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Help out a small family-run hostel in Rome, Italy

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The experience

2 MONTH COMMITMENT REQUIRED - Looking for bilingual extroverts with hospitality experience to help with the smooth running of our small hostel - weekends & holidays are required. Duties include checking in guests, cleaning, helping & socializing with guests, planning & hosting events. We need outgoing & friendly people who are also professional, responsible and organized.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Administration: Help with booking systems and payments.

Party Promoter: Help organise and promote parties and social activities.

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

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

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

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

Fluent English

Between 22 and 35 years old

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

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are a small hostel started in 1999 by an American couple, Linda & Steve. This position is to work at reception, to socialize with and plan events for our guests and to make sure all is running smoothly at the hostel when we are not around. A great candidate for this position is someone bilingual (preferably English & Spanish) with hospitality experience who is also an extrovert, who enjoys meeting and socializing with new people and not just sitting in their room or behind their screen when others are around. We're NOT a party hostel. Our vibe is chilled & relaxed, but we want guests to socialize, and you would play an important part in that.

Your accommodation is in a shared room with one other volunteer of the same gender in a small studio basement apartment next to the hostel.

Activities & Shift

Reception, caretaking, hosting events and socializing with guests, being around for emergencies.

A detailed email is sent to interested applicants who we think will make a good fit. It explains in detail the duties and living conditions as well as the hours that need to be covered.



Rules

1. We are a no-drama zone. Please leave any drama at home.
2. You must have a laptop & smartphone with WhatsApp downloaded & notifications on as that's how we communicate. Everyone works from their own laptop during their shift.
3. Because of our contact with people worldwide, a recent Covid vaccine is highly recommended.
4. Please follow our kitchen rules. You must be very careful with the appliances and the area, in general, must be left very clean after use.
5. If you have a visiting friend wanting to stay the night we must be notified & they must pay as a guest. We can be flexible with this depending on the circumstances. However, if we discover you have allowed someone to stay the night without our permission or have broken our rules, you will be asked to leave immediately.
6. No smoking
7. No pets
8. We ask that you keep clean and tidy both in your appearance and your living space.