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Hostel Volunteer

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The experience

We are looking for a volunteer to assist our already awesome team with simple tasks to keep our Hostel running smooth!

Volunteers are in addition to our existing contract team to help with the workload and make the work smoother.

All of our staff love to party when they aren't working so the position is perfect for a social person that likes the occasional drink.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

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

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 Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

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.

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

Requirements

Beginner English

Between 18 and 40 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Be from outside Belgium

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

You could be assigned to either Morning shifts or Evening shifts (we never ask volunteers to work both morning and evening in the same day!).

Morning work can consist of tasks such as making beds, serving breakfast, cleaning the bar kitchen area etc. (we never ask volunteers to clean toilets or showers)

Evening work can consist of helping bartenders with washing glasses, getting stock, cleaning the bar kitchen or guest kitchen, doing laundry from the accommodation.

We respect the working hours so the volunteers who help in the night are never expected to help the next morning.

You'll have minimum of 2 days off per week so you can explore Bruges, and rest of Belgium!

Activities & Shift

Housekeeping:
-making beds, sweeping, moping, dusting, cleaning, taking out the trash, bringing linen.
Breakfast service:
-cutting fruits and veggies, refilling the buffet with foods and drinks(milk, yoghurt, bread, salami, ham, cheese etc.), washing dishes, cleaning tables and other breakfast service related jobs.
Bar service:
-Collecting and washing glasses, serving pizzas, taking out the trash, collecting and sorting empty bottles
Laundry:
-washing and drying the hostel linen, folding the linen and storing the linen.
-Kitchen cleaning:
Sweeping and moping, wiping the surfaces, taking out the trash, washing dishes etc.

Rules

Be a team player and happy to help maintain common areas along with the other volunteers.