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Be the link between the host and a group of 3–7 volunteers on an organic, biodiversity-focused farm at 760 m in Vorarlberg. You welcome newcomers, hand out tasks, follow up, organize house meetings, help with applications and interviews – and work hands-on when there's nothing to manage. You work closest with the host and learn the most from him. 30 h/week, private room, organic vegetarian food. 4 weeks minimum, 3 months ideal.
25 hours of help per week
Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Reception: Help with check-ins, check-outs and guest assistance.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Intermediate English
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
This is my private home and organic farm at 760 m in Dafins, Vorarlberg, shared with 3–7 volunteers: 40+ fruit tree varieties, berries, a pond, dry stone walls, deadwood hedges and wild bee habitats.
Your role: you are the link between me and the group. You welcome new volunteers, hand out tasks according to my priorities, follow up and hold people accountable, organize house meetings and look after the group. You also help me recruit: managing volunteer applications and interviewing candidates. When there's nothing to manage you work hands-on; you can shape the role. Leadership experience preferred.
What you get: I spend more time with you than with anyone else, so in this position you learn the most from me personally. The longer you stay, the more you learn – 3 months is ideal.
Hours: 30 per week including coordination, spread as you like; two days off, normally Sat/Sun. Stay: 4 weeks minimum, 8 or more preferred, arriving at the start and leaving at the end of a month.
Room: private (occasionally shared when the house is full); towels, bedsheets and soap provided.
How the house runs: I work my normal job from home, so I'm around but not always available. I set the priorities; day to day the group comes to you first. Tasks run through our own task app and a group chat.
Food: I buy organic vegetarian staples weekly (rice, millet, pasta, beans, bread, butter, vegetables, fruit, yoghurt, milk, eggs, spices), plus what the garden gives. When a volunteer cook is here, lunch is cooked for the group; otherwise – and for all other meals – you cook for yourself from these staples. Meat, chips, sweets etc. aren''t included; buy them yourself if you like.
You need a valid visa and health insurance for Austria. Detailed info document follows before arrival.
Coordination (roughly half your time, more when new people arrive): welcoming volunteers on arrival, house and garden tour, explaining the signs, the task app and the house responsibilities; matching people with suitable tasks based on my priorities; checking that tasks and responsibilities are done and done properly, and addressing it directly and kindly when they aren''t; organizing a short morning check-in when the group needs one, plus a house meeting from time to time; keeping the shopping list and shared spaces on track; helping with departures (room handover, sheets, key).
Recruiting: reading and sorting incoming volunteer applications, answering first questions, interviewing candidates by video call (with me or on your own), and keeping the overview of arrivals and departures. The final decision on who comes stays with me.
Hands-on (the rest): whatever the season and the group need – garden work such as mulching, weeding, planting, composting and harvesting, or household tasks – including redoing things that weren''t done well. If there''s little to manage, you choose tasks you like in agreement with me.
With me: a regular exchange about priorities, what went well and what didn''t. I spend more time with you than with anyone else, so you learn the most from me personally – about the garden, composting and plant care as well as running a house and a group. I value honest feedback and I back you up in front of the group.
Rhythm: 30 hours per week, you track your own time. Weather decides a lot – outdoor work when it''s dry, indoor projects on rainy and snowy days.
No smoking and no alcohol anywhere on the property – also not on the street outside. For many people this is one of the reasons they come here.
Communication: I value honest feedback and better ideas. If something feels wrong, tell me directly. My office is off-limits; if the door is closed, knock – if I don''t answer I''m in a meeting and will come to you later.
Commitment: if you become unhappy or something serious happens in your life, you''re free to leave at any time. I''d just ask you not to commit and then leave early because something more interesting came up – I need to be able to plan with you.
Work: take ownership of your responsibilities and think along – if you see something that needs doing, do it. Some tasks might not be your favourite – that''s part of sharing a house and farm. Mistakes are fine – rather try and ask than hold back.
Signs: around the house you''ll find short signs (kitchen, dishwasher, washing machine, drying rack, cleaning, quiet hours). Please read and follow them. Quiet hours: 21:00–7:00.
Kitchen: phones away while cooking and at the table while others eat. Clean up after cooking; knives cleaned and put back right away, not in the dishwasher; cut only on wooden boards; sink sieves stay in place. Stove off before you leave. Separate the compost bins.
House: in winter, air rooms 5–10 minutes with windows fully open, then close them. Lights off when leaving a room. Fires in the stoves only after I''ve shown you how. Bathroom fan on when showering; never leave a running bath unattended. Take a house key when you go out.
Emergencies: find me immediately rather than fixing things yourself. Tell me if you''re sick or injured.
Before leaving: clean your room and bathroom, wash your sheets and put fresh ones on for the next guest.
