'If you like helping people, be their housecleaner'

We recently received email from Debrah of Helping Hands, Inc:

My husband and I own a housecleaning business-we have for 18 years.  We have found that moms make great employees.  We can be flexible with school hours and moms like the activity and extra cash.  We clean very nice homes in the metro area in.   So- it is not grungy work and the clients are really nice...

Additional information regarding the company follows -

Profile:

We have owned an operated our business for 18 years. Our specialty is thorough and detailed cleaning- we are not a dust and dash operation! Our clients are elite; primarily on the west side and in downtown We are a fair and generous company with integrity - we live up to our word.

Objectives: Find employees who want a fun energetic LONG TERM job. Offer flexible hours between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.- Mon- Sat. so college students and moms can work and go to school or be home for the kids after school. Train employees to be the best housecleaners in the metro area. Compensate employees so they will have great job satisfaction. Keep employees close to home so they travel less than the average metro commuter does. Provide employees with everything they need to be successful.

Skills: (job requirements for our employees) Be outgoing and energetic. Have a strong sense of initiative. Be trustworthy. Understand attention to detail. Own an automobile and have a valid driver’s license. Speak, read, and write english, Be able to lift 25 pounds. Be bondable. W

ages & Benefits: TRAINING: $9 per hour. ONCE TRAINED (usually takes about 4 weeks): $10 per hour- then raises are given based on merit. Earn up to $15 per hour. Our average wage is $13 per hour. Benefits include gasoline allowance, health insurance allowance, cell phones, gasoline credit cards, and paid vacation. Plus, clients love to give tips!! We supply uniforms, supplies, equipment, and detailed cleaning instructions for each client.   If interested, please contact DEBRAH at debrahe@mac.com

gDiapers needs help at two upcoming Portland events

We’ve bitten off more than we can chew!

gDiapers will be participating in six events around the country over the next three weeks. Short of cloning our current staff, there’s no way we can do it all. Here’s your chance to work one or both Portland events. All you have to do is share your wealth of knowledge about gDiapers at our booth; in return, you’ll receive free gDiapers product. Sound like fun? Contact me at michelle@gdiapers.com

Here are the event details:

Redirect Guide’s Green Sprouts Organic Baby and Family Fest
Saturday, Sept. 22 at Peninsula Park (map), Portland
Available shifts: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on Saturday

Gentle Birth World Congress and Free Baby Expo
Kim Graham-Nye, gDiapers co-founder and super gMum will be a guest speaker as well as working the booth.
Friday – Sunday, Sept. 27-29 at Oregon Convention Center, Portland
Available shifts: Sat, Sept. 28 from 9 am – 6:30 pm and Sunday, Sept 29 from 10 am – 5:30 pm

ISO Veterinarian

I just had a horrible experience this last weekend with my 10 year old dog dying while on vacation. Apparently she had cancer and she just collapsed. The Vet in Eastern Oregon was amazing and very smart. I was very impressed. When looking back at my dog's history, I realized she had been to our local Portland Vet only 6 months ago. I feel as though they should have caught this disease and have decided to look for a new veterinarian. I am looking for a recommendation for a veterinarian that is incredibly bright, perceptive, doesn't push sales and isn't overly expensive (is it just me, or has vet costs gotten rediculously high?) I'm in the inner SE area, but would travel for the right Vet.

ISO Carpet Installer

I need help finding a decent carpet installer for our rental property.  We don't need the expensive schmancy kind because it's just a rental.  But we are a busy family so convenience is a factor.  Will they come to my house to show us samples?  Will they show up and finish when they say they will?  Etc.
Thanks guys! 

Job Openings: Zenana Spa

Zenana Spa and Wellness Center is looking to hire just the right people for several positions. We are a spa and wellness center focused on pregnant and parenting families (all ages of children), located in the 7 Corners area of SE Portland (SE Clinton and 21st.)

We are currently seeking to fill the following positions.

- Receptionist/Boutique Clerk (part time - approximately 20-24 hours per week) to welcome guests, answer phones and direct calls, register and schedule class attendees, and lactation, massage, and spa service clients, and assist guests with boutique purchases. Must be a great multi-tasker, feel comfortable with computerized appointment scheduling, have the ability to work with a variety of details, in a busy environment, with wonderful people skills and a commitment to supporting families. Medical and/or spa scheduling experience required.  Retail experience a plus.

- Licensed Massage Therapist with pregnancy massage experience.  Excellent people skills, and a supportive, warm personality desired.  

To apply for any of these positions, please send your resume and a letter specifying for which position you are applying and how you heard about the opening to info@zenana-spa.com. Please feel free to re-post this to other groups, or to pass this on to anyone who might be interested.

FS: Full Size Copier

We have a Full size copier for sale. Too big for our office space and need. The copier is a Toshiba DP 4580 and we hope to get $800, but we are open to the Best Offer.
So make us an offer , come by and check out the machine. Contact us by email or phone for more information.
503-232-3457
the100th@the100thmonkeystudio.com

ISO: FuzziBunz

Help a fellow urban mama in need of Fuzzi Bunz

I am due in October and in frantic search of used, good condition Fuzzi Bunz. I need a size small and any color will do; inserts would be nice as well but a must. I would like about 5-10 of them. I am finding them incredibly difficult to find and quite $$$. Let me know if you have some you'd like to get rid of; willing to pay whatever is fair to both parties. Please email me if you can be of some assistance: tiffanycd@gmail.com. Peace.