Volunteering

If you are interested in getting involved through any of the volunteer opportunities detailed below, please contact volunteer@gomde.uk We look forward to hearing from you!

Please note, we ask people not to come to the centre if they have the covid virus or have recently been in touch with someone who has.

Local Volunteers

Join our trusty and friendly band of local volunteers!

Garden work — formal and productive gardens
Land and Conservation work
Cooking
Housekeeping
Hospitality
Maintenance — vehicular, garden and land machinery, plumbing, household, painting and decorating general DIY
Building team — varied
Events team
Library team
Shop team
Admin and Volunteer co-ordination
Dharma- shrine hall cleaning and care

Please contact us for more information.

‘Volunteering from home’ volunteer – opportunities available now!!

Having the opportunity and circumstances to ‘take time out’ and physically be at Gomde is rare. But all is not lost as it is possible to volunteer from a distance.

We currently have a number of people who offer both major and ad hoc support to Gomde at a distance. If you have a skill that you would like to share and develop we would be delighted to hear from you.

Currently we have help with media and marketing, accountancy and bookkeeping, visa team, transcribing teachings, event management and preparation, fundraising and procurement for the shop. There are lots of way to help please get in touch so we can work out together what your contribution could be.

Practitioner volunteer

Part practice and part volunteer. People who wish to deepen their practice in a supportive environment whilst also willing to help on different levels perhaps Dharma related eg helping with the meditation hall, daily practice and meet and greet of our visitors or related to the care of the community such a preparation of meals. These part time volunteers pay a non-commercial rate for their stay and offer agreed periods of service.

Short-term resident volunteers

As a short-term resident volunteer, you would be involved 5 days per week, 6–7 hours per day in an agreed range of activities, according to your interests, skills and Gomde’s needs. All resident volunteers are invited to join the community in a group practice, use the library, and meditation hall and explore the beauty and seclusion of the estate. We welcome volunteers who can offer a specific time period for volunteering for 1–3 months.

We have a part time volunteer programme that enables people to stay at Gomde and offer their skills to offset the costs of staying here.
Part time help ~ daily 4 hours — fees for food and accommodation £20 per day.