Our Volunteer Team
Volunteers who serve at the ILC have a lasting impact on how the ILC can better serve the mission of SIL and partner organizations. These volunteers are people who want to invest their time to make an eternal difference. There are many ways volunteers serve here. We are glad to work with you to find the right spot for you.
Go to sil.org/careers to find volunteer positions and an application. You can also contact TeamSIL by email for more opportunities, or call (972) 708-7455 to speak with the Volunteer Coordinator.
Ways to serve
Skilled Trades
To serve our tenants and residents with general upkeep of our facilities, we need experienced:
Woodworkers, General Maintenance, HVAC Technician, Electricians, Landscape workers, Heavy Machine Operator and Janitorial workers.
Dining Hall
At Lunch, Volunteers serve food, operate the dishwasher, keep up with the pots and pans and work the cash register. At other hours, they may help with office tasks or with cleaning.
Medical Clinic
We are looking for volunteers that are Licensed Doctors, Nurses, Dentists and Experienced Medical Office Receptionists. We also welcome volunteers to help with billing, organizing, inputting information to computers and folding towels.
Warehouse and Boutique
Volunteers who work in the warehouse sort and move large items donated to the ILC. They may also refinish furniture or diagnose and repair small engines or electronics. The Boutique needs help with sewing, serging, hemming, and sorting donated items from buttons to books. Volunteers are needed to service sewing machines, hang clothes and stock the shelves.
Welcome and Information Center
Volunteers work at the Welcome Desk as receptionists (8am-12:30pm or 12:30pm-5:00pm), giving visitors to the ILC a friendly greeting and help finding the office or people they are looking for.
Other Opportunities
Volunteers help with Scanning, Archiving, Shredding. They may also help with maintaining the grounds, from HVAC to construction. There are opportunities to exercise hospitality helping with events or helping to keep the Guest House inviting. Volunteers may serve Retired [and Returning] missionaries in various ways.
Travis lodge
Center of the RV Park
The ILC has an RV Park where everyone is like family, if you would like to bring an RV for an extended stay. Housing arrangements are also available.
Contact the housing office for current rates.