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After one surf season in south we are already highest rated hostel in Hostelworld in south of Sri Lanka. Ahangama is renown as one of the prime surf spots and we are just 100meters from the Devils Island AKA Sion surf point.
We have two instagram accounts for the hostel and the restaurant owned by the same management.We have 6 permenent (Paid) employees and it is local family business runs by my family and cousins mostly and we want individuals who can cordinate between the permenent staff and our guests.
We are specifically looking for individuals who would love to join our amazing team who would have energy and charisma to be the face of our amazing surf hostel, Pub crawls, organizing events, plan scooty trips, create content and update social media pages events etc. Ideally the open minded surfers/travelers all arround the world who would help other travelers and surfers to find the best experience in the hostel as well as the country. Write to me if anyone is interested.
Are you also looking for below positions:
1.Social media managers/Social Hosts
2.Yoga and fitness instructors(Practise & conduct sessions at the hostel)
3. Muscians & entertainers (Ideally someone who can play guitar and sing)
4. English teachers(Local kids in the village of age 10-15 to teach English)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
In return we are happy to provide dedicated dorm bed space for the workawayer and breakfast and for free. Food and drinks will be offered on special discounts for workawayers. Loads of beer and drinks to be shared in our amazing surf hostel with wooden deck hangout area with pool table. Language is another factor we are looking forward to exchange with foreigners. Also to create good PR with the guests being more friendly to them so our guests feels like home. Special access for parties and events arround the area for our staff. We also have bikes you can use for free to travel arround the area.
*NOTE: We only accept people who can commit a minimum of 30days(1month) and if anyone cancels before the end of the stay they have to pay for thier accomadation and food*
Help
Helping hand for day to day activities at the hostel and keeping the vibe at the place.
1. Helping with administration of hostel.
2. Greet and meet with guests.
3. Paintings and setup inside the Hostel.
4. Organizing events on premises like BBQ Nights/Movie Nights and invite people to it
5. Create, update social media content(Instagram+FB+TikTok etc)
6. Yoga and fitness instructors.
7. Party/Event planners(Social Host)
8. Entertainers & Musicians
9. English teachers.
10. Photographers and video vloggers.
We are just 2km from Ahangama town and 8km from Weligama. Also 100meters walk you would find 'Devils Island Surf' point which is famous among surfers all around the world. We ran a great first surf season in south and we are already the highest rates hostel in south of Sri Lanka.
So we are looking for cool individuals who would help to help us on hostel's marketing, organizing events where guests prefer like movie nights/BBQ nights etc.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Sinhalese: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
Spanish, German, Dutch, Portugese, French, Italian
Accommodation
Dedicated Dorm Bed space in one of our guest dorm sleeps 6 people.
Breakfast for free. Food and drinks will be offered on special discounts for workawayers. Also we can arrange surf board rentals for concession rates arround the area. Special access for parties and events arround the area for our staff.
What else ...
They can rent the bikes or scooties travel around Ahangama, Weliagama, Kabalana and all main surf points. Also every day there are parties happening arround the area and we hostel crew wants to take our guests there too.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Gee
In the first week I was the only volunteer and after that we were 4. We had an amazing time and we could basically do what ever we want in the hostel - Gee… read more
The time I was spending as a guest and workawayer was absolutely great.
Communication was clear and work-fun balance was perfect. This was the first time I was volunteering and I hope that my future stays are gonna be as amazing as this one.
For sure not a goodbye,… read more
This was my first Workaway but still even tho I was younger than most others I felt just as appreciated. The work is not hard, you check guests in, help them but mostly… read more
I really enjoyed… read more
Gee will definitely make sure that you're getting one of the best experiences in Sri Lanka, which comes first for him.
The main work consists of socializing with the guests and having a good time together, but also feeling responsible for the hostel and being helpful… read more
I miss… read more
It didn’t really felt like working. It´s no hard work. Preparing breakfast is pretty easy and doing check-ins is a good way to get in contact with new people and make a lot of new friends. There was more… read more
Gee
I spent 2 weeks with Gee and his team, they tried to make me feel at home. The hostel's vibe is family and festive, there are always activities and parties on offer.
Gee is very attentive, he makes sure that as a volunteer you have enough free time to discover the region. He is available when needed and does… read more
The work is totally doable and if we had questions or needed help Gee was always available. Next to the work I had plenty of time to spend it with surfing or friends.
Gee is an… read more
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We hope to see you again Gee, but this time in Spain!… read more
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