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Join us at our organic place in Bünzen, Switzerland

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    Available: from August 11th (start between August 11th and August 25th) - End of December, if wished so a longer stay is possible and welcomed: Childcare/Cooking/Assistance houshald/different farm tasks (pensum arround 25 hours per week, more hours depending on the help load is possible)

    What you bring:
    - Experience in childcare is essential. You enjoy and are motivated to be outdoors with children and do crafts. You enjoy spending time with children (age 2 and 4) and you have a lot of energy, you can also set boundaries and take responsibility for two smaller but smart children. Childcare is approximately 4 hours per day.
    - You are accustomed to and love preparing healthy meals using organic food. You are responsible for keeping the kitchen clean. The time commitment is approximately 1.5 hours per day, including cleanup. We will do the shopping.
    - A minor task will be to do some tasks in the houshold and the buildings on the farm
    - Farm help, for example weeding vegetables in the field as part of a team: Assignments are weather-dependent and usually last 4 hours. You are physically healthy, enjoy doing tasks in a team and outdoors, and enjoy doing tasks with your hands accurately and quickly.
    - For the help with the children it is mendetory that you understand and speak at least a basic level of German so you can communicate with the children clearly, but fluency is not necessary. The key is to have a good relationship.

    You can sometimes determine your own hours per week as loong as additional tasks is available, from a minimum of 25 hours (childcare and cooking) to 40 hours (including farm/weeding).

    Please also include your experience and motivation in the above areas in your application.

    If you are suitable, there is the possibility of extending the employment for a longer period

    We look forward to getting to know you!

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    Offene Stelle: Job vom 11. August (start bis spätestens 25. August) bis Ende Dezember, Verlängerung auf beidseitigen Wunsch problemlos möglich: Kinderbetreuung/Kochen/Unterstützung Haushalt/ Farmarbeit/Jäten auf dem Feld

    Was Du mitbringst:
    - Erfahrung in der Kinderbetreuung zwingend erforderlich, Du hast Freude und die Motivation, mit den Kindern draussen unterwegs zu sein und Dinge zu basteln. Du liebst es mit Kindern Zeit zu verbringen, hast viel Energie und Du kannst auch Grenzen setzen und die Verantwortung für 2 kleinere aber sehr wiffe Kinder übernehmen. Die Kinderbetreuung umasst ca. 4 Stunden täglich.
    - Du bist es gewohnt und liebst es, gesunde Mahlzeiten zuzubereiten mit Bio-Lebensmitteln. Du bist verantwortlich für die Küche, dass diese auch wieder sauber wird. Der Aufwand ist ca. 1.5 Stunden täglich inkl. Aufräumen. Der Einkauf wird durch unserledigt.
    - Farmarbeit/Gemüsejäten auf dem Feld im Team: Die Einsätze sind wetterabhängig und normalerweise dauern die Einsätze 4 Stunden. Du bist körperlich gesund, arbeitest gerne im Team und in der freien Natur und Du arbeitest gerne mit den Händen genau und speditiv.
    - Für die Arbeit mit den Kindern ist es zwingend nötig, dass Du Deutsch verstehst und sprichst, es muss aber nicht fliessend sein. Wichtig ist, dass die Chemie stimmt.

    Arbeitsstunden pro Woche kannst Du mitunter selber etwas bestimmen sofern Arbeit vorhanden ist, normalerweise ca. 25 Stunden (Kinderbetreuung und Kochen) bis 40 Stunden (mit Farmarbeit).

    Bitte nimm bei deiner Bewerbung auch Bezug auf Deine Erfahrung und Motivation in den obigen Bereichen.

    Bei Eignung besteht die Möglichkeit, die Anstellung auf einen längeren Zeitraum zu erweitern.

    Wir freuen uns, Dich kennen zu lernen!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    Farmstay help
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • Interests

    Interests

    Events & social
    Sustainability
    Pets
    Self development
    Farming
    Books
    Music
    DIY & crafts
    Photography
    Gardening
    Cooking & food
    Animals
    Mountain
    Team sports
    Yoga / Wellness
    Camping
    Nature
    Winter sports
    Hiking
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We are a young team and all people are very nice. You will get the chance to meet different people and talk a lot about agriculture and other topics. We are also interested in your life and your culture.

  • Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    This host offers accommodation and payment.

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for a cheerful individual for the above period who would like to be part of our team.

    Your responsibilities:
    - Childcare for our two children (2 and 4 years old)
    - Cooking lunch for the team from Monday to Friday in the beautiful new company kitchen
    - Weeding in the vegetable field, always in a team setting
    - Small additional tasks such as cleaning, etc. (we have a cleaning lady, so it's only minor tasks)

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    Wir suchen für den obigen Zeitraum eine aufgestellte Person, welche gerne Teil unseres Teams im Juli sein möchte.

    Deine Aufgaben:
    - Kinderbetreuung unserer beiden Kinder (2 und 4 Jahre alt)
    - Kochen der Mittagsmahlzeiten für das Team von Montag bis Freitag in der neuen schönen Betriebsküche
    - Jätarbeiten auf dem Gemüsefeld, die Arbeiten sind immer im Team
    - Kleinere zusätzliche Arbeiten wie Reinigungsarbeiten etc. (wir haben eine Reinigungsfrau, es sind also nur kleinere Sachen)

  • Languages spoken

    English: Intermediate
    German: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a separate appartement for the people here with 4 bedrooms, of which some are already occupied by our permanent staff. The appartement also has a fully equiped kitchen, a living room with table and sofas, two bathrooms and an outside space. The appartement is a non smoking area. The apartemen gets cleaned professionally every 2nd week and all people living there are really clean and also very nice company.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We have a bike you can use in your spare time, the forest is close and there is also a small little town "Bremgarten" nearby. The trainstation is only 10 minutes to walk, from which you can easily get to the bigger cities like Zurich, Luzern, Bern, etc. in not to much time!

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    If you do not wish to stay in our provided accomadation, we also provide a quiet parking spot on our farm, this includes using the separate and nice kitchen, bathroom and toilet. We also provide internet and some nice outside space.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Pet needs to be well trained and family friendly. Dogs can not be taken to work and have to be able to stay alone for 4 hours.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

Host ref number: 262227984474

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