SPAIN / Sunseed
Sunseed Desert Technology aims to develop, demonstrate and communicate accessible, low technology methods of sustainability in a semi-arid environment. The Sunseed Trust is its parent charity.
The Sustainable Living department co-ordinates the smooth running of Sunseed’s low-impact lifestyle. This includes overseeing shared cooking and cleaning duties, implementing the Sunseed Food Policy (to ensure an ethical, local, healthy and low-cost vegetarian diet), running extensive introductory tours of the project for new volunteers and helping them to settle in, organising accommodation and communal living spaces; and monitoring health and safety.
Sustainable Living works closely with other Sunseed departments, for example with Organic Growing to ensure our fresh produce is widely used in the kitchen and that any excess is preserved; with Eco-Construction and Maintenance on accommodation and living space improvements; and with Appropriate Technology on solar cooking and other alternative food preparation techniques such as the haybox and solar dryers.
The Sustainable Living Coordinator plays a central role in promoting low-impact, sustainable living in everyday life at Sunseed and in developing relationships with the wider local community.
Essential skills
* Commitment to and a personal interest in promoting low-impact living * Excellent organisational abilities, including ability to set own workload and to delegate responsibility * Excellent communication skills, including ability to work as part of a closely-integrated team; and the confidence, sensitivity, patience and open mindedness to work with all members of the Sunseed community * Ability to supervise volunteers * Ability to contribute to the education of Sunseed volunteers in varied ways – for example running guided tours; giving short talks; written information; etc. * Awareness of need for economy, including in resource use – e.g. energy consumption and waste management * Awareness of need for hygiene, health and safety, and general cleanliness and tidiness * Experience of vegetarian cooking * Understanding of / interest in food issues – e.g. nutrition; vegetarianism; horticulture; solar cooking etc. * Ability to make a comfortable living environment for all with limited resources * Ability to document and evaluate work undertaken * The initiative and imagination to play a central role in the Sunseed community
Desirable Skills:
* Good spoken Spanish is especially desirable for the SL position, owing to the central role the department plays in communications * Experience of bread making and preserving * Experience of catering for groups
A commitment of one year is usually preferred for this post.
Salary: food, accommodation and a small weekly allowance are provided
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, JOB DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM:
www.sunseed.org.uk sunseedspain@arrakis.es or tel.(00 34) 950 525 770
Nationalities Accepted: We cannot help with work permits visas for applicants outside of Spain.
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