Opportunities for Development
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About the project
Opportunities for Development
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Orpheus Centre is an inclusive, residential, performing arts centre founded by entertainer and musician Richard Stigloe in 1998. The Orpheus Centre provides opportunities for personal development through the performing arts and other learning experiences for young adults with disabilities so that they can make informed choices about the future and gain skills to enable them to live more independently in the community. The Centre offers sessions in a wide range of activities including music, drama, dance, visual arts, music technology, song writing, numeracy, budgeting, logistics, etc. The Orpheus Centre is looking for volunteers for an 11 month volunteering placement to start at the end of August 2018. Volunteers play an important role at the Orpheus Centre in helping the students engage in the full range of activities on offer and achieve an independent lifestyle by providing creative, practical and motivational support.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers are accommodated at the centre. Although the accommodation is located at the Centre it is separate from the students and the work environment and shared just with the other volunteers. Each volunteer has their own bedroom. The centre is in a very rural location and there is limited public transport from the centre. The centre is a 20-25 minute walk from the nearest village, Godstone. Volunteers need to be prepared to live in the countryside. Volunteers are provided with a weekly allowance for food costs. Volunteers then buy and prepare their own food.
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteers are provided with training by the coordinating organisation on arrival to the UK which includes intercultural learning, linguistic support, practical information, etc. They are also provided with evaluation training at the mid-term point and at the end of the placement. At the Orpheus Centre volunteers have a comprehensive induction to introduce them to the work of the centre, its procedures and policies. They initially shadow staff members while they become familiar with their role and they receive training in any aspect of the role for which it is required.
⚠️ Requirements
Belgian volunteer required
The Orpheus Centre is looking for volunteers with a strong interest in music and/or the performing arts and who are keen to share their time and interests with young adults with disabilities. The volunteers should have a reasonable level of English as many of the students at the centre have communication difficulties. The Orpheus Centre is in a rural location with limited public transport options so it is important that volunteers are happy to live in the countryside.
ℹ️ Additional information
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SVI_SVE_ESC_ORCE_GreatBritain
25/08/2018 → 28/07/2019
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 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
Godstone, UK
GREAT BRITAIN
🌍 Location info
Local currency
United Kingdom Pound (GBP / £)
Exchange rate
1 GBP = 1.195652 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Greenwich Mean Time
Local time: 21:01 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
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