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You’ll be responsible for hosting a range of fun, social and low-key activities, including:
- Creating reels, posting to socials & WhatsApp chat
- movie nights
- making waffles
- hosting trivia nights
-Hosting yoga and/ or meditation classes
- taking guests to the local walking tour
We love creativity, so we’re also very open to hearing your ideas for additional events or activities that help build a sense of community an
11 hours of help per week
Party Promoter: Help organise and promote parties and social activities.
Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.
Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.
Tour Guide: Organize and lead tours around the city.
4 days off per week
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Fluent English
Between 23 and 28 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
Be from outside Australia
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
We’re looking for a friendly, outgoing and community-minded person that has experience in this field to join our team in a work-for-accommodation role. This role is all about bringing people together, creating great vibes, and helping our guests make genuine connections during their stay.
This role would suit someone who is confident, approachable, enjoys being around people, and genuinely loves creating positive, social experiences, has good energy, reliability, and a passion for bringing people together.
13 hours Per week
Help guests connect, make friends and enjoy their Melbourne adventure! You’ll bring energy to hostel life by encouraging guests to join activities such as:
Movie nights: Set up the movie, prepare popcorn and snacks, get everyone settled in and help pack down afterwards.
Waffle mornings: Prepare toppings, make and serve waffles, and bring guests together over a relaxed breakfast.
Trivia nights: Help host trivia in our bar, encourage guests to form teams and prepare pens, scorecards and other essentials.
Yoga and meditation: Lead relaxed, beginner-friendly sessions in a nearby park when the weather allows. Previous experience is desirable for anyone leading these activities.
Melbourne walking tours: Gather interested guests, walk them to the starting point of a local free walking tour and welcome them back afterwards with a complimentary drink in our bar. You won’t need to stay for the tour.
Seasonal celebrations: Help bring larger events to life, including Halloween, New Year’s Eve, national holidays and other special occasions.
You’ll also help build excitement through the hostel group chat, sharing invitations and reminders before activities, plus photos, reels and videos during and afterwards. You’ll have access to our social media accounts to share regular posts, so basic photo and video editing skills are a bonus.
Bring a welcoming attitude, include guests who are travelling solo and help everyone feel part of the hostel community.
- The Mansion is a dry hostel (no alcohol consumption or possession on site), as mentioned, we do have a bar on site. It is only open Thursday & Friday at the moment
- All staff must follow our hostel code of conduct (washing dishes/ being kind & respectful to everyone - this is signed on arrival)
- We roster based on performance & availability
- If the hours per week are not met, the difference is to be paid to us to settle the balance
- If you work more than the required hours, your credits are rolled to the following week.
Many worldpackers have been applying to this position recently. The host will probably not be able to respond to all of the applications, so we recommend that you also apply to other hosts in our community and not just this one :)
