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Role: Co-Host in a CoLiving House

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The experience

Looking for one responsible person at a time to act as co-host: this means sharing responsibility for the atmosphere, cleaning, order, and smooth daily life of the house, together with the main host.


What you offer

24 hours of help per day

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Reception: Help with check-ins, check-outs and guest assistance.


What you get

6 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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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


Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 18 and 80 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

Read everything below before applying. Applications without a short personal message that shows you understood the role and what you will practically contribute will be ignored. Also applications written with AI will be discarded.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES
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* EARLY morning routine in common spaces (kitchen, bathroom reset, quick tidy balcony and living room)

* MORNING task (small house task to do after morning routine and preparing bed rooms sometimes when guests leaving)

* DAILY routine (trash & recycling management, "clean as you go" in any moment)

* BE PRESENT and aware of the house dynamics; act on what needs attention without waiting for instructions

* OCCASIONALLY (welcome/orient occasional guests)


ACCOMODATION
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* SLEEPING: Shared mixed room

* HEATING IN WINTER: as it is not too cold, occasional portable heater is available; electricity for heater metered and charged at cost (meter shows consumption in real time).

* FOOD: Not included, but there is a shared shelf, where you can use whatever you find there. If you need other items, you buy them yourself.

* HOUSE is vegetarian for practical reasons

* MINIMUM STAY: 4 weeks (extensions possible if collaboration works).


Activities & Shift

EXPECTED CONTRIBUTION
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* AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION: just few hours per day on the tasks above, flexible depending on presence of guests and how daily "clean as you go" is effective done.

* THERE IS NO strict shift system and no supervisor standing over you: the role is about initiative, reliability and presence.

* FLEXIBILITYis important. There will also be much free time, so it is important to be able to enjoy time by yourself. At the same time, this free time cannot be scheduled too much in advance, as it daily depend of many variables.

* RESPECT of the privacy of guests is fundamental


REQUIRED SKILLS & ATTITUDE
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* CLEAN, tidy, punctual, reliable

* PROACTIVE, observant, discreet

* GOOD communication (written & spoken, English)

* ABLE to wake up early and be present when needed

* LOW PROFILE: comfortable with silence and personal autonomy

* AWARE on use of resource, not wasting water, gas, electricity, toilet paper


Rules

* THIS IS NOT: A Community, a Family, a Farm, nor a Yoga or Spiritual place, not an Hostel
Do NOT send a request if IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR FRIENDS, FAMILY, HOSTEL TYPE ENVIRONMENT

Guests here are selected, so they also respect the two following basic rules:

* CLEAN always after yourself; leave shared spaces better than you found them

* RESPECT privacy, avoid creating social pressure

So same is requested to you, and it is required your support that both rules are respected, simply by living them with even more awareness.