The Caretaker Gazette January / February 2021

Alaska

CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR IN JUNEAU. Cats/house sitter couple or single needed December 14th to January 6th! Sitters experienced with home ownership/care, indoor plants and cats. Bushland in the city, wildlife, privacy and quiet. On a city bus line. Two large bedrooms. Heat pumps and wood (supplied) heater. Short driveway snow shoveling may be necessary. House and all utilities available in exchange for watching over our home and taking care of our cats. Fresh and smoked salmon in the freezer. Travel expenses are not offered. Negative Covid test, references and background check required. Please email interest and experience to [Contact info available to subscribers]

A REMOTE ISLAND needs a caretaker near Kodiak, AK. An old cannery needs a caretaker to hangout and keep the vandals away. It’s a good place to wait out the Covid pandemic. Applicants must be in good physical health and condition. The hunting and fishing are amazing (Halibut, Salmon and deer are plentiful here) and this is the only private property on the island. Must be mechanically inclined, chainsaw savvy, familiar with generators and small engines. Pay is room and board only. Please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

CAMPGROUND HOST needed near Valdez, 24 miles to town, summer 2021. Own RV required. Free campsite and negotiable pay for facilities and guest care at beautiful Blueberry Lake Campgrounds (No RV hookups, Wi-Fi, limited phone). Enjoy stunning views, fishing, hiking, wildlife, cooking out, quiet for napping and reading. Site has communal vault toilets, water hand pump. Personal picnic table, fire ring. We provide for the host: storage space, solar oven, kayak, bikes, and tank dumping nearby. Bring your own paddleboard/other gear. Dogs welcome. Please go to [Contact info available to subscribers] or call [Contact info available to subscribers], or email [Contact info available to subscribers]

CARETAKER POSITION AVAILABLE at a fly in wilderness lodge that borders the Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge. The caretaker position is from now to May, 2021. The lodge is on an ice free river, so Trout and Char fishing can be done all winter, along with trapping and skiing. We are off the grid. We provide: a heated caretaker cabin, food, fuel, internet and salary. Please visit our website at [Contact info available to subscribers] for pictures and more info. Must be self-sufficient, healthy and handy with small engines. Pets are welcome. Please send your references and work related skills to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Arizona

SOUTHERN ARIZONA TOWN within the Coronado National Forest is seeking a mature individual for full-time caretaking. The property is open four days/week for history, camping and fishing. 12 miles to nearest town. Lodging provided with water, solar, and internet. Please reply to [Contact info available to subscribers]

WANTED: Caretaker for a small creative ranch outside of Tucson, AZ. Work exchange for room/board. The individual must love animals, be a peaceful person with no drama, non-smoker, and have lite construction/ handyman experience. Please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

RANCH/FARM HAND/PROPERTY manager needed in Southern Arizona. A beautiful ranch home with horses, cattle, sheep, chickens and dogs is in need of a willing hand. The job entails feeding, cleaning up after and maintaining the animals. Also will require some property management, equipment maintenance skills and lots of projects. Salary depends on experience. This is full-time 40 hours spread over five to six days/week. Must be flexible on changing a weekly schedule and work well independently. A private two bedroom residence will be provided. Please send information on your skill set and experience. You can bring your own horse or ride mine. Please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

Letters to the Editor

Hi Gary, hope you and your family are doing well. I have not received any periodic email updates from The Caretaker Gazette for quite some time and I do believe my subscription is still good. Would appreciate your response. Thanks! Jennifer P., Long Beach, CA

Hi Jennifer, thanks for writing. We email updates to your gmail.com email address every week. Sometimes email providers such as gmail.com inadvertently put emails in the Spam Folder. If you find our email updates in your Spam Folder, check the little box next to our email update and then toward the top of your screen, click on “Not spam” so our updates arrive in your Inbox and not your Spam folder. You can also log into your account anytime, and you can see the latest email update that we emailed to you right on your Welcome Back page after you log in.

Hi Gary, just wanted to say hi and update you a bit. The caretaker position listed under New Hampshire in the Holderness area has been filled. I heard back directly from them that they have filled the position, if you want to reach out to them to confirm. Also good news, we have been in touch with the assistant to the principal for the Narragansett, RI Domestic Couple position and will have an interview with them when the homeowner returns from traveling in January, very exciting. Thanks again for your great website for caretakers, we appreciate everything you do. Be well. Greg W., Allenspark, CO

Thanks for the update Greg! I’m not surprised about the New Hampshire position being filled as that was a great opportunity for the right candidate. I hope your January interview goes well, and I wish you the best!

Good morning, Gary. It looks like we have found a caretaker couple for our rural Texas farm caretaking position. I took your advice and signed up for a Gazette subscription and found some very interesting and experienced people in your Situations Wanted section. I contacted several couples and found one who is familiar with this region! We have already met on the property and they have been out several times to get the caretaker cottage set up the way they like. We just talked again and they will move out to our ranch permanently next year. I’ll let you know further how it all works out. Thank you for your suggestions and the Gazette. Scott C., Dallas, TX

Good morning Scott, I’m happy to read that you were able to find such a great caretaker couple via our Situation Wanted ads. Please keep in touch and let us know how things work out for all of you.

Hi Gary, you can remove our new ad from your next issue as I have already found a great caretaker from our first ad in your Gazette. I had many responses and so many qualified caretakers to choose from! The caretakers who came to us from your Gazette have already been out here to visit and things went well from both directions! Thanks for everything! Your publication is the best. Ben H., Spokane, WA

Ben, glad to hear you received a great response and found the right caretakers for your home! Please spread the good word about the Gazette, so other property owners can have the same success you’ve had by advertising their property needs in the Gazette.

Dear Gazette, I am a long time subscriber and have seen some really nice location photos of new Gazette ads on your Home Page when I go to www.caretaker.org to log into my online account. I don’t use Twitter and do not have Twitter account, so how I do I get info about these ads that I see on your Twitter account? Eve B., Ames, IA

Hi Eve, thank you for your message. Our new caretaker/house sitter wanted ads are first emailed to all our subscribers as part of our email broadcast service. After our subscribers have received our email updates, we feature some of the listings with photos on our Twitter and Instagram pages. You don’t need to use Twitter or Instagram since you have already received these new caretaker/house sitter wanted ads that were sent directly to your email Inbox.

Australia

LOOKING FOR A TRAVELLING COUPLE in their own RV to drop by for a week or two to lend a hand in and around the home and garden in the Geraldton area. Access to power, outside loo and lots of space. We are located on the south side of Geraldton, a coastal city in the mid-west region of Western Australia. For more info please call [Contact info available to subscribers].

[Contact info available to subscribers] is looking for individuals or a couple to stay with us and look after the property in New South Wales between Sydney and Melbourne. More details of property can be found at [Contact info available to subscribers] Work is varied from looking after the grounds, animals, guests and housekeeping. We have caretakers on the property but need someone as additional support and back-up during their leave and days off. We are happy to discuss your situation and requirements. The start date ideally is ASAP but we can wait for the right candidate to arrive here. It is required to have your own caravan but we will provide power and water. If interested, please email me your resume at [Contact info available to subscribers] or call [Contact info available to subscribers].

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE HELP NEEDED in the Gascoyne area of Western Australia. Most skills appreciated (like cleaning out the shed and replacing a floor) for long or short time. This would suit a mature couple or single, and we have room for a caravan or two. We have amenities with a spare room. Possible caretaker needed in December. Some trade work can be paid and help out for electricity and water. There is other work in the area. Please email if you are interested, and if you are in the region so we can meet. [Contact info available to subscribers]

LOOKING FOR A COUPLE to stay at our motel and do some office work (check in and check out), and oversee the cleaner. We do have meals but don’t push them. The evening meal, but mostly we do breakfast room service. We have a reservation system that is straight forward – you don’t have to be a computer whiz to use it. We would supply accommodation and meals to whoever takes it on and income to be discussed. We are a small motel in Gympie area. For more details and to apply, please call [Contact info available to subscribers]. We will be available if there is a problem to help out.

house sitter/CARETAKER POSITION AVAILABLE. We are located in the picturesque Chapman Valley, 22 kilometers out of Geraldton, Western Australia on 120 acres. We are close to Geraldton, medical, shops and fishing spots! We are self-employed and our work takes us away periodically and we would love someone to care for our property, being two houses, windmill tank, an active kelpie dog, and sheep (no sheep handling is required, just check the waters). There would be some hand watering, mowing/maintaining of lawns on modern equipment, minimal basic garden/house maintenance when required. Ideally, you would be self-sufficient and would have full access to power, water and unlimited internet in exchange for help in the above. An indoor washing machine, shower and toilet can be made available. A pet is OK as we have an active kelpie. A minimum of approximately two to three weeks would be ideal, longer by agreement. Police clearance/references is an advantage. We can provide references from our previous caretakers. If you’re in the area, please contact [Contact info available to subscribers], and if no answer please text. Thanks.

HOPING TO FIND ‘NOMADS’ who would like to settle for a few weeks leading up to Christmas. In exchange for minding a couple of easy going and independent boys aged 12 and 6 and some fencing work around the property, free camping access to water and power and a bed and granny flat accommodation are also available. Dog permitted on a case by case basis. The peaceful rural property is an hour south of Hervey Bay and half hour north of Gympie. It’s a 40 minute drive to Tin Can Bay. Please contact me if interested at [Contact info available to subscribers] Starting would be from December 10th.

HELP WANTED in tropical North Queensland at [Contact info available to subscribers]p. We are a lovely little quiet campground situated near Cooktown, access is bitumen all the way. Looking for a positive, happy, easy going couple with their own motorhome to join our team. Probably required for about four to six weeks. Free powered RV site provided in exchange for light duties, cleaning bathrooms and gardening. We are pet friendly. We have a licensed restaurant that runs only two nights per week (Thursday and Friday). Which is a favorite with locals. Lots of great fishing spots and easy access to Cape Tribulation if you have a 4WD. We are a family run business, and have a caring loving atmosphere. If this sounds like your cup of tea, please call [Contact info available to subscribers].

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A COUPLE with their own RV who would like to caretaker our small property (12 acres) at Condamine, a small town and a locality in the Western Downs Region of Queensland. We are located one kilometer from the Condamine Township. Free rent, power, water provided for your RV, in exchange for mowing and gardening on our river block. Stay as long as you like. If you’re local, please phone [Contact info available to subscribers].

WE ARE LOOKING FOR FARM SITTERS at our Kandanga area farm for two periods, from the 28th of December to the 1st of February, and late then February until the 8th of April 2021. We are 17 kilometers west of Kandanga, and approximately 100 kilometers west of Noosa, off of a sealed road to with-in 700 meters of our property. Looking for a couple to look after the lawns, garden, general property maintenance and move about 20 head of cattle. A house is available to be lived in, alternatively a caravan can be located adjacent to the house. If you decide to live in the house, your caravan and vehicle can be parked in a large shed. Power, Internet, and water are available, mobile service available via VOIP, which only works on late model smart phones. The property is not accessible to busses or similar. Please send any enquiries to [Contact info available to subscribers] with relevant details.

