{"id":1217,"date":"2015-09-30T13:17:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T12:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.courmettes.com\/en\/sengager\/benevolat\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T04:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:51:50","slug":"volunteering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.courmettes.com\/en\/get-involved\/volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Kitchen help<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>We are currently looking for volunteers<\/strong>, specifically <strong>to help in the kitchen between April and August 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you interested in helping out with training or vacation stays?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you enjoy working in a (small) team?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you comfortable with potentially repetitive tasks (cutting, peeling, washing up, etc.)?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;re offering you the chance to join our team and <strong>help prepare meals<\/strong> during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courmettes.com\/en\/2026-stays-at-les-courmettes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our themed weeks:\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>at least one week<\/strong>, more if possible (we prefer applications for longer periods)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>in an exceptional natural setting<\/strong> between sea and mountains<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the possibility of taking part in certain activities (depending on scheduling constraints)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230;.. and the opportunity to meet people of all ages and backgrounds!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>More info :<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>4 to 5 hours work per day<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings off + 1 day a week<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Room and board: 18\u20ac \/ day or tent: 11\u20ac \/ day<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or possibility of combining volunteer work with vacation on site&#8230;.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>To contact us, please<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/t4pXU9NnsfhyygCw5\"><b> fill in the online form<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also contact us directly at: <\/span><b>courmettes@arocha.org<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>We love welcoming volunteers. If you are free for 2 weeks or longer, we would be thrilled to welcome you to the team !<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>General volunteering<\/h2>\n<p>If you have some time available and would like to invest it in Les Courmettes, we most certainly have things you can do!<\/p>\n<p>Managing the site is a constant challenge and we rely on help from many people.<\/p>\n<p>You can help the work of Les Courmettes by offering to volunteer with us \u2013 a great opportunity to be useful and to meet dedicated people. We can propose you a structure and a schedule that matches your wishes and skillset. We are used to accommodating volunteers of all ages and backgrounds and look forward to meeting you!<\/p>\n<p>In particular, you can help in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building maintenance and renovation<\/li>\n<li>Environmental conservation<\/li>\n<li>Gardening<\/li>\n<li>Footpath maintenance and way marking<\/li>\n<li>Development of educational materials<\/li>\n<li>Visitor area<\/li>\n<li>Communications<\/li>\n<li>And anywhere else where your skills can serve the life of Courmettes!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Depending on the situation, we may be able to offer you board and lodging at very reasonable rates.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome enquiries not only from individuals but also from groups (e.g. churches) who wish to come for a team volunteering experience.<\/p>\n<p>Being able to speak French is not necessary but it does come in handy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to know more and explore the possibility of spending time at Les Courmettes and if you would like to apply to stay with us, please fill out our\u00a0<a title=\"Volunteer form\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arocha.org\/en\/volunteer-form\/\">volunteer application form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitchen help We are currently looking for volunteers, specifically to help in the kitchen between April and August 2026. 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