We are happy to announce that the recruitment opens today for four paid roles to join the Being Peace Practice Centre Team.
This team will steward the new centre and help build a mindful, engaged community, making Abenhall a refuge for peace, transformation and a welcoming home for the Plum Village practice, future retreatants and guests.
Below you’ll find links to detailed job descriptions for each role, along with information on how to apply. The closing date for all positions is Tuesday, 21st October 2025, at 12 noon (UK time).
Please note that the recruitment for the volunteer Resident Community Members will be announced in due course. Resident Community Members will be a group of six Plum Village practitioners living at the Being Peace Centre for up to two years and providing a continuous collective energy of practice on the site, while helping with the running of the centre.
Centre Director
Help Us Build Something Beautiful
An experienced leader who can balance practical management skills with a deep commitment to mindful living. Working full time, you’ll shape this emerging community from the ground up, managing our operations, leading our team, and helping create something meaningful.
You’ll need solid experience running a residential centre or similar, a collaborative leadership style, and the flexibility to thrive in our startup environment.
Community Practice Mentor
Help Us Create a Mindful Community
As our centre prepares to welcome practitioners from all walks of life, we’re seeking someone to help provide the ground of spiritual practice at Being Peace.
We envision someone who embodies the practice of mindfulness in their every action and interaction, with many years of practice experience in the Plum Village tradition. Someone who can sit with a troubled community member one moment, lead a meditation session the next, and later bring the resident community together for joyful activity. This is about weaving Plum Village practice into the daily life of the centre.
Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator
Help us Weave Community Connections
We’re seeking someone with a gift for building bridges; someone who can help us establish meaningful connections with our neighbours, welcome volunteers into our practice, and ensure our centre becomes a valued resource for all.
As our Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator, you’ll design volunteer experiences that combine meaningful contribution with mindfulness practice, recruit and nurture a diverse community of helpers, and orchestrate events that open our doors wide to the surrounding community.
Maintenance Contractor
Caretaking Our Sacred Space
The buildings, pathways, and gardens of our Being Peace Centre aren’t merely structures, they’re vessels that will hold our collective practice.
As our Maintenance Services Contractor, you’ll deliver professional facility management services across our 50-acre site that support an atmosphere of tranquility essential for deep practice.
In this short video below, you can find more context about these roles. If, after reading the job descriptions in this email, you still have questions, please email roles@plumvillage.uk
We look forward to hearing from you.
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Thank you for walking this path with us.
