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Housekeeping/Canteen/Kitchen help in London

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The experience

As a housekeeping volunteer you’ll be at the forefront of our operations as part of the housekeeping team you’ll help to maintain the highest possible standards of cleanliness for our residents.
As a dining room volunteer you'll be serving meals to our residents, cleaning the dining room and washing up.
As a kitchen assistant you'll be helping the chef with deliveries, some meal prepping, cleaning and general duties.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

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

What you get

1 day 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.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 18 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

Our amazing team of volunteers donate over 150000 hours of their time and considerable skill in order to support the organisation.

As a housekeeping volunteer you’ll be at the forefront of our operations as part of the housekeeping team you’ll help to maintain the highest possible standards of cleanliness for our residents.

1. Everyday general cleaning and portering duties covering all areas and to include; the cleaning of showers, toilets, bedrooms, public & communal areas, immediate external areas, kitchens and dining room.
2. Occasional special cleaning, e.g. carpet cleaning, deep cleaning areas, oven cleaning, washing down walls, laundry, cleaning vents and inside of windows.
3. Changing bed linen, counting and preparing laundry for collection.

As a canteen volunteer you will be serving meals to the guests and cleaning.
As kitchen aid you will help the chef and do cleaning.

Activities & Shift

A minimum of 20 to 24 hours a week.

When you are offered a role, the exact times of day will be confirmed. In general, our volunteers are required either in morning, late afternoon or evening shifts.

You’ll have 1-2 days off per week depending on how the hours are split for the week.

Rules

Volunteers stay in our shared single-sex dormitories with other volunteers. It depends on the hostel and the availability as to how many other volunteers you will be staying with, but it will be between 2-4 other people. The minimum stay is 30 days.

If you are visiting the UK as a tourist and have already volunteered for 30 days, your application will be declined. UK immigration does not allow visitors to volunteer for more than 30 days during their permitted stay in the country. Additionally, there should be a 6-month gap between your last volunteering date and the start of your next one; otherwise, your application will be rejected