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Content Creator & Kitchen Assistant

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The experience

Join us at Leis’ys Garden, a vibrant restaurant, hostel, and event hub in El Valle, Samaná! We’re looking for a versatile volunteer to assist in our kitchen, help with light cleaning, and, most importantly, create stunning social media content (photos, videos, reels). You'll also experience the unique energy of our events like yoga, exercise sessions, and our upcoming Bachata Retreat, while enjoying free meals and accommodation. 🌿✨

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

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.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

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

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate Spanish or Beginner English

Over 19 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Are you a creative individual with a passion for content creation and a love for helping in the kitchen? Join us at Leis’ys Garden, a restaurant, hostel, and accommodation hub located in El Valle, Samaná—one of the most unique, energetic, and vibrant places in the Dominican Republic! 🌴✨

We’re looking for a versatile volunteer to assist with kitchen tasks and create content to showcase our events, accommodations, and sustainable lifestyle. In exchange, enjoy free accommodation, ingredients for three meals a day, and access to activities like yoga, dancing, exercise sessions and many other activities we host!

Activities & Shift

Your Role Includes:

- Assisting in the kitchen: Helping with meal prep and keeping the kitchen running smoothly.
- Content creation: Taking photos, recording videos, and crafting reels for Instagram to promote our events, accommodations, and farm-to-table philosophy.
- Occasionally assisting with light cleaning to maintain a welcoming environment.

Shifts & Schedule:

- 5-hour shifts, 5 days a week (25 hours total).
- Flexibility to adapt shifts around special events or activities.

Rules

- Volunteers are expected to respect the community atmosphere and maintain a positive, collaborative attitude.
- Meals: Ingredients for three meals daily are provided. Staff and volunteers organize and cook meals together.
- Maintain cleanliness and contribute responsibly to the shared spaces.
- Respect the schedule (5-hour shifts, 5 days a week) and communicate any changes in advance.
- Bring your own personal items (toiletries, etc.).
- Medical Insurance: All volunteers must have valid medical insurance during their stay.
- Respect the natural surroundings, including our garden and sustainable practices, and help us preserve the environment.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out! 🌿