We are a yoga-veggie-surf guesthouse in Palhais / Ericeira offering 7-night-all-inclusive packages. Due to a drop out, we now are looking for a spontaneous extra pair of hands, to continue our season. We will finish on the 2nd November, if you can stay until the end, would be great, if not, we have a minimum of 2 month policy.
Duties Include:
Garden: Look after the veggie garden, water in the morning or afternoon, take out weeds, collect veggies (this task will occupy approximately 90 minutes/ per day.)
Admin: Organize arrival (send out pre-arrival email; place information into a form), max. 30 min/day
General: Sweep around the houses, after windy or rainy days
General: Place and remove the pool loungers and hammocks in the morning and afternoon
General: Keep the filtered water deposits full in the massage room
DogLovers: Going for a walk with our beautiful Labrador doggy Chocolate (twice a week – minimum 1h walk)
Early Bird: Getting the bread in the morning from the supermarket in the little village – by bicycle it takes 10min cycling, leaving at 08:00 am to be back at 08:30
Reception: Saturdays assist with guest check-outs and guest check-ins
General: Saturdays clean and tidy the Yoga Shala, Massage Room & Equipment
General: In the evening take note (foto) of the activity board
Generally supporting with these duties making the place run smoothly.
We have a professional cleaner as well as a manager, it is to support if one of them needs an extra hand.
* small maintenance jobs & little extra jobs can happen and will be organized individually
We do expect a commitment of 4 hours per day / 6 days per week / one day off.
Some days will be with more working hours, this is balanced out with the other days where the working hours are much less – total is 24h week
Valued Experience and Passions:
Experience / Interested in Veggie Gardening
Passionate about Dogs and Walking – the walk with Chocolate is a must, to keep our doggy happy 😊
Fluent in English and good Guest Relations
Knowledge in Portuguese, French or Spanish is a great plus
In exchange we offer:
Accommodation (private) in a wooden cabin OR in a small camper van on our land (basic), in the attic of the pink house, bathroom is shared with the other staff member as well with a few guests
All the meals included (only vegetarian / vegan) and only what is available for the guests as well – no extra cooking or serving privately from the storage / fridge or cooking in the kitchen.
Using all of the facilities (garden, pool, living room, dining room, well-equipped gym) when timing and space allows joining in the morning yoga sessions, eating with us or with the guests during meal times. (please note: surfing lessons, surfing gear is not included).
*please note the surf school is outsourced so there is no opportunity to have free surf lessons or surf gear
If this sounds interesting to you, can you please let us know a bit about yourself including your age, which languages you speak on a conversational level, what does volunteering mean for you, your passions and abilities and all what you would like to share with us.
This is a work exchange opportunity. We are looking for somebody who knows the benefits of living in a beautiful place, next to the beach (Ribeira d´ilhas is 15 minutes walk), veggie & yoga vibe – a quiet calm place.
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