• Apply

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    To simplify the process of volunteering you can apply online. Current opportunities.

    apply online

  • Why Join Camphill?

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    Camphill has a long tradition of welcoming people from all over the world who wish to spend six months to one-year as volunteers in our communities.

    Sea Turtle

  • What About My English?

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    Co-workers, must be able to speak a reasonable amount of English to be able to help and communicate with our pupils.

    Red Coral

  • Work and support

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    In our school you will usually be involved in classroom, a workshop and in a house.

    Coral Reef


Volunteer

...and help make a real difference

If you are considering a gap year, a Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr im Ausland /your Zivildienst - (ADiA, FSJ, EVS), a career break or would like to join our community as a co-worker and wish to get involved in the lives of our amazing children and adolescents with special needs and gifts? Then volunteering as a co-worker could be for you.

The Camphill School Aberdeen has more than 60 years' experience offering education, care and therapy to a wide variety of children and young people with special needs. We are one of six vibrant Camphill communities in and around Aberdeen offering unique living and working oppertunities for a fulfilling life.

Every year volunteers join our community to share and experience our life and work. Help to make a real difference - it could change your life and ours.

Apply online

To simplify the process of volunteering you can apply online.

You can also view current volunteering opportunities here.

First Steps

The following information is to help you decide whether volunteering as a co-worker for Camphill is for you. Please also read the FAQ's and relevent general sections first- links on left.

Volunteering as a co-worker...some practicalities

We are grateful to all those people who volunteer, in order to smooth the process we would like to ask you some simple questions.

Are you over 18?

In order to work in the CRSS you must be 18 or older on or before the date you will enter the CRSS.

Length of stay.

Priority is given to those who come for a year.

The minimum the CRSS takes volunteers for is 6 months, priority is given to those who wish to come for a year. If you only want to come for 3 months there may be limited vacancies for the School period April to early July. You can apply for these places after Christmas.

Unfortunately we can NOT offer places for Summer work as we have our Summer holiday from July to August.

Current entry dates for Volunteers
  1. 5th August 2009 (main intake)
  2. 25th October 2009 (limited intake)
Are you looking for a Practical Placement?

The CRSS does not offer practical placements (praktikums) to individuals. If you are applying as a professional please contact B.Porter directly.

More information can be found on practicle placements here

A little something about the life and work at the Camphill Schools.

We'd like to tell you about ourselves, please take the time to read the following section carefully as it describes what we do and if you volunteer what you could be doing too!

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