Chris

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Activities i am interested in:

I have one week at the end of May (25th - 2nd June) but wish to experience a Workaway placement to gain and share valuable cultural experiences. I love Football and movies and I'm a Tik Tok Creator.

Description

Dear potential host family,

My name is Chris and I am currently looking for a Workaway placement - either with a family or school/orphange or charity.

Current Availability:
I have 2 full weeks in August this year (3rd Aug to 18th).

Spain or Italy are my two likely destinations for this summer.

My plan is to travel and share further cultural and life experiences abroad - by assisting / helping families with childcare and/or English language (through conversation, play and day to day tasks). I am NOT looking for a holiday, moreover I seek to make long lasting social networks and friendships with others abroad, create memories and share a language and culture.

I am generally in very good health, a non-smoker, drink little alcohol and like to keep fit with plenty of sport.

I completed my first workaway experience with a lovely family in Allicante, Spain (Aug 2022) and loved the experience (Check out the reviews). We have since stayed in contact and visit each other every year!

I enjoy making people and children smile, laugh and have fun! If you are looking for an all-round, happy, funny, pro-active and a sporty English teacher / Childcare professional - then I'm the guy!

Experience:
I have an extensive range of childcare experience - mainly with 4-11 year olds. I have been working in childcare for over 20 years now - where I have worked in various roles including primary schools - running before & after school clubs and holiday clubs, as well as other work as a sports coach. I have also run a successful childcare (seasonal) business and have worked for many families as a babysitter, including running children's birthday parties and wedding creches.

My recent experiences have been in private households - working as an Au Pair / Manny for various families. These included working in London, Italy Spain and in Switzerland. Within these 'live-in' roles, my tasks included teaching English to children, (including some work in Italian and Spanish schools), typical childcare duties - help with homework, driving to activities, collection from school, playing and bedtime routines when needed. Help around the house is also part of my job - keeping things tidy, cleaning and being pro-active and as part of the family. These amazing experiences have given me the chance to meet and make new lifetime friendships and make positive differences, in addition to teaching myself new skills and adapting to different cultures and lifestyles.

I have completed an online TEFL 120-Hour (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) qualification, where I achieved a Distinction grade. As well as this, I have an Early Years and play work qualifications, in addition to a Football Coaching and many other short courses.

Additionally, I also completed a BSc Open (Honours) Degree in Childhood & Education studies via the Open University, achieving a First-Class Honours!

If you like my profile, please send me a message or add me to your favourites and I would be delighted to contact you. I have already some amazing references from host families which I would love to share and look forward to making many new friends and memories.

Chris ;-)

Tik Tok: @chrenzel & @chrenzel_blog
Instagram: chrenzel_official
cdr97@ou.ac.uk

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent

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 I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Life at a Farmstay

Charity Work

Helping with Computers/ Internet

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Able to teach about:  

Babysitting and creative play

Teaching

More details about your skills

Childcare / Babysitting
Teaching English
Humour & Fun
Organisational Skills
Cleaning / Basic Cooking

Age

42

What else ...

I'm a sports enthusiast and play (and can also teach) both football and tennis!
I am additionally a qualified football coach. I have qualifications in Play Work - which means I love playing, supervising, creating and giving children the space and ownership for their play.

I enjoy being outside, going for walks - I love sandy beaches and ice-cream!
Huge on Star Wars - a typical lad who likes sports cars! But also very down to earth, a hard worker and i feel a great role model to younger children.

More recent hobbies in my spare time I nclude creating Tik Tok and Instagram content on social media. My main focus at the moment is creating fun content reels with Baby Yoda (A Star Wars character).

Some more information

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  Smoker

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  Driver's licence

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  Allergies
  No

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  Special dietary requirements
  No seafood