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Teaching, youth work, swimming, the environment, marketing or fundraising. Filter by how long you can stay, how much you want to work and how much Spanish you speak, and we'll show you where you fit.

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13
minimum stay
4 wks
hours a week
15–35

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To Huanchaco · TRU

A selection of volunteer roles and their minimum stays
RoleMin. stay
Multi-Project Volunteer4 weeks
HELP English Coordinator2 months
HELP Environment Coordinator2 months
Swim Instructor or Support StaffSummer
Marketing Volunteer4 weeks
Volunteer Coordinator6 months

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Showing 13 of 13 roles

  • A group of OCN volunteers in matching T-shirts at a community event
    VolunteerInternship

    Multi-project

    Multi-Project Volunteer

    Work across our HELP programmes at the REC, from English and environmental education to sport, crafts and literacy.

    • Min. 4 weeks
    • 20–25 hrs/week
    • Spanish: none needed
  • A class of smiling children with their volunteer teachers in a classroom
    CoordinatorInternship

    HELP English

    HELP English Coordinator

    Plan and lead our weekly English classes at the REC, then top up your week teaching across other projects.

    • Min. 2 months
    • 25 hrs/week
    • Spanish: intermediate
  • Children gathered around a tray of seedlings during an environmental education class
    CoordinatorInternship

    HELP Environment

    HELP Environment Coordinator

    Lead environmental education at the REC and organise our monthly Yo Cuido Mi Playa beach clean.

    • Min. 2 months
    • 25 hrs/week
    • Spanish: intermediate
  • Children sitting on the wall of the skate park at the Recreational and Educational Centre
    CoordinatorInternship

    HELP Youth

    HELP Youth Coordinator

    Run sport, games and crafts sessions that keep children active, healthy and having fun at the REC.

    • Min. 2 months
    • 25 hrs/week
    • Spanish: intermediate
  • A volunteer kneeling beside children as they draw and write at a classroom table
    CoordinatorInternship

    HELP Literacy

    HELP Literacy Coordinator

    Plan and teach weekly Spanish reading and writing classes that support children beyond school.

    • Min. 2 months
    • 25 hrs/week
    • Spanish: higher intermediate
  • The OCN volunteer team posing together for a group photo outdoors
    CoordinatorInternship

    Volunteer programme

    Volunteer Coordinator

    Be the first friendly face of OCN: welcome new volunteers, look after their wellbeing and build our community.

    • Min. 6 months
    • 30–35 hrs/week
    • Spanish: intermediate
  • Volunteers working together on laptops around an office table
    CoordinatorInternship

    Volunteer programme

    Recruitment Coordinator

    Find and support the next generation of OCN volunteers, and keep our ambassadors and alumni connected.

    • Min. 3 months
    • 20–25 hrs/week
    • Spanish: intermediate
  • An audience watching a performance at an OCN fundraising event
    CoordinatorInternship

    Fundraising

    Fundraising Coordinator

    Research grants, write proposals and run events that keep OCN's projects funded for the long term.

    • Min. 3 months
    • 20–25 hrs/week
    • Spanish: none needed
  • Volunteers running a colourful fundraising stall under a gazebo
    VolunteerInternship

    Fundraising

    Fundraising Volunteer

    Create materials and help run the events that raise vital funds for our projects.

    • Min. 4 weeks
    • 20–25 hrs/week
    • Spanish: none needed
  • Two smiling volunteers making peace signs at the skate park
    CoordinatorInternship

    Marketing

    Marketing Coordinator

    Research, plan and deliver campaigns online and offline that bring new volunteers and supporters to OCN.

    • Min. 3 months
    • 20–25 hrs/week
    • Spanish: none needed
  • Volunteers chatting with local people at an outdoor community event
    VolunteerInternship

    Marketing

    Marketing Volunteer

    Tell OCN's story on social media and design the materials that help us recruit and fundraise.

    • Min. 4 weeks
    • 20–25 hrs/week
    • Spanish: none needed
  • Swim instructors in the pool with a group of smiling children in swim caps
    VolunteerSeasonal

    HELP Swim

    Swim Instructor or Support Staff

    Teach children aged 3–16 to swim and stay safe in the water during the Peruvian summer season.

    • Summer season
    • 15–20 hrs/week
    • Spanish: ask us

Can't choose? Try them all

As a Multi-Project Volunteer you'll work across English, Environment, Youth and Literacy, plus partner projects of your choice. No Spanish needed, from 4 weeks.

Turn it into an internship

All our year-round roles can be taken as internships for a placement year or credit. You'll get extra mentoring, and we'll handle the paperwork with your university.

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