Ready Steady Go Week

Are you thinking of working at WAGGGS World Centre but you do not have enough time to fix it in your life? Are you looking for a new experience and challenge? Have you been in the Swiss Alps and want to come back? Have you never been to the Swiss Alps but you wish that you could?

Our Chalet, the oldest World Centre of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, has a programme for volunteers who are interested in discovering a World Centre from a different point of view. Everyone is welcome to apply, prior guests or volunteer, as well as those who have not been here, we are happy to have anyone with us who is keen to lend a hand.

Every year, Our Chalet welcomes a group of Guides and Scouts to the Ready, Steady, Go Week from 1 to 15 May.

Applications for Ready, Steady Go Week close 1 December (the previous year).

The Ready, Steady, Go Week provides the opportunity to work for a short time as a volunteer: helping to clean up the Centre after a season and get ready for the following one.

They will be sharing two weeks with Guides and Scouts from all over the world, from many different cultures, who have many different ways to see the world. 

Being in the Swiss Alps is a great chance to explore the nature around and try new sports and activities.

Applicant Criteria

  • Aged 18 or over
  • Enjoys meeting and mixing with lots of new people
  • Physically fit
  • Practical and not afraid of hard work
  • Can communicate in English

The days that you spend at the Chalet will involve a variety of tasks: general deep cleaning, collecting rubbish and recycling it, laundry, sweeping and/or snow shoveling, putting tents up or down (depending on the season), helping in the kitchen, preparing guest rooms, firewood preparation, repairing things, painting, scraping, waxing furniture, repairing walls ... and anything else needed to keep the Centre in good shape and image.

However, you will also have the chance to take part in a variety of sports and recreational activities, to explore Switzerland, to learn new skills...

What are the benefits?

  • Board and lodging at Our Chalet
  • Laundry facilities
  • Linen and bedding
  • Self development
  • Lifelong friendships
  • Night activities
  • Farewell
  • You will be invited to come for 15 days. This includes 10 working days with 5 remaining days to do your own exploring.

For further details please download the Volunteer Information Package.