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Come and help us around our rural home, with our kids, and on the land in Atajate, Spain

  • Bisher 70 mal gespeichert
  • Letzte Aktivität: 21 März 2024

Verfügbarkeit

  2024 

 Geforderte Mindest-Aufenthaltsdauer:  mindestens 1 Monat

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  • Beschreibung

    Beschreibung

    Immediate help needed for one or two volunteers with two homeschooled children, family support, gardening, general DIY & farm maintenance. The placement is for one or two people if you are taking on all the tasks (we don't need two people for the children and family support, but we could have one person with the family, and one with the garden, for example).

    We are an Anglo Spanish family with two children (born 2015 and 2019). We run a small registered non-profit horse sanctuary in the mountains and live a simple life (mostly!) in a yurt on site. Volunteers would stay in a shared house in the village which is a 15 minute walk away.

    We host a project with volunteers from around the world who come to learn about positive reinforcement with our six horses. We are very busy with this, so need help in OTHER areas.

    1) Family Support
    We are looking for applicants to be a part of our life-schooled childrens' days, ideally candidates who have knowledge in Waldorf education, or people who are creative and comfortable around children and can gently guide and support them throughout the seasons. We would enjoy a light structure, that can flow with each person's needs, yet has some predictability.

    We have various materials, resources, and curriculums available that we have used in the past if anyone would like this sort of loose structure to implement, or would like to use it to grow in their own teaching knowledge.

    We would like this volunteer to be able to cook healthy vegetarian meals from scratch. We could eat one meal together per day, or each person can do their own thing, but we would still need someone to prepare this for our family on work days. Workay be postponed on rainy days.

    Longer stays are preferred for the right candidate/s to be able to form meaningful relationships. Couples are welcome if one is experienced and willing in the kitchen or with handy work, maintenance, or gardening.

    2) Land, DIY and maintenance support:
    A suitable candidate would be one who is willing, enthusiastic, a good listener, and can work on their own sometimes if we are busy in other areas. Hence being a good listener, so you know how to carry out the task. Experience is welcome and valued. There is a large variety of tasks, however we could be working on one particular task for a time.

    There is space for a long term commission based position for one person who has the skills and initiative to develop our sustainability volunteer programme. Please ask if you would like more information.

    Generally outdoor work is not needed on rainy days, so we are flexible with our schedule. Children are welcome if the parents can contribute towards food and accommodation costs. We can afford to host two working individuals (approximately 25 working hours per week), but more people are welcome if they can contribute financially.

  • Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Karitative Arbeit
    Kunstprojekte
    Sprachpraxis
    Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
    Unterrichten
    Gartenarbeiten
    Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
    Betreuung von Tieren
    Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
    Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung
    Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
    Hausarbeiten
    Handwerkliche Arbeiten
    Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
  • Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

    Come and taste the simple quiet life and live in a small and friendly Spanish village. It is a pretty 15 minute walk to our site where your work will be required.

    Take "time and space" to reset or de stress, or find yourself....

  • Projekte mit Kindern

    Projekte mit Kindern

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

  • Arbeit

    Arbeit

    In more detai:

    We are looking for a single person/s or couple to come and help in a few areas. This could be one person doing a variety of things, or a couple of people each focused on one or two areas. We also welcome families and children but may need a food contribution depending on individual circumstances, and are happy to discuss that further.

    Here are four general areas:

    1) Child care - As myself and my partner are busy working on site we need someone to be dedicated to the children.

    Our older daughter keeps herself very busy and loves interacting with other volunteers we have. She is sensitive and enjoys the outdoors, imagination, swimming, animals... When she gets to know people she is very chatty and loving, but can be shy at first. She needs patience and gentle guiding. No one ridged or authoritarian please.

    We have a young girl who is very easy, and just becoming more interested in structured activities. We are always close by and would like someone who is very attentive, yet relaxed and doesn't hover over them, but can find things to do for themselves which is open for the children to join in with.

    The children may need a few days to get to know a new person, so we prefer if you are not just coming for a short time. If you feel you have a natural connection or draw to children, this role might be for you.

    2) Home - We live in a single yurt so we are constantly clearing and organising to make the small space work. This isn't just a job in itself, but could go with one of the others. Mostly if you like cooking! Sometimes there are other volunteers here who also like to share the cooking or join for meals. We only eat vegetarian food at home, and vegan is very welcome. We would need someone who can work from their own initiative and doesn't need support in every area here so we can be free to escape to work!

    Volunteers don't stay with the family on-site. They normally stay in our village house which is a 15 minute walk away. We can provide food to keep there, and you can join us for meals when you are with us. You don't have to take meals with us, we are happy for you to have your own time and space. We can't take on another responsibility ourselves of cooking for volunteers.

    3) Land - We have trees and veg gardens. My partner Chico is always happy to have someone who is interested in this to take on part of the daily watering responsibility for example, or someone who has experience, and can bring some substantial self driven work. There are other tasks such as fire wood preparation in winter, planting, clearing the land etc.

    4) projects - We have many! From preparing our village house (clear, organise, paint) for people to stay in, to building a chicken run, horse fencing, art and craft projects, shade, seating, horse toys, electric fencing, building sheds and improving the outdoor kitchen, a pool for the horses, rubbish removal...... The list is endless!

    We are not looking for volunteers for the horses as we run programmes for this and are usually booked up. Of course we don't mind if you get involved a little, or even want to book on our 'Equine Sanctuary Programme'. But this isn't the reason we are looking on Workaway. Just ask if you want more info about this!

    We look forward to hearing from you soon!

  • Sprachen

    Gesprochene Sprachen
    Englisch: Fließend
    Spanisch: Fließend

    Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
    Clare is a native English speaker and Chico is a native Spanish speaker. Our children are bilingual and have interests in learning other languages. We are happy to receive all nationalities, and the interest in bringing another language to our bilingual daughters is a bonus.

  • Unterkunft

    Unterkunft

    You can stay in our house in the village which is small and simple and may sometimes be shared.

    There is electric, heating, hot water, washer machine, two bedrooms, and a kitchen. We also have WiFi there.

    I am happy to provide food to cook for yourself, or when we have our student volunteers (who come for the horses), often they would like to cook together and share meals.

    I am very flexible and friendly, so I am happy to try to accommodate your wishes wherever possible.

  • Was noch ...

    Was noch ...

    There are beautiful places of natural interest around to visit. This is a truly beautiful part of the world. There are many trails to walk and sites to see. You are welcome to spend time with our horses in your free time if you like this.

    There is a daily weekday bus to Ronda and back where there are many shops, tourist attractions, and cultural history. From Ronda there is plenty of public transport options to other cities and airports.

  • Etwas mehr Information

    Etwas mehr Information

    • Internet Zugang

    • Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

      Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

    • Wir besitzen Tiere

    • Wir sind Raucher

    • Familien möglich

  • Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

    Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

    Dieser Gastgeber nimmt gern Digital Nomads bei sich auf.

  • Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

    Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

    If you have a campervan it is best if we chat about this first because it depends on size as to where it could be parked.

  • Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

    Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

    We can have a conversation about your pets to see if it would be possible to bring them.

  • Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

    Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

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    Arbeitszeiten

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

Gastgeber Ref-Nr.: 745219648925

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