Babysitting and cooking help needed for young family in Downtown Vancouver, Canada

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14/08/2019
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2019

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*️️️️*️️️️*️️️️Looking for someone November 9-20 *️️️️*️️️️*️️️️

Young family looking for some help taking care of young children, cooking and general house help. We are two parents who work full time. We have a young daughter (5 years) and son (3 years). We are looking for someone who loves children, is a great cook and happy to be around!

We would love to have our kids learn to swim better. So if you're a swim instructor, that'd be a bonus!
Type of help
Babysitting / child care
Cooking / shopping
Help in the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a multicultural family. Dad is from Germany and mom is Canadian. We have hosted many language exchange students and love to learn about different cultures. We were also exchange students in University and understand what it is to be in a new culture.
Help
Young family looking for some help taking care of young children, cooking and general house help.

Specific duties include (no more than 4-5 hours a day):
- getting the kids ready for daycare (we start the day around 730 AM)
- drop off the kids at daycare by 9am (or earlier). Daycare is 2 blocks away and you would use the stroller to get there; school is about a 15 minute walk. Both kids have to be at daycare and school by 9am.
- creating a meal plan and cooking dinner. We like to eat at around 6pm.
- cleaning up after dinner, including doing the dishes.
- general cleaning of the apartment

We like to go outside for walks or go to the beach after dinner, so you're more than welcome to join us!

As you'll be mostly with our kids, we are looking for someone who is a good fit for our family. Someone responsible, caring and easy to get along with.

Thanks for reading!
Languages spoken
english
Accommodation
We live in a small 2bed/2bath condo in downtown Vancouver, so we are looking for someone who is OK with that. You would take the kids bedroom (the kids will stay with us in our bedroom), so you would have your own bed and bathroom. We would still need access to the kids' bedroom as their clothes and toys are still there. Because of this, we are looking for someone who is warm and would like to interact with our family. We do, however, understand that privacy is important and respect this.

We live in downtown so everything is central. We are close to Stanley Park so running is a great option!
What else ...
We live in downtown so everything is central. We are close to Stanley Park so running is a great option!
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Feedback left by and about host (11)

30/06/2017

Left by Workawayer (Karen) for host

When I walked through Sharon's door, she gave me a warm hug and I knew I had a fabulous host! There certainly was lots to love... the kids were fun to spend time with: 'Smiley Man' and 'Princess Butterfly Julie', the work were tasks that made you feel like you were really contributing to Sharon's family routines, the location was a dream with easy… read more

(Excellent )

29/06/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Karen)

In a nutshell, Karen is Mary Poppins: perfect in every way! Karen's duties were to care for my two young children, bring them to daycare, housekeeping and make dinners. Karen got along famously with my children and fit into our family right away. I enjoyed talking with Karen and learned a lot about New Zealand and travelling in general. She is… read more

(Excellent )

25/02/2017

Left by Workawayer (Hitomi) for host

Sharon and her family were really nice and wonderful people! The location is perfect, you don't have to take train to the Robson street (Main Street in Vancouver) or other tourist spots! Kids are so lovely and cute, the work is not hard. And what is great and special is that they are really welcome to me and staying with them was really… read more

(Excellent )

25/02/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Hitomi)

Hitomi was an excellent work away. She was very pleasant, friendly, efficient, clean and an awesome cook! She was great with our kids and took instructions very well. We wish her the best and she is welcome back!!!

(Excellent )

29/06/2016

Left by Workawayer (Anna) for host

Simply put, I absolutely loved my stay with Sharon and her family!
Sharon is lovely, caring, fun and most importantly...welcoming. For me, the biggest thing is feeling like you belong in a family when you are the only volunteer. So rest assured you will feel this way when visiting this host. The duties are clear on the profile and Sharon is… read more

(Excellent )

19/06/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Anna)

Anna is a wonderful workaway. Her responsibilities included taking care of my two young children, cooking, cleaning and general organization. She excelled in all areas and was very courteous, fun and responsible. My kids and I will miss Anna. Any host would be lucky to have Anna!

(Excellent )

26/04/2016

Left by Workawayer (Mai) for host

I really enjoyed my stay with Sharon and her family. The kids are super lovely and Sharon is a amazing host. She is really generous, funny and organized. My task was to drop off the kids and to cook the meals at the evening. Sometimes I cleaned the apartment but It was super easy. The apartment was super cozy and clean. The best thing ist that the… read more

(Excellent )

16/04/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Mai)

We enjoyed having Mai stay with our family. She is a very kind, generous and easy going person. She was excellent with our kids and cooked delicious meals! We would definitely host her again. Best of luck Mai. Thanks for staying with us!

(Excellent )

30/03/2016

Left by Workawayer (Josephine) for host

If you like to take, to take care of kids and would like to spend time with a family in downtown Vancouver you will like it here! I stayed already a couple of times with this awesome family and would always come back again :)

(Excellent )

22/03/2016

Left by Workawayer (Giulia) for host

The position is perfect to explore and live the real downtown Vancouver! And if you love nature and running as I do, you are in the right place, because Stanley Park is just few minutes walking.
The kids are really sweet and funny..I had a great time with them!
I had time to explore the city and I enjoyed cooking for the family.
I might stay… read more

(Excellent )

21/03/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Giulia)

Giulia recently stayed with us and she was excellent! She made the kids feel very comfortable and she cooked delicious meals. We hope she will come stay with us again!

(Excellent )

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