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Further Reading |
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"The book you need. Recommended" Overseas Jobs Express |
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TAKING
A GAP YEAR
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Gap
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Please note these listings are intended as guidelines
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KIBBUTZ
PROGRAM CENTRE
Volunteer Department, Takam-Artzi,
18 Freshman St, Ben Yehuda, Tel Aviv 61030, Israel
Tel +972 3 527 8874 / 524
6156
Fax +972 3 523 9966
kpcvol@inter.net.il
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Job
Details
On a kibbutz, you will work
eight hours a day, six days a week, and have three
extra days off per month. You must be prepared to
do any kind of work allotted to you by the work
manager. The work may be in agriculture, in industry,
in tourism or kibbutz services. The kibbutz is a
close knit unit with self-supporting services. A
large percentage of the volunteers work in the services.
The choice of jobs available depends on the kibbutz,
the season, the volunteer's skills and the length
of his/her stay.
Qualifications
Our kibbutzim are happy to accept tourists as
volunteers provided that:
1. There are available places at the time of arrival.
2. You come for a MINIMUM of TWO MONTHS and a MAXIMUM
of SIX MONTHS.
3. You are between the ages of 18 and 35 years.
4. You are in good mental and physical health.
5. You speak a reasonable level of English.
Where
Israel.
Wages
The kibbutz provides rooms (two to three people
per room). We cannot promise immediate placement
to couples wishing to live together. Meals are eaten
in the communal dining room. Laundry service is
provided. Volunteers receive monthly pocket money.
The kibbutz does not cover travelling expenses.
Application Details
Please inform us of your date of arrival (by
fax or E-Mail) including your:
Full name and date of birth
Passport number and Nationality
Upon arrival in Israel, come to our office at the
above address to register for placement on kibbutz.
Please bring with you:
1. Passport.
2. Medical certificate.
3. 60US$ for our especially designed kibbutz volunteer
health Insurance policy.
4. Return ticket.
5. At least $250. We don't take this from you. We
just want to know you have some money.
6. 60US$ registration fee.
7. 17 US$ and 2 passport photos for the visa status
change.
Our office is open from Sunday to Thursday, 8.00
- 14.00.
Nationalities
Any. If you come from a country where pre issued
entry visa is required please contact the nearest
Israeli consulate for requirements. The Kibbutz
Program Center has no authority from the Ministry
of the Interior to issue personal invitations for
the sake of entering Israel. The volunteers enter
Israel as tourists and according to the requirements
of the Ministry of Interior, they must change their
legal status to a volunteer's visa within two weeks
of their arrival in the kibbutz.
Further Information
The kibbutz movement cannot accept individuals
or couples with children or expectant mothers. The
best time to arrive is during the months September-May.
It is advised to bring a medical certificate which
states that you are both physically and mentally
fit - the kibbutzim have the right to ask you to
undergo an Aids test on arrival. You will be required
to purchase our health insurance for a fee of $60.
The insurance is valid for a whole year, and it
is especially designed for the volunteer program,
covering all kinds of emergency medicine i.e. hospitalization,
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