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Part time (Full Time Package available on request): Work 20-25 hours per week in exchange for full room, utilities on site in a 1 bedroom barndominium with fully equipped kitchen, bathroom, laundry plus truck usage and stipend. Regular working hours are semi-flexible, you will be expected to provide reliable weekly reports of deliverables. A 1099 will be issued to you at year end for housing compensation and you must provide evidence of personal insurance around self employment.
OVERVIEW
We are looking for a healthy individual to live on an estate in Texas to maintain a 30 acre estate and associated buildings and animals on the property and visit 2 other nearby properties in Texas (McDade and Giddings) at least once monthly.
This is not a role for a nurse aid but is for someone who wishes to make a home on the property and look after the property which will be used long term for wildlife protection.
You will not be expected to complete any personal hygiene duties or clean the main house or the homeowner. You will be expected to be available to drive as needed and check in on the homeowner Saturdays and Sundays via text or a quick visit.
Rental includes use of barn for personal business if desired (with written agreement), provided all trash is removed from site, access is controlled and basic property rules are followed (no smoking, no guns, no dogs without prior approval).
Payment
This is a combined payment in cash and in kind role. You are required to live on site in the apartment provided with utilities and internet provided. We provide a truck for your work use and limited personal usage (holidays and trips are allowed but you need to pay your own fuel), insurance, regular fuel, tx tag, etc we pay for. You can be provided with a prepaid phone. You receive a weekly $50 food allowance and a weekly $250 cash payment. Some weeks you may only need to work 15 hours, others 25 hours. With an average of 22.5 hours a week the value of the package is $25.44 per hour.
Package Annual Value
- furnished apartment (1000 monthly) 12000
- personal truck usage (150 monthly) 1800
- prepaid phone (30 monthly) 360
- food allowance (50 weekly) 2600
- stipend (250 weekly) 13000
- Total package value 29760
- Hourly rate based on 22.5 hours weekly $25.44
Responsibilities and Duties
Record keeping and communications
- You will keep clear records of works completed, purchases made
- You will submit weekly time records in a format provided
- You will submit receipts for any purchases and secure quotes for any desired expenses
- You will use whatsapp to communicate with the family and email for weekly brief updates (200 words)
- You will expected to provide regular working availability to support planning and boundary setting
Vehicles
- Drives homeowner as needed with prior notice when possible (e.g. 24 hours or emergency medical in most cases)
- Collect mail and supplies as needed for the estate
- Delivers items as needed
- Maintains/ checks all vehicles on property and keep them in good condition recording checks of tires, oil, batteries and valeting at least once every 3 months
- Chrysler Pacifica (2021)
- Toyota Tacoma
- Lawn mowers (x2)
- Golf cart
Estate
- Basic property maintenance as a handyperson as needed for basic repairs or improvements
- Mowing or gardening
- Removing bulk trash and collecting trash from main house prior to collections Tuesday mornings as needed
- Fixing fences or repairs and/or finding a professional for repairs if unable to do perform them safely
- Visiting other local Texas properties once a month to check condition, walk fences, etc
- Monthly “big” goals that are part of long term management plan (listed below)
Feeding and watering animals as needed and requested
- Dog
- Cats
- Chickens
- heifers
Occasionally
- House sitting of estate in owners absence (e.g. feeding and watering pets)
- Acting as contact for professionals on property to help with access or repair plan (e.g. electricians, septic, orchard planners, beekeepers, solar, etc)
- Keeping up outbuildings on the property:
- – – large barn, small pole barn, small well shed, chicken coop, pool room, tool room, and lawn mower shed
- – – physically visiting outbuildings at least once every month and making sure they are clean and in good condition
- – – maintaining access by mowing around entryways as needed and driving on roads to maintain them
- – – checking electrics, lights, air conditioners, water, etc
- – – keeping property buildings in good usable condition
- Sweeping or cleaning outbuildings once a quarter
- Checking that wells or sprinklers on the property are still working
Essential Skills
- Good work ethic
- Clean driving record/ up to date license
- Heavy lifting may be required
- Patience
- Fluent in English
- Ability to legally work in the USA.
Desired Qualities
- Direct experience with older adults
- Experience with Google Drive
- Knowledge of vehicle and building upkeep and maintenance.
- Record keeping regarding estate management
Weekly tasks
- Contact Vickie on weekends to check on her by text or visit as soon as you wake up
- Take trash out Monday evening to curbside
Example monthly tasks in current plan
November
- Plant wildflowers
- Visit other properties
- Plant orchard on pond
- Winterize well
December
- Mow around buildings
- Visit other properties
- Plant sorghum
January – March
- Mow around buildings
- Visit other properties
- Inseminate heifers
- Plow grass to kill grasshoppers
TO APPLY:
Forward cover letter & resume to our email address.
Email
[email protected]
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