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🌿 Help Us Prepare Delicious Meals for Volunteers in the Amazon!

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The experience

We are looking for a motivated and creative person to support our kitchen team at RAREC. The kitchen volunteer will assist our cook in preparing daily meals for our staff, interns, and volunteers.
Your main schedule will be from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., helping with food prepation. In the evenings, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. We are looking for someone who can bring new ideas for nutritious, delicious, and budget-friendly meals.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

What you get

2 days 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.

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 or Beginner Spanish

Between 20 and 40 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

This is a hands-on program where you will directly contribute to the well-being of people in our rescue center while learning about Amazonian wildlife conservation, community outreach and the region culture.

👉 We are looking for a volunteer who enjoys cooking and bringing new ideas to the table to support our local cook. Your role will help ensure that staff and volunteers receive healthy, delicious meals during their time at the rescue center. 🌍💚

Activities & Shift

Schedule:

From 7:00 am to 12:00 pm, assist with preparing lunch and dinner.

From 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, help make sure dinner is ready and served.

The rest of the time, you’re free to enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of the rescue center or, if you wish, learn about the care of wild animals, visit communities or peaceful places around.

⏱️ Commitment: ~30 hours per week, with 2 days off to rest or explore the beautiful surroundings of Iquitos.

As a volunteer supporting our kitchen, you will:
Assist our cook in preparing daily meals (lunch and dinner) for staff and volunteers.
Help staff and volunteers to know where to go o what to do to prepare breakfast.
Help with washing, chopping, and organizing fresh ingredients.
Suggest and prepare new, creative, and nutritious dishes to add variety to our menu, being aware of the budget.
Ensure meals are well-balanced, tasty, and served on time.
Help keep the kitchen clean and organized, including washing dishes and sanitizing work areas.
Assist with portioning and serving meals to staff and volunteers.
Occasionally purchase or help organize local ingredients when needed.
Support with storing food properly and minimizing waste.

This role is essential to the wellbeing of everyone at the center, as good meals keep our team energized to care for the animals and maintain the project’s activities.

Rules

We serve vegetarian and meat diets, so if you do not feel confortable cooking meat, please refrain to apply to this volunteer opportunity, thank you.