FREE CAMPING IN EXCHANGE FOR WORK in the Mission Beach area. Are you looking to live in paradise? If you have your own self-contained caravan and are looking to park it somewhere, then this might be the place for you. We are looking for someone to help with odd chores around our property in exchange for free camping. Preferably someone with building experience or tradesman to help with a building project. Easy going person who is looking to relax and enjoy nature. Close to amenities and central to beaches and townships in a quiet, relaxing environment. Please send us a message at [Contact info available to subscribers] if you think this is the perfect opportunity for you.

A CARAVAN PARK CLEANER/GARDENER is needed at a busy tourist venue, 30km east of York, Western Australia. This requires a casual cleaner gardener for minimum of eight hours per week. Duties will involve cleaning ablutions and light gardening. Weekend work is essential, and weekdays are negotiable. Powered RV site included. Prefer a minimum of six months commitment. This would suit a couple or single. Bringing a dog is negotiable. Please call [Contact info available to subscribers]

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A HANDS-ON COUPLE to join our team for an immediate start. If you are a friendly, polite and a proactive team with experience in motel management, this job may be for you. Mount Seaview Resort is located in NSW on the beautiful Mid North Coast, settled within a working cattle property in a semi-rural area. We are one hour inland from Port Macquarie. Accommodation is provided on site in a respectable house with electricity, landline phone and limited internet access. Although applicants will have full hookup for power, water etc. in their van if they choose. Duties will include: reception/office/cleaning/bar and maintaining a high level of service to our customers and communicating issues to the owners. Experience with marketing, cleaning or building/maintenance a plus. We require a police check, and a first aid certificate is preferable. Mount Seaview is a dynamic environment that has a constantly changing flow of people and every day is slightly unique so your work will be tailored to what is needed. For more information please phone [Contact info available to subscribers].

BUILDER/CARPENTER/JACK OF ALL TRADES NEEDED for about eight weeks on a prominent Merino sheep station in the Western Riverina. We would be keen to have someone start early 2021. Located 80 kilometers from Hay, located on the Lachlan River. We have multiple locations including river frontage for a caravan or permanent accommodation is also available. Full or part keep available if required, cook on the farm. Tasks required would include odd jobs around the compound including carpentry, small building repairs, sprinkler/garden watering systems maintenance, odd jobs, painting, general upkeep, and gardening. This is a family run station with a close and positive team environment. We are looking for a consistent worker/couple, able to help us achieve tasks end to end. Please reach out to [Contact info available to subscribers] for more information.

POSITION AVAILABLE for a local caretaker couple interested in gardening and cattle. The property is located in the Gloucester District of New South Wales. For further information, please call [Contact info available to subscribers]

Belize

WANTED TWO PERSONS OR A SEMI-RETIRED COUPLE to caretake [Contact info available to subscribers] in southern Belize. A minimum commitment of four weeks anytime from March to November. Your primary responsibility is having a presence on the property. Duties as of this date will be the care and feeding of six dogs, fishes, watering young plants and minor maintenance. If interested please email [Contact info available to subscribers]. You can also google [Contact info available to subscribers] for insights.

LONG-TERM VOLUNTEER CARETAKER AND PETSITTER needed on a four acre small Caribbean Island in Belize. It is possible to earn your living by renting out one cabin via Airbnb! Currently there are restrictions for entering the country. Please get updates on https://belizetourismboard.org or personal inquiry! We need a couple in good mental and physical condition, who feels confident living alone with a pig at our remote island in very simple environment ASAP. Frugal dealing with resources is required. Electricity comes from our solar system and drinking and using water from rain water harvest. Your job would be: being present at the island 24/7 and looking after and feeding Piggy, a free living, dominant and not castrated male pig, maintaining and controlling the water and solar system, cleaning the beaches and trails, moving some sea weed, watering the plants and other small maintenance jobs. Accommodation is a little wooden beach hut with a comfortable queen sized bed, kitchen corner with two burner gas stoves, and basic equipment. There is no boat on the island. All supplies you need, you have to bring when you come in a hired motorboat from the mainland. There is no delivery service! Depending on the weather, there might be some sandflies. The shower is outside, along with a compost toilet. We have perfect conditions for snorkeling and fishing in shallow waters around the island. Weak Internet and cellphone service are available on the island! Please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

Bermuda

LIVE-IN SENIOR HOUSEKEEPER position available. Our client, a young family who own a private island in Bermuda – a beautiful 22 acre estate with two primary households, an additional apartment, and several secondary buildings – is seeking to employ a Live-in Senior Housekeeper to maintain these properties. Please note that you will also be required to assist the Housekeeping team with cooking at weekends when the Chef is off duty so you must be competent in the kitchen. Duties required will be to: activate experience to lead the housekeeping team; train a team of less experienced housekeepers to own high standards of skill and professionalism, and introduce relevant systems as required to achieve smooth running in all areas; collaborate with general manager/secretary in office on rotation and staffing to provide appropriate housekeeping cover for households. This role would suit a team player interested in a hands-on housekeeping role with experience of managing and training others. Teaching by example, you would work alongside the Housekeepers and in collaboration with other household staff including a Private Chef, Butlers, Nannies and Gardeners, to attain the highest standards. Non-smoker only. The role includes: maintenance of interior of all properties; linens, laundry and wardrobe management including fine fabrics; creation of inventories and management of supplies; preparation of simple family meals on weekends (i.e. the chef’s day off); pet care, boxer dogs; and flower arranging would be helpful. Working days are five days per week (days may vary). Salary will be circa US$60,000, with annual return airfare home, Group Health Insurance, Bermuda Government Pension, a private Pension plan which the employer matches up to 5%, and four weeks’ annual paid leave. Please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers] in the Subject Line.

California

RV SPOT AVAILABLE at Kudos Farms in Campo, CA in exchange for work on the farm. Please call [Contact info available to subscribers]

ON-PREMISE INNKEEPER AND COOK COUPLE needed at a boutique Winery/B&B property in the Paso Robles wine country. The couple must have prior experience in hospitality and good natured with guests. Duties will include guests check in/out, breakfast prep, and some wine tasting room sales/attendance. Both must be personable, presentable, professional and great with guests. The lodging consists of five individual suites, a guest house, and a wine tasting room to entertain in-house guests as well as outside traffic. Benefits: occupying the owner’s beautiful mountaintop house, all utilities paid, unfurnished. Salary, duration, schedule and benefits are all negotiable. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity, maybe perfect for a couple who always dreamed of owning/running a winery with B&B or living in a vineyard setting! Please submit your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

SEEKING A CARETAKER COUPLE to live in a mobile home on acreage in rural Northern California. Duties include property maintenance, ranch duties, household duties, and caregiving for my disabled husband. Please contact [Contact info available to subscribers]

EXPERIENCED CARETAKER COUPLE NEEDED for part-time work on a small ranch in Paso Robles, CA. We are seeking a stable, experienced couple who are interested in a part-time caretaker position in exchange for housing on-site (a one bedroom barn apartment) and access to the use of our ranch property. The property is 20+ acres, fully fenced and cross-fenced, in rural East Paso Robles, yet only five minutes into the town of El Paso de Robles. Our neighbors are all vineyards and it is a very peaceful place to be with amazing vineyard views. There is a main house on the property which is being used as a seasonal vacation rental. The work around the main house involves mainly landscaping and grounds maintenance, light exterior home maintenance (blowing leaves, sweeping, straightening outdoor furniture) between guests, fence maintenance, and irrigation maintenance (winterization). Specialty tasks like after guest cleaning and pool maintenance are handled by a professional cleaning and pool service. Ranch experience desired: irrigation tractor maintenance (John Deere), Landscape: weed abatement/whacking, tree pruning and care, seasonal fruit picking, fire break maintenance, rodent abatement (mainly ground squirrels), barn/fence maintenance, dirt road maintenance (patch holes). Must be familiar with the care of chickens, collecting eggs, feed and care. Assistance with other ranch duties as time allows. Wood work, light carpentry opportunity for paid work may arise depending on your skillset. In exchange for your part-time work, the position includes on-site housing in a one bedroom barn apartment, with utilities included: water, electricity, Internet access, and access to use of the land with the owner’s permission (grazing animals, growing some vegetable crops, etc.). Must live on-site, and you can bring your livestock and pets with permission. There will be a background and references check. To inquire, please email an introductory message and resume highlighting the past caretaker experience(s) you have had to [Contact info available to subscribers]

CARETAKER POSITION available in Greenview, in Siskiyou County. I travel and will be gone about six months each year. I’m offering a small one bedroom caretaker’s cabin, or free parking and free rent for your RV in exchange for part-time and easy caretaker duties on my small ranch, keeping trespassers away. This set-up is not for everyone, as I’m off-the-grid, with primitive living conditions. Must be self-sustaining and love the outdoors. Must have good references and be in reasonable physical shape and condition, and have a good attitude, as the property is somewhat remote. No criminal history, drugs, drinking, or mental issues, and no friends or visitors with same, in fact I prefer little to no visitors. No pets or smoking. This is not employment or a paid position, so you must have some other source of income available to live off of. Looking for a single person or couple. I am only looking for serious replies. Please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

CARETAKER/MANAGER. ARE YOU READY TO LIVE on a lake within the next 30 days? You must be a couple for this caretaker position: Retired preferred. Benefits include lodging, utilities, Wi-Fi, and a negotiable salary. Must have your own outside income (social security, pension, dividends, etc.). You will live year round on one of the most beautiful pieces of property in Lake County with 500 feet of lakefront on Clear Lake, California’s largest natural lake, 19 miles long. Please visit [Contact info available to subscribers] for photos and more information. This is one of the best bass fishing lakes on the West Coast! Located 2½ hours north of San Francisco. You will manage and care for a four-unit estate on five acres that normally is busy less than ten weeks a year, but due to Covid-19 has been the busiest in 50 years as people are trying to get away for a few days. Only 17 minutes to the town of Clearlake but far enough away to give you the most peaceful and quiet setting. Nonsmokers, no alcohol, cat or small dog is okay. Must have good handyman, landscaping skills and good credit scores. If you are the type that likes to keep busy each day and especially on your own time schedule, do not pass up the opportunity to check this fabulous property out. Housing and salary to be discussed depending on your skills and your qualifications. If you would like to live on five private acres without major expenses, this is the place. Single individuals need not apply. Interviews will be conducted on the property. Please send your resume, listing all of your handyman and landscaping skills, outside income explanation, and current references with addresses and telephone numbers to [Contact info available to subscribers].

Canada

HELP NEEDED on a pair of picturesque, riverfront hobby farms, each with a large four bedroom house. I am transitioning the farms to more of a communal space with plans for an ashram/yoga retreat in one of the houses. There are three acres of wild blueberries that I want to convert to organic production, six acres of pasture, and about eight acres of woods that provide more than enough firewood to heat both homes without having to clear-cut any areas. I have also started rebuilding the alpaca herd here. I need people (short or long term) with the following skills – or at least an interest in these things: animal care – this is especially important as I rebuild the alpaca herd, general farm labor, fibre arts (processing the alpaca fibre and making things from it), and a passion for yoga and meditation, to help me develop and put on programs for guests at the ashram. For more info, please write to [Contact info available to subscribers].

