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Volunteer with us at the beach in El Paredon!!

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The experience

Work with current staff to get the daily chores completed.
Our hostel is small and cozy, with one big shared common area in which all guests chill during the day when at the hostel.

Main tasks include but are not limited to:
Reception: check guests in & out)
Cleaning: Rooms, bathrooms, common area and small pool)
Activities: Book shuttles, surf lessons, kayak tours, others.
Atmosphere: Interact with guests and run fun activities!

What you offer

5 hours of help per day

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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

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.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

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 or Intermediate Spanish

Between 18 and 29 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

The workload at the hostel is rather small. However, we do not expect you to just be scrolling on your phone. Be proactive, find ways to improve our processes, help improve our social media, decorate or clean that spot that has not been seen. Always be doing something. LEAVE A MARK HERE!! :D

Activities & Shift

**Morning shift 7am to 12pm (morning shift times might change depending on staff availability, but always agreed with Nery beforehand) **
Shift starts with a quick reception check (See who is leaving and who will be arriving today). Collect pending payments (ideally none, as this should be all sorted out the day before at the latest). After the reception check, you will make sure that all tables are clean, sweep the common area floors and that all chairs and things are in their place for when guests start to wake up. It is SUPER important for them to find a nice place to chill after their sleep.
After this, you will spend 15-20 minutes doing a quick pool cleaning (super easy but always necessary and mandatory). All the previous tasks should not take more than 1 or 1.5 hours. Breakfast break could be right before or after the pool cleaning but always after the common area cleaning or before the start of your shift. At 10:30 remind people checking out to clear their beds by 11am.
Brush off any debris from all mattresses, then sweep dorm's floor thoroughly. Then sweep bathroom's floor and walls corners thoroughly, change trash bin bag for a new one. Then put sheets on beds for upcoming guests.

Check-in time is 3pm. But, if possible, guests could get their beds earlier if they are ready

For Sunset whenever possible invite all guests to watch the sunset and help to plan activities that would make guests feel a connection with everybody else (We usually play Spikeball at the beach). Try to grab everybody and take them out with you around town!.

If a guest is extending, ALWAYS ask for a review of their current stay immediately. Do the same if they are not extending as they move on to their next destination. Little hostels live and thrive out of the reviews!

Rules

*7am start for the morning shift is mandatory.
*Your personal time/activities must not interfere with your daily volunteering times/duties.
*Non-guests are NOT allowed into rooms/inside bathrooms. Also not allowed in the hostel after quiet time.
*Food must not be shared with guests. This is key as we try to provide all the necessary food for our staff, not random people traveling staying here.
*You will have access to the Hostels Money as you will charge guests during check ins. This money is never to be used for personal purposes or volunteering will be immediately terminated.