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Hospitaler@ at Donation based Pilgrims Place @ Camino de Santiago

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The experience

For me it is important you work independently. Standard tasks are setting breakfast, preparing dinner, making beds, doing laundry, some cleaning. I have a garden as well, where I want to grow some vegetables again this year. If you are creative you can do some art stuff such as making more murals. If you are handy, you can do small repairs. Work is not hard, but I need to be able that you will perform the tasks after an initial explanation.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

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.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The volunteer comes for a period of 10 days to 1 month. It is essential to have some experience in working without supervision and show initiative, see the tasks that need to be done without being told. I give an extensive introduction on arrival, show the place, the house, the tasks, the other volunteers, the village. The first day you follow the other volunteers while they perform the tasks. But basically, most tasks are straightforward. There are no fixed working hours, as it depends on the amount of pilgrims that arrive, but as there are enough volunteers, you never work more than a couple of hours a day on average. If both sides are satisfied and there is possibility, extension of the before agreed period is possible.

Activities & Shift

Small team (1-3) volunteers. Work load depend on amount of pilgrims, and your interest to do things. Not more than 5 hours normally. Put breakfast, clean it up later, change sheets and do Laundry later in the morning, bathroom cleaning Cook dinner. Depending on personal interest: develop garden, small repairs, artwork (murals)

Rules

Be a self starter, I give a basic intro and I am around, but do not like to have to tell people to perform the known tasks. I am quite flexible, just no heavy drinking, no loud parties, be responsible. Do not get up late every day.