Work

Please note this is a youth leadership role specifically if you're interested in learning about delivering high ropes activities. You will be delivering a variety of activities during your stay. During your time with us, you will act as a host to our groups, leading activities and games, running evening entertainment, ensuring the smooth running of our dining room, singing at the campfire, welcoming families to events, being a pro at ‘doing the YMCA’ dance routine and generally making a huge difference to our community! Behind the scenes you will ensure the smooth running of our large operation, from helping to look after our beautiful woodland and grassland areas, maintaining activities, putting up tents with our Estates team, helping out in the kitchen, making beds, and much, much more. We want you 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 help make a difference to our community Want to learn new skills and improve the amazing ones you already have Like the idea of no two days being the same Love the idea of making every visit to Fairthorne special and one they will remember forever!

Partner

Imagine a vast, natural, outdoor environment where memories are made to last a lifetime, adventures abound around every corner and you have the chance to deliver life-changing experiences – welcome to life at Fairthorne Manor! Every year we welcome thousands of visitors to YMCA Fairthorne Manor’s 94-acre site on the south coast of England. Our site includes sweeping 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. Can you help add the sparkle to everything we do? Volunteer with us to help support happy, healthy lives for all.

Location

Fairthorne Manor is located in a village called Curdridge which is near the city of Southampton on the South Coast of England. It is about 15 minutes’ walk from Fairthorne Manor into the village where there are shops and pubs. The nearest train station is Botley from where it is about half an hour’s journey into Southampton city centre.

Accomodation

Volunteers will be allocated a basic room, which may be shared with up to 4 other volunteers/instructors (separate for male/female). Bedding provided. Three meals a day will be provided in the dining room and there are toilet and shower facilities, a washing machine & drying laundry Please note, do not expect a 5* hotel! Fairthorne is more like a youth hostel with dormitory-style accommodation and basic facilities.

Requirements

You must be over 18 years of age at the time your programme starts due to our accommodation rules. You will be asked to attend an online interview with a panel from our centre before we can confirm your placement. Deadline for Applications: As this position is subject to a successful VISA application, we strongly suggest any volunteer apply a minimum of 3 months before the project starts. We will consider late applicants, with the risk of a later start. You must be able to fund your own travel to and from the UK within a week of the start and finish dates of the programme and be able to get from your arrival airport to our local train station (Botley, Hampshire) from where we will pick you up. You must apply for a tier 5 charity workers visa (approximately £244) for which we will provide you with a sponsorship certificate. Visa application decisions normally take 3-4 weeks, however, can take longer. We are a fully approved ‘A-rated’ sponsor, so you do not require a certain amount of savings 90 days before you apply. You will need to provide us with two contacts for us to obtain a reference from and provide us with a certified translated local police check or be willing to obtain a DBS check if living in the UK. There will also be a small amount of pocket money given to the volunteers to be used for personal items which is about £420.00.

Meeting point

Botley Train Station

Notes:

What you get in return - we will provide…. Full training and development opportunities Full uniform along with toiletries The chance to work with a really varied community Loads of fun in the great outdoors The chance to build friendships that last a lifetime Learn new skills to stand you in good stead for many careers Mentoring from our experienced staff team The opportunity to learn about, and be part of, a huge international YMCA movement YMCA uniform to ensure you feel part of the team Fun staff and volunteer social events.

Work

Your role: You will ensure all visitors to YMCA Fairthorne Manor have an experiences which embodies all of the core values: Welcoming, Active, Listening, Inspiring, Caring, Exciting. During your stay at Fairthorne Manor, you will act as a host to the incoming groups, leading on activities and games, running evening entertainments, ensuring meal times are running smoothly, taking part in the campfires, playing games with the younger children, welcoming families to the events generally making a big difference to the YMCA community! Behind the scenes you will ensure the smooth running of our large operation, from helping to look after our beautiful woodland and grassland areas, maintain activities, assisting the estates team and much more! The YMCA want a volunteer who: - Wants to have fun - Wants to make friends from all over the world - Loves being outside - Enjoys inspiring young people - Wants to make a difference to a local community - Want to learn new skills and improve the amazing ones you already have! - Like the idea of your days being varies - Making every visit to Fairthorne special!

