Help us cook delicious vegan and vegetarian Turkish meals

The experience

We have a new Turkish restaurant in our hostel, and we're looking for people with cooking experience to assist Senem, our chef. You'll be assisting her in the preparation of delicious vegan and vegetarian dishes, as well as practical kitchen tasks to help her keep it shiny and efficient.

The work is in the afternoons, you'll receive 2 meals on the days that you work, and you'll be sleeping in a bed in the shared dorm of the hostel.

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.

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

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

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

Fluent Spanish or Fluent English

Between 21 and 45 years old

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

Academy Course How to become an outstanding Worldpacker

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are a retreat center, hostel, restaurant, and cultural center in Zipolite, México. Zipolite is the only "official" nude beach in Mexico, and our place is a clothes-optional space. We aim to be a welcoming and caring episodic home and cultural location to inspire poiesis and connect residents with themselves, each other, the local context, and natural surroundings.

WHAT WE OFFER
Accomodation in a bunk bed in a shared dorm. We provide bedsheets, pillows and towels, and you will have a locker to keep your valuables. Use of the facilities, letter of invitation (if needed), discounts in our events. We offer two meals a day on the days you work (5 days a week).

Please be aware that CAMP is a clothes-optional place, and many of our guests choose to not wear clothes. Also, we are LGBTQ-friendly. If you're not comfortable with social nudity or with sexual diversity, this is not the place for you.

Senem, our chef, speaks Turkish, English, and Spanish. You need to be fluent in any of these languages.

Activities & Shift

Chopping, peeling, slicing and helping in the general preparation of the dishes. Also, doing dishes, tidying up, and keeping the kitchen clean. In general, being available to help the chef. Formally, we require 5 hours of work per day, in reality, there might be days when your shift is shorter. 5 hours will be needed on Fridays, for sure, but other days might be more flexible.

Rules

Be on time for your shift.
Show up sober and well rested.
Have disposition and initiative.
Be clean, respectful, and polite.
Your ideas and creativity are welcome.

This is a clothes-optional space. Nudity is welcome in all the hostel and the restaurant, and required only in the pool and the sauna. If you're not comfortable with social nudity for personal or religious reasons, this is not the place for you. We have a very strict zero-harassment policy and we constantly update our protocols to keep this space safe and comfortable for everyone.