Penninghame House offers the possibility of volunteer placements, who can work in the House and on the Estate, learning new skills, building friendships and enjoying the food and lifestyle of Penninghame.

The Volunteer Policy is listed below for your information. If you are interested and have any questions, please get in touch with the office.

Qualities Penninghame House would value in a volunteer

• Working Flexibility in types of work and timings
• Willing to make a commitment to the ethos of the Foundation
• Energetic and enthusiastic personality
• Physically and emotionally capable of performing a variety of tasks
• Willing to work 30 hours per week
• Have an openness and willingness to grow personally
• Willingness to be part of and contribute to the existing community

What the Foundation would offer to a volunteer

• Shared, comfortable accommodation and an excellent, nutritionally balanced wholefood diet
• Opportunities to be educated in the principles and execution of modern macrobiotic cooking
• Internet café
• Access to the Estate’s pool cars
• Fully equipped gymnasium and steam room/sauna facilities
• Access to bicycles to explore the surrounding countryside
• Library of instructional DVDs on Yoga, Meditation, Chi Ball etc.
• Opportunity to attend some program lectures during spare time
• Library of educational and entertaining books and DVDs
• The opportunity to build relationships and connections with a diversity of cultures
• Being part of a sharing community, focused on learning and self-development
• The opportunity to be in a beautiful rural environment with easy access to local hillwalking, country paths and coastal environs

Cleaning plays a major role in the functioning of Penninghame Foundation and volunteers will be expected to be as committed in this aspect of work as in any other.

• General kitchen duties
• Housekeeping
• Walled gardening
• Ground maintenance
• Building maintenance
• Driving
• Administrative tasks

Tasks and the weighting of tasks will be dependent on personal aptitudes and skills. Other tasks, not listed, may be required, dependent on circumstance and resource demand.

Usually twin room occupancy with shared bathroom facilities.

Communal areas are provided with television as well as a fully equipped kitchen with laundry facilities.

Volunteers are responsible for keeping personal spaces and common spaces clean and tidy and the surrounding external environs of their accommodation.