Enjoy a multicultural and quintessential British family and help with our young child in rural Dorset, UK

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  Description

  Hello,
  
  We are a small family of three; myself, my wife, and our 2 year old daughter Mili. Our home is in a rural village in Dorset (in the UK). It's within what's known as the "Piddle Valley".
  
  We live next door to my parents, my sister and her children. My sister keeps a big vegetable garden in the paddock between the houses and there are also chickens, and ducks being kept there too.
  
  Before the paddock, there's a big lawn and my parents maintain a beautiful English garden with flower beds with shrubs, bedding plants and lots of roses. In spring the daffodils are out in force, and the garden evolves as the year progresses.
  
  Our main task for the work away person is to have someone to help us with our daughter, Mili. We'd like a minimum of four hours each day (except Sunday), helping with her.
  
  Most of the work will be child centric in and there could be a variety of other odd jobs which will also come up.
  
  Please note that drivers are preferable, and we can give access to a car.
  
  We typically offer lunch daily at our house, but you can do your own breakfasts and dinners.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Cultural exchange options are wide and diverse : ).
  
  My wife is Manipuri, a north eastern state in India, and so you can get to know more about Manipuri's,
  my sister's husband funnily enough is also Indian, but he's from Andra Pradesh and a keen motorbiker!
  My sister is an avid permaculture gardener and runs the veg patch for the family
  My parents are good English folk, traditional and proper!
  My wife is a keen yoga instructor, and we are both keen on spiritual practices,
  I am a huge walker and eagerly walk and run around the beautiful Dorset countryside.
  We all love a wild swim too, and head out for wild swims to the coast and rivers in the summer quite regularly
  My elder nephew is football mad, and his younger brother likes to play a lot
  Mili has an intense stare, is super happy, and cute and has lots to learn!
  We're a well read family, so there's always a book around if needed

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  Au Pair Help

  This host has let us know they’ll be complying with UK regulations for au pair stays.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Our primary aim is to find someone to help us with our 2 year old daughter. We need some help for about four hours a day, excluding Sunday, with Mili.
  
  We'd not want to be too prescriptive as we're sure you'll come with your own ideas but to give you a flavour of our days -
  
  A typical day for you might be having breakfast in the studio, coming over to our cottage at around 9am to take Mili for a few hours until around 12/ 12.30.
  
  Now she's getting a little older we think more constructive/ planned play and activities are beneficial for her and this is very much focused in and around using hands, body and ideally being as outdoors as possible.
  
  She's a social little thing, and playgroups are becoming a valuable social time. By 12 we'll probably have lunch ready (typically you can eat with us), and Mili will be ready for a nap, so there's a break and then after lunch we'll ask you to do a little more help for an hour or so at some point, usually around 5pm before dinner for an hour or so.
  
  Additionally there might be odd jobs like popping into the shops, or helping with driving if you're comfortable with driving cars.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Hindi: Fluent
  French: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  You will be staying in a ground floor studio flat which was the old dairy. It's a very large open plan room with a double bed, a separate bathroom with shower and sink plus a small kitchen with an electric oven, hob and microwave. It has a small terrace outside as well. (see photos in the profile)

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  What else ...

  We can provide access to a car which is likely to be helpful when you want to go elsewhere.
  
  The place is in Central Dorset, and has some beautiful countryside and coast - for walking, running, cycling etc
  Our place is on the road but it's a beautiful house and garden which is peaceful and quiet
  There is very limited local bus transport, so a car or a driving license is important, if not critical
  
  We're looking for someone, to help out with our daughter Mili. So our expectation is that you will be quite good with young children, enjoy time with them, and then are happy to live a quiet rural existence in your free time.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  My wife and I work in tech, so we have the requisite fibre connection and a studio flat we have is a great workspace too.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There's space to put a van, but ideally it would not be too big!

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  4 hours a day, 5 days a week

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