Taraloka needs You!
Imagine a different life…. deepening your practice in a vibrant community, serving the Dharma, creating the conditions for others to practise and transforming yourself along the way.
We are particularly looking for people interested in living and working at Taraloka as part of the residential Operations Team – although if you’re ordained and interested in the Retreat Team please do get in touch.
Open to women and non-binary Going For Refuge Mitras or Triratna Order Members (Who is suitable?)
We are especially looking for people with skills or interest in:
- Kitchen (cooking, supporting volunteer cooks, food ordering and menu planning)
- Maintenance (undertaking simple maintenance jobs, liaising with tradesmen for more complex ones, running work retreats with volunteers)
- Communications (social media, video editing, simple graphic design and website maintenance)
Get in touch with Clair clair@taraloka.org.uk to find out more, ask for an application form, find out about the financial support package, or just for an informal chat to explore your interest.
Applications deadline: 10 September 2025
More info
The Taraloka Community work together to run the retreat centre. Some members of the community, broadly speaking, oversee the “operations” required to run the project and others support the project by leading retreats. The operations team cover the following areas: bookings and administration, finance, cooking, maintenance, gardening, housekeeping, and cleaning. As part of the operations team you would participate in the team’s shared practical tasks as well managing your own work area. Shared team responsibilities include tasks such as: liaising with and cooking for retreats; cleaning and setting up the retreat centre; doing dana appeals; helping with mowing and strimming and covering for other team members when they are away.
We are recruiting for someone to join the community long term, but initially there will be a trial period for 1 year to give you and the community time to assess if a long term commitment is viable.
Operations Team Personal Specification
Essential Skills and Qualities
- Experience or skills in one or more of the following areas: administration, finance, gardening, DIY/maintenance/decorating, cooking and cleaning.
- Understands ‘Work as Practice’ and is willing to engage in ‘Work as Practice’ as her main practice
- Values working as part of a team and is able to be co-operative whilst working in a team
- Is able to communicate well in a group, as well as one-to-one
- Can be flexible working with others: taking a lead, supporting or following instructions, as appropriate
- Good physical health: is able to do regular practical work, including occasional heavy lifting.
- Committed to working collaboratively within the operations team and is willing to be flexible and negotiate personal needs with the needs of the team and retreat centre
- Willing to serve the retreat centre, the team and the community, being generous of time and energy in undertaking the tasks that need to be done.
- Previous experience of Taraloka retreats
- Resonates with Taraloka’s vision as a retreat centre for women and appreciates the importance of retreats
- Values friendship and is able to offer friendship within the team and community
- Willing to participate in community life at Taraloka and values community living as practice
- Committed to practising the dharma within the context of the Triratna Community – as an Order Member or Mitra who has asked for ordination
- Full, manual, UK Driving Licence