WINTER CARETAKERS NEEDED at Glendale Cove, BC. We are seeking a seasonal caretaker couple to look after [Contact info available to subscribers], which is a privately-owned floating resort in Glendale Cove, Knight Inlet, British Columbia. The work months run from right now until the end of April 2021, although date flexibility may be required (start and finish dates). Our caretaker position is unique in that the winter months offer a high level of solitude and seclusion while working in a remote environment with minimal interaction. The Lodge is accessible by float plane and boat only. The caretaker couple should have a genuine desire to work together and be able to demonstrate having done so successfully in previous positions. Candidates should have a proven ability to work in a remote setting for an extended period of time. Experience in equipment, mechanical systems with the ability to monitor off-grid equipment including power, septic, fuel and electrical systems. Basic knowledge of technology including computers, cell phones, Wi-Fi, Internet research, and record keeping. Be physically fit with the ability to perform work in an outdoor environment with an ability to lift 30 to 50 pounds. It is a requirement to have a BC Boaters’ License and have experience operating small marine vessels in variable ocean conditions. Ideally, applicants will be local and familiar with the area. Friendly, good communication skills, organized, responsible, solid work ethic, self-motivated. Neat and clean appearance, and drug-free. Must be legally able to work in Canada and be prepared to sign a confidentiality agreement. Salary will be $2,400 per month (total, $1,200/each) for a couple. A discretionary performance bonus eligibility is also possible. Accommodation and meals are also included. There is satellite internet access, and there is a satellite phone for emergencies. We supply transportation by float plane from Campbell River to the Lodge in the fall and back to Campbell River in the spring. Unfortunately, pets cannot be accommodated. To apply, please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Caribbean

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS at our Volunteer Centre at [Contact info available to subscribers] starting in February/March of 2021. The Eco projects we are preparing/have started are: Agriculture: – Reinstating an old berry vine. – Creating community gardens/allotments. – Creating hurricane challenged agriculture such as permaculture, aquaponics and hydroponics. Eco Neighborhood development: – Landscaping and putting renewable facility systems in place for biogas, waste and waste-water management, solar system with battery bank, rainwater harvesting etc. – Construction of self-sufficient and sustainable homes made out of modified shipping containers. – Further development of The Keys Market location. More project information can be found at [Contact info available to subscribers] For those who would like to volunteer with us please read this info on “How to become a volunteer” at [Contact info available to subscribers]

LOOKING FOR A CARETAKER COUPLE, OR AN INDIVIDUAL, to be a Resident Caretaker. The position is for part-time duties at a small beachfront Caribbean Inn on the island of Culebra. Work would include checking in guests and light duty jobs. Free housing and use of laundry facilities is provided plus payments for services rendered. The applicant should be in good health, resourceful, trustworthy, financially secure, and addiction and drug-free. For USA citizens, a passport is not needed to fly from the States, as Culebra, Puerto Rico is a territory of the USA. For more information, please visit our web-page at [Contact info available to subscribers]

Colorado

A PRIVATE RANCH is looking for full-time, year-round caretaker/ranch manager in rural Colorado on 300 acres near Gunnison. This is a solo position. Includes three dwellings, a large workshop and barn, and two irrigated pastures. A combination of general mechanic, construction, and agricultural experience required. Backhoe, tractor, and vehicle operation/maintenance required. Road, pond, and river maintenance as well as pasture with large irrigation system. The job includes general household maintenance, repair and cleaning. No livestock currently, but could be added in the future. Looking for someone who is a self-starter with initiative and ability to research problems for a solution. Benefits package and full-time housing available on the ranch. Salary based on experience. References required. To apply, please forward your resume, photo, and brief bio to [Contact info available to subscribers]

CARETAKER/CONCIERGE COUPLE needed for a High End Guest/Working Ranch near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The couple will be responsible for grounds and building maintenance, housekeeping, kitchen and provisioning assistance and concierge service. A background in high-end mountain guest ranch hospitality is preferred, with snowmobile, winter sports, fishing and shooting experience helpful. Must be dedicated, honest and flexible with an eye for detail. Must be able to work with minimal supervision while meeting the needs of the ranch owners, managers, and guests with a positive and fun attitude. This is a long-term position that is full-time for both people from approximately May 1st until October 15th each year. Full-time for the man and part-time duties for the woman during the winter. Competitive salary/benefits and year-around housing available for the right couple. Please send a joint cover letter, separate resumes and photos to [Contact info available to subscribers] and reference job [Contact info available to subscribers].

BARN MANAGER/HOUSEKEEPING/RANCH HAND (combined position) needed. We are currently a private guest ranch for friends and family, looking for a qualified individual to work and live at the ranch full-time. The ranch is located in Rand, Colorado. The individual we are looking for will need to wear many hats throughout the year as acting Barn Manager, being responsible for Guest Services and assisting the Ranch Manager with various tasks consistent with those of a Ranch Hand. The ideal candidate should possess good communication and interpersonal skills, exemplary attention to detail, and have a strong work ethic with the ability to work both autonomously and as a team, alongside the Ranch Manager and other ranch employees and associates. This position reports to the Ranch Manager. As Barn Manager, the candidate will need to possess extensive equine experience as he/she will be responsible for herd and barn management (cleaning of stalls/pens/runs, maintaining equine equipment and facilities, working with horses, knowledge of equine wellness and overall care, leading trail rides for guests, etc.). Guest Services responsibilities will consist of greeting visitors upon arrival, cleaning interior and exterior of cabins/lodge/owner home, hot tub maintenance, seasonal projects, assisting guests as needed, etc. The candidate will also need to have an experienced skillset for Ranch Hand tasks and responsibilities and willing to take direction from the Ranch Manager regarding these tasks (fixing fence, general maintenance, clearing trails, running equipment/tractors, skid loader, etc.). Winter months are spent removing snow, general ranch maintenance, etc. Summer months are spent haying, cleaning barns, landscaping and irrigation projects, deep cleaning of cabins/structures, etc. Longer summer hours are also necessary during hay season. Some weekends, year-round, require guest services for snowmobile rides, horseback rides, cookouts, etc. We are looking for an individual who is up for the challenges of this combined position, is trustworthy, takes great pride in their work and will be a good steward of the land. Salary will be competitive. There is a lot to care for and equally as much to enjoy! To apply, please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Connecticut

CAT/house sitter NEEDED for our home outside of Hartford from January 1 through March 31, 2021. We will be overseas and will need our house sitter to look after our home and cats. We prefer a non-smoker, a cat lover, a person who keeps a home very clean, someone who is good with plants, likes solitude, and will be quiet, and not disturb any of our neighbors. Must have checkable references. For more details, please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

Costa Rica

COSTA RICA BEACHFRONT HOME: We are seeking a responsible, non-smoking, individual or couple to care for/rent our Costa Rica beachfront home: two bedrooms, two bathrooms, living room/dining room combination. Living quarters are on the upper level with a huge deck facing the ocean, with lower level laundry room and storage. The home is in the south Pacific Gulfo Dulce side of Costa Rica in the small town of Zancudo. Responsibilities include keeping the house clean and occupied, $400/month rent plus utilities (including DSL internet) and caring for two loveable mutts. Minimum lease is one year. The house will be available in January. For more details/pictures, please call [Contact info available to subscribers] and see my website at [Contact info available to subscribers]

England

PART-TIME HOUSEKEEPER/CARETAKER sought to assist an active, retired couple living in a South Somerset farmhouse. The job includes 20 hours per week housekeeping on weekday mornings and a flexible approach to substituting with occasional evening or weekend work. You will be required to caretake the property and care for pets when necessary. A spacious, separate unfurnished two bedroom flat, including kitchen appliances and with lovely country views, provided rent free. This would suit a mature, animal-loving, non-smoking couple who seek to wind down from life’s pressures. Ideally, the partner should have other employment. Your own car is essential, with covered parking provided. Regret no children or dependents allowed. Please apply by mailing your resume and references to [Contact info available to subscribers]

NEED HELP with gardening, cooking, cleaning house, dogs, and falcons about three hours a day. Good food, telephone Wi-Fi provided. Must have a clean driver’s license and be fit. A country minded person is essential. The accommodation is in the country and walking distance from a country Pub and restaurant. Sleeping quarters: large bedroom with ensuite and country views. The kitchen is shared with plenty of room and privacy if needed. For more details, please call [Contact info available to subscribers] or write to [Contact info available to subscribers]

LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER needed. A family of three are looking for an experienced Housekeeper/Nanny to help look after their beautiful country estate near Watlington, Oxfordshire. The family include a two-year-old child and the ideal candidate would have experience looking after a similar age group. The house, situated on a large estate, is built to a very high specification. It is imperative that the candidate has excellent standards of housekeeping and is someone who uses initiative, is proactive, enthusiastic and has an abundance of common sense. A flexible approach to the role will be required. A second language would be preferable, Italian or Hindi, but not essential. The candidate must be able to drive and if possible, own a car. Duties, responsibilities, experience include: general housekeeping duties, daily tidy up, daily cleaning, wardrobe management, laundry/ironing, cleaning of shoes, setting the dinner table, house organization, care of small family dog, occasional child care duties, looking after guests (preparing guestrooms with towels and bathroom items, ensuring beds are made), occasional travel, packing and unpacking luggage for travel, overseeing contractors and deliveries, overseeing the procurement of household goods, shopping for food and ingredients, ability to discern high quality and seasonal ingredients, especially vegetables, experience with care of delicate materials (cashmere/silk), experience in caring for fine art and fragile objects, and have the ability to carry out small repairs (sewing of buttons). This is a full-time position: 9am-6pm, Monday to Friday, with half days on Saturday. Accommodation will be a self-contained large one bedroom flat on the estate. Salary will be approximately £30,000 gross per annum, depending on experience. To apply, please email your resume and references to [Contact info available to subscribers] in the Subject Line.

LIVE IN, PERMANENT, FULL-TIME COUPLE WANTED to help in a rural house and garden near Godalming. A driver’s license is needed, and care for dogs and hens too. There is some flexibility with the hours, house work is in the mornings only. Your references are essential. A two bedroom bungalow is available. Please apply by mailing your resume and references to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Florida

LIVE-IN NEEDED AT [Contact info available to subscribers] in Fort Myers, FL. An 80-year-old woman needs three meals, monitoring meds, assistance onto her scooter from the walker, and taken to the clubhouse from 1:15pm – 5pm daily. Return for TV then dinner and tea. Afterwards in room for the evening. Lois gets showered every three days. You get free room and board, groceries delivered, Wi-Fi plus $100.00 weekly. Keep a tidy house, laundry, speaking English is preferred. Three months; if agreeable then a year’s commitment. Owner stays in the 3rd bedroom intermittently. Off time 1:30pm-4:30pm/7pm-10pm, paid leave when owners are on site. Please call [Contact info available to subscribers] immediately. Pool hot tub sauna gym adhere to club rules. Drug, alcohol and Covid free.

