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Help us showcase Adoptable Cats at our Cat Cafe by the beach!

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The experience

At the Cat Cafe, volunteers will join a team of people saving cats from shelter life while providing a home like environment in our cat lounge. Volunteers will help in the Cafe with food delivery and cleaning tables, in the cat lounge by caring for our fur babies and helping to get them adopted, and in the hostel with cleaning the kitchen! You will meet lots of great volunteers, expats, locals and people saving animals in Costa Rica!

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 50 One time

Description: This is just a security deposit for the provided lodging and will be refunded at the end of the agreed upon volunteering session if all goes well. We understand this is a lot of money to ask, but we have had other volunteers cause damage and/or leave early.

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.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

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 and Beginner Spanish

Over 21 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Volunteers should be responsible, energetic, have a passion of helping cats and meeting adopters, be a team-player and time-manage wisely. Volunteers will SPLIT THEIR TIME WORKING at the Cat Cafe/ Cat Lounge (15 hours) and Kitchen Hand at the residing Hostel (10 hours) for a total of 25 hours a week.

Activities & Shift

Volunteers will work either morning (10:00-1:00), Lunch (12:30-3:30) or afternoon (3:00-6:00) shift 5 days a week for the Cat Cafe. During these shifts volunteers will help with food delivery, cleaning the Cafe areas and kitchen, attending to guests in both the Cafe and Cat Lounge, helping socialize cats, clean Cat Lounge, and take care of the feeding the cats. Volunteers will also work 2 hours (5 days a week) in the evenings at the Hostel as a kitchen hand to help clean and organize the community space. Volunteer combined shifts will not exceed 5 hours a day for 5 days a week.

Rules

Costa Rica is a conservative country. While volunteering at the Cafe please wear shorts and shirts that cover areas appropriately. We have aprons for uniforms over clothes. The Hostel has rules regarding use of community space, quiet hours and guest policies. An email with subsequent information will be sent to all volunteers once confirmed.