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Volunteering at Northern Europe's Best Social Hostel!

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The experience

We are a social hostel meaning every guest who enters our hostel is considered as a friend here. Our goal is to maintain a familiar atmosphere with guests and our staff, while keeping high standards of hospitality, cleanliness and hostel living - Something we want YOU to join!

What we offer for volunteers:
- free accommodation in a dorm
- free breakfast
- free use of our products to rent (bike, kayak)
- Free Laundry
- 50% off in house sales

What you offer

23 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

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

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

What you get

2 days off per week

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

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 Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.

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.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

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

Pub Crawls: Be a part of our pub crawls at local bars!

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Our volunteering program works in a way that our Volunteers work alongside our staff members to help with the day to day running of the hostel. We will of course show you the jobs that need doing, how to do them and what standards are required. Not only this, but being a social hostel we love it when you are friendly, engaging and social towards our guests. It goes a long way towards making their trip a great stay instead of just a good one! You will work 4/5 days a week, as a maximum of 23 hours of shift work (usually split into shifts of 4.5 to 5.45 hours).

Activities & Shift

We essentially have 3 main types of shift available to guests:

Breakfast shift, housekeeping shift, and activity shift. All of these have varying hours, but none will extend over 5.45 hours. If for whatever reason they do, you will be given the time back. What to do and how to do these shifts will be explained to you by whoever is on reception at the time. And your job is to assist the receptionist with running these shifts whilst also being independent in doing them yourself when needed.

You are also a representative of the hostel, so contributing to the regular tasks (as above) and also contributing to the atmosphere by providing a friendly and comfortable space for guests to be around you helps the hostel enormously! As well as helping with small, miscellaneous tasks.

Rules

You will be seen by the guest as part of the crew, therefore it is important to represent the Hostel in a friendly manner even outside of your working time.