Greenhill YMCA has existed at the foot of the Mourne mountains in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland for over 100 years, utilising the natural resources of the mountains, forests, rivers and lakes to provide rich alternative learning experiences for generations of young people.
Twice a year new volunteers from all over the world arrive in Greenhill to fulfil a one year voluntary service. In addition, Greenhill YMCA offers summer camp volunteering opportunities. Due to Brexit it is more challenging to recruit volunteers. Therefore our friends from Greenhill would really appreciate if you would present the following volunteering opportunities in your local YMCA’s.
Here is some more information:
- Year-long: Each year Greenhill YMCA recruits between 16 to 20 international helpers whose role is to provide leadership of Outdoor Activities to young people, undertake training and fulfil operational and maintenance duties. This happens every January and September. To apply applicants must be over 18.
HOURS OF WORK: 10-12 sessions per week (Monday – Sunday). Sessions will take place in the Morning, Afternoon and some Evenings
ACCOMMODATION: Self catering accommodation is provided free of charge. You would share accomodation with a group of around 15 other residential volunteers.
TRAINING: Greenhill YMCA full time volunteers will undertake a 6 week training programme. The training programme will cover the main areas of work that helpers will undertake throughout their period of stay. Following this period of training, helpers will be given the opportunity to further develop their skills through ongoing training
- Summer camp volunteering: Summertime means Adventure Time and our Summer Camp provides Greenhill YMCA community the ideal adventure. Each week throughout July and August (8 Weeks total including training) Greenhill YMCA creates an experience that ensures a week full of FUN, ADVENTURE and CHALLENGE for our young people. We recruit around 15 additional leaders for our summer intake.
- Further options: Recently, Greenhill YMCA is on an expansion process and looking at opportunities to offer internships in different areas (kitchen, admin, maintenance, outdoor education) for a full year.
If any of these opportunities aroused your interest, please feel free to send send an etmail to volunteerrecruitment[at]greenhill-ymca.org. You can also refer to their website and social media (Facebook and Instagram) to get a better understanding of Greenhill YMCA.
