We are looking for a fun person to help us out with housekeeping

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What you offer

27h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

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

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 4 weeks

The Experience

We are looking for a fun person to help us out with some housekeeping in the evening (from 7pm untill 00am) plus making sure that the place is tidy during the day. You would need to work 6 hours a day once a week and 5 hours a day 5 times a week. Your shift: 5 days a week, totaling 27h/week + 2 day off.

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Requirements

Beginner English
Between 18 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

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294 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

252 Meeting international travelers
192 Practicing English
184 Immersing in the local culture
103 Developing social awareness
100 Meeting locals
62 Get in touch with nature

David

Argentina

The experience was incredible. The tasks were not difficult, everything was very well organized, and I was welcomed with open arms from the very first day. It is located very close to the city center, which makes it perfect for exploring and getting around by public transport. The place is very lively and you will never get bored inside the hostel; there is always something to do. Highly recommended for experiencing Scottish culture up close and learning about its history. The only bad, truly negative and terrible thing is that you won't want to leave when your stay comes to an end. I miss you

3 days ago

Abby

United States

I love this place! Truly a home away from home. Every volunteer/staff that I met was a genuinely wonderful human being inside and out! I had so much fun here, the work was fair and as agreed upon, and the community feel was amazing. This hostel is so cozy and welcoming, I could not recommend it more! This was my first volunteer experience at a hostel and it will change the way I travel for the foreseeable future. Again, I love this place and all the people in it!!

9 days ago

Lena

Poland

That was a good experience! Caithlin was very kind and welcoming host. The work was very well-scheduled, and so I had plenty of time to explore the city. the hostel is located almost at the doorsteps of Haymarket train station which was very convenient. I took a bus only once :) I worked in the cleaning team — we would begin at 9 and sometimes we'd be finished by 12. I really enjoyed starting off early as it gave me a whole afternoon for whatever I wanted to do! Sometimes we had late-night shifts, but mostly we would work in the mornings or the afternoons, sometimes both.

10 days ago

GABRIELLA

Brazil

My experience at the hostel was great! I felt very welcomed by the team and made new friends. We spent time together going out at night, playing games and improving karaoke 🤩 The tasks and shifts are in accordance with what was proposed and agreed upon previously, the place is very lively and the discovering this amazing city was great! I could learn and improve some skills and 2 weeks was a very short time. I would like to go back!! I super recommend this volunteer position!! Thank you all!! 🥰🥰🥰

18 days ago

Karolin

Germany

I deeply enjoyed my time at the hostel! The community of volunteers is more like a little family than a group of travellers. The volunteers room is very cozy and a great may to get some time by yourself if you need. I fell in love with Edinburgh in my time here, but the hostel played a great part in it. People make a place, and this place is absolutely lovely! I've made great experiences, meet interesting people and got to grow as person while I stayed. By the time I had to leave, I really didn't. Would've extended if I didn't have a friend waiting for me somewhere else! Thank you everyone ❤️

22 days ago

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