Become part of our family and learn about Icelandic sheep in rural Egilsstaðir , East Iceland

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  Beschreibung

  Work in our Food Truck or help with lambing season.
  
  During the summer months (June - September/October) we run the Food Truck at one of East Iceland's most known natural attractions, Hengifoss Waterfall. Here we sell all homemade food, such as traditional Icelandic lamb meat soup fresh waffles after my grandma´s recipe, our very own homemade GÚDD ÍS ice cream, as well as Iecland´s only sheep milk ice cream from our other business branch, Iceland's only sheep milking business. We produce high quality foods from our sheep milk, mainly ice cream that we sell in our food truck
  
  The business is a micro start up and family run. We are located in rural East Iceland. The sheep farm is owned and run by my father in law, a 76 year old warm hearted and open minded farmer. He owns the sheep and I milk them for my micro start up. I myself am originally German and have been living here for 8 years. My partner, the farmer's sun is a local journalist. The farm is right next to the so called Wilderness Center and located in stunningly beautiful natural surroundings on the edge of Northern Europe´s biggest wilderness and very close to one of East Iceland’s most popular natural tourist destinations - the Hengifoss Waterfall. A paradise for hikers and nature lovers.
  
  We are looking for a staff for the food truck, as well as for our lambing season. This can be the same or two different persons.
  The job for the lambing season is from May to June. The Food truck position is from middle of June to end of September, possibly end of October.
  
  Food truck position (Mid June - End of September/October):
  You will be responsible for preparing and serving simple food (waffles, soups and our mostly prepackaged ice cream) to our customers and all the payments. You keep track of stock and need to keep the truck clean.
  Requirements:
  Experience as front of house in the restaurant business and some food preparation experience. Nothing complicated (see above).
  High service attitude towards the customers.
  Fast working and good at keeping oversight and organizing your work place, when it gets really busy in the main months (July and August mainly).
  Good English is a must, any other language is a plus.
  Driver's license is a must!
  Physically fit to lifting and carrying things to and from the car/truck, and for being on your feet during the work day.
  
  Lambing season position (1st week of May - mid June):
  In May and June is our lambing season and it is all hands on deck when our roughly 370 sheep give birth to their lambs. We milk about 40 of our sheep during that time and when the weather is good enough in June, we release all sheep and lambs to roam free over the summer months. You will assist in the milking, by herding sheep into the stable, up into the milking stand, cleaning the stable and milking equipment, as well as feeding, and helping with tagging new born lambs. You will help us release the mothers and lambs into their summer holiday with free roaming when the weather is stable enough.
  With 370 sheep giving birth it is a time of the farm coming to life after the long Icelandic winter with the joy of hundreds of little lambs bloking and running around but also of long hours to make sure that as many of them survive as possible. There is no previous experience in milking required.
  Requirements:
  Good English is a must, any other language in addition is a plus.
  You must be comfortable handling farm animals and preferably have experience with that. Icelandic sheep are strong and sometimes hard headed. You need to be physically fit to handle them, such as getting them into the milking stand and out, sorting them, etc.
  Being flexible - a farm does not run on a 9-5 schedule. Help can be required any time of day but not during night hours.
  
  General notes:
  We are offering paid job(s)! You can apply for the combination of both lambing season and food truck or just for one of them. We do only want applications f you can stay the whole time for each position. Lambing: May to Mid june; Food Truck: Mid June - end of September (possible extension to October).
  We can provide a housing (independent studio apartment) on the farm and a car.
  You choose how much you want to join our family life apart from work.
  Living on the farm is desired by us for logistics with the food truck.
  You should speak good English. Any other language is a plus as we have guests from all around the world at the food truck.
  We only take applications from EU/Schengen-citizens. If you are form outside the EU/Schengen, only apply if you already have a valid work visa for Iceland.
  You should be comfortable around farm animals and dogs (Border Collies).
  Be ready to be in a remote location and be open to flexible day planning as things can always change on a remote Icelandic farm due to weather and other unforeseen things.
  We are located next to the Icelandic Wilderness Center, and there we can easily connect you with other people and foreigners for free time activities.

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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  You can choose how much you want to join our family farm life apart from work time. The owner of the farm is a 76 year old warm hearted and open minded man who only speaks Icelandic. He is used to foreigners being around and so are we. We enjoy the cultural exchange also from your side and learning about your background. I am a German immigrant myself and came here 8 years ago- so I also know what it is like as a foreigner and can help in communication. You will get to experience a very authentic rural east Icelandic sheep farm life for sure! We can provide you with a car and there are many many things to explore close to us. Our area is a paradise for hikers and nature lovers.
  We are part of one of Icelands’ smallest independent communities but in direct connection to East Icelands' biggest town (ca 3000 people) Egilsstaðir. Our neighbor runs the Wilderness Center and there too are other international workers during summer that you can get to know if you want. There are community BBQs during summer and much more. You will be seen as part of our family and invited to join whenever you want! You get the opportunity to learn about Icelandic sheep and sheep farming which is a very unique way of sheep farming around the world as Icelands’ sheep roam free during summer after lambing season and this has many implications for their care.
  You can learn Icelandic if you seize the opportunity. We also love to learn about cuisines from other countries and to give you some insights in to Icelandic traditional foods.

