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Hi

1. We want someone right now for up to 12 months.

2. Part of the deal is doing the shopping and we drive the dogs to where we exercise them. We are 7 kms from the nearest shop. (but only about 70kms from the Great Barrier Reef including the boat trip.)

3. Are you OK with big dogs, this is important, they are sweet but no use having them chasing you round the yard :)

4. Have a look at the \“list of duties\”, they are not in the least arduous but you might say no, can\‘t think why but we don\‘t know you.

5. We include use of an airconditioned vehicle (within reason) so you can go to the beach, swimming pool or just go for a tour round if you like.

If you were to crash it you would be responsible for the insurance excess or the repair, whichever is the least of course.
With our policy the insurance is void at over .05 BAC in the event of an accident.

6. We eat out, you eat out with us at our expense of course; this happens once or twice a week usually.

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There are very few people in our immediate area, in fact not that many people at all about 25000 in two small towns, smaller farming communities and a number of Holiday Resorts in an area greater than 1000 square kilometres.

Anyone undertaking this arrangement needs to be able to amuse themselves, particularly not be reliant on having friends or family within immediate reach. Someone able to do distance learning for 6 months which is the maximum working time with one employer allowable by the terms of the relevant visa, writing a thesis perhaps would probably be ideal as it is very peaceful here during the day. There is a Technical College 15 kms away which might help in some ways. The ability to drive is nearly essential but there is a bus service whilst it is infrequent and the bus stop is 10 minutes walk from the house.

We have a small 3 bedroom house (120 m sq) with one spa/shower bathroom (most people love the spa); we are in the process of renovations and building a large verandah. In the kitchen we have a gas stove and fan forced oven with a small wok burner, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, robotic floor cleaners, really big TV and sound system. 2000sq metres of land and garden next to rainforest….if you do not like bugs, frogs, lizards and so on it will not be for you. Grass is mowed with a ride on mower, very easy. If you need a bicycle then again we could do something.

You will have the exclusive use of our partly converted bus as personal space and a bedroom but you live in the house with us of course.

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Demi-Pair/housekeeper duties about 20 hours per week

Mondays to Fridays – 2 hours work every morning times are for example
Morning
8.00 am

Unstack dishwasher (if necessary)
Wash up dishes, stack dishwasher, wipe down kitchen benches
Load washing machine & set running
Do any ironing needed (1 or 2 shirts a day)
Set floor robots going
Hang out washing, (tumble dry in wet season)
Bring in washing (later when dry)
Dust one room per day
Clean bathroom Tuesday and Friday, change towels as required
Make beds daily & change once weekly
Make up shopping list and go shopping
10.00 am Finish

Monday – Friday
5.00 pm Walk the dogs Make lunch for 1 person Food preparation – cook dinner – ready for 1830 hrs Stack dishwasher, wipe down kitchen benches

7.00 pm Finish

This is not a rigid schedule, if the tasks are completed at a different time no problem, you can walk the dogs first thing in the morning if you like, it is light at 0600 now until April

We share the cooking at the weekend or can swap a night during the week, it is flexible