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*May June 2020
Hi workawayer, I hope you're having a good time on your travels. We are looking for a female workaway please, someone pretty good at speaking / understanding English is a must as, and if you have experience with special needs - even better, but not essential.
We are a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 girls. Our young lady will be 18 this summer. We are looking for someone to help with our younger daughter who has Down syndrome and loves to be active. So if you have empathy and a natural understanding of kids who walk a different path, this may be the family for you.
The duties would be mostly focused with Ellen, painting, pretend games, basketball, trampoline, going to the playground, library etc and helping out at mealtime. If we get any kind of good weather in the summer the beach is always fun. As with all children, enthusiasm and patience are the basic requirements, but with Ellen they are even more important.
We have a very friendly dog (she thinks she is human!) and a cat.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
While you are with us, you will learn English, and the workaway favorite baking "scones". Almost every workaway that has come here has taken this recipe with them!! You will learn to understand what is a life with down syndrome and autism and how patience, boundaries and understanding can impact profoundly. She is our "guru" there isn't a day that passes that we haven't learnt something. There is no denying that at times behaviour can be challenging, but we do our best ourselves, and hope to help you with tools that can dissolve any issues. Ellen is in a way a typical 17yr old, asserting independence but also needing support on her daily journey.
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Help
We are looking to host females ideally between 20 & 30yrs, someone who is sociable and friendly for the summer months. We would like you to be part of our family for the time you are here and will show you around the area. Clonakilty is a wonderful town and there are beautiful beaches and walks. It is also a town which welcomes different cultures, there are many other volunteers and workawayers here.
It is important to us that you enjoy being part of the family and get involved with enthusiasm, but also that you meet with others and have a social network if that is important to you. Using your own initiative for playtime with our daughter, and being fun and energetic is very important, the trampoline is used so much in our house, jumping and spending time on this and other outdoor activities is going to be a big part of your time here!
So if you feel drawn to having time with us this summer, please send us an email.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Own bedroom, and a shared bathroom. A great bicycle to travel in the local area
What else ...
We have 1 cat and a very friendly dog.. We live approx 10 minutes drive from Clonakilty (40 minutes walk) and we have a bike that you can use. There are many beaches in the area that are so beautiful, surfing is done on one of the main beaches. There is a great social network in the town and it's very multicultural here. There are many people doing workaway, woofing and au-pairing with a regular weekly meetings in a wonderful pub with traditional music. The nearest city is Cork, which is about an hour and there is a bus which services this route. We'll do our best to support any travelling you may want to do while you stay with us.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
5 hours a day 5 days a week
Feedback (10)
Ellen is quite demanding and it can be a bit hard at first to understand what she wants; but once you know her… read more
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Ellen is quite demanding and it can be a bit hard at first to understand what she wants; but once you know her… read more
It was definitely challenging, especially as an 18 years old on her own for the first time, but an amazing growing opportunity: I've learnt more about myself in those 5 weeks than in the previous year. Lisa and Kevin were welcoming since the first day and… read more
It was a fantastic experience! Lisa and her family are wonderful people Lucy is a very good girl who gives all heart to the people around her, was for me a very good English teacher loves to talk as getting involved in creative activities, is a sweetheart and she dance Irish dance really well. Ellen is… read more
I really appreciate my time with the girls on the trampoline, with balls, painting and of course barney!
Thanks so much for the time spent in your family.
