have a valid EU license)
🍳 Preparing one warm meal per day (lunch or dinner)
🧹 Weekly house cleaning
🌱 Seasonal gardening (mowing the lawn with a self-propelled mower)
🏡 Occasional household support as needed

⏰ No fixed shifts — as long as tasks are done on time, you manage your own schedule. Work is only expected during the day (no night shifts).

Rules

To ensure everyone’s well-being:

🌾 One family member follows a gluten-free diet
🍽️ Our daughter has specific food preferences due to autism
🧼 Strict hygiene is required to protect my wife during chemotherapy
🚭 No smoking or drugs anywhere on the property