Family of three living outside of Ashburton, New Zealand

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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Details

  • Description

    Description

    We are a family of 3 living on a farm outside of Ashburton New Zealand.

    We are looking for somebody to stay with us from mid July till the end of October to help look after our daughter over the busy calving season.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Babysitting and creative play
    Help around the house
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We are a typical NZ farming family

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    Our daughter is 4 and has Global Development Delay so we need someone who is willing to work with a child who has additional needs.

    There will be a car available for work purposes and you must be a confident driver and know how to drive a manual transmission.

    A usual week would be Monday/Friday get daughter ready for daycare and drop her in.
    Wednesday get her ready and drop at daycare for the morning then sole change for the afternoon
    Tuesday/Thursday sole charge all day untill we finish work.

    Accomodation, meals, internet and a small wage are provided in return

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Accommodation is a furnished bedroom in our 3bed 1bath house. We live in a cosy farm house looking out over the farm.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We are 1.5 hours south of Christchurch international airport and about 4 hours drive to Queenstown. We are close to several local ski areas

  • 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

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

Host ref number: 799296217329

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The image depicts a serene grassy field with a herd of black and white cows grazing, surrounded by a fence and trees under an overcast sky.
The image shows a group of calves standing in a field, with some facing the camera and others turned away, all appearing to be healthy and active.
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The image depicts a person sitting on a swing, with a wooden frame and rope, set against a backdrop of trees and grass, evoking a sense of leisure and relaxation.
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