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Join as a Volunteer for Cooker Help in Portugal

The experience

We are looking for talented and experienced cooks who would like to explore cooking for retreats (May-October), people who are happy to support the kitchen, do some of our the land cleaning tasks, gardening work, woodwork, and other farm and retreats supporting tasks. We are also currently looking for a land keeper who can stay with us long term and support the project in different ways. Could be a paid position depending on your contribution.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

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

What you get

2 days off per week

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

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

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 21 and 40 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Our season starts in April/May and goes until end of October, and we start getting our space ready already in March. So that is the time frame in which we would love to have you.
We would like to have experienced and good vibe people for the kitchen and cooking for our guests as well as people to help us with the cleaning and the maintenance of the land. In other words we are looking for a talented Cook that can commit for the whole season or at least half of it, a land keeper which can take care of the land while the retreats are happening, do some all-round maintenance, and ideally is talented with woodworks and can support our development of new wooden structures and maintain the old ones. This position could be seasonal, or part-season, but ideally it will be for the whole year. Last but not least, we are also looking for someone to help us with general tasks like cleaning, support the kitchen crew etc. Also seasonal, or half-season. Shorter term volunteering could also work but with a minimum of 1 month. Depending on your contribution this could be a paid position.

Activities & Shift

Our shifts for volunteers are normally 6hr a day 5 days a week. If it is a paid position the hours and days might change.
You will be staying in a beautiful countryside environment surrounded by nature and animals, just 15 min drive from the beach, 20min walk from the lake, and if you surf, you will find some of the best breaks in Portugal very close by.
The accommodations we offer to volunteers are the same as for our guests, in our glamping tents, with a normal bed, electricity etc. There is also the possibility of staying in a caravan but that depends on availability.
As a side kick, we also frequently let our staff join some of the activities that we host on the land. It could be taking part in some of the activities offered in the retreats and take part in some of the events we host. However, this part is very much subjected to the leaders of the retreats, their willingness and invitation.