Vacancies

Willemsvaart is a foundation and has worked with a growing group of volunteers since its establishment. We currently have more than 15 people who volunteer as skippers and/or guides alongside their studies, jobs or retirement.

As our routes expand, we are looking for skippers, guides and hosts to help aboard and around our boats. Volunteers receive an allowance. The statutory maximum is €150 per month (€1,500 per year).

Volunteers receive an allowance; the statutory maximum is €150 per month (€1,500 per year). Volunteering with us includes training in skills aboard and around the boats, as well as the history of the city and its waterways.

You also gain a wealth of experience, and working in tourism is especially enjoyable.

Minimum age: 16.

We offer:

• Varied volunteer work with room for your own ideas and initiative
• Outdoor work, sometimes in the city centre and sometimes in green outer neighbourhoods

We ask for:

• Flexibility with working hours
• Good communication skills and a friendly approach to guests
• Some knowledge of and interest in The Hague and its history
• A good command of Dutch (English is an advantage)
• Skipper applicants need some technical knowledge and a boating licence, or willingness to obtain one.

Willemsvaart will reimburse the cost of obtaining your boating licence.