Serve with Purpose, Live with Joy: Yogaville Staff Opportunities
Be part of a supportive community focused on spiritual development, mindful living, and service to others. View open positionsMore InformationOur Mission: Living and Sharing the Teachings of Integral Yoga
We have a mission at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville — To practice, live, and impart the Integral Yoga teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda, to experience supreme peace and joy, and to share that peace and joy with one and all.
We dedicate ourselves to our service while enjoying many Ashram offerings: Hatha Yoga, meditation, Satsang, Puja, Kirtan, scripture studies, programs, teacher trainings, sacred sites, nature, hiking trails, spiritual community, vegetarian meals, and more. All are encouraged to commit to their spiritual practice. We can all experience supreme peace and joy.
Guided by our values and lifestyle principles, staff members help to maintain the Ashram’s atmosphere for the benefit of all. Applicants are required to have successfully completed a month-long residential Teacher Training or Residential Program and be committed to the values of Integral Yoga.
Karma Yoga
The purpose of Yoga and of living in an ashram is to help you know your own true nature, true Self within. You are the Knower. You are the Self, but you have forgotten who you are. You identify with the “doer.” You may question, “Then, why do you ask me to go and dig the ground? I want to experience God.”
To prepare yourself to experience God you have to clean out all the impediments that are in the way. So, while you pull the weeds outside, you are pulling the weeds in the mind. When you remove the rock, you are taking out the rocks inside. That is the meaning, the purpose of Karma Yoga.
— Sri Swami Satchidananda
Core Values
We ask ourselves to bring a sincere, positive intention to every job and to hold love as the underlying motivation in our daily work. Our Core Values support our ability to work together in harmony.
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Peace
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Control of the Mind
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Faith and Trust
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Love and Compassion
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Selfless Service
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Integrity
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Interfaith Harmony
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Healthy Living
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Harmony with Nature
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Ethical Foundation
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Equal Opportunity
Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville encourages applicants of all backgrounds to apply. Our employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Ashram will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
My sincere wish and prayer is that one day we will all realize our essential oneness, enjoy our differences and live together as one universal family.
— Sri Swami Satchidananda
Employment Benefits
Full-time positions require 32-40 hours per week, part-time 15-25 hours per week.
Part-time Employees benefits:
- Free community Hatha Yoga classes, meditation sessions, Saturday night Satsang, pujas, weekly evening talks, and spiritual discussion classes
- 3 free vegetarian meals per day for yourself and children
- Free attendance of select weekend workshops/programs once per quarter – 3 community spots available on a first-come/first-serve basis
- Free subscription to IYTV
- 20% discount at the Integral Yoga Natural Food Store, 10% discount at LOTUS and Sivananda Hall gift shops
- Discounted Teacher Training (after 1 year of employment)
Full-time Employee benefits:
- All Part-time Employee Benefits plus…
- 3 free vegetarian meals per day for yourself, your spouse and children
- Dental insurance (after 3 months of employment)
- 5 Holidays and 6 Wellness days per year (after 30 days of employment)
- 5 Vacation days per year (after 1 year of employment), increasing with years of service
- 50% discount on local Ashram workshops, programs, and retreats – when free spots are unavailable (after 3 months of employment)
- A complimentary once-a-year, 2-night stay at the Ashram for an employee’s family or friends. Maximum of 2 LGH rooms. (After 6 months of employment).
- Have student loans? You may qualify for, or be able to work towards, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Benefits related to in-person activity may be temporarily moved online or be unavailable due to the pandemic
Open Positions
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Operations Manager
Full-Time Position, 32-40 hours per week
Reports to: CEO/Treasurer
The Operations Manager inspires the Operations team to meet our mission and goals. This position works closely with the Executive Director and takes an active, can-do approach to solutions.
Responsibilities
- Run the general operations of the Ashram
- Oversee the following departments: Maintenance, Housekeeping, Security, Farm, and Gift Shop staff.
- Respond to and meet high-volume requests from multiple departments.
- Train, develop, manage, and support staff members and managers.
- Oversee general maintenance and maintenance requests for assigned areas.
Requirements
- Demonstrated abilities in team management, supervising staff, training/development, communication, and customer service
- Ability to be resourceful, dependable, and calm under pressure
- Knowledgeable about the Ashram’s Operations & Mission
- Basic computer skills, use of Google Docs and spreadsheets.
- Completion of a month-long residential program at Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville
- Availability to work weekends and holidays.
Questions?
Contact Karuna Marcotte at karuna@yogaville.org.
Yogaville Federal Credit Union Assistant Manager
Part-time 20 hours per week at $16.00 per hour
Reports to: CEO/Treasurer
Assistant Manager is trained and able to perform all duties of Teller/Member Service
Representative/Accounts Specialist duties which include the following:
- Assists members with deposits and withdrawal transactions, personally, and by mail
and phone - Opening new member accounts.
- Compiles loan payments.
- Uses accounting, word processing and publishing computer programs.
- Assists with monthly and quarterly JCR and General Ledger entries and reports.
Acts as staff supervisor when they CEO/Treasurer is absent for extended periods of time. The Assistant Manager is crossed trained and assists the CEO/Treasurer with their duties and responsibilities which are the following:
- Work closely with the staff on all aspects of credit union operations
- Implement the policies governing the operations of the credit union as determined from
time to time by its directorate, the bylaws and regulatory agencies. - Monthly, quarterly and annual obligations in the areas of accounts payable, payroll,
credit reporting and regulatory reporting. - Makes Credit Union investments
- Loan Officer, Collections and Compliance Officer
Questions?
Contact Ramesh McCaw, CEO/Treasurer 434-969-1225 or yfcu@yogaville.org
If you have any interest in employment at the Ashram, we welcome you to apply. Thank you!