Greetings from the Savio House Community, Bollington, the Salesian Residential Youth Retreat Centre of the British Province. I trust you are well.
 
Our retreat centre welcomes over 2000 young people each year for a 3-day residential retreat and we also welcome young lay volunteers, male and female, to live in the community and to work together as a team providing the retreats. Often our volunteers are straight from school (18 years) or after university. It is a great opportunity for them to grow through sharing in community life, to improve their language, youth work skills and experience of Salesian mission.
 
I am writing to you in your role as Youth Ministry Delegate to ask your help in promoting Volunteering at Savio House to your young people, Salesian contacts and animators. Information and application forms can be found on our website: www.saviohouse.org.uk If you are no longer the Youth Ministry Delegate, I would be grateful if you would pass this letter to your successor. Thank you.
 
We have a long history of volunteers at Savio House and are very keen to strengthen our team from the wider Salesian network. This year we are fortunate to have volunteers from Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy, and Slovenia. Their presence has really emphasised that some of the ‘magic’ atmosphere and energy of Savio House definitely comes from the volunteers; it is their presence which makes the difference to the community and the retreat experience.
We are currently an international community of SDB and lay volunteers, numbering 9 members from 9 different countries!
 
If you have any suitable young people, can I ask you to encourage them to think about a volunteer year at Savio House for 2025 -26, and to apply as soon as possible. We are able to sponsor Religious Worker Visas to the UK and will process all of that for them. We provide all accommodation for the year (September – July), a subsistence allowance of £50 per week, and travel to and from the UK in September, at Christmas and Easter, and at the end of the year.
 
If you need any further information, please just get in touch, either by email to [email protected] or [email protected] or by Whatsapp to +44 7754 057074.
 
Thank you for whatever support you can give us in our recruitment of volunteers for next year. It is a great opportunity for our Salesian young people.

J​oin the Savio House Retreat Team 2023-24, and work with young people at our Youth Retreat Centre at Bollington, Cheshire.
Why Savio House? Well, wouldn't you love to …

• • Live in a Christian community that works for young people
  • Wake up each day in a fantastic location in the Pennine hills
  • Develop skills in working with young people
  • Develop team working skills alongside qualified leaders
  • Develop valuable planning and leadership skills
  • Learn to create totally new resources
  • Get free training in first aid, food hygiene, fire prevention training, health and safety etc
  • Explore accreditation paths towards a future career working with young people
  • Search out the answers to some of your deeper life questions
  • Join a world-wide Salesian network of youth workers
  • Receive a weekly allowance
  • Have all food, accommodation and laundry provided
  • Enjoy national conferences/events and meet up with other volunteers
  • Have regular mentoring and support through the whole year- September- July

Interested?
Call or email Savio House and talk to a member of the team for more information, or arrange a visit:
+441625 575 405
[email protected]
Explore the Savio House website www.saviohouse.org.uk
Download the documents below to apply.

• 2023 Voluntary Worker Application Form (Document, 65.8 Kb)
• Safeguarding Self Declaration DBS 4 Form (PDF, 762.3 Kb)

At the Salesian Centre Celje, we are looking for volunteers who would spend a year working in our youth centre, carrying out the activities of our centre as part of the program European Solidarity Corps.
We are looking for volunteers aged between 18 and 25 who already have experience working in similar centres and are close to the sales mode of operation and Don Bosco's preventive educational system.
Volunteers will be involved in all projects in the programs of our centre, and we will want them to carry out a project that will enrich the operation of our centre, while giving them the opportunity to develop their competencies.
We are looking for volunteers for the period between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023.
All those interested, please send a CV including your previous experience(s) and a motivation letter stating the reasons for working in the young centre, information on their expectations at work and information on the latest contribution to work in the young centre.
Send applications to the following e-mail: [email protected]

• ​​10-month voluntary service (September 2022 to June 2023)
• in Austria (Vienna, Klagenfurt & Vöcklabruck)
• for 18-30 year old young people
• Apply here: volunteers.donbosco.at/de/home/bewerbungsformular.html

The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) and the Salesian Sisters (FMA) in Austria offer a ten-month voluntary service in the field of education for young adults from 18 to 30 years from Europe. Our association “Don Bosco Volunteers” is funded by the “European Solidarity Corps”.
The volunteers help in education (youth centres, educational programmes, house for migrants). Accommodation, lodging, language course and a ticket for public transport are free for the volunteers. Additionally, they receive 150 euros pocket money per month. There is a formative programme from the European Union (two three-day courses) and Salesian formation (pilgrimage to Turin, course of Salesian pedagogy and a weekend for reflection).
Currently we have seven positions for volunteers in four different places: two places in Vienna (Salesianum (1 position), Don Bosco Sozialwerk (4 positions)), one in Klagenfurt (1 male volunteer), one in Vöcklabruck (1 female volunteer). You will find more information at www.donbosco.at/volunteers.