LIVE-IN CARETAKER NEEDED for an elderly lady in the Biscayne Park/Miami Shores area. Will provide room and board plus a salary to care for a single elderly lady who is recovering from a stroke. The room is in a two bedroom/one bath home with laundry. Her care will require cooking, bathing, and full care. The owner also has a cat and a dog. To apply, please call [Contact info available to subscribers].

RV SITE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY on the East Coast of Florida (30 minutes south of Daytona). Free site, water and garbage, and up to $150 in electricity, in exchange for handyman, woman or couple working 20 hours per week on the property. Full hookup, 50 amp, provided. Some animal care involved. Feeding ducks and fish. There is a bumpy road coming in, but it is passable. RV’s up to 38 feet have been here. No drugs allowed. If interested, please send a note and references to email [Contact info available to subscribers] Background checks will be done.

France

HELP NEEDED in a typical Girondine house north of Bordeaux on the banks of the river Dordogne boarded by vineyards. We are 20 minutes walking distance from the nearest village, St Gervais (where we’ll happily drive you if needed), and a bus stop which will take you straight to the center of Bordeaux. The region boasts some world famous vineyards, quaint villages nearby, and lovely countryside walks. We are renovating the place in order to turn it into a holiday home and are looking for up to four helpers (single, friends or couples – families upon request) to help us in the tasks that await us. This will go from helping us in dealing with the larger outside projects we will have: rebuilding a portion of a the river wall, levelling up the dirt track leading to the house, resurfacing the terrace around the pool (which you’ll naturally be free to use) and landscaping the front section of the house. There will also be general renovation tasks to be carried out inside the main house as well as some housekeeping and some gardening. We offer three meals a day, two bedrooms which can sleep up to five people (three single plus one double). You will share all the amenities with us (bathroom, kitchen, living rooms). We have Wi-Fi. In exchange we expect four hours work a day for five days a week (flexible hours). We are well travelled and always look forward to meeting people from different cultures. We are fluent in French and English and one of us also speaks Spanish and Italian. Looking forward to meeting you! Please call [Contact info available to subscribers].

Georgia

FULL-TIME HORSE FARM CARETAKER needed. Caretaker needed for a three horse farm in Statham, GA. This is a non-smoking facility. Must have a clean background. Must have horse knowledge and a calm and kind nature. House provided for the caretaker. Salary is commensurate with experience. To apply, please send your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers] for more info.

Hawaii

ANIMAL SANCTUARY CARETAKER NEEDED on the Big Island. We are a farm animal sanctuary located on a 13 acre property on the beautiful Hamakua coast in Laupahoehoe, on the Big Island. We are offering full work trade accommodations (no rent/no pay) for the right property caretaker/sanctuary manager. After a two week trial we hope to secure a one year commitment, with the potential for this to be a long-term arrangement for the right person to join our team and home indefinitely. This is our private property so we work here every day too, and we have wonderful volunteers (usually travelers from around the world) who stay onsite for extended periods and help with the daily animal care and many chores. But we have grown to the point where we could really use the consistency and skilled support of a long-term property caretaker/manager. We are currently building additional accommodations on the property, and would love help to finish these out to ensure everyone has comfortable living spaces. Immediately we could offer a space in the shared volunteer yurt (bunk-house), a private tent, or we could discuss possible alternatives and will do our best to offer a desirable living space for the right candidate. We are looking for someone who loves animals, is experienced managing landscaping and construction projects/fence maintenance, and is comfortable taking a lead role to ensure everything runs well day-to-day. There is plenty of space to create edible gardens and we have a fruit tree planting project in the works, and have land to work with for other creative ideas and additional living spaces (as well as storage and a special needs animal barn to be built). We do not allow any smoking, drugs, or excessive drinking, and no animal products onsite out of respect for our rescued dairy cows, pigs, chickens, goats, etc. To apply, please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

ALOHA FROM THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. Escape the cold, and exchange your environment for the tropics. Our 2.25-acre estate in Kona is in need of an individual who can care for its landscape, gardens, and general maintenance. This commitment is for a minimum of 90 days, but a longer-term position could be possible, if all parties are content. This position is available starting in the first of the year. If hired, one can expect round trip airfare from your nearest major airport to Kona, Hawaii. While on the property, we will provide you with private hi-end accommodations with cable and Wi-Fi, maid service once a week, gourmet breakfast and dinner, and a negotiated stipend. Lastly, we will occasionally give you free use of a vehicle to explore the island. We are in one of the most beautiful parts of Hawaii, and I believe in the world. We are seeking a self-motivated, organized, in shape and strong, and very tidy and clean individual, who will work 36+ hours a week to upkeep our estate’s land, agriculture, and gardens. We are willing to train in our procedures, but you must have experience. There are occasions where we have to do a little sanding and painting, and pressure washing. We live in a jungle, where it is absolutely necessary to spray herbicides and insecticides. We do our best to be as organic as possible. You must be proficient and competent in using a commercial mower, weed eater, blower, hedge trimmer, chain saw, pole chain saw, and silky pole saw. We use mostly Stihl equipment, and have an Echo weed eater, and a commercial mower by Honda. This equipment will be your responsibility to maintain, and you should be able to do light repairs on them. You will have to tend to all fertilizing and weed maintenance. You must be competent in installing, maintaining, and repairing irrigation. We use Toro products. We have over 60 different fruit and spice trees, and edible berries and bushes, vegetable and herb gardens, and a ¾ acre botanical garden with rare palms, Heliconia, and Gingers. We are in the process of adding three lotus and lily ponds, and in late 2021 we are hoping to open our pigmy goat farm. It is fabulous, but it is hard work to maintain all of them. If you love plants and the outdoors, this is your dream job. The property has a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean. It is a spectacular place. If you feel this position might be your calling, please send me your resume and a list of references. I will review them and give you a call to set up an interview time. I can do Skype and FaceTime. No drug use, non-smoker, and responsible alcohol use! Please have one of these options available for your interviews. All applicants will be subject to background checks. You may contact me, [Contact info available to subscribers] for questions. Please forward resumes and references to [Contact info available to subscribers] and include the terms “House of Kona, caretakers” in the subject line of your email. Responses should be received within 48 hours. Aloha and mahalo!

LOOKING FOR A LIVE-IN CARETAKER in Haiku, on the island of Maui. Will provide a furnished room for work trade. This would be part-time help in exchange for the furnished room, all utilities, covered parking, and Wi-Fi. Need somebody right away. Bonus paid immediately. To apply, please call [Contact info available to subscribers].

Iceland

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED from March 30 to April 8, 2021 in Reykjavík. Participants can share their love for (and learn more about) global and local environmental issues, as well as photography. If you are interested in topics such as climate change, waste management, animal protection and sustainability, and you also love taking photographs or want to develop your photography skills, then this project is for you! While developing artistic and technical photography skills, you will be focusing on environmental and sustainability issues through non-formal activities such as workshops, discussions, presentations and visits facilitated by [Contact info available to subscribers]. One of our aims is to help create more environmentally aware consumers and travelers! You will visit local projects on environment and conservation. These may include hands-on activities or guided visits. Some examples include outdoor cleanup tasks, a community dinner or a visit to a recycling center, a geothermal power plant, a museum or exhibition. Some of these activities are dependent on conditions such as weather, pandemic-related restrictions, as well as availability of our partner organizations. You will also have time to put the theory about photography into practice, walking around and exploring the city. Participants will stay in a house in Reykjavík. The facilities are basic with a kitchen, showers, and a washing machine. Volunteers will receive food supplies and will be in charge of cooking and cleaning. For more info please visit our website at [Contact info available to subscribers] or you can email us at [Contact info available to subscribers]

Property Caretaker Profile

Burky in El Heucu, Northern Patagonia, Argentina Address: [Contact info available to subscribers] Interests: writing, travel, learning via cultural immersion, hiking, food and wine accompanied by scintillating company or a good book. Quote: “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”, Oliver Wendell Holmes

Burky, Ginny (Patagonia property owner), and Monica

In December 2016, on a gray Pacific Northwest day, the sky steadily leaking, I once again swore that I would not endure another soggy Oregon winter. An email posting from The Caretaker Gazette titled: Patagonia Frontier Calling promised a sunny Argentinian summer. The Gazette’s email update had a number of new ads, but this one really stood out for me: Patagonia Frontier Calling: Enthusiastic woman interested in art, current events, and creative and spiritual thinking is seeking a like-minded companion at my farm in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Gender is not important; attitude is. I prefer a commitment of at least three months. I am wheelchair-bound with local personal aids who attend to my physical needs. I desire a companion to converse in English, assist with correspondence and creative projects, and manage and troubleshoot computer and internet issues. Required skills: bilingual English-Spanish, expertise with both PC and Mac systems, driving a manual transmission. Desirable interests: art therapy, organic gardening, cooking, and horse riding. Ginny, the Patagonia property owner, is a very determined American woman who had been living with Multiple Sclerosis for forty years, the last twenty in Northern Patagonia. She needed an artist’s assistant and companion. I ticked off every requirement, except for Spanish, and applied immediately. In further correspondence, I learned rather than being her painting assistant, Ginny wanted me to ghostwrite her memoirs. As a writer in need of a roof and a project, I said yes in exchange for room and board. On February 14, 2017, after a four-hour, US$300 taxi ride from the nearest airport in Neuquén, first on paved, then gravel roads, I arrived at Ginny’s dusty ranch just outside the tiny cow town of El Heucu. According to the description on the Creativity Heals Foundation’s website, Estancia Trocoman, the home of Ginny’s ranch and the Creativity Heals Foundation, is an integral part of the Mother lands of Estancia Ranquilco. They share the river, the lands, horses, friends and families. They realize and are thankful for the privilege of having the responsibility of the guardianship of these great lands. Estancia Trocoman differs from Ranquilco in that they are not a traditional cattle estancia but rather more a quiet retreat for artist types who wish to rejuvenate, recharge and to create in their particular media with the support of Mother Earth. They are located deep in the heart of the vastness of the Andes Mountains bordering on Chile in Northern Patagonia. For three-weeks I reviewed over 350 pages of timelines written by previous volunteers, media articles from the ’70s through the ’90s, and Ginny’s journals and artwork. Many long discussions with Ginny lent depth and voice to the tumultuous, yet passionate and highly creative life of Virginia Neary Carrithers. During my three months (summer to early fall) in El Heucu, most mornings dawned bright and windy. Tall, thin Lombardy and rangy Alamo Blanco Poplars held down the dust on Ginny’s twenty acres. The Lombardys stood sentry in rows planted as windbreak alongside the main house, while gray-skinned Alamo Blancos, some seventy feet tall, spread silver-leaved canopies wherever their wind-blown seed had landed. Sketch in a backdrop of summer-blue sky and gold Andes foothills dotted by herds of cattle, goats, and sheep, and you have the essence of Northern Patagonia. My routine was enviable. I rose before the mosquitoes in the early-morning cool to meditate to horses nickering, or the squadron of dingy-green parrots squawking as they dive-bombed the water trough, or the papery rattle of parched poplar leaves. Following meditation, I savored soft white queso creamosa and thin-sliced ham on crusty bread. Coffee laced with ranch honey and the kind of rich heavy cream my grandmother used to skim from bottled milk rounded out the meal. On the front stoop of my ranchita I journaled, then set out for an hour-and-a-half hike. Initially, I stuck to the gravel road headed away from town into the mountains, but began to notice footpaths leading into the hills. One morning I veered onto a path that crossed a dry arroyo and found a road that took me to the Mapuche School. From there I wandered footpaths through homestead-dotted hills.

