Join us with our dairy cows at our place in a village in Karasjok, north of Norway

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  Description

  READ THE COMPLETE PROFILE BEFORE YOU WRITE ME.
  -Apply only if you have the skills I am looking for and if you fill the requirements.
  -You need to have a workvisa if you are not an EU Citizen. Do not apply if you do not have it.
  
  I am looking for a TRACTOR DRIVER with experience. Drivers licence CE(EU) or B(EU) taken before 01.01.2005
  See description belowe.
  
  My name is Tanya. I run a dairycow farm in the North of Norway in a village called Karasjok.
  Around Karasjok there is beautiful nature. Here you can experience the Midnight sun in the summer and snow, cold temperatures and Nothern lights during winter. Temperature can be between +30 in the summer and below -45 during wintertime. 24 hour daylight for a period during summer and 1 hour daylight for a period during wintertime.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Pets

  

  Self development

  

  Farming
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You will experience norwegian farm life.
  The village is a mix of norwegian and sami culture.
  You can visit the museum and the Sami parlament.
  You will meet different kinds of people and experience the beautiful nature.
  I used to love to travel, but I do not get to travel as a farmer so I would love to hear about your country and your travels.

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  Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

  This host offers accommodation and payment.

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  Help

  4 OPTIONS
  
  1.TRACTOR DRIVER
  Drivinglicence CE(EU) or B(EU) taken before 01.01.2005
  
  1 person who can do summerwork(hay etc.)and work in the fall.June/Beginning of July-15 october. (Possible to combinate with work with cows for all year too).
  1 person who can do the summer work (hay etc). June/Beginning of July. Work lasts for about 2-4weeks. It can be extended if we agree on it.
  Work will be tractordriving, preparing the maschines and equipment for work and other farmwork.
  Equipment/ machines used for croup harvesting: Tractor, Pickup trailer, hay cutter, transportation machines up into the towersilo, a machine inside the towersilo, towersilo and roundbaler.
  Work can be for a short or a longer time.
  Start as soon as possible.
  
  Requiremeint:
  -Drivinglicence CE(EU) or B(EU) taken before 01.01.2005.
  -Experience with tractordriving
  -Driving licence B and your own car.
  -Physic to do the work.
  -Language: Norwegian or English
  -You are Efficient, On time, Reliable, Flexible, Good workethic/ you have a desire to work,You can work on your own, in team and you take responsebility.
  -You need to take a MRSA test and wait for the results before you go close to the animals. All workers need to take the MRSA test.
  I will pay minimum wage or a bit more by Norwegian standards for farmworkers.
  
  2. WORKERS FOR HARVESTING SEASON
  Start will be after agreement in June or the beginning of July. This work last about 2-4 weeks. It is also possible to work more.
  Work will be getting the machines ready to start, tractordriving and /or transportation machines and cleaning around these, putting on weights cleaning machines after and everything else that belongs to the harvesting season.
  I need 2 persons who can work with the transportation machines.
  I need 2 persons who can drive tractor.( See work option nr 1 for requirement for Tractor drivers)
  
  Driving licences that give you the right to drive tractor in Norway:
  -EU B aquired before 01.01.2005 will give you right to drive tractor in Norway for EU citizen.
  -EU CE will also give you the right to drive tractor for EU Citizen.
  
  Requiremeint for non tractor drivers:
  -Physic to do the work.
  -Language: Norwegian or English
  -You are Efficient, On time, Reliable, Flexible, Good workethic/ you have a desire to work,You can work on your own, in team and you take responsebility.
  -You need to take a MRSA test and wait for the results before you go close to the animals. All workers need to take the MRSA test.
  Equipment/ machines used for croup harvesting: Tractor, Pickup trailer, hay cutter, transportation machines up into the towersilo, a machine inside the towersilo, towersilo and roundbaler.
  I will pay minimum wage or a bit more by Norwegian standards for farmworkers.
  
  3.WORK WITH DAIRYCOWS - 12 MONTH STAY OR LONGER
  I am looking for a worker that can work independently, take responsibility and take care of the cowbarn.
  
  The helper will do the daily tasks in the cowbarn. It will be milking, feeding, cleaning, see if a cow is sick or in heat, contact the veterinarian and assist him, take care of the cow when it is giving birth and after, and other things that might show up with the animals or machines.
  It will also be other work like fencing, tractor driving(if you have a driving licence for it), cleaning, repairs and all other kind of work that exist on a farm.
  
  Requirement:
  -You have experience with farmwork and milking.
  -You have a B driving licence and you bring your own car since the farm is 6 km from the village.
  -Your english or norwegian level is good enough so you can call the veterinarian and make other phonecalls.
  -You need to show up on time, you are able to work independently and in team when needed, you take responsebility and you are flexible.
  -You need to take a MRSA test and wait for the results before you start to work with the animals. All workers need to take the MRSA test if they are going to be close to the animals
  
  I will pay minimum wage or a bit more by Norwegian standards for farmworkers.
  
  4.CLEANING HOUSE
  I need someone who can clean sealing, floor,walls, windows and inside cabinets in my house.
  You like to clean, You are Efficient, On time, Reliable, Flexible, Good workethic/ you have a desire to work,You can work on your own. This option can be combined with any of the other options.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Norwegian bokmål: Fluent
  Spanish: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  Caravan, room in house, apartment in the village. You will provide yourself with food. It is possible to bring your own caravan car to stay in.
  You need to have your own car since the farm is about 6km from the village.
  During summertime you can borrow a bicycle from me if you do not have a driving licence. Only for summertime helpers.

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  What else ...

  Farmwork is hard work. You will become dirty, sweat and get tired.
  You need to have the health and physics to do the work.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

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