VOLUNTEER WITH US

We offer a work exchange and volunteer program for those who are looking to stay  a month or more and would like to volunteer for some shifts in exchange for free or reduced rent.  This is in exchange for accommodations only, not for payment.  Below are some general information, please contact us directly for more detailed info.  We are looking for people who genuinely want to contribute, not just to do tasks in a superficial way to say that it's done.  If you are coming with an attitude that you will just do the most minimal work possible in order to stay for free, it's not going to work out.  It will be transparent to us.

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Shift requirements:  7 shifts per week, but if there's enough people, this gets reduced down to 6 shifts per week.  Since there are 2 shifts per day, you can do all 2 or even 3  shifts in one day, so you can finish your shift requirements in 3-4 days, though this is dependent on all the other staff schedules as well, so it's not a guarantee that you will be able to work 3.5 days all the time.

 

Hours for the shifts are as follows:  Every day there are 3 shifts.  

• 9AM to 1PM, (most of the time no one is scheduled for this since we have a cleaning person)

• 1PM to 2PM lunch break

• 2PM to 6PM,  

• 6PM to 10PM.  

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Hostel tasks: 

• cleaning , both inside and outside hostel (sweeping, mopping, wiping surfaces, clean restrooms, etc) - there is a list we go through but it's not a complete list since cleaning involves things that come up

• laundry (check out is at 11AM, we try to do laundry as quickly as possible and make the beds for the next guests)

• guest management (check ins, check outs, answering questions and interacting with guests, etc)

• making sure guests follow rules and have courtesy towards other guests

• checking different areas of hostel during shift to make sure things are in order

• keeping hostel safe and secure (closing doors if guests leave open, etc)

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If you are interested, email us directly at bostonhomestel@gmail.com for details.