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Caring for an independent elderly lady, accompanying appointments and treatments, shopping; cleaning the house; preparing meals; taking care of clothes; performing domestic repairs.
Finally, you can dive into the wonderful blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. On the beautiful beaches of Caparica, you can interact with surf schools, or cross the Tagus in 20 minutes aboard the Cacilheiro and visit the Jerónimos Monastery, enjoy Pastéis de Belém. Or visit Christ the King here so close.
24 hours of help per week
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.
Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.
3 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Over 25 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Family-oriented approach. It is intended that the Volunteer have an enriching and happy experience, especially at a humanitarian and social level. May this experience give you new horizons with the magnificent landscapes of Portugal, especially the Costa da Caparica, Setúbal and Lisbon, places that inspire writers, poets, painters, hearts that fill with passion and love. Something we can do:
1. Visits to social support institutions for the elderly, collaborate with them, if possible, in animation activities both inside the facilities and outdoors.
2. Collaborate with IPSS, childcare, namely, carry out the 'story hour', whether reading stories authored by the host or by other authors, in kindergartens, schools and similar.
3. Promote eco-friendly forms of art, painting and decorative arts
4. Partner with local entities to clean up the litter that accumulates.
I hope to welcome a friend for life, someone I will remember with admiration, as a human being and with whom I can learn. Welcome
From Monday to Friday: Schedule: shift - from 8:00 to 14:30, with a 90-minute break, including 60 minutes for lunch and 30 minutes for breakfast and the coffee break.
It is advisable that breakfast not occur after 9:00 and that lunch be between 12:30 and 13:30, subject to adjustment.
Off days: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
a) 8:00 - Wake up and prepare breakfast
b) tidying up and cleaning the house
c) 11:00 - meal preparation and cleaning
d) lunch
e) kitchen cleaning
f) other tasks
1. Preparing meals for the host and the Volunteer
2. Change the bed linen once a week
3. Laundry and ironing for the host and for the Volunteer
4. Being able to drive in Portugal is an added value
*Program as a guide, adjusting the timing according to the host's need for accompaniment to appointments, treatments and/or other events of the host and the candidate's preferences.
*Weekly days off may change if duly justified by the host's needs and/or the candidate. However, weekend days remain, save in rare exceptions.
* Transportation costs incurred by the candidate when accompanying the host are covered by her, as well as meals during that time and lodging on travel, if necessary.
Please save water. Water is essential to life.
Save electricity, the Earth appreciates it.
Entry into the house until midnight, except on weekends.
Drinking alcoholic beverages, smoking and having animals in the house are prohibited for health reasons.
