Deadline: ongoing
Open to: internationals over 18, long and short term volunteering is available
Venue: Share Discovery Village,
Description
Do you have the time and skill to be a volunteer? Whatever your skills or experience, whatever your age or ability, whatever your time commitment, we have a wide range of volunteering opportunities at SHARE. Volunteers are needed to assist in all areas of the Share Centre both short-term and long-term. to work at SHARE.
Every summer the Share Centre in Northern Ireland welcomes about 15 international volunteers from all over the world, to come and help. These volunteers stay between 1 week to several months, living and working alongside our staff and volunteers. They participate in a variety of jobs from helping those with a disability, to working in the Centre’s garden, to assisting our water and land based activity programmes. Any young international volunteers, who are interested in short or long term volunteering at the Share Discovery Village please enquire.
The busy peak season runs from March to September – this is when volunteers will mostly be required to help our qualified instructors provide activity programmes and assist with the needs of our guests. During the winter months we mainly carry-out maintenance and cleaning projects.
Eligibility
Share works closely with many different groups and societies every year. Many of our 10,000 guests come from the M.S. Society, the Down Syndrome Society, the Muscular Dystrophy Society, the RNIB, the NDCS as well as primary and secondary school groups, youth groups, church groups, scouts and guides and many, many more. All in all we work with a very diverse range of people for whom we need a diverse range of volunteers.
Benefits
Food and accommodation are provided for all volunteers. Volunteers have access to all the facilities offered at Share. Accommodation for long term volunteers is provided in two houses, both located one-quarter mile from the main Share site. All international volunteers must be a minimum of 18 years old. SHARE offers not only food and accommodation but also opportunities to meet a huge variety of people of all ages and abilities from all around the world and make lifelong friends. You will be helping people and learning lots of new skills and you get all this on the beautiful shore of Lough Erne.
Application
If you want to apply, please fill in the Application Form.
In order to provide a safe environment for the guests visiting SHARE, all staff and long term volunteers must be vetted in accordance with the guidelines provided by Access NI for the protection of children and vulnerable adults. It is requested that along with an application form you must provide a police check from your country of residence. Joining the team at Share couldn’t be easier, simply pick up the phone and call Jacqui on +44 (0) 28 6772 2122 or e-mail jacqui@sharevillage.org. She will answer any questions you may have. If you have time on your hands or just want to try something different get in touch, it’s time to discover what you can share!