Work: between six weeks and three months, in exceptional cases less. The beginning dates are fixed because of the training course, but ending dates can be variable.Organising and leading an international workcamp is an interesting challenge for those who enjoy working together with young people and which are willing to take over responsibility and who look forward to a great summer. The camp leader's role lies in building a bridge between the participants of the workcamp, the organisation as well as the project leader (who guides the practical part of the camp). S/he supports the group of volunteers from a social point of view. The main tasks are to coordinate the practical work of the volunteers (in accordance with the practial instructor) as well as to organize the social life for all volunteers during the camp period. The leader will welcome the volunteers and make them familiar with the camp site. S/he will prepare a daily schedule, indicating the working and eating times including breaks and will furthermore be responsible for organising the cleaning and cooking teams, alternating within the group. The campleader will buy the food for the volunteers.Additionally, s/he organises leisure activities after the working days and is welcome to prepare campfires, barbecues, games or others. Usually, the volunteers do not have to work during the weekends. For their recreation and fun the camp leader should be ready to plan little trips to bigger cities or other activities. The leader is also responsible for managing the deduction and finances of the camp.Open Houses is looking for people who are highly motivated, open minded and already have some experiences in handling with other people. They should be able to speak English fluently and maybe a little bit of German.The camp leader has to be able to work independently as well as in a team since most of the camps are organised by two camp leaders, working together.All in all, leading a camp means a lot of work and empathy as well as a lot of fun. Open Houses gives the camp leaders the opportunity to be creative and take over responsibilty for their own work. Of course, they will not be left alone in their role. Before getting active as a camp leader s/he has to attend our training course and will take part in one of our camps as a volunteer at Lohra Castle. It will be a good exercise to work as a participant for one or two weeks and to get to know the camp leader's tasks. After experiencing the atmosphere of the first camp s/he will lead one camp or more. If s/he leads more than one camp there will be a break of one week in between. During the summer, Open Houses plans a lot of workcamps in different places in Germany. Depending on the camp leader's interests and abilities we will decide together where s/he will lead a camp after the first week(s) at Lohra castle.Concerning the camp leading, we offer two possibilities: The volunteers can lead several sucessive camps in one place (Lohra Castle, Parum Rectory, Klein Dammerow Manor). Or, they can lead different camps in various places. Location: depends on the place you gonna stay, there are many nice old buildings, churches and castles. Just have a look on our Workcamp Discriptions. e.g. OH-W03 Requirements: Language: Either English or German fluently, basics in German; other languages are welcome.Notes: What to bring: alarm bell, calculator, purse, sleeping bagNotes: Motivation letter, CV with a photo requiredSpecials: Per each week leading a camp, the Volunteer receives €50 pocket money (not included the 2 or 3 weeks practice in the beginnig). This will be paid at the end of the camps. Accomodation and food: It depends on the camp place. Please have a look in the camp place descriptions.
Work: between six weeks and three months, in exceptional cases less. The beginning dates are fixed because of the training course, but ending dates can be variable. Organising and leading an international workcamp is an interesting challenge for those who enjoy working together with young people and which are willing to take over responsibility and who look forward to a great summer. The camp leader's role lies in building a bridge between the participants of the workcamp, the organisation as well as the project leader (who guides the practical part of the camp). S/he supports the group of volunteers from a social point of view. The main tasks are to coordinate the practical work of the volunteers (in accordance with the practial instructor) as well as to organize the social life for all volunteers during the camp period. The leader will welcome the volunteers and make them familiar with the camp site. S/he will prepare a daily schedule, indicating the working and eating times including breaks and will furthermore be responsible for organising the cleaning and cooking teams, alternating within the group. The campleader will buy the food for the volunteers. Additionally, s/he organises leisure activities after the working days and is welcome to prepare campfires, barbecues, games or others. Usually, the volunteers do not have to work during the weekends. For their recreation and fun the camp leader should be ready to plan little trips to bigger cities or other activities. The leader is also responsible for managing the deduction and finances of the camp. Open Houses is looking for people who are highly motivated, open minded and already have some experiences in handling with other people. They should be able to speak English fluently and maybe a little bit of German. The camp leader has to be able to work independently as well as in a team since most of the camps are organised by