Work Opportunities at Dzogchen Beara
Dzogchen Beara offers opportunities for paid employment, work exchange volunteering and the chance for Rigpa students to join our team of resident Practising Sangha volunteers.
For information on paid employment, Practising Sangha and work-exchange volunteer positions please see below.
Employment Opportunities
Catering Manager
This central role involves overseeing and participating in vegetarian cooking for retreats and other events, supplying our café, preparing daily community lunches and providing for those resident at the Centre. This role requires exceptional flexibility while offering great job satisfaction and benefits such as attending retreats at a special staff rate. Community lunches are a focal point of the day and participants in retreats really appreciate the high standard of catering which we offer. Meals shared during retreats are an essential part of every group’s experience. Since the opening of the Dzogchen Beara temple last year there is a lot of new interest in the Centre with increased visitor numbers and fresh opportunities to develop the role of the catering team. The successful applicant will join Dzogchen Beara’s management team and play a key role in shaping the future experience of all of our visitors.
Download a detailed job description here.
To apply please complete an application form (download here) and send with your CV to centredirector@dzogchenbeara.org
Spiritual Care Centre – Support Break Lead
This is a special opportunity to join the team in the Spiritual Care Centre, offering a safe and supportive environment for guests who have life-limiting illness, or are recovering from treatment, and their families and loved ones. We also welcome guests experiencing bereavement or burnout, carers and healthcare professionals and anybody wishing for rest and renewal.
This new position will suit someone with a background in care assessment and an interest in Spiritual Care. The role involves offering hospitality to guests and ensuring the smooth running of the Centre, with particular duties relating to carrying out assessments with people who have applied for Support Breaks (info here), or who wish to attend particular Spiritual Care retreats. The successful applicant will receive training specific for the role.
Download a detailed job description here.
To apply please complete an application form (download here) and send with your CV to scc-hospitality@dzogchenbeara.org
With the opening of the temple at Dzogchen Beara on the horizon, there is a need to expand and develop our practice team. With this in mind, we are seeking to recruit passionate Practice Team Assistants who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of Vajrayana practice.
This is an evolving role with an opportunity for development in one or more aspects of Vajrayana practice including shrine ritual, practice co-ordination, and/or umdze activities and musical instruments.
If you are a Rigpa student interested in joining the team responsible for holding the spiritual practice at the heart of our community please contact programme@dzogchenbeara.org
Benefits include accommodation in your own retreat room, full catering and a monthly allowance.
Designated Volunteer Roles
Spiritual Care Centre Volunteer
The Spiritual Care Centre at Dzogchen Beara offers a safe and supportive environment where spiritual care is offered to those living with life-limiting illness, recovering from treatment, or experiencing bereavement, and loved ones and family members. The Centre also hosts a programme of retreats, workshops and accredited training.
We also welcome health and social care professionals, home carers and anyone in need of rest and renewal with opportunities to attend retreats and workshops.
Two volunteers play a key role in our small team, ensuring that the Spiritual Care Centre is a welcoming space for all guests whether they come on their own for a Support Break or are attending as part of a larger group, or are here for training or a retreat or workshop.
The position comes with a bedroom in community housing with shared bathroom and kitchen. Vegetarian meals are provided. You will have opportunities to attend retreats and workshops as your work schedule allows.
You will find a detailed job description here.
Please send a completed application form (download here) and Curriculum Vitae to the Spiritual Care Centre Manager here.
Designated Volunteer Roles are for people who have specific skills needed at that time. Applicants are offered a minimum of a three-month contract period, with a 6-week probationary period. A typical working day is six hours a day, five days a week, flexible.
The roles come with a private room, vegetarian meals and the opportunity to attend retreats and events as your hours allow.
Volunteers are encouraged to join daily Guided Meditation Practices and to participate in any support sessions that are provided for volunteers. Volunteers can also attend retreats and events, dependent on work commitments and length of stay.
If you would like us to contact you should a role suitable for your skills and experience arise please send an expression of interest, with a completed application form (download here) and Curriculum Vitae to centredirector@dzogchenbeara.org
Work-Retreat Programme
There are currently no work-retreat positions available, please check back again in the future.
Work-Exchange Volunteer Roles
The Dzogchen Beara Work-Exchange programme offers a unique opportunity for volunteers to live and work in a spiritual environment. Work-Exchange volunteers are able (and encouraged) to join daily meditation practice sessions and, when work commitments allow, attend weekend retreats for free.
For information on opportunities in this programme please contact us at workexchange@dzogchenbeara.org.