Volunteering Opportunities at the London Buddhist Centre

classes

courses

retreats

NEW VIDEOS Meet 8 of the LBCs volunteers and talk to them about their experiences. Why do they volunteer? And how does it affect their lives?

We also talk to Subhuti about the spiritual importance of giving, and to Maitrivajri & Vajrabandhu about how you can
get involved.

Click the banner to view the videos...

Volunteering is a simple way of getting more involved with the LBC. You can volunteer to help in the office or work on reception and we always need people to help with housekeeping at the LBC. If you have any other skills that you would like to offer, or to find out more about volunteering contact us our Volunteers Co-ordinator, Maitrivajri on 0208 709 9973 or volunteers@lbc.org.uk.

Many people also volunteer to support one of the evening class teams. If you are interested in this you would need to have attended and participated in the class for some time and then made your self known to the class leader themselves.

Helping on reception

The LBC reception is covered from Monday to Friday by a team of volunteers managed by Maitrivajri.
Below is a brief outline of what is involved - please email volunteers@lbc.org.uk if you are interested or would like more information.

Reception shifts:

There are two shifts: Morning: 9.45am to 1.30pm, Afternoon: 1.15pm to 5.00pm

Working on reception involves:

Welcoming people to the Centre
Answering the phone
Room bookings and Centre use
Answering public enquiries
Taking booking for retreats, courses and events
LBC bookshop
In quiet times, keeping reception tidy, helping with data input, mailouts etc

You will need the following:

A current knowledge of the London Buddhist Centre activities
To enjoy meeting the public
Good communication skills
To be computer literate
Able to make a regular commitment

Training given in the following:

The telephone system
Computer training
MBCT awareness training
Communication skills

Helping to care for the Centre

Care for the Centre, Care for your practice: you are welcome to drop in and help out

Monday afternooons:

13.00 - 14.00 Drop in lunchtime meditation class
14.30 - 15.30 Work period, cleaning the centre, caring for the shrines etc.
15.30 - 16.30 Dharma discussion
16.30 - 1700 Meditation

If you would like more information, or would like to chat with some-one about this please contact Vajrabandhu at volunteers@lbc.org.uk or drop in at one of these times and have a chat to him.