Community Participant SET-UP

SET-UP Community Participant (1 May – 31 May)

People come from around the world to help set up Kalikalos Holistic Education Centre for the workshop season ahead. Set-up Community Participants will experience and learn about:

• Setting up tents, yurts and outdoor structures
• Trimming grass and preparing the gardens
• Deep cleaning and preparing the house
• Setting up the workshop space (Long Room)
• General maintenance and infrastructure preparation
• Sharing circles and community organisation
• How individual contributions create and hold space for a thriving seasonal community

The set-up period is a unique and rewarding experience — there are no workshops taking place, so the daily rhythms are more flexible and relaxed than during the workshop season. That said, there is plenty of hands-on work to do to get everything ready, and we may spend more time each day on physical tasks.

Each day, set-up participants are actively involved in community work between 09:30 and 13:30, and on some days also between 18:00 and 20:00. Afternoons and one full day per week are free time. This amounts to about 25–30 hours per week.

Kalikalos offers free rides each afternoon to one of the stunning local beaches.

Everybody present at Kalikalos participates in a Rota System used to organise cooking and subsequent clean-up.

An ideal set-up participant is hands-on, flexible and enjoys physical work in a group setting. Skills in maintenance, carpentry, gardening, vehicle mechanics, vegetarian cookery and Greek language are especially helpful!

Duration: Participants can join for a minimum of one week, though we strongly encourage committing to the full month (1–31 May) to ensure continuity and reduce the number of transitions during this intensive period.

First-Time Community Participants

We love the variety and fresh new energy that first-time Community Participants bring to the community. We also want to ensure that they will be a good fit! Therefor there is an application process for first-time Community Participants (see below). First-time Community Participants can initially apply for a maximum three week stay. During the application interview, a member of our team will share more details about the process and answer any questions you may have.
A minimum of one check-in/feedback session with a Core Team Member will be offered to a first time Community Participant to see how things are going. When there is a good fit with Kalikalos they may then extend their stay past three weeks (depending on availability).

Application Process

Please follow this simple process to join our set-up team:

1. Complete and submit an online application form by clicking either of the “Apply Online” buttons above.
2. After we review your application, we will schedule a 30-minute Zoom conversation with you (this may be waived for returning volunteers).
3. Following the conversation, we will assess whether to accept your application or if other steps are needed.
4. Once accepted, a member of our team will register you directly into our booking system.

Ready to apply? Click either of the “Apply Online” buttons above. Please contact us if you have any questions.
PLEASE NOTE:  the information about availability for Community Participant  positions appearing on the right side of this page.

More about being a Community Participant:

Taking care of daily and ongoing tasks:
All community participants will gather for a short meeting about the daily and ongoing tasks that need to be taken care of. This can be anything from housekeeping, tidying, gardening etc. As a Community Participants you are expected to take on a daily task for a week and may choose to
switch to a different one during subsequent weeks. Additionally, you may join a team working on a larger ongoing project. Depending on your skills and interests you can also take care of other community needs such as:

• Driving members of the community to and from the beach in a centre’s vehicle (requirements are: UK or EU drivers licence, international drivers licence and being older than 25)
• Maintenance needs of the building premises/technical systems
• Administrative needs
• Assisting with set-up and pack-up at the beginning and end of the workshop season.