Partner

Imagine a vast, natural, outdoor environment where memories are made to last a lifetime, adventures abound around every corner and you have the chance to deliver life changing experiences - welcome to life at Fairthorne Manor! Every year the YMCA welcomes thousands of visitors to the wonderful 94 acre site on the south coast of England. The site includes sweeping grounds, mature woodlands, 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 made possible with the help of international volunteers from around the world. Volunteer with the YMCA to help support happy, healthy lives for all.

Location

YMCA Fairthorne encourage all volunteers to take the chance to get out and Explore the UK. YMCA Fairthorne is situated just outside of Southampton and less than two hours from London. Situated in a 94 acre land in Botley, it truly is a stunning landscape where volunteers can enjoy the nature, but also not to far away from Southampton which is one of the biggest Cities on the South Coast where volunteers can do the following: - Shopping - Visit the Solent Sky Museum - The theatre - Southampton Football Club - Go to a game! - Visit the Tudor houses - Travel to Stonehenge

Accomodation

The YMCA will provide the following for all volunteers joining this project: - Full training and development opportunities - 3 meals a day - Free accommodation in dorm style rooms with full bedding - Full uniform and toiletries - The chance to work in a really varied community - Loads of fun outdoors! - Great social opportunities - Learning new transferable skills to help in many future careers - Mentoring from an experienced staff member - The opportunity to be part of the huge YMCA movement! - Free YMCA uniform to ensure you feel part of the team - Fun volunteer social events

Meeting point

Volunteers can get a direct train from Southampton to Botley, or if flying in to a London airport you get the train to Southampton Central and then on to Botley. Once at Botley a staff member will take you to the final destination.

Notes:

- Volunteers will be volunteering from Monday to Friday from 07:30am - 6:00pm with breaks throughout the day. Volunteers will have both Saturday and Sunday for their leisure time. - Volunteers must be over 18 at the time the programme starts due to accommodation rules. - Volunteers must be able to fund their own flights to the UK and get to Botley Train Station where the YMCA will collect and take to final destination. - Volunteers must provide Two References and a Police check to Concordia. - Volunteers need to be able to attend an online interview with the YMCA Fairthorne Manor.

Work

Throughout your time volunteering with the YMCA Fairthorne you will help to deliver the highest quality of care and curriculum in line with the 'YMCA way' and regulated guidelines. Keeping the YMCA core values at the heart of everything they do, Welcoming, Active, Listening, Inspiring, Caring and Exciting. As a volunteer, you will inspire the youngest participants, through delivering a exciting, child led, play based curriculum utilising the outdoors where-ever possible! From taking children on walks to explore nature, to eating and teaching around a campfire, you will be there to support young children as they challenge themselves and develop throughout their time at YMCA Fairthorne Manor Nursery. YMCA Fairthorne Manor are looking for a volunteer who: - Knows how to have fun! - Wants to make friends from all over the world. - Love being outside no matter the weather - Enjoy inspiring children and young people (if you have experience of volunteering with young people this would be excellent!) - Want to help make a difference to the community Want to learn new skills and improve on the amazing ones you have already! - Like the idea of your days and tasks being varied - Love the idea of making every visit to YMCA Fairthorne special and one they will remember forever!

Partner

Imagine a vast, natural, outdoor environment where memories are made to last a lifetime, adventure is around every corner and you have the opportunity to deliver life changing experiences - welcome to life at Fairthorne Manor! Every year thousands of visitors are welcomed to the YMCA Fairthorne Manor's 94 acre site on the south coast of England. The YMCA site includes sweeping grounds, mature woodland, a lake, access to the River Hamble and a range of exciting outdoor activities. Fairthorne is a place of first - from toddlers walking, kids splashing in the mud, being away from home for the first time, trying new activities, or a great school trip to remember. Enabling young people to grow and thrive is only made possible with fantastic volunteers from around the world, we want you to add the 'sparkle' to everything the YMCA do. Volunteer with YMCA Fairthorne Manor to help support happy, healthy lives for all.

