Community Coworker

An ideal place for a gap year between college and grad school or the workforce.

Coworkers receive room and board and a small stipend (you won't get rich but nor should you be out of pocket).  Student loan payments can be arranged for those who commit for a full year.

What you will do:  help adults with developmental disabilities with work and personal care, work in crafts and/or on the land.  Schedules vary by individual, and you will likely be doing several different things each week.  You might be helping in the orchard or the dairy or herb garden on our huge vegetable garden.  You might be helping set up looms in the weavery or painting flowerpots in the pottery or sanding chopping boards in the wood workshop.  You might be cooking dinner or brushing teeth or serving customers in our cafe.

Camphill Village Kimberton Hills is a residential intentional community that includes adults with and without developmental disabilities.  We live on 400+ acres of land near Phoenixville, PA, and focus on growing vegetables, dairy farming, and crafts.  We number about 100 people living in houses ranging from 2 people to 13 – a practice known as life-sharing.  As far as possible, we make decisions together and by consensus.  Coworkers receive room and board and a small stipend (after 2 months).  This is a full-time living and working situation that can be as short as a month or extend into permanent community membership.

What we offer:  an international community, work that matters, opportunities for involvement in decision-making, a warm social life, a sense of purpose, connection, and fulfillment.

Visit us online at https://www.camphillkimberton.org/volunteer-page.  We would be happy to connect you with current coworkers who life-share and who can show you around or chat via Zoom.