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Host rating
40
Last replied
18 Jan 2023
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Description
We are a non-profit organization that has as its 4 pillars education, arts, religion, and recreation. We provide room and meals to guests and staff who stay with us for a week or 2. Our guests come from all over the country. Our work opportunities include light housekeeping, serving and clearing after the dinner meal, and other hospitality services. While the work may not be glamorous, there are wonderful opportunities to enjoy music (classical, jazz, contemporary, etc.), ballet and modern dance, popular artists such as Sheryl Crow and Jay Leno), recreation on a beautiful lake (kayaking, sailing, swimming), lectures by experts in their field (Fareed Zakaria, Nadia Murad (Nobel Peace Prize winner), and many others).
Types of help and learning opportunities
Hospitality/Tourism
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
While workawayers are expected to complete their tasks, most find that within the work day here at the Presbyterian House, there is ample opportunity to attend and/or participate in any of the activities offered. This is the ideal place to learn and work given the nature of the programs offered. It offers cultural and educational opportunities throughout its 9 week season. Additionally, our guests and staff come from all over the country and bring their own unique perspectives and views with them. They interact with our staff throughout the day.
Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Host has indicated that they will pay at least the minimum hourly wage of their country for each hour worked and that accommodation will also be provided. They are asking for help with a business or business activity. Contact the host directly via the site messenger for more information and details about the wage provided. Any arrangements should be agreed in advance with your host.
Help
We need people to do general housekeeping duties such as vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms and making beds; additionally, serving the dinner meal to our guests and helping clean up (running the dishwasher, putting up unused food, etc.) and helping guests with luggage and interacting with guests to ensure their comfort. In addition to a weekly salary, we also offer a free gate pass to all events on the grounds, free parking, and free room and board in our house. Our guests are quite generous and staff also earns tips. We do require staff to be vaccinated against COVID and to speak English. The work lasts for 10 weeks during the summer months from mid-June until the end of August. We need immediate help this summer (available immediately) and will need help for the 10 weeks in 2023 and beyond. Staff must be COVID vaccinated and speak and understand English.
Accommodation
We offer room and board. Staff persons may share a room with one other person and a shared bath, but rooms are clean and comfortable and air conditioned. It is a multi story building and staff are on the 3rd floor away from our guests. We also offer 3 meals a day. There are charges for a gate ticket to enter the grounds, but we pay that cost for our employees.
What else ...
On their time off, employees can take advantage of recreational opportunities such as swimming and boating. If they have a car, they can enjoy hiking, camping, and several museums (Audubon museum, National museum of Comedy). If they're over 21, we are also in wine country in western New York state. We are near Lake Erie
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 40 hours a week - Variable - we work based on tasks assigned but include morning, days, evenings, and weekends.
