Christopher & Charlotte

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Hello!
We are a motivated, hardworking and versatile couple from the UK, aged 33 and 32 and we are seeking opportunities that allow us to broaden our skills and experience contributing to impactful projects.

We were living in Australia between 2019-2022 working a mixture of state government, hospitality and agricultural roles alongside various volunteering opportunities.

We then spent several years in London working in our respective professional sectors (Chris: Environmental Sustainability - Carbon Manager) and (Charlie: Education - Education & Skills Executive) before leaving our roles to travel and pursue opportunities aligned with our passion for food, produce, wellness and the outdoors.

We have highly varied experience and work very well together, collaborating on many volunteering projects in the past 10 years. This includes establishing volunteer programs, bushfire prevention work and permaculture/restorative agricultural projects.

We’re keen to bring our strong work ethic, positive attitude, and desire to learn, to a future opportunity aligned with our interests.
We’re excited to work with you and share our skills and passion!

Personal Profiles

We are both huge animal lovers and have a real passion for the outdoors, camping and adventure. We are predominantly vegetarian and we love to cook for other people - we’re really passionate about local, organic and seasonal produce!

Chris:
I have a keen interest and passion for the natural environment, sustainability and music and I enjoy doing various sports and activities to keep physically fit. I grew up in rural southwest-England by the sea and love the outdoors.

Charlie:
I am passionate about helping people and contributing towards wellness and community. Whilst travelling in Central America, I became a qualified yoga teacher which helps me to contribute to other's wellbeing through movement. I have also danced for many years of my life, so I enjoy movement and learning dance styles from other cultures.

Skills

Agricultural & Physical Work: Experience in farming, construction and agricultural roles; confident with physically demanding and repetitive tasks. Example skills include general garden build (fencing, patios, brickwork), carpentry, bicycle maintenance, use of power tools and garden machinery and knowledge on small-scale organic farming/permaculture.

Physical Fitness & Reliability: High stamina, strong work ethic, punctual, reliable and able to follow procedures in a fast-paced, demanding environment.

Proactive and conscientious: Consistent, with thoughtful approaches to task-based and process-driven work and a high attention to detail.

Adaptability: Quick learners with very good communication skills and a flexible, positive attitude. Experienced in working together and with/in a diverse range of teams.

Non-professional experience:

CERES Environmental Park / Volunteer Gardener, Bike Mechanic & Market Gardener/Farmer December 2019 - December 2021, Melbourne

Byron Bay Organics / Volunteer Coordinator & farmhand, June 2020 - November 2020, Bangalow NSW
Together we took the lead on re-establishing the farm’s volunteer program and carried out activities relating to small-scale organic farming, bush fire prevention and general building/maintenance activities.

Belipola Analog Rainforest Project / Permaculture & Ecosystem Restoration May 2019, Sri Lanka

Other volunteering projects:

Bicycle repair/maintenance
English teaching
Homelessness, refugee and child support in different parts of the world.
Hospitality - Collectively we have over 32 years of experience working in the hospitality sector in the UK and Australia.

Professional experience

We have backgrounds in Environmental Sustainability and Education respectively in both the public and private sector.

Chris most recently worked as a Carbon Manager in London for a global environmental services company and previously worked for the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning within the Victorian government in Melbourne and as an Environmental Sustainability Coordinator at The University of Manchester.

Charlotte recently worked as a Education & Skills Support Executive for the Engineering Council in London and previously worked for the Department of Education for the Victorian Government and as a Student Support Worker at the University of Manchester.

Interests

Politics / Social justice

Vegetarian or vegan

Sustainability

Van life

Pets

Events & social

Charity work

Plant care

Music

Languages

Gardening

DIY & crafts

Cooking & food

Carpentry

Books

Animals

Yoga / Wellness

Winter sports

Water sports

Team sports

Outdoor activities

Hiking

Mountain

Nature

Fitness

Camping

Dancing

Cycling

Beach

Adventure sports

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner

More details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Babysitting and creative play

Being an elderly companion

Art Projects

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Some knowledge of:  

Gardening

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Animal Care

Hospitality/Tourism

Charity Work

Languages

Teaching

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Able to teach about:  

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping with Computers/ Internet

House & pet sitting

More details about your skills

Yoga teacher
Cycling
Football
Cricket
Cooking
Farming
English teaching
Cleaning
Gardening
Experience working with students, young people and children.
Environmental
Proficient computer skills
First aid

Age

33 & 33

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  N/A

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  Special dietary requirements
  Vegetarian but can be flexible