🇩🇪 ESC Volunteering in Germany 🌲 School Camp Volunteer at Landheim Tellkampfschule 🏕️

Fields, forests, a nature trail, an animal enclosure, and a soccer field. Landheim Tellkampfschule is a school camp in the Hannover region of northern Germany that combines education with fun — offering school classes and youth groups a place to slow down, be creative, and explore sustainability, nature, and regionality together. They’re looking for an ESC volunteer who enjoys working with young people outdoors and wants to bring their own skills and interests into the work.

🏕️ About Landheim Tellkampfschule

The Landheim has 75 beds and welcomes school classes as well as children’s and youth groups throughout the year. It sits on the outskirts of Springe in the Hannover region, surrounded by fields and woods. The outdoor grounds include a soccer and volleyball field, a children’s playground, a nature trail, and an animal enclosure — making it an ideal setting for outdoor education, sustainability projects, and hands-on learning.

🎯 The Role

Volunteer tasks are varied and flexible — shaped according to your previous experience and interests. The Landheim actively welcomes whatever skills and enthusiasm you bring, and is happy to make use of them in their work.

📋 What You’ll Do

🏕️ Support the implementation of activities and projects in and around the Landheim

🌱 Contribute to projects in the areas of outdoor education, sustainability, climate, and mobility

👦 Work directly with school classes and youth groups visiting the camp

🌲 Engage with the outdoor environment — nature trail, animal enclosure, and surrounding woods and fields

💡 Bring your own ideas, interests, and skills to enrich the programme

🎁 What the Project Provides

🏠 Accommodation on site at Landheim Tellkampfschule — shared apartment with another volunteer

💶 Monthly pocket money of €210 plus food allowance

🚲 A bicycle for getting around locally

🚌 Deutschlandticket — monthly public transport pass valid across all of Germany

✈️ Travel costs to and from Springe reimbursed at the beginning and end of the project

⏱️ General working time of approximately 35 hours per week — may include weekends and evenings

🗓️ 24 days of holiday per year (2 days per month)

🧑‍🏫 A personal mentor throughout the volunteering period, with regular meetings

📋 Participation in ESC On-Arrival Training and Mid-Term Meeting

🗣️ ESC online German course plus at least one German course on site in Springe or Hannover

👤 Who Should Apply

Landheim Tellkampfschule is looking for a volunteer who:

👦 Enjoys working with people — especially children and young people

🌿 Enjoys working outdoors and is comfortable with manual work

🤝 Shows openness and understanding, even with guests who have special needs

🚀 Is independent, motivated, enthusiastic, and interested in sustainability

🔞 Is aged 18–30

🗣️ Has at least basic German skills and is motivated to learn and improve

🏠 Is willing to be alone in the house sometimes — for example on weekends when there are no guests

🚗 A driving licence is not required but is an advantage

🔎 New to ESC volunteering? Everything you need to know about how the programme works is right here: https://youthworkshub.org/15101/

🌍 Eligible Countries

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden

📅 Activity Dates

🗓️ 1 June 2026 — 31 August 2027 (52 weeks total)

📍 Im Papenwinkel 1, Springe, Germany

⏰ Deadline

30 April 2026

🔗 Link

https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51097_en

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