Location

YMCA Fairthorne encourage all volunteers to take the chance to get out and Explore the UK. YMCA Fairthorne is situated just outside of Southampton and less than two hours from London. Situated in a 94 acre land in Botley, it truly is a stunning landscape where volunteers can enjoy the nature, but also not to far away from Southampton which is one of the biggest Cities on the South Coast where volunteers can do the following: - Shopping - Visit the Solent Sky Museum - The theatre - Southampton Football Club - Go to a game! - Visit the Tudor houses - Travel to Stonehenge

Accomodation

YMCA Fairthorne will provide the following for all volunteers: - Full training and development opportunities - 3 meals a day - Accommodation in shared dormitory style rooms. - The chance to work with a really varied community - Loads of fun in the great outdoors - The chance to build friendships that last a lifetime - Learn new skills to stand you in good stead for many careers - Mentoring from our experienced staff team - The opportunity to learn about, and be part of, a huge international YMCA movement - YMCA uniform to ensure you feel part of the team

Meeting point

Volunteers can get a direct train from Southampton to Botley, or if flying in to a London airport you get the train to Southampton Central and then on to Botley.

Notes:

- Volunteers will be volunteering from Monday to Friday from 07:30am - 6:00pm with breaks throughout the day. Volunteers will have both Saturday and Sunday for their leisure time. - Volunteers must be over 18 at the time the programme starts due to accommodation rules. - Volunteers must be able to fund their own flights to the UK and get to Botley Train Station where the YMCA will collect and take to final destination. - Volunteers must provide Two References and a Police check to Concordia. - Volunteers need to be able to attend an online interview with the YMCA Fairthorne Manor. There is only room for ONE volunteer. Interviews will take place in December.

Work

Your role You will help to deliver the highest quality of care and curriculum in line with the YMCA Way and Ofsted guidelines, keeping our core values at the heart of everything you do: Welcoming, Active, Listening, Inspiring, Caring, Exciting. You will inspire our youngest customers through delivering an exciting, child-led, play based curriculum utilising the outdoors where-ever possible. From taking children on walks to explore our vast grounds to eating lunch around a campfire, you will be a support to young children as they challenge themselves and develop throughout their time with us at Fairthorne Manor Nursery. We want you 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 help make a difference to our community Want to learn new skills and improve the amazing ones you already have Like the idea of no two days being the same Love the idea of making every visit to Fairthorne special and one they will remember for ever!

Partner

Imagine a vast, natural, outdoor environment where memories are made to last a lifetime, adventures around around every corner and you have the chance to deliver life changing experiences – welcome to life at Fairthorne Manor! Every year we welcome thousands of visitors to YMCA Fairthorne Manor’s 94 acre site on the south coast of England. Our site includes sweeping 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. Can you help add the sparkle to everything we do? Volunteer with us to help support happy, healthy lives for all.

Location

Fairthorne Manor is located in a village called Curdridge which is near the city of Southampton on the South Coast of England. It is about 15 minutes’ walk from Fairthorne Manor into the village where there are shops and pubs. The nearest train station is Botley from where it is about half an hour’s journey into Southampton city centre.

Accomodation

Volunteers will be allocated a basic room, which may be shared with up to 4 other volunteers/instructors (separate for male/female). Bedding provided. Three meals a day will be provided in the dining room and there are toilet and shower facilities, a washing machine & drying laundry Please note, do not expect a 5* hotel! Fairthorne is more like a youth hostel with dormitory-style accommodation and basic facilities.

Requirements

You must be over 18 years of age at the time your programme starts due to our accommodation rules. You will be asked to attend an online interview with a panel from our centre before we can confirm your placement. You must be able to fund your own travel to and from the UK within a week of the start and finish dates of the programme, and be able to get from your arrival airport to our local train station (Botley, Hampshire) from where we will pick you up. You must apply for a tier 5 charity workers visa (approximately £244) for which we will provide you with a sponsorship certificate. Visa application decisions normally take 3-4 weeks, however, can take longer. We are a fully approved ‘A-rated’ sponsor, so you do not require a certain amount of savings 90 days before you apply. You will need to provide us with two contacts for us to obtain a reference from and provide us with a certified translated local police check, or be willing to obtain a DBS check if living in the UK.

Meeting point

Meet at the YMCA Fairthorne

Notes:

What you get in return - we will provide…. Full training and development opportunities 3 meals a day Free accommodation in shared dorm style rooms A volunteer expenses payment given to the volunteer The chance to work with a really varied community Loads of fun in the great outdoors The chance to build friendships that last a lifetime Learn new skills to stand you in good stead for many careers Mentoring from our experienced staff team The opportunity to learn about, and be part of, a huge international YMCA movement YMCA uniform to ensure you feel part of the team Fun staff and volunteer social events.