two camp leaders, working together. All in all, leading a camp means a lot of work and empathy as well as a lot of fun. Open Houses gives the camp leaders the opportunity to be creative and take over responsibilty for their own work. Of course, they will not be left alone in their role. Before getting active as a camp leader s/he has to attend our training course and will take part in one of our camps as a volunteer at Lohra Castle. It will be a good exercise to work as a participant for one or two weeks and to get to know the camp leader's tasks. After experiencing the atmosphere of the first camp s/he will lead one camp or more. If s/he leads more than one camp there will be a break of one week in between. During the summer, Open Houses plans a lot of workcamps in different places in Germany. Depending on the camp leader's interests and abilities we will decide together where s/he will lead a camp after the first week(s) at Lohra castle. Concerning the camp leading, we offer two possibilities: The volunteers can lead several sucessive camps in one place (Lohra Castle, Parum Rectory, Klein Dammerow Manor). Or, they can lead different camps in various places. Location: depends on the place you gonna stay, there are many nice old buildings, churches and castles. Just have a look on our Workcamp Discriptions. e.g. OH-W03 Requirements: Language: Either English or German fluently, basics in German; other languages are welcome. Notes: What to bring: alarm bell, calculator, purse, sleeping bag Notes: Motivation letter, CV with a photo required Specials: Per each week leading a camp, the Volunteer receives €50 pocket money (not included the 2 or 3 weeks practice in the beginnig). This will be paid at the end of the camps. Accomodation and food: It depends on the camp place. Please have a look in the camp place descriptions.
Work: between six weeks and three months, in exceptional cases less. The beginning dates are fixed because of the training course, but ending dates can be variable. Organising and leading an international workcamp is an interesting challenge for those who enjoy working together with young people and which are willing to take over responsibility and who look forward to a great summer. The camp leader's role lies in building a bridge between the participants of the workcamp, the organisation as well as the project leader (who guides the practical part of the camp). S/he supports the group of volunteers from a social point of view. The main tasks are to coordinate the practical work of the volunteers (in accordance with the practial instructor) as well as to organize the social life for all volunteers during the camp period. The leader will welcome the volunteers and make them familiar with the camp site. S/he will prepare a daily schedule, indicating the working and eating times including breaks and will furthermore be responsible for organising the cleaning and cooking teams, alternating within the group. The campleader will buy the food for the volunteers. Additionally, s/he organises leisure activities after the working days and is welcome to prepare campfires, barbecues, games or others. Usually, the volunteers do not have to work during the weekends. For their recreation and fun the camp leader should be ready to plan little trips to bigger cities or other activities. The leader is also responsible for managing the deduction and finances of the camp. Open Houses is looking for people who are highly motivated, open minded and already have some experiences in handling with other people. They should be able to speak English fluently and maybe a little bit of German. The camp leader has to be able to work independently as well as in a team since most of the camps are organised by two camp leaders, working together. All in all, leading a camp means a lot of work and empathy as well as a lot of fun. Open Houses gives the camp leaders the opportunity to be creative and take over responsibilty for their own work. Of course, they will not be left alone in their role. Before getting active as a camp leader s/he has to attend our training course and will take part in one of our camps as a volunteer at Lohra Castle. It will be a good exercise to work as a participant for one or two weeks and to get to know the camp leader's tasks. After experiencing the atmosphere of the first camp s/he will lead one camp or more. If s/he leads more than one camp there will be a break of one week in between. During the summer, Open Houses plans a lot of workcamps in different places in Germany. Depending on the camp leader's interests and abilities we will decide together where s/he will lead a camp after the first week(s) at Lohra castle. Concerning the camp leading, we offer two possibilities: The volunteers can lead several sucessive camps in one place (Lohra Castle, Parum Rectory, Klein Dammerow Manor). Or, they can lead different camps in various places. Location: depends on the place you gonna stay, there are many nice old buildings, churches and castles. Just have a look on our Workcamp Discriptions. e.g. OH-W03 Requirements: Language: Either English or German fluently, basics in German; other languages are welcome. Notes: What to bring: alarm bell, calculator, purse, sleeping bag Notes: Motivation letter, CV with a photo required Specials: Per each week leading a camp, the Volunteer receives €50 pocket money (not included the 2 or 3 weeks practice in the beginnig). This will be paid at the end of the camps. Accomodation and food: It depends on the camp place. Please have a look in the camp place descriptions.
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