Work exchange opportunities in Germany

9 opportunities found

Coliving Bad Belzig, Germany

We are looking for a motivated new Community Manager!

20h/week Party Promoter Cleaning Reception Gardening

From 4 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals

5.0
Top Host
Higher approval

Guest House Lietzow, Germany

Help out in garden & house tasks during summer (EU Citizens Only)

20h/week Building & Repairing Gardening

At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm

5.0
Top Host

Guest House Lietzow, Germany

Helping hand in a CoWorking Host at baltic sea (EU Citizens Only)

20h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening

At least 3 weeks Shared Dorm

5.0
Top Host

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Guest House Lietzow, Germany

Volunteer for Renovation Work at baltic sea (EU Citizens Only)

20h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing

At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm

5.0
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Hostel Pfronten, Germany

Boutique Hostel - Operation in Pfronten, Germany

25h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping Reception

From 4 to 9 weeks Private Room 1 meal

Shared Home München, Germany

Live in Munich & create Christmas TikToks (free room!)

30h/week Content Writer Video Making Social Media

At least 4 weeks Private Room

Homestay Neudenau, Germany

🌼 Loving Childcare & Household Helper Needed for a German-Ukrainian Family 🌸

25h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Child Care Kitchen Hand

At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals

5.0
Higher approval

Homestay bruchsal, Germany

Help us in our household and garden and stay with our family

18h/week Cleaning Cooking Building & Repairing Gardening

From 1 to 4 weeks Private Room 2 meals

Hostel Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Hostel Breakfast and Bartender

25h/week Cleaning Reception Bartending

At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal

5.0
Top Host
High demand

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Work and travel in Germany: where to start?

Germany is a vast and diverse country, offering many options for a work exchange. In such a large country you can work in a hostel doing gardening, cleaning, kitchen chores or reception. You can help a farm or sanctuary with animal care and gardening. You can learn all about coffee as a barista. The list goes on! Besides, in your free time adventure awaits in cosmopolitan cities like Berlin, Cologne, and Hamburg or in Germany’s amazing National Parks.

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To work and travel in Germany, it’s important to choose a place that matches you! Work exchange in Germany goes from animal sanctuaries to social media for hostels, with a lot in between like babysitting, bartending, cleaning or reception. To pick the right one, think about natural talents you have or skills you want to learn. In our host list, you can filter positions according to required skills, host types, and other categories, so take your time to explore it and find the perfect place.

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Wanna find a hostel to work away in Germany? Every great journey starts with the first step: make your Worldpackers profile! There you can add the skills you are good at, the ones you want to learn, and those you haven’t mastered yet. Or maybe you want to start by checking our host list to see work exchange positions in Germany. Up to you. Live your life the way you want it! Make your dream trip happen by becoming a member of the Worldpackers community.

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