At Ginny’s place with her Arabian Toronado

Burky out for a ride on Ginny’s Patagonia ranch

The Mapuche Indians, indigenous to south-central Chile and Southwestern Argentina, have a rich heritage in Patagonia. Many still live in the traditional gaucho style – close to the land in small, thick-walled homes built to withstand summer’s searing heat and winter’s bone-binding cold. Hand-woven Mapuche saddle blankets and bags, ponchos and rugs are sought after by locals for hundreds of miles. Tourists would buy them if there were tourists. But there was only me. While Gaucho culture is still strong in Northern Patagonia, the advent of DIRECTV and flip phones in a town that until only recently had no gas station (and though they have one, it’s often out of gas) are transforming daily life. Few gauchos ride their horses to town for errands. And with no industry other than ranching, fewer children now follow in their parents’ footsteps. Instead, they are electronically lured to cities by white-collar jobs and television’s promise of sparkling nightlife. Post hike, I’d prime myself for work on Ginny’s memoir, rereading the previous day’s writing or reviewing the timelines, before joining her for the main meal of the day. Some days Ginny and I sat alone under the shade of an ancient Alamo Blanco a few yards from the main house. The cook served oven-roasted beef or goat and vegetables with a side salad of greens plucked fresh from the garden. Other days, if Ginny’s daughter, Sky arrived to negotiate the sale of cattle, goats or sheep for their 100,000-acre Estancia Ranquilco, as many as a dozen people might arrive for business and stay for the meal. Regardless, the main meal stretched over an hour, usually two, then siesta, which is when I put my head down to write. My goal on Ginny’s memoir was 1,000 words a day and my work day wasn’t over until I met or exceeded that goal. Some days, I finished in a few hours which left me time to harvest and clean vegetables; pick, rinse, and season kale for the dehydrator; vacuum the indoor pool; or my favorite job,train the Rat Terrier puppy who’d arrived the same day I had. As fall’s cool settled in, the pool was covered for the season. I split wood for my tiny, but dependable, wood stove to heat the ranchita, as well as an extra pile for the woodbin in the main house. Other days, my 1,000 words took more than five hours. Late afternoons, Ginny wheeled her chair out to my ranchita to cajole me into a yerba mate in the dirt yard surrounded by nickering horses, dusky mountains, and open sky. After an hour break, I’d work until supper. If I hadn’t yet managed my 1,000 words, I’d eat, then beg pardon from Ginny who was sometimes torn between companionship and a finished book. In April, the advent of fall, a three-day storm rolled in. Wind stripped the poplars of loose leafs, while rain battered the livestock, grounded the wild parrots, and turned the dirt yard to mud. I wrote faster. My 90-day tourist stamp was soon to expire and renewal required a prolonged in-person tango with the infamous bureaucracy at the Buenos Aires’ Immigration Office. With ninety-five percent of the book complete, the challenge became how to end it. I stewed for days. Restless, my mountain hikes stretched longer. In late April, a fever descended for a day during which I sequestered in my ranchita and huddled near the woodstove. I dreamed Ginny’s life. I dreamt I wouldn’t finish. The fever broke in the early hours. On that piercingly bright and frosty morning, I woke knowing exactly how to end the book and wrote it in a day. The description for the book on Amazon says: By the time Multiple Sclerosis entered the picture, Virginia Neary Carrithers had already learned how to fight for life and love. From bouts of croup that nearly killed her as a child, to her mother’s mental illness and cancer, to her beloved brother’s accident that left him a quadriplegic, and her father’s suicide, Ginny stood strong, developing a deep inner strength. She would need it for the challenges to come. A free-spirit and talented artist, her life morphed from small town Iowa to the seductive life of the jet-set, where mafia connections, luxury, physical passion, and fame became her norm. When MS sideswiped her health, Ginny, not to be deterred, rose to become a spokesperson for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, helping raise millions for “The Race Against MS.” The coming years brought marriage to an international playboy, motherhood, and a life-altering move from the U.S. to a 100,000-acre estancia in the Andes of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Pushing past tragedy and disease, Ginny’s life took a path of extremes few can imagine. Through her memories and words, explore and discover how her sense of humor, strength of heart, and creative spirit induced an unexplainable joy in the face of overwhelming odds. You can find Ginny’s book, Reaching Beyond: One Woman’s Inspiring and Uncompromising Will to Live through Love and Loss with Multiple Sclerosis, at Amazon.com

Horses graze in a peaceful setting on Ginny’s Ranch

Idaho

SEEKING AN EXPERIENCED, TRUSTWORTHY, RELIABLE live-in property caretaker at Palisades, Idaho, approximately 10 miles north of Alpine, Wyoming. A two bedroom apartment housing will be provided in lieu of compensation. Tenant pays partial utilities (no sublease, no smoking or pets). An applicable person could still maintain an outside full-time job. Some of the duties to include: weekly security and maintenance checks on the main house, overseeing property maintenance and upkeep. Handyman know-how a necessity. Must be self-motivated and conscientious. Please submit resumes to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Italy

ORGANIC GARDEN HELP NEEDED. Our homestead in Proceno is placed in a gorgeous environment, with spring water pools, enclosed in a fairylike setting of oak, beech and maple woods, spotted by moss covered ancient volcanic boulders. A clear small river allows pure clay baths and trout fishing. We are placed at the southern edge of Tuscany, in a touristically rich area, with old castles, thermal waters, Middle Age little Bourg’s, all to be reached within a 40 minute drive. Bolsena Lake is just 20 minutes away. Our project aims to realize a well-being natural resort settlement, to enjoy and share the beauty and revitalizing power of the elements, with nourishing natural food, creativity and joy, learning skills and arts for body and mind balance. At the moment we are at a beginning stage, looking for a help exchange situation in cleaning the woods, gardening, building wooden facilities and restoring existing structures, all in a communal joyful sharing and learning. Be prepared for a comfortable but spartan and pioneeristic accommodation, as we are trying our best to make the site the coziest possible, but so far we have gained five stars only for food and a good night’s rest, with owls company and falling water sounds. Welcome to all volunteers equipped with willingness, joy and a love for Life! For more details, please call [Contact info available to subscribers].

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A COUPLE to run our recently refurbished, 10 bedroom villa, set in the hills of Tuscany just above the historic town of Cortona. Duties include general housekeeping and accounting, caring for soft furnishings and household linen, provision shopping and stocking of larders, preparing menus and cooking, airport transfers, internal property maintenance, gardening, external property maintenance and care of grounds and swimming pool. At least one of the couple needs to be fluent in Italian and English. Applicants need to have experience of working in a private household and be able to handle project management and manage additional inside and outside staff and contractors. A full and detailed job description will be supplied on application. Combined salary of between 40,000 and 45,000 Euros with private, very attractive live-in accommodation set away from the main house and private use of a motor vehicle. Applications close by December 20th 2020. Please apply by mailing your resume and references to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Maryland

WEDDING AND EVENT PLANNER/INN MANAGER needed at a 20 room boutique Inn in Maryland with event space. We are seeking a person or couple to manage day-to-day operations as well as manage events, mainly weddings. Duties include: general Inn management including guest room sales and operations, wedding sales and coordination, management and scheduling of staff. Support staff is already in place. Should have experience with staff management and have excellent communication and organizational skills. Hospitality experience necessary, especially with events and lodging. Knowledge of computers with ability to learn new software systems and knowledge of social media platforms required. Owners are working on premise as well, but would like to find someone who has the knowledge and abilities to take over a lot of the day-to-day responsibilities. Excellent salary and benefits offered. Ideal location in a small town but not far from Baltimore and Washington, DC. Includes a spacious apartment with the responsibility of responding to guests needs after hours occasionally. To apply, please send your resume and salary requirements to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Massachusetts

A LARGE FAMILY living north of Boston seeks a highly energetic, live-in couple for their beautiful 12,000 sq. ft. home on eight breathtaking acres. This is a dynamic family with four beautiful children. Her responsibilities will include housecleaning, laundry, ironing, family meals, and occasional food prep for small dinner parties, grocery shopping, running errands, and indoor plant care. His responsibilities will include lawn mowing and yard cleanup, trash removal, coordinating with contractors, care for eight automobiles, occasional chauffeuring, snowplowing (truck provided), occasional bartending, and care of two dogs and two cats. Important qualities for this couple include experience in a large family home, self-starting with great energy, discretion, flexibility, can-do and willing attitudes, nonsmoking, and child friendly. The family owns two additional homes in Maine and Vermont, to which they travel frequently. When the family is in residence, the couple will work 10-hour days with a schedule of 10 days-on, four days-off. Salary is commensurate with skills and experience and includes health insurance benefits, paid holidays and two weeks’ vacation, and newly-renovated carriage house apartment. To apply, please email your resume and references to caretakergazette@gmail.com and include “Massachusetts Couple Position” in the Subject Line for forwarding purposes. Thanks.

Michigan

CARETAKER COUPLE WANTED mid-May to mid-October for a six-cabin lakeside resort bordering the Sylvania Wilderness in Michigan’s UP. Paid duties include cleaning cabins in-between guests, lawn care, maintenance and painting. A private lakeside cabin with heat and water will be provided in exchange for guest relations and some other duties. Applicants must be friendly, handy, meticulous, trustworthy, and nature lovers. Please email your resume and references to [Contact info available to subscribers]

PROPERTY CARETAKER needed in exchange for rent. Looking for an older skilled single caretaker (possibly a couple) to live onsite and care for a small estate on Spring Lake, MI. The caretaker candidate would have access to a private small one bedroom/one bathroom cottage at no cost in exchange for ongoing care of the property following items: general handyman skills required, carpentry, home renovation skills a plus, lawn, tree cutting, painting, toilet kit replacement, general home care power wash, winterization and summarization, care of vehicles, and general repairs of all kinds. Must be able to use a smartphone for coordination of all tasks. The caretaker would be responsible for posting photos of work before, during and after jobs, take pride in their work and be dependable, be able to complete to do items in a reasonable time frame, be honest and trustworthy with excellent references, and have excellent organizational skills. The best fit caretaker candidate would be an over 50 single who takes pride in their work and enjoys a quiet private environment. We may consider a husband and wife arrangement in the event that the wife also would help with daily house chores, cleaning, etc. This is a month-to-month renewable contract with longer term possible. If interested, please inquire via text at [Contact info available to subscribers] with your resume/skills/history. Please do not call until an interview is requested. A background check and references required.

