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**Currently looking for mid May to the first week of Aug, and from Sept onward**
I am a single mother of 10 year old twins and I am home alone with them for half the week. I share custody with their father. I would love to have company and help with them. You will not be alone with them very much, just my helper. You might be alone with them for about 3-4 hours a week but not much. There have been a few times when my volunteer had to take care of the girls for a full day, but that is rare.
I'm not working currently and I'm home most of the time, and my girls are at school. Your main responsibilities will be to to help me 3 evenings a week and 2 weekends each month. You will mostly be on your own, and do some simple tasks for me when I ask. If you need to, you would be able to work or study online part time.
July and Aug the girls are at home full time, no school. My sharing schedule is basically 4 days with kids, 4 days without. I can be flexible if you have plans. We spend a lot of time outdoors and try to camp at least once, so you must enjoy camping :) I set a schedule with their father in advance, and can tell you so you can make your own plans. We haven't camped since I got cancer, but I'd like to do it again. I just need your strength and energy!
You will have a lot of free time to do what you want. The most important thing is you LOVE children and enjoy spending time with them. My girls are high energy and they get along with everyone who can be patient and friendly with them. They love going to the park, riding bikes, card games etc. They have loved almost all of my volunteers! And I'm pleased to say I have become close, lifelong friends with most of my volunteers :) Warning - my girls do fight a lot with each other, and it's not fun when they do, so you have be comfortable around that. Patience and kindness are extremely important.
The girls now have the pre-teen attitude so you have to be ready for that. One girl is a Swiftie and is learning guitar. The other one is very talented in gymnastics and art. They are fraternal twins and very different from each other.
Looking for a long term volunteer, for example 4 months or longer, but will consider all offers.
PLEASE READ before you send me a message:
FEMALE volunteers only. No males/men/boys.
ENGLISH - You must have a strong command of English to deal with a fast paced life. Clear communication is very important.
FOOD - I will cook when I can, but mostly I will buy it and you can prepare what you want to. We are mostly vegetarian here, sometimes have chicken. I really love cooking but these days my energy and appetite are low.
DRIVING - if you have a driver's license and experience, can drive in Canada, that's a huge benefit for both of us!!
**Please confirm that you are allowed to enter Canada, if you are not already here. I cannot offer a job letter as this is a volunteer program. You must be fully vaccinated to enter Canada.
**I am fully vaccinated and updated with boosters. We don't wear masks anymore but we are still careful. I want everyone to be safe.
***I was diagnosed with breast cancer in Sept 2021, and did 4 months of chemotherapy. I took a break and now I'm doing my 2nd chemo. I'm happy to say I'm responding well, but I have low energy and still have regular appointments. I am building back my strength. I am so grateful from the support of my volunteers.
I need someone to do fun, creative activities so they don't spend too much time in front of a tv or screen! Of course, sharing chores like cooking and cleaning, normal daily things... I really appreciate common sense and keeping a clean home. I am not artistic so... I need you to be!! :)
Being able to swim is essential!! My girls love both public pools and lakes.
Mutual respect and good communication are important to me. I have my needs as a host but also respect that my volunteers have personal goals that I'm happy to support.
I am a kind and supportive person. Sometimes I'm chatty, and sometimes I need my alone time and quiet.
When you write to me, please say when you would like to volunteer, arrival and departure times. That helps a lot.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Pratique d’une langue
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Your work would be easy and I will be home help you as much as I can. I like to make delicious healthy food, and love to learn other cultures' dishes! You will be able live a healthy lifestyle and have your own free time half the week. If you are studying or working online, you will have time to do it.
My building has a gym!!! It's new, clean and open for use all day. There is also a yoga studio and movie theatre that you can walk to.
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Aide
I need a helper for me and my 10 year old twin girls. I will be home and you will help me play with them, cook, clean etc.
You will have a private room and bathroom. I live in rural suburb which is a 40 minute drive to Vancouver. I would love to practice my Spanish and French.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Français: Intermédiaire
Japonais: Débutant
Hébergement
You will have a private room with own bath in a 2 bedroom condo. It's clean and new with all modern conveniences. I will provide all meals and you just help me cook! I like healthy homemade food and like international food. You will buy your own alcohol if you choose to. We have wifi and cable TV. Personal expenses are yours. Because my home is small I would prefer a female only.
Autres infos...
I have my children for half the week so I would need your help 3-4 days a week, and the other days you will be free to explore. I live in Pitt Meadows, BC which has a lot of natural beauty, lakes, hiking, biking trails etc but if you are a city person you can take the bus and train to Vancouver.
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Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
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The accommodation was great. I had my own bedroom and bathroom. The location is good, with easy access to Vancouver (bus and sky train, about one and a half hours to get to downtown Vancouver).
Anju always made… read more
Anju is a wonderful person, and she tries to make the volunteer's stay comfortable and recommends places to visit or hints on how to get things done in BC,
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The accommodation was great. I had my own bedroom and bathroom. The location is good, with easy access to Vancouver (bus and sky train, about one and a half hours to get to downtown Vancouver).
Anju always made… read more
Anju is a wonderful person, and she tries to make the volunteer's stay comfortable and recommends places to visit or hints on how to get things done in BC,
Supporting her was not hard work, I mainly swept, took things out of the dishwasher, doing laundry, sometimes prepared meals according to Anju's… read more
The location was okay, in winter times there is not so much to do but provides some routes for good-weather- biking. It is a quiet neighborhood.
As Anju described already in the profile you have a lot of freetime during the week. The girls go to school so you have to "work" more in the… read more
She always tried to help me find the right public transportation I needed and even drove me to the… read more
First of all, I want to say thank you for accepting me as a volunteer. The bed was confy and having own private bathroom was very convenient. I enjoyed exchange home cooked meal with Anju. And I had fun time… read more
I stayed with them for over 6 months and felt like a part of their family. Anju is super accommodating and generous. She made sure to give me access to many local groups and introduced me to her friends. I was able to explore her town and B.C… read more
Even before COVID Anju was amazing, welcoming me into their home, helped me integrate into the community through… read more
I came from Australia so I didn’t have heaps of warm clothes, so she took care of it, that I got some from her and her friend.I really appreciate that.
I got the feeling that for her it was very important that I had good time, she all the time would gave me advice what to do, where to… read more
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The girls are lovely and sometimes we made small trips to the closest playground or the Science world and I could meet Anju's family when we were visiting them.
I loved it to play princess with the girls or doing art or whatever is given by the fantasy of… read more
Dear Anju, I wish you all the best for the future, that you cope all your challenges, believe in… read more
For both of us it was our first experience with Workaway, but I didn't think that it would be so great. We spent an amazing time together. Anju respected my opinion, we hung out with her friends, threw a party for children, spoke about everything, and she was really open and welcoming to me. I lived in my… read more
