This house sitting assignment is also a property manager position for an exclusive group accommodation property, our house/pet sitter should have the following general skills and characteristics:
Self-motivated; Pet enthusiast; Excellent social/interpersonal communication skills; Excellent customer relations skills; Excellent communication skills; Comfortable with normal housework and general gardening; At ease with sending and receiving messages with attachments; and Contactable by mobile communications.
Our house sitter/property manager has responsibility for caring for Jelly Bean, our beloved toy poodle. Also, as property manager, the house sitter has the responsibility of on-site management of our group accommodation guest house. On-site property management consists of normal housework for a guest house, with attention to detail, scheduling, general home gardening, problem solving for minor house & garden maintenance, and maintaining good customer relations. Our house sitter/property manager will greet guests, potential hirers, and other property visitors by appointments scheduled by us.
Our property is a unique and beautiful 1.5 acre environment. Our house sitter/property manager will enjoy a private studio apartment (with views over the gardens and wombat forest) and will have free internet access, a kitchen, and a bathroom.
Our home/guest house is situated in Daylesford, a former gold mining town, famous for its mineral water and natural springs, surrounded by the Wombat forest. Daylesford is situated a little over an hour from Melbourne, in the Central Highlands of Victoria. There is a thriving arts community, as well as a strong tourism industry, in Daylesford. The natural beauty, combined with the period setting of this small town attracts visitors from all over the world.
This is an extraordinary place to be.
Our ideal housesitting situation would involve a couple, or individual, much like ourselves, who like to enjoy peaceful inspiring surroundings, in a garden setting, in a small country town that is sought after as an indulgent getaway by people from all over the world.