Southampton
HOW TO APPLY: All applicants must request an application pack and send a completed VEF, two professional references, including one from their most recent school/ college or employer. Zoom Interviews: will be arranged individually. After Zoom interview, if confirmed on the project, volunteers need to send a certificate of good conduct /police check from your home country. UK VISA COSTS: All volunteers will need to apply for a Temporary Work – Charity Worker, please be aware that this has replaced the Tier 5 (T5) Charity Worker VISA. The application fee for this VISA is £298 and you can stay for up to 12 months. To apply for the Charity Workers VISA volunteers will need a Certificate of Sponsorship (COS) this will be provided by Concordia at the cost of £25.
Specifically Programmes and Festival support will support our school residential groups and the world famous Young Carers Festival. VOLUNTEER WORK: Ensure all visitors to YMCA Fairthorne Manor have an experience that really embodies all of our values: Welcoming, Active, Listening, Inspiring, Caring, Exciting You will lead activities and games, get involved in evening entertainment, ensure smooth running of our dining room, singing at campfire, be a pro at ‘doing the YMCA’ dance routine and generally make a huge difference to our community! Behind the scenes you may get involved in any area of our large operation, from helping to look after our beautiful woodland and grassland areas, maintain activities, putting up tents, helping out in the kitchen, making beds and much, much more. YMCA wants you as a volunteer if you… • Know how to have fun • Want to make friends from all over the world • Love being outside come rain or shine • Enjoy inspiring children and young people and have some experience of this • Want to learn new skills and improve the amazing ones you already have • Have a good level of English • Like the idea of no two days being the same • Love the idea of making every visit to Fairthorne special and one they will remember forever What you get in return… • Full training and development opportunities • 3 meals a day • Free accommodation in tents with bedding provided • Branded t-shirts • Loads of fun in the great outdoors and the chance to build friendships that last for a lifetime • Learn new skills to stand you in good stead for many careers • Chance to improve day to day English conversation skills • The opportunity to learn about, and be part of, a huge international YMCA movement • Fun staff and volunteer social events VOLUNTEER WORK: Ensure all visitors to YMCA Fairthorne Manor have an experience that really embodies all of our values: Welcoming, Active, Listening, Inspiring, Caring, Exciting You will lead activities and games, get involved in evening entertainment, ensure smooth running of our dining room, singing at campfire, be a pro at ‘doing the YMCA’ dance routine and generally make a huge difference to our community! Behind the scenes you may get involved in any area of our large operation, from helping to look after our beautiful woodland and grassland areas, maintain activities, putting up tents, helping out in the kitchen, making beds and much, much more. YMCA wants you as a volunteer if you… • Know how to have fun • Want to make friends from all over the world • Love being outside come rain or shine • Enjoy inspiring children and young people and have some experience of this • Want to learn new skills and improve the amazing ones you already have • Have a good level of English • Like the idea of no two days being the same • Love the idea of making every visit to Fairthorne special and one they will remember forever What you get in return… • Full training and development opportunities • 3 meals a day • Free accommodation in tents with bedding provided • Branded t-shirts • Loads of fun in the great outdoors and the chance to build friendships that last for a lifetime • Learn new skills to stand you in good stead for many careers • Chance to improve day to day English conversation skills • The opportunity to learn about, and be part of, a huge international YMCA movement • Fun staff and volunteer social events
ACCOMMODATION & FOOD: Accommodation is in tents with bedding provided. Food is ‘Canteen style’ with a limited choice but with a vegetarian option. Three meals a day are provided, which includes a cooked breakfast and / or cereals, lunch and a cooked evening meal. Meals are at set times. IMPORTANT: – Even in the British Summertime it can be VERY COLD AT NIGHT – please ensure you bring enough warm clothes. Wet weather clothing and footwear is also strongly recommended, as the site can get muddy and even the summer can bring a rainy day.
LOCATION: YMCA Fairthorne encourage all volunteers to take the chance to get out and explore the UK. YMCA Fairthorne is situated just outside of Southampton and less than two hours from London with a local train station. Generally, our volunteers will receive 2 days off in every 7 so its easy to access many parts of the UK. Situated in a 94-acre land in Botley, it truly is a stunning landscape where volunteers can enjoy the nature. It is not too far away from Southampton which is one of the biggest Cities on the South Coast where volunteers can explore and enjoy the following: • Visit the Solent Sky Museum • The theatre • Southampton Football Club - Go to a game! • Visit the Tudor houses • Travel to Stonehenge
