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EDUCATIONAL OFFICER

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Iceland Culture Education Environment Culture Education +1 Permanent

About the project

EDUCATIONAL OFFICER

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Worldwide Friends (WF), was founded in 2001 as a non-profit organization promoting nature and peace-oriented activities for volunteers wanting to spend some time in Iceland. Our main theme for this year is to give education about the 17 Sustainable Goals of the United Nations and to clean the whole coastline of Iceland. The main activities that we offer are workcamps, seminars, local events, and exchange programs suitable both for young people and adults.

💼 What the programme involves

Iceland is at the forefront of renewable energy production, and nearly every home in the country is supplied with heating and energy from renewable energy sources. According to the Environmental Performance Index, created by the World Economic Forum in 2012, Iceland is the world s greenest country. This is one of the reasons volunteers choose this beautiful country for their volunteer program. During your stay, you will be researching this and many more topics..Your main activity is to develop a curriculum program for environmental education through talks, workshops, activities, courses, meetings, and visits. Update and maintain educational resources and material. Provide workshops to the workcamps remotely or on-site on a daily basis. All material created during the program will be used by WF.The work for the majority of the workcamps depends on the weather conditions, when unsuitable to be outdoors, you will be requested to provide activities or workshops for the group.Working as a team under the supervision of the Project Manager of the organization. You will travel around Iceland, as our houses are located in various sites across the island. Were all about flexibility: we expect you to adapt to changes quickly and we encourage you to try new things.

🏠 Accommodation on site

During the workcamps the leaders will share a double or quadruple room in a house fully equipped. Beds are provided, however, volunteers should bring their own warm sleeping bags. Food is provided and everyone is expected to do their fair share of the cooking and cleaning. We provide a well-balanced and healthy variety of food products that includes a wide variety of whole grains, seasonal fruits and amp; vegetables, pantry staples, dairy products, and vegetarian/vegan options.

📍 About the location

Weekends are free, however, you will still need to be around. Try to plan activities with the volunteers. Usually, the excursions take place during the weekends. Excursions include unique Icelandic sights, such as waterfalls, volcanic and geothermal areas, glaciers, lava forests, hot springs, rhyolite mountain ranges, steam vents, or even icebergs.The areas around the houses are also great for hiking. If volunteers want to go for a hike, make sure one of the camp leaders joins them. Remind the volunteers to share their plans in advance.

⚠️ Requirements

For this project we do ask participants to be +22 and to have studies in the field of science, mostly as you will have to create the material for the environmental workshops.

ℹ️ Additional information

Working hours; 5 to 7 hours per day of environmental work during the weekdays. With lunch and coffee breaks. Note: working hours may vary depending on the workcamps and the organization s needs. 2 days off per week. Make sure to bring your computerFurther support from the organization: Provides Accommodation: Yes Food is provided: Yes Local travels: You will have the opportunity to travel all around Iceland free of charge with the scheduled minibus trips organized by WF Iceland. Please note that travels during your free time are not paid for.Int. travels: Not paidInsurance: Not provided. You need Medical Insurance for your stay in Iceland.

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📅 Available sessions

WFMTV07

12/06/2023 → 08/09/2023

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WFMTV07

04/09/2023 → 01/12/2023

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WFMTV07

05/04/2023 → 10/11/2023

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WFMTV07

01/11/2023 → 15/04/2024

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WFMTV07

05/02/2022 → 05/07/2023

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WFMTV07

20/06/2023 → 20/11/2023

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WFMTV07

01/05/2023 → 28/07/2023

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

22–35 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Reykjavík, Iceland

Iceland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Iceland Krona (ISK / kr)

Exchange rate

1 ISK = 0.007321 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Greenwich Mean Time

Local time: 21:05 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Icelandic