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Tarpuy is a cultural, social, and educational center housed in a three-story patrimonial house where education, art, and culture coexist, centered on children and young people with a humanistic and compassionate approach.
From Monday to Friday, an open Montessori school operates on the upper floors, and on the first floor there are two rooms waiting for travelers who want to help with the space's support tasks.
4 hours of help per day
Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Night Shift: Help with night shift tasks and create a relaxing environment for guests.
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Intermediate Spanish or Beginner English
Between 20 and 40 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
We are looking for responsible travelers who want to exchange lodging for collaboration in the general maintenance of the house, integrating with care and commitment to the dynamics of the place.
🧹 Maintenance tasks. The tasks are oriented toward the daily care of the home and consider, mainly:
- Cleaning and organizing common spaces and bedrooms (4 bedrooms)
- Cleaning bathrooms and the shared kitchen
- Assistance with washing, drying and folding household laundry
- Basic maintenance of the patio and exterior spaces
- General care of the environment, with a respectful and conscious approach
The tasks are carried out at fixed hours previously agreed, always leaving time for rest, exploring the city and voluntary participation in project activities.
🌱 What does Tarpuy offer?
- Accommodation in a beautiful, warm house with identity.
- Comfortable room with a shared bathroom.
- Kitchen equipped for free use.
- Study and work spaces.
- A tranquil environment, far from mass tourism, but easily accessible and a short travel time to all parts of the city.
- A real community environment, based on respect, cooperation and trust
- Possibility to know and participate (if you wish) in educational, artistic and cultural activities: workshops, experiences with children, community gatherings, music, radio, gardening and more
- Deep connection with the Playa Ancha territory and authentic Valparaíso
- An ideal space for people sensitive to the social, educational, creative and sustainable
Tarpuy is for those who seek something more than a place to sleep:
it is for those who want to inhabit, care for and be part of, even if only for a time, a project with meaning.
If you resonate with this way of traveling and collaborating, we look forward to meeting you 🌿"
We have 2 types of daily 4-hour shifts between cleaning and maintenance of the mansion and kitchen, which are broken down as follows:
- Cleaning of the mansion from Monday to Friday, 16:00 to 20:00 (more flexible hours can be arranged).
- Community dining room kitchen: daily meal preparation for the center's children (about 25 simple meals per day for children) from Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 14:00 hrs
🔇 Noise/Silence Hours
🔹 Inside the room: Moderate noise until 00:00 hrs.
🔹 In the courtyard and dining room: Moderate noise until 03:00 hrs.
🔹 After these hours: If you arrive late, enter respecting silence in the common spaces.
💨 Smoking is not allowed inside the mansion.
