👋 Volunteer

Join us if you believe in the possibilities of people who choose to collaborate for a bright and beautiful future 🌱

You can come and join us hands-on or volunteer remotely 💻!

Our Construction Team is the backbone of Noel Homestead Affordable Housing.

🏗️ Construction

Live-In Superintendent 🔥 Urgent

Similar Titles: Live-In Superintendent, Property Manager, Lead Connector, Concierge, The glue of the community, a local hands-on leader, a relationships builder.

Goal: Make Noel homestead an example of sustainable living and hospitality.

Objectives:
1.Build relationships. Inspire people. Manage volunteers and help tenants.
2.Perform Repairs, Maintenance, Cleaning and Odd Jobs.
3.Help create/deliver Programs and Complete Projects at the homestead.

📅 Duration: 3 months (during summer or winter), but ideally a lot longer.
🧠 Experience we value: NGO's, Carpentry, Health Care, Hospitality, Tourism, Teaching, Social Work, Freelancers, Real Estate, Emergency Management.
📚 Minimum Education: Certificate, Diploma or Trade Apprenticeship
🧬 Personality traits: Cultural sensitivity. Social skills. Self-starter. Practical. Go the extra mile. Great at following instructions and completing tasks.
Special Reward: Get 10% rent discount when you move in + 20% rent discount after 3month probationary period + 50% rent discount after 6months (Total 80% monthly rent discount) + Pick any of these REWARDS + Get offered a paid position at Noel homestead once it becomes available. We want you for a long time

EXAMPLES | Nice to have:
ESFJ Personality
Tourism Management Diploma
Tourism Hospitality Certificate
Carpentry Diploma
Cabinetmaking and Woodworking Certificate
Construction Project Management Diploma

Building Engineer

Similar titles: Structural Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Land and Building Engineer, Civil Engineer

Goal: Provide ongoing advice and lead Engineering Projects on your free time.

Objectives:
1. Structural planning (drawings) for new construction and renovations.
2. Provide supervision on construction projects, help calculate costs and timelines.
3. Plan Earthworks, Water management & Septic.

📅 Duration: 6 months, but ideally longer.
🧠Experience we value: Demonstrated real life projects (Portfolio).
📚Minimum Education: Bachelor, Master or PhD Degree
Special Reward: Pick any of these REWARDS + let us know what you want!

EXAMPLES | Nice to have:
ISTJ personality | Or ENTP, INTP or INTJ
LEED Accreditation

✏️How to Apply: Fill the Application Form

Purchasing Estimator

Similar titles: Estimator, Procurement Expert, Supply Chain Professional

Goal: Procure the most sustainable and local products

Objectives:
1. Perform quantity takeoffs.
2. Send bid solicitations, material quote solicitations.
3. Help with logistics and procurement.

📅 Duration: 3 months, but ideally longer.
🧠Experience we value: Demonstrated real life projects.
📚Minimum Education: Certificate, Diploma or Trade Apprenticeship
⭐Special Reward: Pick any of these REWARDS + Let us know what you want!

EXAMPLES | Nice to have:
SCMP Designation
Architectural Engineering Technician
Construction Project Management

✏️How to Apply: Fill the Application Form

Project Manager

Surveyor GIS

QPII & Septic Designer & Installers 🔥 Urgent

Well Driller or Digger

Electricians

Plumbers

Our Makers Team is the hands-on leading example of craftmanship

🛠️ Makers

General Helpers 🔥 Urgent

Metal Workers & Welders 🔥 Urgent

Carpenters & Framers

Hands-On Engineer & Crafter

Drywallers

Glaziers

Masons & Bricklayers

Our permaculture team is all about driving ecological balance and food security

🌱 Permaculture

Permaculturists & Ecologists 🔥 Urgent

Goal: Create a regenerative system that supports human life while improving the environment

Objectives:
1. Create a Plan of Permaculture Design for Noel homestead
2. Create Documentation - A Case study, while helping execute the plan
3. Create a Community - Explore joint partnerships to co-deliver programs, courses and services (Theoretical and hands-on)

📅 Duration: 3 months, but ideally longer.
🧠Experience: Practitioner level
📚 Education: A degree + Portfolio
⭐Special Reward: Tell us what you want + Pick any of these REWARDS

EXAMPLES | Nice to have
Permaculture Design Plan on Google Earth Pro
Google Earth Permaculture Tour Plan
Earth Activist Training
5th World
UBC Permaculture Certification

✏️How to Apply
APPLY NOW.

Trail Builders 🔥 Urgent

Surveyor GIS

Horticulturists & Landscapers

Botanists & Agrologists

Earth Movers & Excavators

Bio Constructors

Rammed Earth

APPLY NOW

Foresters & Orchard Experts

General Helper

Our digital team designs Noel Homestead exciting vision, inspiring the community, the region, and the world

🌎 Digital

Architects & 3D CAD Designers 🔥 Urgent

Goal: Design elements to be constructed in Noel Homestead:

Objectives:
1. Improve the masterplan layout of the property to contribute to the mission..
2. Design 2D floorplans and 3D models of buildings and their components.
3. Prepare documentation that meet building codes

Examples of Projects or Education:
The Venus Project
Zaha Hadid
Bio Construction
Passive House

Structure Studios

SketchUp Pro (Diffusion - Extensions)

APPLY NOW

HR - Headhunters 🔥 Urgent

Goal: To attract and retain the best people, to join our teams

Objectives:
1. Use your networks to attract Volunteers
2. Improve position descriptions (like this one) and create postings
3. Develop a People Ops strategy, considering MBTI types
4. Invite employers to join our Noel Local Employment Program

APPLY NOW

Accountants or NFP-CPA's

Recreation & Community Lead

Video Editor

Graphic Designers & Animators

Marketers, PR, Tourism & Events

Bloggers, Writers & Social Media

Nonprofit Leader

Environmental Lawyers

Administrative Assistants

Game Developer (Software)

Goal: Develop a game like system where users can:

Objectives:
1. Use any aerial photo or Google Maps location of their property
2. Place 2D elements that can be viewed in 3D
3. Design their own permaculture homestead

Examples of the project:
Floorplan
City building
Real-time strategy (RTS)

Details:
This Free software will be part of the Open Source movement.
This is a project that will take a few years, a freemium pricing model can be explored where revenue will be shared.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has.

There is a lot of work to be done

Questions about Volunteering?