YMCA

Volunteer Work: YMCA Fairthorne is a vast, natural, outdoor environment where memories are made to last a lifetime, adventures are found around every corner and you have the chance to deliver life changing experiences. They are offering international volunteers the opportunity to run a variety of activities with children and will provide you with valuable experience and training.

Every year they welcome thousands of visitors to the manor’s 94 acre site on the south coast of England. The site includes vast grounds, mature woodland, a lake, access to the River Hamble and a range of exciting outdoor activities. Fairthorne is a place of firsts – from toddlers walking, kids splashing in the mud, being away from home, trying new activities or a school trip to remember. Enabling young people to grow and thrive is only made possible with the help of top-notch volunteers from around the globe.

The role of Volunteer Leader offers an experience that really embodies YMCA 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 to remember

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

2 days off for every 5 worked to enable you to experience UK culture