IVS-GB: Loch Arthur Camphill Community

CODE: IVS-GB: Loch Arthur Camphill Community

Location: Dumfries, Scotland

Project Description: Loch Arthur Camphill Community is a working Community which includes men and women with disabilities. There are 80 people in the Community, including families with children, men and women with special needs and local volunteers who join us for periods from a few weeks to several years. Work activities in Loch Arthur include farming (crops, dairy, beef, pigs and sheep), gardening, estate work, creamery, bakery, weaving workshop, woodwork and housework. We also have an award-winning Farm Shop and cafe that is very popular in the area and brings a lot of people from outside to the community.
Work Description:Volunteers help with many aspects of community life. That includes helping individuals with personal care, preparing meals, with leisure activities, but mainly being part in our workshops. In all work activities the volunteers work in a team including people with learning disabilities. The volunteers live in shared houses, together with long-term co-workers and their families, other volunteers and people with special needs.
Requirements:Volunteers have to be 18 years and older.
Accommodation and Food:Food: All meals are provided by the Community. All dietary needs can be catered for as all meals are prepared freshly within the smaller house communities.

Accommodation: All volunteers have a room to themselves in a shared house. The volunteers take part in all meals within their house community and can make use of all facilities of the house incl. washing machine, internet etc.

Pocket Money: 175 GBP per month.
Visa Info: You will need to apply for a Temporary Work (Charity Work) Visa. The application fee for this Visa is £298 and you can stay up for 12 months. To apply for this Visa you will need a Certificate of Sponsorship which will be provided by IVS at a cost of £25.
Insurance: As part of your Temporary Work (Charity Worker) Visa, you will need to pay the NHS Immigration Health Surcharge if you are staying for more than 6 months which costs £1,035.

If you are staying for less than 6 months, there is no cost.
Application Info: Cover letter (and CV if available) –> Application Form -> Zoom interview -

3 x References - Police criminal background check

The application process will take about 8 weeks.