Minnesota

PART-TIME ONSITE CARETAKER TEAM needed in Baxter. Looking for an onsite caretaker couple/team for 24 apartments in Baxter. Must have exceptional customer service skills and be able to communicate well with others. Must possess good problem solving skills. Must pass BCA criminal background check and finger printing. This position will require some light maintenance/repair jobs and cleaning. Responsibilities are, but not limited to: Showing apartments to prospective new tenants, processing applications/leases to the Management Company, rent collections/deposits/rent tracking, apartment turnovers, identifying/resolving tenant issues and concerns. Monitor tenant files, leases, lease renewals, rent increases, and all required documentation set forth by management and the owner. Weekly building cleaning/maintenance (vacuuming, mopping, windows, laundry rooms, light bulbs, garbage, raking, mowing, trimming, shoveling / salting, etc.). On call services. Compensation for this position is free rent ($10,140 per year or $9 – $10 per hour average) flexible hours for a spacious two bedroom, one bath apartment with detached garage, plus a monthly bonus structure and option for additional hourly maintenance/repair work (as needed). We will be accepting resumes for this position until filled. To apply, please mail your resumes to: [Contact info available to subscribers]

CARETAKER NEEDED for a rental property in Duluth. Looking for a trustworthy, responsible individual to be the caretaker of a small apartment complex in Duluth. The job will require mowing, snow removal, and a few other tasks and overseeing the property. Basic knowledge of plumbing and electricity a plus. The caretaker will need to make at least a two year commitment. In exchange we offer a free one-bedroom apartment with all utilities included. To apply, please call [Contact info available to subscribers].

Montana

FULL-TIME RANCH MANAGER COUPLE NEEDED in the Livingston, MT area. The [Contact info available to subscribers] is a privately owned, family ranch. The primary purpose of the ranch is for preservation of the asset, conservation of the land, and enjoyment for the family. Although the property includes livestock, it is not a cow-calf operation. The ranch is used during the summer months by the owners as their summer residence, to be shared with their family, friends and guests. This is a salaried full-time position for a couple seeking long-term employment. The couple will manage the overall ranch and livestock operations. The compensation package includes salary, housing/utilities and truck for ranch use. Must be organized, self-starter, professional, excellent people skills and jack of all trades. Health insurance available. Both parties must have a valid driver’s license and be able to pass a criminal background check. The primary responsibilities will be to oversee the day-to-day operations of a 2,000 acre ranch. Maintain accuracy and efficiency in bookkeeping for ranch related expenditures, operating cost records and identify areas for savings. Maintain all buildings/structures, including owners’ home, main lodge and guest cabins. Feed and care of cattle and ranch horses, to include winter feeding/watering and summer pasture rotation of livestock as necessary. Direct and manage ranch hands, vendors, and contractors. Coordinate with USFS for permit/lease. Repair and upkeep of mechanical equipment. Maintain roads and horse/ATV trail system, integrity of pastures, land and water wells/springs. Maintain cleanliness, appearance and organization of barn, pastures, ranch vehicles, and equipment. Do daily checks/repairs of fencing, gates and cattle guards to ensure proper working order. Seasonal winterizing of buildings, snow removal and clearing. Maintain the privacy and confidentiality of the owners, their families and guests. As time permits, especially during the off-season, improve and upgrade ranch owned buildings, facilities, vehicles, corrals, tack, tools and equipment, etc. Will need the ability to weld, operate a tractor, and other heavy equipment, including power and hand tools. Handyman and mechanical skills for ranch, house, barn, vehicle, and equipment maintenance. Manage the equestrian program and string; highly skilled in saddling and riding/training horses. Physically able to work outdoors in all types of weather and on uneven terrain. Must be physically fit and able to lift up to 50 lbs. If you meet the qualifications and are ready to take this next career step, please send your resume to our email address: [Contact info available to subscribers]

FULL-TIME CORRAL BOSS/RANCH CARETAKER NEEDED at [Contact info available to subscribers]h in Gallatin Gateway, Montana. The Corral Boss is a full-time, on-site position whose job responsibilities include caretaking for ranch property and for 120-head of horses and other ranch pets. The ranch property includes 20 guest cabins, barn, workshop, staff housing and the Corral Boss’s residence. Other ranch infrastructure includes corrals, fishing pond, and picnic area. Maintenance and corral duties vary by season. A successful candidate will be an upbeat, active, self-motivated person with a deep appreciation for ranch life and the outdoors. Horse experience is required. Duties from May to November will include: creating a friendly work environment for staff and a fun, safe experience for guests, managing and delegating tasks to six to eight barn staff, caretaking for 120 head of horses, overseeing execution of daily rides for guests, training young horses, organizing and occasionally leading pack trips, providing basic vet and hoof care, fencing, and addressing general maintenance needs on the property. Duties from November to April will include: caretaking for ranch property, primarily consisting of caring for ranch animals and buildings, and snow removal, training young horses, conducting maintenance and construction projects such as plumbing, electrical, carpentry and metal projects. Housing provided, and salary will depend on experience. To apply, please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

New Jersey

LOOKING FOR LIVE-IN INNKEEPER(S) to operate a nine room B&B in Cape May, NJ. We are looking for a friendly, self-motivated Innkeeper (individual or couple) who is excited to join our Mason Cottage family ([Contact info available to subscribers]). Here, you will find a place where your personality and ideas are as appreciated as much as the work you do. Candidates must have a ‘Guest’s First’ attitude, comfortable speaking with people and have a professional appearance. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: cooking and serving breakfast/afternoon refreshments, making reservations, social media, guest services, cleaning (must be able to walk up/down several flights of stairs throughout the day) and grounds/building maintenance. Must have good references, be extremely detail oriented, able to adjust in changing situations, problem solver and multi-tasker. Prior hospitality experience a must. Compensation package will include salary, on-site housing and paid utilities, performance bonuses and health insurance. Non-smoking, no children (a well-behaved, non-barking dog is OK, but we are strict about no cats). Please send your resume and salary requirements to [Contact info available to subscribers]

New York

COUNTRY LIVING AND HORSIN’ AROUND. Looking for a strong, hardy, compassionate person to live on site and care for the rescued equines at [Contact info available to subscribers] – wonderful horses, donkeys, mules, minis and a friendly goat. Located in New York between Albany and Saratoga, our farm has rolling hills, beautiful views, barns and yurts. Cabin housing and a stipend included. A love for the outdoors and equine care is a must. Must have horse care experience and be able to drive a tractor to primarily participate in feeding and light maintenance. Please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

FULL-TIME PROPERTY CARETAKER NEEDED in the Utica/Rome Area. Must have experience in carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical tasks, as well outdoor maintenance. Health benefits included. Please send all inquiries to [Contact info available to subscribers]

house sitter NEEDED. I need someone to stay in my Brooklyn condo with my cat starting right after Christmas through January 31, 2021. The condo is quite large, over 1,900 square feet. There are three bedrooms; the master bedroom has a large bath on the main floor. Two other nice bedrooms are upstairs with a full bath. I have hardwood floors on the first level. I live just steps away from the subway and there is easy access to shopping right down my street. You can live here rent-free, I will take care of all the utility bills, but I cannot afford to offer any compensation. If you are an interested cat-lover, please email me a message on why you would be interested in staying here and taking care of my cat while I’m gone, along with your references to [Contact info available to subscribers]

LIVE-IN COUPLE NEEDED for a caretaker position in Westchester, NY. Duties include landscaping, care of animals, cleaning, and light cooking. You will be provided with your own house, utilities included and a food allowance. Salary based upon experience. Please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

WE ARE LOOKING TO HIRE a trustworthy and self-motivated maintenance staffer for our [Contact info available to subscribers] in Tupper Lake, NY. Family owned since 1896, comprised of extensive tracts of boreal and Northern hardwood forest, three lakes, 20+ buildings and many miles of roads and hiking trails. We offer the possibility of a live-in caretaker position at our remote camp, perfect for the avid outdoorsman. We value all skill sets and offer the ability to grow into a leadership role in our organization. Candidate would join our Superintendent couple in the year round operation of our seasonal camp. Carpentry, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and safe chainsaw operation are all highly valued skills. These combined with a service oriented mindset when dealing with owners and guests would make for our perfect hire. We offer competitive wages and vacation time to the right individual ready to join our team. All applicants will be required to submit to a background check and provide a list of professional references. Please contact the [Contact info available to subscribers]

New Zealand

HOUSEKEEPER AND ASSISTANT NEEDED in Hanmer Springs. This work for accommodation position is available now in our Hanmer motel. No experience necessary. We are looking for a person to join us and live in our office three bedroom townhouse with a great view. We have free Wi-Fi, laundry, spa, and BBQ. Work with a friendly backpacker team, live on site in shared house. Hours are between 10am – 1pm, for a total of about 10 hours a week to cover accommodation. We are in a busy town in the countryside, located two hours from Christchurch. Work is mainly cleaning motel rooms (make beds, clean kitchens and bathrooms, dust and present the units for incoming guests), some gardening and maintenance. Must have an eye for detail as well as the ability to work in a team. If this sounds like you, please apply by calling [Contact info available to subscribers]. We look forward to hearing from you.

North Carolina

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE/ASSISTANT NEEDED in Shooting Creek, NC. [Contact info available to subscribers] is searching for a young, capable person to assist us with getting a boutique resort and retreat center startup off the ground. Varied skill set needed, building, carpentry, heavy equipment operation, landscape/hardscape, some administrative/guest service skills are a bonus. Must have a willingness to work hard in a remote (but beautiful!) location in the Western NC/Northeast GA mountains, and must love dogs (and cats). Housing provided, with all utilities paid. References and background check required. Salary will depend on experience. Pets not allowed. Please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

Ohio

A UNIQUE AND REWARDING FULL-TIME, year-round opportunity is available for a highly experienced private estate head manager for our home in Grandview Heights. This management position will provide many diverse situations requiring well developed people and estate management skills. The qualified applicant will possess 8 – 10 years of direct estate management experience on high end properties. Strong people management and organizational skills are mandatory. The proper maintenance and pristine care of the many residential buildings, structures and expansive grounds will require this manager to make independent and sound recommendations while maintaining the highest degree of quality standards. There is an opportunity for a spouse, as a part-time, seasonal cook during the summer months. The focus of this 20 – 25 hour/week cooking position would be the preparation of meals using fresh vegetables and fruits from the family’s large garden. Experience in canning and preserving is required. Excellent pay, free housing, and a generous benefits package are available and commensurate with experience. Please email a letter of qualifications with salary requirements and resume to caretakergazette@gmail.com and include “Grandview Heights Position” in the Subject Line for forwarding purposes. Thanks.

