Rivendell Bookings
Tel: 01825 733 764
Office staffed:
Monday 13:30-17:00
Tuesday 10.00-16.00
Thursday 1.30-16.30
Friday 14:30-17:00
Email: bookings@rivendellretreatcentre.com
Rivendell Bookings,
Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre,
Chillies Lane,
High Hurstwood,
East Sussex,
TN22 4AB.*
* To preserve the peaceful atmosphere of ongoing retreats we regret that we are not open to unannounced visitors.
To contact someone on retreat in the event of an emergency:
If in an emergency you need to contact someone on retreat at Rivendell please call the emergency line on 01825 731 879. The answer phone on this line is situated in the actual retreat centre and is checked regularly during the day by a member of each retreat team for the duration of the retreat. Please do not under any circumstances use this number for any other purpose than in the event of a genuine emergency.
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Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre – Recruiting for 2 Community Team Members
Rivendell was established by the Croydon Buddhist Centre and began running retreats in 1986. In that time, it has become a much-loved retreat centre, serving the Triratna community, offering beautiful retreat conditions that can be deeply transformative.
Rivendell Retreat Centre is recruiting for 2 Full-time Team Members
We’d like to recruit either 2 order members or
1 order member and a GFR/ TFO mitra
You would be living at Rivendell with Mokshaghosha forming the residential community.
Our team is looking for persons who want to create community and offer a deeper experience of the Three Jewels to those coming on retreat.
We are seeking persons who have the willingness and aptitude to take on one of the following areas of responsibility or a workable combination. Relevant experience and skills are welcomed but someone with suitable transferable skills and adaptability will be given full consideration.
·Kitchen management including: Food hygiene procedures, menu planning, booking and liaising with our volunteer cooks, food ordering and stock control.
·Gardening/ woodland management including the use of mowers and garden machinery
·Office administration and office reception
·Maintenance skills – e.g carpentry, plumbing etc
·Bookkeeping/ financial administration
The role is open to persons of all gender identities. We require good communication skills, an ability to take responsibility and initiative, to work co-operatively and harmoniously with others. This includes participation in team days and team retreats including working retreats. There is a requirement to provide cover for the centre when retreats are running including fire warden duties. This responsibility is shared with other community team members. Given Rivendell’s location and the job requirements you will need to hold a clean driving licence.
All roles require a willingness to contribute to a variety of different tasks around the retreat centre, consequently, there is a need for you to be generally physically fit. Experience of community living and/ or TBRL is preferred.
Rivendell is on the edge of the beautiful Ashdown Forest and the High Weald countryside of East Sussex. It’s located 40 minutes by car from both Brighton and Eastbourne and London by train is 1 hour 10 minutes away. The nearest large Triratna centres are Brighton and then Croydon. More local sangha connections can also be made in Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne.
A support package, is offered along with accommodation in the community annexe at Rivendell.
If you are interested in applying please phone Mokshaghosha on:
01825-732594 to arrange a visit.