Here are upcoming volunteering opportunities for those who would like to support our retreats. These opportunities are especially suitable for those who are experienced in the Plum Village tradition and are familiar with our retreats.
All volunteering opportunities for the year will be posted on this page as they become available. Notifications about new opportunities are shared via our newsletters:
- The Raft (for all opportunities in English).
- L’Île Intérieure (for opportunities specifically for Francophone programs).
Francophone volunteering opportunities can be found here.
Volunteer for a year on the Upper Hamlet Happy Farm
Applications are now open for our One Year Happy Farm programme in Upper Hamlet. This new cohort would start late February 2026 and end with Plum Village’s annual Rains Retreat from November 2026 to…
Volunteering – Themed Week: Mini Wake Up
We would like to invite experienced young practitioners to help create a supportive environment for participants of Themed Week: Mini Wake Up.
Landscaping & Flower Gardening
Plum Village is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to join our Lower Hamlet community for a 6 weeks – 8 month stay to support us in landscaping and flower gardening.
Volunteering – Wellbeing in the Body & Mind (New Hamlet)
We would like to invite experienced practitioners in the Plum Village tradition to support us from May 4th – May 18th 2026 as volunteers in the Retreat: Well-being in the body and mind with the…
Volunteering – Biennial June Retreat 2026
From May 27 – June 25, 2026, we would like to invite experienced practitioners to join the volunteer sangha for the biennial June Retreat at Plum Village France.
Volunteering – Summer Opening 2026
We would like to invite experienced practitioners in the Plum Village tradition to support us from July 5 – Aug 5 as volunteers in the 2026 Summer Opening Retreat (July 11 – Aug 3 ).
Volunteering – French Children Programme 2026
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
Volunteering – Spanish Children Programme 2026
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
Volunteering – Italian Children Programme 2026
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
Volunteering – English Children Programme 2026
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
Volunteering – German Children Programme 2026
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
Volunteering – Dutch Children Programme 2026
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
Volunteering – Wake Up 2026
We would like to invite experienced practitioners in the Plum Village tradition to support us as volunteers from Aug 5 – 19 Aug during Wake Up 2026 Retreat for young people between 18 and…