INNKEEPER/GENERAL MANAGER NEEDED at [Contact info available to subscribers], a luxurious Scottish Country Inn, known as the “Premier romantic getaway in the Midwest” (learn more at [Contact info available to subscribers]). Seeking an individual or couple for our 5 Star/ Select Registry 21-unit Inn and fine dining restaurant. Located 50 minutes southeast of Columbus, Ohio in the Hocking Hills Region. Responsibilities will include: staff supervision (27 people) record keeping-accounting, oversite of restaurant-bar, marketing-sales and overall operations of property. Qualifications: people management skills, strong knowledge of social media, Word/Excel, QuickBooks, organizational management skills and strong customer service. Capable of working with active owners. Hours include holidays, weekends and hours as needed. Seasoned experience in the hospitality industry and fine dining mandatory. Self-motivated, detail oriented, financial accountability and initiative taking people will be considered. No smoking, no kids, and no pets. Compensation includes on-site housing, utilities, base salary, performance bonus, and scheduled time off. To inquire, please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Oregon

FULL-TIME RANCH HAND/CARETAKER NEEDED in Maupin, Oregon. Help needed to feed cows/calves (we have between 30 and 50), maintain fences, secure property, and other ranch maintenance. Salary will be $3,000 month, and housing is a possibility for the right candidate. Please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

CARETAKER COUPLE needed in Grants Pass. My wife and I (70’s) and our Labrador Retriever live in a beautiful and secluded 5,000 square foot log cabin located on 16 acres overlooking the Rogue River with an organic vegetable garden, fruit orchard and chicken coup. We have some health issues and we need a couple to take care of the property and keep our main house clean weekly. I enjoy kayaking and working on the property, but need additional help. We have a 1,500 square foot, two bedroom/den and two bathroom caretaker’s log cabin on the property for you to live in with a deck overlooking the Rogue River and our garden. This modern cabin has air-conditioning, washer/dryer, refrigerator, dishwasher and other amenities. We need about 25 hours/week or more of caretaking on the property and home cleaning. Other examples are lawn care, fertilization, weeding, trail/stair repair, and housecleaning. The caretakers unit rents for $1,600/month, so this would be covered by trading work for rent as well as an additional $500/month for work done at $20/hour for additional caretaking hours worked. We pay water, trash, cable and the caretaker pays utilities. Skills required: vegetable orchard gardening, power/hand tools, riding lawn mower, landscaping, handyman, carpentry, cooking, house cleaning, and caregiving. This position is perfect for a married couple with some additional income like military, pension, or social security who loves gardening with strong handyman and caregiving skills who wants to live on the Rogue River. You must undergo a thorough background check, have a valid driver’s license, and undergo a significant interview process to apply for this position. To apply, please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Panama

CARETAKER NEEDED for a Cat Sanctuary. This is a full-time job for a cat lover. [Contact info available to subscribers] is a purpose built sanctuary near Boquete. Responsibilities include: provide food and water, clean litter boxes, sweep, wash down floors and walls with disinfectant, clean bowls and beds, laundry, inventory supplies, maintain grounds and infrastructure, other. Must also be able to figure dosages, administer meds orally and by injection. Must be fluent in English (speaking, reading, and writing). Intermediate level or higher Spanish helpful. Must adore cats! Seeking a self-starter who can work well with little supervision. Previous veterinary or cat sanctuary experience helpful. An on-site one bedroom apartment in exchange for partial salary will be provided, if interested. Salary commensurate with experience/capability, and consistent with local wages. Absolutely no drug or substance abuse allowed. A drug test is pre-requisite for employment. Please email your letter of interest or resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Pennsylvania

ESTATE MANAGER COUPLE NEEDED for a beautiful 30 acre Bucks County, PA estate. Separate house suitable for a couple provided. Interior and exterior responsibilities. Detailed job descriptions provided for experienced, qualified candidates. Please provide resumes with your salary history. Please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

Portugal

HELP IS NEEDED in painting, building, tiling, and general house maintenance on my house near the sea in Aljezur. Also need gardening help. I have three cats and a parrot, as well as three shops which consume all my time. I could use some help in the shops too, as a sales assistant, changing interior decoration, reorganizing, etc. I could use occasional help from 15 days to one month, based on more or less four to six hours a day and in exchange I offer accommodation in a double room and food in a very cozy, quiet and peaceful house. We love cooking Indian, Thai, Italian, Moroccan, and Portuguese. If you’re in the area, please call [Contact info available to subscribers].

South Carolina

PART-TIME MAINTENANCE CARETAKER NEEDED at a cat sanctuary ranch in Wagener, SC. Must love cats! We have a cat sanctuary for exotics, hybrids and domestic cats! We are in need of someone or a couple to take over maintenance duties such as mowing, mower repair, fixing things, gardening, renovations and anything to do with cat care and what cats need. Housing available and we would need to barter the salary. Please call [Contact info available to subscribers]

PART-TIME KENNEL CARETAKER NEEDED at a busy veterinary hospital in the downtown area of Columbia, SC. Applicants will need to meet or be able to perform the following criteria (25-35 hours weekly): must have compassion for animals (cats and dogs), have the ability to handle all breeds of dogs and cats, walk/supervise dogs, feed/water, laundry (wash, dry, fold, put away), clean kennels and cages, must have the ability to work well with others, have your own transportation, and working weekends and holidays is required. Compensation to be discussed. Please apply in person at [Contact info available to subscribers]

Switzerland

LIVE-IN DOMESTIC COUPLE needed in Geneva. Our client, a British family with four young children who live in Geneva require an experienced domestic couple to live in. You should be a capable Housekeeper/Houseman Couple who will work well together to maintain the interior and exterior of the household to a high standard. Requirements include: preferably good spoken English, and one of you must speak good French; both must be competent drivers on both sides of the road; cooking skills for simple meals (reheating food cooked by the private chef); self-motivation, house proud, common sense and a strong ‘can do’ attitude; willingness to work as a team and to help out where needed; prepared to travel occasionally joining the family on holidays, therefore you must be allowed travel to the UK, Europe and the USA. Duties will include: housekeeping, laundry, ironing; table service; pet care (small dogs/cat); shopping and running errands; maintenance and care of the pool and vehicles; overseeing outside contractors/gardeners; driving including school runs, guest drop offs, airport pick-ups. They are an informal family who lead very busy lives and require their staff to be willing and flexible. You must be happy to work as part of a wider team to support the family, training will be given as to their specific requirements. A private yachting background would be desirable but not essential. They have four children aged one to eight years old with three rotating Nannies, Security/Butler, Private Chef and Private Tutors. Accommodation will be a one bedroom, sitting room, and kitchenette with a separate entrance. Working days will be 5½ days per week (some weekends will be required but not all). Working hours: 7.00am, 7.00pm with a break during the day. Salary, depending on experience, will be £70,000 – £75,000 gross per annum. To apply, please email your resume and salary expectations to [Contact info available to subscribers] in the Subject Line.

Texas

RANCH HELP NEEDED at the [Contact info available to subscribers] in Conroe, TX. This is a full-time position. Must have knowledge of horses, fence building. The salary will be $500 a week (or $300 a week and live-in accommodation provided). To apply, please forward your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

PART-TIME HORSE BOARDING FARM ASSISTANT NEEDED near The Woodlands, Texas. Looking for a person experienced with handling horses: leading horses in and out of stalls to pasture, cleaning, watering, feeding grain and hay, putting on fly masks and blankets as needed. This takes approximately three hours in the AM and two hours in the PM, part-time work in exchange for a one bedroom apartment on the farm which includes all utilities, trash, washer and dryer, Wi-Fi, and Dish. Located on a quiet, secluded, gated facility near The Woodlands. This would be great for someone on a pension or who works online, or a couple with one income, saving to buy their own place. Please send your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers] for more info.

WORKING RANCH MANAGER/GROUNDS CARETAKER needed in the Post Oak, TX area. Need a full-time general ranch hand and cattle work near Jacksboro, on our privately-owned, cow,calf operation. This is a full-time position with salary of $24,000 – $36,000 per year, and benefits. To apply, please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

I AM SEARCHING FOR A COUPLE who can live and work on a private ranch in Stonewall County. A ranch house is provided with all utilities included. The full-time ranch hand position will work under the ranch manager and perform basic ranch work, such as road maintenance, brush control, vehicle maintenance, and other various projects. The daily tasks and chores of the partner will include housekeeping, vehicle cleaning, and cooking is a plus but not required. Salary will depend on experience. To apply, please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

FULL-TIME CARETAKER COUPLE WANTED in the Burnet, TX area. Maintain a 100+ acre ranch, and three properties in Burnet and one in Leander. These are long-term, full-time jobs and the couple must take pride in the ranch with horses, cows, chickens, a dog, two houses, and landscaping on all three pieces of property. There are no children living at home. The couple must have a solid work history, and both parties must have a valid Texas driver’s license. Must be physically fit and able to lift up to 50 lbs. When the owner and guests are in residence, adjusted work schedules are required to accommodate. Must be able to pass a drug screen and criminal background check. Ranch work can be a seven day a week job but typically five days are expected, with animal care and emergencies on the other two days. Must have references. This opportunity includes $55,000 annual salary for the couple, housing, utilities, and a truck for work use. Medical, dental, vision, 15 days of paid time off annually, 401k, and annual raises. There is also an opportunity to share in the bounty of a spring and fall garden. To apply, please text only (no voice calls) to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Utah

SPEND CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS, AND JANUARY in Alta, a very small town within the Wasatch Mountain Range. A retired professional couple is in need of reliable house sitters (or a future house exchange) from December 15, 2020 through January 31, 2021. Three bedroom condo on the first floor, with a complete kitchen: two microwaves, dishwasher, disposal, convection oven, two TVs, VCR/DVD, washer, dryer, and two full baths. Complete with a 12-year-old cat that typically sleeps 12 hours per day. For more details, please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

SEEKING A GENERAL MANAGER/INNKEEPER for a five room B&B in Moab for the 2021 Season! This unique home has private Innkeepers quarters, and five guest rooms. We are proud to have 5 star ratings on TripAdvisor. Dedicated to green practices and organic food (solar-powered). A like-minded Manager is essential. We pay special attention to Zen/clean environment and beautification. Managers must have hospitality management and work experience, be in excellent physical shape, be the leader of the Team, and also provide cooking, cleaning, and maintenance skills as needed. This position is paid a salary over nine months, with winters off. Housing on site may be an option. No pets, No tobacco users, and no children. Resumes can be emailed to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Virginia

FULL-TIME LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER POSITION AVAILABLE for an experienced non-smoking female, who is fluent in English with a vehicle and references. Private room with bathroom and separate entrance in gated community in Williamsburg, Virginia plus work at riverfront historic property one hour away. Salary is $16/hour. Room rental is separate. Please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

Washington

DISCOVER, PLAY AND WORK close by Mt. Rainier National Park with a RV/trailer. Looking for someone who can multi-task between cooking/housekeeping and front desk responsibilities to work for about 25-30 hours per week*. RV spot is provided. Rate is $13.50 hour. April-October 2021. In exchange for rent, Wi-Fi and utilities, the expectation to be night manager for two to three manager nights. The ideal candidate would be someone who wants to save, explore the mountains and be productive. No alcohol, weed, or drugs allowed on the property. Please email [Contact info available to subscribers] *The pandemic can affect available work hours.

