Help with childcare and gardening by the sea in Cape Town, South Africa

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  Beschreibung

  **September 2024 update: We are so happy to have workawayers confirmed for the rest of 2024. The next opportunity we have for someone is from ~18 January until ~22 March 2025 (one person for 2 months), and then again mid April to mid June 2025. These dates are fixed as they coincide with school terms. If either of those times work for you, then we'd love to hear from you from end October 2024 onwards. I’ll only start looking at plans for 2025 then. Thank you!**
  
  My son, Malakai, and I (Helen) are a family of 2 living less than 1km from the bright blue Atlantic Ocean in a village called Kommetjie, close to Cape Town.
  I am a hydrogeologist and I work in the water services division of a global leading sustainability consulting firm. I am from the UK, and in my early 20’s I travelled a lot in southern Africa. I ended up returning to Africa to work in developing water supplies. It’s almost 20 years later I am still here!
  My 9-year old son is a creative, enthusiastic, thriving and joyful soul who is interested in absolutely everything! We love nature, we love where we live, and we love meeting new people.
  
  As a single parent, and without a school bus service, it is tricky to balance work with childcare needs, especially with afternoon music and surfing lessons that are not located at the school. I also have to manage my activity level carefully since getting long covid. So, we would love someone to join us to help with child care and household activities. We have a large house and garden, two cats and a chicken. We are a short drive from my sons school and we would like help doing the morning and afternoon school run, cooking meals, cleaning, DIY and gardening.
  
  A little about our setting: Cape Town and the wider Western Cape is a nature lovers paradise. Kommetjie itself is a surfers paradise with many beaches and many breaks. Last week a seal swam around me when I had a dip in the sea, last night watching sunset at the beach a flock of flamingos went overhead. We are surrounded by mountains so it is ideal for trail running, hiking, climbing and mountain biking. The coastline hosts world class beaches and surfing spots, and the oceans are renowned for snorkeling, diving and free diving in kelp forests. I can share 20 years of insight to the best hidden mountain spots and routes and connect you with friends and local clubs in all of these activities! My garage houses 3 surf boards, a SUP and a mountain bike - all of which you can borrow. Our village is one of three on the Southern Peninsula known for attracting people looking for an alternative lifestyle. I work from home 95% of the time, and it seems the rest of the village does too. There are many local yoga and meditation classes, and in neighbouring Scarborough you can do Wim Hof immersion workshops, bare foot shoe making workshops and food foraging courses to name a few. The village has a deli stocked with alternative health foods and local produce, two pubs, a pizzeria, and an independent coffee shop.
  
  Of course the city and country is also known for its inequalities, but there is a lot of good happening too to address this. There are local soup kitchens, community centres, and social projects where you can volunteer and get involved in spare time if you would like. I can also connect you with friends running various NGOs and grass-roots initiatives.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Politik & Soziales

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Haustiere

  

  Kultur

  

  Selbstentwicklung

  

  Tiere

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Musik

  

  Bücher

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Wassersport

  

  Wandern

  

  Natur

  

  Gebirge

  

  Camping

  

  Strand
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  In my early 20’s I travelled in southern Africa. I think going to far flung places and having to fit in, working in bars along the way and experiencing different cultures has all helped me be able to connect with people from all walks of life. I would like to support other young or young-at-heart people who are doing the same. Cape Town is a (relatively) safe and accessible spring-board to the rest of the county and beyond.
  
  Above all, we would like to exchange life experiences, share how we live and have a window into another person’s life. I can share a lot about water resources, sustainability, the mountains around us, and I also have a passion for positive psychology.

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  Projekte mit Kindern

  Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.

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  Arbeit

  *Workawayers need to have a international driving license or their license must be written in English to be insured on my car. Workawayers need to be confident and experienced drivers, and able to drive on the left.*
  
  The help needed includes getting Malakai ready for school in the morning and driving him to school. This takes around an hour and half 7am-8.30am. You would then collect him each day, and then either bring him home or take him to clubs (piano, clarinet, and surfing club are not at school). I finish work at 5pm, so this comes to 3 - 4 hours of childcare help Monday-Friday and it would be great if you can then also add a (0 - 1hour) contribution to the household. Malakai is so creative he is completely able to play alone and doesn’t need entertaining but likes someone to talk to! So, during the afternoons when looking after Malakai at home it would be great if you could use that time for household chores like doing washing, cleaning, and cooking an evening meal for us all. You can use my car for driving Malakai around.
  
  Malakai is with me for 1 week then with my ex for a week. In the week he isn’t here you can contribute with other household things like the large garden needs a lot of work to maintain. The house needs DIY and maintenance such as re-painting, fixing fences, and much more!

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Grundkenntnisse

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  We speak English and I speak a little very rusty French. Malakai and I would love to learn other languages and help someone polish their English! My mother is Dutch and I always wanted to learn Dutch as well.
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  Unterkunft

  The house and garden are large for our family of 2 (740m2). You will have your own bedroom and we all share a bathroom.

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  Was noch ...

  Ubers are also available in the village. Public transport is not very easy or reliable. You can use my bike for short trips around the village, to the beach etc. I have come to know Cape Town very well, so there will be many suggestions. And Cape Town has so much more that I haven’t mentioned! Art, theatres, museums, vineyards….
  This is a family home, so no drugs and no smoking in the house please.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  I have uncapped high speed fiber. With the timing of help needed, you could if you wanted to be a digital nomad and work much of the day! (Or learn to surf, or volunteer, or.......!)

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  A small van would fit on the driveway.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  eine(n)

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  Arbeitszeiten

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week