Jobs & Participation

 

Voluntary Service, Working Guests & Youth Groups

There are free volunteering places in our permaculture team for the 2016 season starting April 2016.

We are happy for requests!

Would you like to take a break and do something meaningful at the same time?

Our permaculture team offers places for volunteers in various areas such as vegetable garden, herb garden and herb processing, seed garden, nursery and general maintenance and landscape gardening. While working here you will get insights into practical work in the gardens as well as into specific tasks according to the area.

  • We are offering you the opportunity to be with us and to experience community building.
  • We are living and working together on Schweibenalp and we share the place with our guests.
  • While working in the various areas you might need openness for other people, a good ability to communicate and also please bring your humour, independence and self-responsibility.
  • Your are welcome in the events of the community which you can regularly find in the weekplan.
  • As a volunteer you work for 6 hours per day, 5 days a week in exchange for free accommodation and food. You do not receive compensation. It may be possible to work longer hours in intensive times which will be balanced during your stay. 2 days per week are free.
  • The volunteering period is min. 60 days and (for non-Swiss people) max. 90 days (due to permits of residence law).

For more information or to apply for voluntary service please send a letter of motivation and your CV to [email protected].

Volunteers are appointed according to our need and their skills.

 

Working Guests

Just like volunteers, working guests are an important part of our community and daily business. For your support we deduct CHF 10 per hour worked from your room and board bill. It cannot be cumulated with other discount programs. You may work up to 4 hours a day. The minimum stay for working guests is 4 nights, the days of arrival and departure do not count as working days. For more information please contact [email protected].

 

Youth Groups

We also appreciate youth groups which are interested in doing a course of work for a short time (School classess, scouts…). Should your group be interested to volunteer for a week or two with us please write us an email or give us a phone call.