CARETAKERS NEEDED on beautiful Mason Lake in Grapeview, WA (Mason County) for 2021. We are a small 228 lot association with a private park; 59 Boat Slips for members, family and guests. We are preferably seeking a retired couple to be our caretaker(s) beginning April 1 through October 31, 2021 and must provide your own RV and cell phone. A small well behaved pet is allowed. This is a salaried position, five days a week (must work weekends and holidays). RV site is provided with electricity, water, garbage, internet, and laundry facilities. If you can work without supervision, be flexible, prioritize daily duties, and are reasonably handy, comfortable using small tools/equipment, lift up to 30 pounds, you are who we are searching for. Responsibilities include: opening and closing the park, lawn cutting and watering the grass, plants, etc., maintaining the grounds, docks, beach, kids play area, cleaning the bathrooms, checking people and boats in (making sure they are members), reporting any disputes or problems to Board members, collecting launch, moorage and kayak fees (most are seasonal). Requirements: Get to know our members and be courteous at all times. To learn more and to apply, please contact [Contact info available to subscribers] A background and drug check will be required.

CARETAKER WANTED (north of Colville, WA, by the Canadian border) from May, August. On-site housing, small monthly stipend, electric and Internet provided. Work is landscaping, gardening, cutting trees, raking, burning debris, plus handyman things. Must have knowledge and experience with chainsaws, garden tractors, trimmers, and be able to lift 50 pounds. Short daily hours depending upon need. No smokers or children. Suited for someone retired or wanting to fish or boat. To apply, please email three non-family references to [Contact info available to subscribers]

West Virginia

PROPERTY CARETAKER NEEDED ASAP at a non-profit located in scenic West Virginia. Seeking a couple or single person. Looking for a skilled handyman – a “Jack or Jill of all trades”, experience in vehicle maintenance, and housekeeping. For details please contact [Contact info available to subscribers]

Wisconsin

RETIRE IN MINOCQUA RENT FREE! Two small apartment buildings in Minocqua are in need of a caretaker to live on site for free rent in exchange for 9.5 hours per week of janitorial, lawn care, snow removal, general grounds, light maintenance and customer service work. Must pass a background check and have a valid driver’s license. To apply, please send your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

Wyoming

FULL-TIME RANCH MANAGER NEEDED in Ten Sleep, Wyoming. As Ranch Manager you will be responsible for all activities on a 20,000 acre mountain ranch and perform all duties according to the landowner’s goals for the property. Guest services for a private family and guests will be a priority requiring effective oral and written communication skills. This responsibility will include project management skills and oversight of infrastructure maintenance including the upkeep of homes, barns, outbuildings, vehicles, equipment, and an aesthetic landscape. The Ranch Manager will supervise an 8-person full-time staff, including a Livestock Manager, and oversee a 500-head cattle and haying operation. The Ranch Manager should have a basic understanding of electrical, plumbing, HVAC, landscape, and fencing skills. This position is a hands-on job and at times requires the directing of seasonal employees, vendors, and contractors as needed. Candidates should be self-motivated and possess the ability to prioritize and make decisions based on common sense and practical experience. Guest service skills are a priority for this private ranch setting. Horsemanship skills would be a plus but not necessary. Salary will be competitive with a benefit package based on experience. Housing and utilities included. To apply, please email your resume to [Contact info available to subscribers]

ON-PREMISE INNKEEPER AND CHEF COUPLE NEEDED for a unique Inn/B&B property in the Jackson-Wilson area. The location is near the Snake River at the base of the Grand Tetons, where there are year-round outdoor activities. The couple must have comparable experience living in a mountain destination. Requirements: one must be an experienced B&B innkeeper with at least four years managing at least eight rooms and three team members. The other must be a professional, upscale, trained, farm-to-table chef. Both must be outgoing, polished, live an active outdoor lifestyle, embrace green ethics, are destination-oriented, and can handle very high occupancy. Event management experience is essential. The highlight of your day should be receiving profuse thanks from guests, returning from adventures, for the guidance you provided. Benefits: salary of $75,000, depending on experience, 1½ days off per week, a one-bedroom apartment, and a month off during shoulder seasons. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity! Please submit your resume by emailing [Contact info available to subscribers]

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Hello, my name is John. I am seeking a position as ranch caretaker or large estate caretaker or manager. I have over thirty years of experience in this field. My experience varies from large homes and estates, to large ranches. Most of the homes I have managed and have taken care of, are from top executives and business owners in the United States. I believe in confidentiality, trustworthiness, honesty, diligence, and consistency. These are traits I have learned at an early age in my career. And I have carried out these practices throughout my career. I have had a background in security, private homes, and ranches. I can set up your formal parties, take care of the largest of homes and estates. I believe in preventive maintenance, and do not like putting things off, before they become a larger expensive problem. I have strong attention to detail, and double and triple check everything! I go the extra mile to protect my homeowner’s investments, which they have worked and labored for to attain. I can flood irrigate the largest of ranches, do snow plowing, driving equipment, and maintain fence lines. Guiding hunters, calling in elk, and throwing on a tuxedo to serve your guests wine and cheese. I truly enjoy interaction with people, whoever they might be. Being on site to oversee vendors and contractors. Following through and paying attention to the biggest of projects, to smaller projects. Being the ranch or estate owners’ eyes and ears while they are absent. Being out in the middle of nowhere does not hinder or bother me, being remote is fine. I am self-motivated and driven daily to give 100% of my ability to my clients. I enjoy projects, and enjoy the challenges of keeping things neat and clean. Or cleaning up neglected areas. I am currently in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, in a big ski resort area, surrounded by large ranches and estates. I am fine with relocating. If the situation is desirable and long-term, and the owners are vested into maintaining their property. I am college educated. I put myself through high school, and trade school (welding) then four years of college with a degree in criminal justice. I have never used any tobacco products, at all. Legal or illegal. I am not addicted to any tobacco products or alcohol. I enjoy exercising, hiking, hunting and eating healthy. I also help out at our church every Sunday. I believe in community investment and giving back. I do not like wasting my time or client’s hard earned money and investments. I work exceptionally well with anyone I am dealing with. But I am also just fine by myself with projects and daily security. Trust is very important to me – without it, you cannot have a relationship. If you have pets, and need to leave the country or state, I am great with any kind petsitting. Horses to dogs or cats. Knowing me, I will most likely fall in love with them. At this time I would like to thank you for reading this. Health and happiness to you. Sincerely John. Please call me at [Contact info available to subscribers]

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Certified Gerson Therapy Home Care Setup Assistant. Yoga Teacher RYT 200 Certified, Nutritional Therapy, Plant Based and Raw Plant Based Chef, Personal Trainer. 46-year-old, non-smoking, no alcohol, no drugs, quiet, healthy, and fit willing to travel or relocate to help in caretaking duties or helping to improve health. Experience includes: Hotel Managing, Caretaking, Navy Rescue Swimmer, Farm work, and more. Please email me at [Contact info available to subscribers]

Professional caretaker, mature, seeking a position with animals/equipment/construction/ranches/ghosttowns. I am a remote area specialist. Please email [Contact info available to subscribers]

Mature professional seeks a caretaking position in the Reno/Lake Tahoe, Minden/Gardnerville area. I am a single male, 38-years-old and a local Registered Nurse. I possess a strong work ethic and have a diverse background that is well suited for residential property care and oversight. Please contact [Contact info available to subscribers] for more information.

Responsible, well organized, self-sufficient couple seeking a full-time/seasonal management caretaker position. Our experience includes waterfowl-upland and a big game hunting and fishing guide, and security. We are horse and dog trainers and have animal care experience from living on a ranch and ranch caretaking for others. Farming – food plots for wildlife/hay and ranching with general property and equipment maintenance. Have bookkeeper and computer skills, company event organizer and planner. Can prepare and cook wonderful meals for groups of people. We are accommodating and well versatile with people from all walks of life. Please contact us at [Contact info available to subscribers]

Are you a property owner who was adversely affected/impacted by COVID-19 and by default summarily left your property seeking refuge, and not intending to return? Are you consequently needing a highly qualified Property Caretaker to secure your property/grounds? I’m Michael, I’m actively seeking a position as a Property Overseer/Caretaker and or “light” House Manager with the potential to evolve into an expanded role. The position would consist chiefly of being an on-site presence providing unparalleled service, i.e. watchful/eagle eye on your high end property/grounds; offering exceptional/sterling and superlative care; safeguarding your coveted/prized property. The core internal duties would be general maintenance/upkeep, and cleaning to deep cleaning. Externally, it would potentially include light landscaping, snow removal; to be determined. Optimally, it would be year round but am open to a seasonal position. A skeletal overview of my aggregate experience (15 years +) includes being the Primary Caretaker for a mini estate pristinely maintained and presided over to a Houseman (New York City) and House Manager for a resort in the High Desert of California. Collectively, I’ve worked in a variety of disparate domestic related capacities rounding out the overview. I possess a certain Je Ne Sais Quoi replete with dynamism, worldliness and unequaled professionalism. Moreover, for your personal assurance I’m decidedly a non-smoker/non-drinker; the embodiment of “straight laced”/straight arrow, double degreed with a conservative sensibility. Open to all geographical locations, nationally or internationally. As a compensation package I’m seeking a minimal/negotiable salary with Live-In/Live-On premises either in the main house or Guest House. I can be reached at [Contact info available to subscribers] Thank you.

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For Sale: Unique property with ocean view on the South Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. If your dream is to live in the tropics, run your own bed and breakfast, have your own organic garden, or eco/green mini-resort, hostel or simply own your own piece of paradise it will be hard to find a better place to do it, or a better opportunity than this one. For more information, please email [Contact info available to subscribers] with “Costa Rica Property For Sale” in the Subject Line.

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Arizona Cowboy has written true stories in four exciting and interesting books all about half a century on horseback. 2005, was the year the books closed on the Arizona, cattle and horse ranch named the DK Ranch. After nearly fifty years there as a cowhand, I had advanced as their chief honcho. During the start of the year 2005, the handwriting on the wall began and the books closed on this historic steer and horse ranch. I sadly, then, became my pen-name, The Last DK Cowboy. Read stories of true happenings during our daily work. Happily chasing steers over the open range while aboard bronco horses we were trying to make into usable cowponies. Join me by enjoying these true tales and later in the other books describing a rewarding, exciting life among wild cattle and wilder cowhands. Ridin’ out in Arizona’s beautiful, natural scenic wonders. These true tales, although unusual, are just as I recollect them. To all those who have ever dreamed of being a cowboy, here’s your chance to ride along with me as your side-kick and saddle pard. You can view an entertaining introduction with many colored pictures at lastdkcowboy.com or you can write to me at lastdkslashcowboy@gmail.com

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