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  Arbeit

  We are looking for a staff for the food truck, as well as for our lambing season. This can be the same or two different persons.
  The job for the lambing season is from May to June. The Food truck position is from middle of June to end of September, possibly end of October.
  
  Food truck position (Mid June - End of September/October):
  You will be responsible for preparing and serving simple food (waffles, soups and our mostly prepackaged ice cream) to our customers and all the payments. You keep track of stock and need to keep the truck clean.
  Requirements:
  Experience as front of house in the restaurant business and some food preparation experience. Nothing complicated (see above).
  High service attitude towards the customers.
  Fast working and good at keeping oversight and organizing your work place, when it gets really busy in the main months (July and August mainly).
  Good English is a must, any other language is a plus.
  Driver's license is a must!
  Physically fit to lifting and carrying things to and from the car/truck, and for being on your feet during the work day.
  
  Lambing season position (1st week of May - mid June):
  In May and June is our lambing season and it is all hands on deck when our roughly 370 sheep give birth to their lambs. We milk about 40 of our sheep during that time and when the weather is good enough in June, we release all sheep and lambs to roam free over the summer months. You will assist in the milking, by herding sheep into the stable, up into the milking stand, cleaning the stable and milking equipment, as well as feeding, and helping with tagging new born lambs. You will help us release the mothers and lambs into their summer holiday with free roaming when the weather is stable enough.
  With 370 sheep giving birth it is a time of the farm coming to life after the long Icelandic winter with the joy of hundreds of little lambs bloking and running around but also of long hours to make sure that as many of them survive as possible. There is no previous experience in milking required.
  Requirements:
  Good English is a must, any other language in addition is a plus.
  You must be comfortable handling farm animals and preferably have experience with that. Icelandic sheep are strong and sometimes hard headed. You need to be physically fit to handle them, such as getting them into the milking stand and out, sorting them, etc.
  Being flexible - a farm does not run on a 9-5 schedule. Help can be required any time of day but not during night hours.
  
  General notes:
  We are offering paid job(s)! You can apply for the combination of both lambing season and food truck or just for one of them. We do only want applications f you can stay the whole time for each position. Lambing: May to Mid june; Food Truck: Mid June - end of September (possible extension to October).
  We can provide a housing (independent studio apartment) on the farm and a car.
  You choose how much you want to join our family life apart from work.
  Living on the farm is desired by us for logistics with the food truck.
  You should speak good English. Any other language is a plus as we have guests from all around the world at the food truck.
  
  
  We only take applications from EU/Schengen-citizens. If you are form outside the EU/Schengen, only apply if you already have a valid work visa for Iceland.
  
  You should be comfortable around farm animals and dogs (Border Collies).
  Be ready to be in a remote location and be open to flexible day planning as things can always change on a remote Icelandic farm due to weather and other unforeseen things.
  We are located next to the Icelandic Wilderness Center, and there we can easily connect you with other people and foreigners for free time activities.

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Deutsch: Fließend
  Englisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Fließend
  Icelandic: Fließend
  Italienisch: Gute Kenntnisse
  Französisch: Grundkenntnisse

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  Unterkunft

  Independent simple studio apartment with own shower and bathroom. Directly connected to our family home but with separate entrance. Meals can be shared with the family if you want to- we leave that choice to you.

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  Was noch ...

  The valley itself where we live offers an abundance of hikes and natural sights such as Hengifoss waterfall and Strútsfoss waterfall. There is a good selection of museums and easy access to the famous highlands and hot water springs in our direct surroundings. In Egilsstaðir town you have access to all daily services, several cafes and restaurants and hotels and the geothermal Vök baths. In the fjords there is even more of all this and intriguing gastronomic experiences.
  A car can be provided. If you have several days you can explore other areas of the island. Akureryi is about 3 hours drive from us for example. Iceland is known for its wilderness and untouched nature. You will find stunning natural landscapes and sights just by walking out the door!

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  We have a very good wifi and 4g connection. You can work from your own space where you stay or even from outside. You can access a printer if needed. We have two Border Collie dogs. They love to play, are very friendly and energetic.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  You can park on our big parking lot and have access to electricity from there. We can also provide housing but you choose ;)

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