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We are looking for experience and a service-minded attitude to support the center's cafeteria. You will welcome visitors and keep the cafe clean and organized. When the cafeteria is closed, you will help clean common areas. The shift is 6 hours per day, distributed throughout the day, 5 days a week. If you feel inspired to live and contribute at a meditation center in the heart of nature, we look forward to welcoming you!
30 hours of help per week
Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.
Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.
2 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.
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 Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Fluent Spanish or Beginner English
Between 25 and 60 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
Travel insurance
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
In this role you will be a key part of keeping our welcoming and harmonious center. Your tasks will include greeting visitors in the café, keeping it clean and tidy, preparing the space for operation, and, when the café is closed, assisting with cleaning of common areas, bathrooms, corridors, and gardens.
We offer accommodation in a shared room, three meals a day, and the possibility to participate in meditation classes. By being part of our Kadampa Buddhist community, you will be able to live with and learn from practitioners with many years of experience, in addition to immersing yourself in the center's classes, chanted prayers and meditation retreats held at the center, living a deep learning and personal growth experience.
For your stay, you should bring a sleeping bag or top sheet, a towel, and personal care items. We provide you with a bottom sheet and pillowcase.
Volunteering in the café not only involves contributing to the center's functioning: it is an opportunity to connect with nature, meditation, and a community committed to inner peace and harmony, while you actively contribute to the well-being of all visitors.
Your tasks will include preparing and serving coffees, beverages and breakfasts, keeping the workspace clean and organized, cleaning the terrace, and preparing what is needed for opening and closing the café.
During weekends, hours may vary due to special events. During the week, when the café is closed, cleaning or kitchen shifts will be covered.
We work 5 days a week and take 2 days off. The shift is 6 hours daily, spread throughout the day.
Standard schedule:
• 10:00 – 14:00: tasks with a 15-minute break.
• 14:00 – 15:00: lunch time.
• 15:00 – 17:00: continuation of tasks.
This schedule can be adapted according to the center's needs and ongoing retreats. What always remains is the 6 hours of daily work, though the distribution and days off may be adjusted according to the center's planning.
Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changes are required, as the café is key to offering a welcoming and harmonious environment to all visitors.
It is essential to have medical insurance and submit a copy of your document or passport before entering.
At the Kadampa Meditation Center:
1. We respect the life of all beings, including insects.
2. We serve three vegetarian meals a day. They may include cheese, eggs, soy, tofu or gluten; if you have any allergy, please note that we cannot guarantee the absence of cross-contamination.
3. Meal times: breakfast 8:00 h – lunch 14:00 h – dinner 18:30 h. If you want to eat between meals, you can bring your own snacks.
4. It is not allowed to consume intoxicants (alcohol, tobacco or drugs). Nor can you eat or have animal-origin products anywhere in the premises.
To maintain a peaceful and conducive environment for meditation, no instruments should be touched, singing or music (only with headphones).
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 :)
