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Breakfast & bar stars for the first and only hostel in Tilburg!
The experience
You will learn all the ins- & outs of running a bar in a hostel: prepare and serve breakfast, make drinks in the bar and help with (group) events.
We host people from all over Europe and although we are Dutch, the main language spoken in the hostel is English. So if you are looking to improve your English and work within an energetic, fun, and genuine team that feels more like a family, than this is the best place to be! :)
What you offer
25 hours of help per week
Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.
What you get
2 days off per week
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.
Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.
Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Requirements
Intermediate English or Fluent English
Between 18 and 30 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
European Union Passport
Travel insurance
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
We are looking for two volunteers with restaurant, barista and guest contact experience! We are looking for someone who is energetic and enjoys the very important social chats with our international guests. Hostel Roots really wants to elevate the basement (breakfast) bar and we want to do it together with you and your creativity!
We have 2 different shifts:
- Breakfast: 07.00 - 12.00
- Bar: 15.30 - 21.00 / 17.00 - 22.30
We would like to have people who can stay for a minimum of 8 weeks. We give 15 euros a week to each work and stayer for groceries, however the team generally put all their money together to do a big food shop. You can also have free breakfast and lunch everyday. You will share a bedroom, kitchen and toilet/shower with 5 other volunteers in the hostel. We also have a washing machine and a dryer for your clothes. There is also free WiFi :)
Activities & Shift
The two volunteers are responsible for our bar, they will rotate the breakfast and barshifts together, everything can be discussed and we are open for preferences. The two of you will be a team :)
During the breakfast shift you will welcome the guest in the morning and give them a warm feeling in our bar. You prepare their coffee order and serve them breakfast. During the bar shift in the evening you pour the drinks of our guest and keep the bar clean. We also some events that we will need an experienced bartender for!
We are looking for someone who is organized and structured because some weekend breakfast shift can be fun but hectic ;)
Rules
We like to organize team outings every once in a while. Volunteers at Hostel Roots can join sport classes for free at a sportclub nearby!
For us the most important thing is that the volunteers have fun, because when you have fun, guests will notice the good vibe in the hostel and automatically give them a better stay. A day will never be the same and we try to divide the shifts over the volunteers. However, we do look at personal skills so we can further help you improve!
Please check out our Instagram or Facebook page for more information about the hostel, our staff and our events :)
Host in high demand at the moment
Many worldpackers have been applying to this position recently. The host will probably not be able to respond to all of the applications, so we recommend that you also apply to other hosts in our community and not just this one :)