FEATURED JOB OPENING: Long-Term Caretaker/Dog Sitter Position - Cornish, NH

STARTING IN LATE APRIL
1826 historic homestead in southwestern New Hampshire needs a dependable non-smoking 
person or couple to provide care for this second home and 2 large but gentle adult dogs
(St. Bernard mix and Newfoundland) while the owners are away during the work weeks.  
The four bedroom/3 bathroom house has a newly renovated kitchen-family room with 
a woodstove on 53 acres.  Located in a quiet country setting with a post and beam barn,
miles of stone walls, orchards, pond, streams, mature gardens, 200 tap sugarbush, forest
trails, 20 honeybee hives, fields and woodlands. 

Duties include caring for the dogs, keeping the house clean, small home
maintenance projects and gardening.  It is expected that these duties will take
ten to fifteen hours per week.

You will be provided housing, utilities, internet access and a monthly food allowance. This is not a paid 
position. Your accommodations include a private bedroom and access to a full bath within the
house that would be shared when guests of the owners are at the house (5-10 weekends
per year). The caretaker shall have one weekend off each month and two weeks vacation
annually. Owners plan to be at the home about ten to 15 days per month.

Minimum qualifications: One year commitment starting in the second half of April. References, High
School diploma or equivalent, able to communicate well in English, caretaker experience, previous
 dog ownership, basic maintenance and gardening skills.  Must pass a background check.

This job is perfect for a or couple looking living cost-free in a quiet, small town setting. Perfect for
outdoor enthusiasts, retirees,photographers, and writers.  The job is
very flexible, with no set hours with the exception of keeping a regular
schedule for the dogs.

We are located in western Sullivan County NH, 1 mile away from the covered bridge
across the Connecticut River that separates New Hampshire from the Vermont town of
Windsor.  We are within 30 minutes from the cosmopolitan towns of Hanover, New
Hampshire (home of Dartmouth College)and Woodstock, Vermont and 2.5 hours
from Boston.  X-Country ski/snowshoe/hiking trails are in abundance on the property
and nearby. Gas and a grocery chain store are within 5 minutes, box store shopping areas 
are within 20 minutes.

A car and valid driver's license will be necessary in order for you to run
errands.  Ability to work unsupervised and have aptitude/experience on small
home maintenance projects is greatly preferred.