Family help in North Cork in beautiful Fermoy, Ireland

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  Description

  We are looking for help from the middle of August 2025. We would prefer a longer term stay and looking to cover the months from end of August to June. A minimum of three months stay. It is important that we can communicate so you will need to have some level of English. We host females only and it would be a benefit to you, if you had a car but not necessary. We are looking for a mature reliable girl who has experience with children. It is important to us that you can be flexible with your time. We are a family of four looking for a big sister and someone who can help around the house. Two adults and 2 girls. Our youngest is 7 and our oldest is 10. Our youngest will finish school at 13.30 and the older girl at 14.30. They are very fun loving children and love to play, talk and be entertained. We live in North Cork in a beautiful town called Fermoy. Fermoy has many attractions close by and has easy access to all cities. Plenty of exploring to be had. We are interested in music, travel, socialising and having fun. We have a piano and guitar in the house and listen to all types of music.
  We own a campervan and like to spend time travelling in this during the holiday season. We enjoy the outdoors, being by the coast or simply a trip around the woods, or an afternoon in the park.
  We live in a semi detached house in a quiet estate with. We have a new addition to our family, with a little golden doodle called Ziggy. Although we do smoke it's an electronic cigarette.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Elderly Companionship

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  This will give workaways time to improve their English speaking. There are also options of taking classes locally. They will have time to explore the beauty of Ireland and experience living with an Irish family and the responsibility of running a home and caring for children. Our town resides on the river Blackwater and has many beautiful surrounding countryside. We want our workaway to be part of our family and to make themselves at home in our house. We hope to learn from them as much as they learn from us.

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  Au Pair Help

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

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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

  I will require someone to help with the children, and also help around the house with household duties, keeping my home clean and tidy. Gardening skills will be a plus too. I will also need help with childminding, and occasionally may need you to take the children to and from school. We like to take an evening to ourselves once a week so we will ask you to babysit. This will be decided in advance. I love to cook so I am happy to do this myself. My husband is a teacher so finishes work at 3.30 but occasionally works late so we will need you to be flexible and work around our schedule. A car would be great as it allows you to travel more freely, and would be an advantage, and allow you to explore the Island more easily on your time off. There are plenty of international students in Fermoy and a lot of opportunities to meet up with others students.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  Accommodation will be a single room. You will be welcome to eat with us at meal times or whenever you feel hungry. Food will be provided and we will be happy to share the experience of cooking together, eating together and sharing our home and friends. We are quiet sociable people but also enjoy downtime. If you are the type of person who likes to spend a lot of time on your own then this isn't the house for you. We are a very warm and loving family. We love to listen to music, we have a piano in our house and my husband plays the saxophone. We also have guitars and African drums which we rarely use.

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  What else ...

  We are 30 minutes by bus to Cork. 1 hour to Limerick. There are beautiful countryside to explore. We are 30/ 40 minutes to the coast by car. We like to spend time outdoors and often take walks in woods around our area, there is a beautiful waterfall not too far away and trips to the park. We like to cook and socialise at home also. Fermoy is a thriving town on a beautiful river with lovely walks. We are looking for someone who has experience and who enjoys being in the company of children. We are looking for someone who is mature, energetic, fun,kind and who knows how to keep a house clean and tidy. You will need to be able to work on your own initiative and become part of our family whilst you stay with us.

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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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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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