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Working at IMS – Staff Life

Staff life offers a rich and intensive learning experience that demands a strong personal commitment. A willingness to embrace hard work and to meet challenges is key. Meditation, connecting with like-minded people, friendship and deepening wisdom are all benefits.

We employ about 40 full-time staff to operate our two facilities – the Retreat Center and the Forest Refuge. About half live in comfortable on-site accommodations. Known as residential staff, their job functions directly support retreat life, and range from maintenance and housekeeping to cooking and office work.

Non-residential staff live off-site and generally perform administrative or managerial functions.

IMS offers modest compensation and a variety of benefits for full-time staff including health insurance, paid time off and retirement contributions. There is also ample access to dharma offerings at both centers, as well as a special Staff Sangha Program, designed to enhance the staff experience.

While retreat life at IMS is quiet and serene, working behind-the-scenes can be another story! Staff life is quite different from being on silent retreat or living in a monastery. Jobs are often fast-paced, with pressures and deadlines as intense as many other workplaces.

 

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"If we wish to progress more quickly, we can seek employment that nurtures our practice and propels us along more quickly."

~ Bhante Gunaratana

“The close community, the atmosphere of caring, the sense of mission to do good, these things and more, have made my time at IMS a unique experience."

“I'm grateful to work at a place like IMS, as it truly provides that rare combination of refuge and transformation.”