Working as a Volunteer

Volunteer Positions:

• There are a variety of volunteer positions within more than 150 public residential institutions serving:
  • the elderly
  • children
  • people with physical and mental disabilities
  • autistic children and adults
  • Holocaust survivors
  • others

Opportunity:

• Come Visit the beautiful Israel, learn about the amazing Culture and Volunteer with people in need! You get a once in a lifetime opportunity to bless and be blessed!

Notes:

• it is important to list on the application form the kind of institution you would prefer for your volunteer placement, in order of preference, and we will do our best to arrange placement accordingly.
• Minimum period of volunteer service is three months, and can be up to 1 year or more. Visa Extension is an option and is available if requirements are met.

Benefits Included

Volunteers are provided with:

1. Adequate sleeping quarters
2. Three meals a day
3. Cost of transportation from lodging to institution
4. Facilities for laundry
5. Pocket money (stipend) in the sum of NIS 600 per month
6. Cost of a volunteer B4 visa from the Ministry of the Interior
7. Possible option for Hebrew language studies, either within the institution or outside
8. Arranged “Fun Cultural Outing Days”

Work:

• As a volunteer you will get a period of three days after arrival to settle in before beginning to work.
• As a volunteer you will be expected to work no less, and no more than five days a week, a total of 35 hours per week.
• You will get 2 days off, once a week.
• We will be enabled to take two weeks of vacation for every six months of continuous service.
• We will be enabled, where possible, to participate in three local or regional seminars, as well as field trips, social gatherings of the institution and its staff, appropriate lectures and community events, in addition to the vacation time, due to the required work completion.
• You will be PROVIDED with a CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE on the successful completion of the period of voluntary work.