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The experience

We mainly need volunteers welcoming and receiving travelers from all over the world: looking after their needs, checking in, serving drinks at the bar, making them a pizza in the wood fire oven, joining them on hikes, or just showing them around!

Enjoy your free time chilling around a bonfire, going for a surf, a hike, a swim at waterfalls, you name it! We offer many outdoor activities as well as nice locals. And who can say no to this view??

What you offer

28 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Reception: Help with check-ins, check-outs and guest assistance.

Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.

What you get

3 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.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 19 and 36 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

Be from outside South Africa

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Sleeping arrangements:
You will be in a shared 6-bed dorm with other volunteers. If you move around, go away for a few days and on the day you depart, you must make your own bed.

Meals:
We provide breakfast every day.
• Breakfast – Pap or Oats (10h00) If you want to eat earlier, you have your own food.
• Lunch – Your own food OR soup & bread
• Supper – Your own food OR sandwiches
• Instant Coffee & Tea available as much as you want
There are different meal times, depending on your shift time.

Laundry:
There is a Laundromat in the village where you can drop your washing and get it back same day washed and dry. This will be at your own expense. Or you can handwash here.
Unfortunately, we only have one washing machine that is used for our linen, towels etc. that needs to be washed daily all day. We do not have a tumble dryer.

How to get here:
You can take a flight into George which is 25km from us and we will pick you up.
There are also bus options:
• Bazbus – a bus specifically for backpackers, more expensive, but more convenient and will drop you off right at our doorstep. You can use this “hop-on-hop-off – ticket” also if you want to travel the Garden Route on your off days. It is valid for one year.
• Intercape / Big Sky – stops Wilderness (Caltex Garage) where we will pick you up (+- 4km from us). It has another stop about 8km from us at the Sasol Garage.

Weather:
• Summer (November – March) 14 -32 degrees.
• Winter (April – October) 8 – 25 degrees.
It tends to rain sporadically throughout the year, so it’s good to bring a raincoat. Also, it can get chilly at night, so at least bring a light jacket, even for summer.

General notes:
You get 30% discount on your drinks. When on duty, you may only drink from 21h00 even if guests buy you drinks.

Activities & Shift

Your main job during all shift is to interact with - and be a host to guests. You are expected to work a maximum of 30 hrs per week or 240 hrs over a minimum of 8 weeks (2 months).

There are various possible shift to work. Times are subject to change as we see t according to priories. All your shift include serving guests (being a host), cleaning / cooking etc.

1. 08h00 – 14h00 (6 hours): If groups need breakfast before 08h00, you will be asked to start earlier, but then your shift will end earlier as well.
During THIS shift you need to help at reception help prepare breakfast, empty and clean out bins and remove to allocated area, count stock in bar, clear breakfast and anything else that needs to be done for the day. Serve drinks at the bar, make pizzas, help in the kitchen, cooking & cleaning. Wherever your help is needed for that moment.

Other possible shi mes are:
• 08h00 – 12h00 (4 hours)
• 14h00 – 22h00 (8 hours)
• 16h00 – 22h00 (6 hours)
• 16h00 – 00h00 (8 hrs)
• 18h00 – 00h00 (6hrs)

During all the above shift, you need to help at reception, serve drinks at the Bar, pack fridges, make pizzas, help in the kitchen – cooking & cleaning. Wipe tables, chop wood, Always clearing glasses, empty boles, ashtrays, plates etc. , keep the bar neat and tidy throughout the evening, clean bathrooms and mop bathroom doors, make sure there is enough toilet paper, take out all bins and anything else that needs to be done on the evening. Everytime your shift ends, the last thing you do is clean bathrooms.

Throughout the day, please switch o any unnecessary lights that you see on. Should you see anything broken ie light bulbs, door handles etc. Please report and be available to help fix.

Rules

Cell Phones / Tablets / Laptops: NOT allowed during your work hours - all phones must be put in the reception or in your room during your work hours.

No marijuana/ weed smoking on the premises or during your work hours. You will be asked to leave if you do not adhere to this.

You may swop shift as you wish, providing you change it on the main shift list.

Your friends may not enter the dormitory.

When you are off duty, in the evenings, you may not go behind the bar (especially if you’ve been drinking).

You are encouraged to communicate openly about any concerns with the management team.

You must respect the property, fellow volunteers, and guests at all times.