General information: Don Bosco Volunteers in Austria coordinates volunteering opportunities in five different places and supports the volunteer to develop their own skills and knowledge. Changes in the timetable are possible according to the needs and wishes of the volunteer.
 
Requirements:

• Interest in working with children and young people
• Flexibility in working in different fields, creativity
• At least basic communication skills in German are necessary

 
Practical arrangements:

• The volunteer has at least a double room (shared with another volunteer) with shower and bathroom.
• The voluntary service is 30-38 hours a week. If the volunteer works overtime, those hours can be recuperated at a later stage.
• The volunteer receives 2 days of holiday for each month. The concrete arrangements will be made with the local contact person.
• The food is organized in different ways in the host organisations (canteen, cook by yourself, etc.). In any case it is paid by the host organisation.
• The volunteer receives a monthly allowance according to the ESC guidelines (5 € per each day).
• The means by transport for the arrival in Austria will be organised with the office in Vienna. Our volunteering opportunities are all located in cities with a good public transport system. The host organisation gives to the volunteers a mobility ticket and/or a bicycle.
• The volunteer will meet the mentor on a regular basis, deciding together on the required frequency and nature of the meetings.
• At the end the volunteer will get a “Youthpass” certificate.

 
Training during the voluntary service: The participants join the obligatory trainings (On Arrival, Midterm) organised by the Austrian National Agency. Additionally, Don Bosco Volunteers organise for the volunteers of the organisation three trainings: 4-day trip to Turin for our national and international volunteers, one-day study programme on educational issues and a weekend for reflexion.

We kindly ask you to inform the youngsters of your institution and province about this possibility. We are happy to welcome young adults who already have experience in Salesian education and animation.
The next period for volunteering is from September 2022 to June 2023. We can offer a volunteering opportunity for seven persons funded by the Solidarity Corps. The deadline for applications (with CV and motivational letter) is the 30th June 2022 with the form at volunteers.donbosco.at/de/home/bewerbungsformular.html or by email at [email protected][email protected].

• ​​10-month voluntary service (September 2021 to June 2022)
• in Austria (Vienna, Klagenfurt, Salzburg & Vöcklabruck)
• for 18-30 year old young people
• Apply here: volunteers.donbosco.at/de/home/bewerbungsformular.html

The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) and the Salesian Sisters (FMA) in Austria offer a ten-month voluntary service in the field of education for young adults from 18 to 30 years from Europe. Our association “Don Bosco Volunteers” is funded by the “European Solidarity Corps”.
The volunteers help in education (youth centres, educational programmes, house for migrants). Accommodation, lodging, language course and a ticket for public transport are free for the volunteers. Additionally, they receive 150 euros pocket money per month. There is a formative programme from the European Union (two three-day courses) and Salesian formation (pilgrimage to Turin, course of Salesian pedagogy and a weekend for reflection).
Currently we have seven positions for volunteers in five different places: two in Vienna (Salesianum, Don Bosco Sozialwerk), one in Klagenfurt, one in Vöcklabruck and one in Salzburg. You will find more information at www.donbosco.at/volunteers.

General information: Don Bosco Volunteers in Austria coordinates volunteering opportunities in five different places and supports the volunteer to develop their own skills and knowledge. Changes in the timetable are possible according to the needs and wishes of the volunteer.
 
Requirements:

• Interest in working with children and young people
• Flexibility in working in different fields, creativity
• At least basic communication skills in German are necessary

 
Practical arrangements:

• The volunteer has at least a double room (shared with another volunteer) with shower and bathroom.
• The voluntary service is 30-38 hours a week. If the volunteer works overtime, those hours can be recuperated at a later stage.
• The volunteer receives 2 days of holiday for each month. The concrete arrangements will be made with the local contact person.
• The food is organized in different ways in the host organisations (canteen, cook by yourself, etc.). In any case it is paid by the host organisation.
• The volunteer receives a monthly allowance according to the ESC guidelines (5 € per each day).
• The means by transport for the arrival in Austria will be organised with the office in Vienna. Our volunteering opportunities are all located in cities with a good public transport system. The host organisation gives to the volunteers a mobility ticket and/or a bicycle.
• The volunteer will meet the mentor on a regular basis, deciding together on the required frequency and nature of the meetings.
• At the end the volunteer will get a “Youthpass” certificate.

 
Training during the voluntary service: The participants join the obligatory trainings (On Arrival, Midterm) organised by the Austrian National Agency. Additionally, Don Bosco Volunteers organise for the volunteers of the organisation three trainings: 4-day trip to Turin for our national and international volunteers, one-day study programme on educational issues and a weekend for reflexion.

We kindly ask you to inform the youngsters of your institution and province about this possibility. We are happy to welcome young adults who already have experience in Salesian education and animation.
The next period for volunteering is from September 2021 to June 2022. We can offer a volunteering opportunity for six persons funded by the Solidarity Corps. The deadline for applications (with CV and motivational letter) is the 15th July 2021: volunteers.donbosco.at/de/home/bewerbungsformular.html