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Jobs for Volunteers

Every year, firmm employs volunteers in the Strait of Gibraltar. Besides the desire to spend a few weeks at the Strait of Gibraltar a deep love for whales and dolphins goes without saying. You should feel an urge to help changing the critical situation of the cetaceans and do so by actively supporting our foundation in all its projects regarding the protection of whales and dolphins.

Job Description for Volunteers

Place: Tarifa, southern Spain
Time: between April and Oktober, minimum 8 weeks
Age: over 25 years
Languages: 3 languages minimum (fluent in German and English;
other languages: Spanish, French and/or Italian)
Working hours: 7-8 hours daily, 6 days a week, between 42-48 hours (depending on wind and weather conditions)
extraordinary flexibility necessary to cope with daily changes of programs due to rapid weather changes
Requirements:
  • finalized professional training
  • interest and love for Dolphins and Whales and marine animals in general
  • practical experience on the water and/or experience with tourists are an advantage
  • Enthusiasm to motivate, team spirit, flexibility
  • capability to control a group of people on board
  • driver’s license
Duties:
  • Accompany and take care of tourists before the boat trips
  • hold introduction talks with information about our work and the marine mammals
  • preparation of the boat before the trip and/or cleaning at the end of the day
  • guide on the boat
  • pick-up of guests at Malaga Airport
  • general assistance at the office - attend to our guests and tourists in the shop in various languages; distribute flyers, handling of the groups before every trip, general administration work.
We offer:
  • accommodation you will share an apartment with other volunteers
  • possibility to learn more about the cetaceans by attending the theoretical courses at our classroom given by the biologist to our guests (mainly in German)
  • more knowledge about the marine mammals, dolphins and whales in captivity, commercial whaling, regulations of whale watching, overfishing
  • eventful weeks in Tarifa, during which you will get to know the town and its surroundings in an interesting way

Contact

For more information, please contact Ms Katharina Heyer, e-mail: mail@firmm.org

Description

Volunteersdescription (EN).pdf

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