📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Ośrodek Pomocy Społecznej w Swarzędzu (Social Welfare Center in Swarzędz) is the governmental organization at the local level. Was established in 1990. Since 2007 we are also the host organization of the European Voluntary Service and European Solidarity Corps. In 13 EVS and ESC projects we have had 15 volunteers from all over Europe.
Now we are looking for a new volunteer on the term from the end of September 2021 to the end of July 2022 (10 months of activity in Poland).
Most of the volunteer's tasks are realized in two youth centers - specialist centers for children from families experiencing different social problems (addictions, unemployment, educational difficulties) and in three senior centers for people aged 60 and over.
The volunteer helps staff to organize various activities for children and seniors, i.a.: language teaching, doing homework, preparing the multimedia presentations about culture of volunteer's homeland, singing song, nordic-walking and gym activities.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer lives in Poznań at the dormitory of Poznań University of Technology in a triple room with two Polish students. From Monday to Friday the volunteer goes to work to Swarzędz (around 20 minutes by bus). First days after arrival are devoted on knowing how things work: shopping, explore surrounding area, learning to use public transport, visiting offices. We provide bus and tram tickets, pocket money, food allowance, money for travel from home to Poznań and from Poznań to home, Polish language course at the University, monthly top-up the phone, contact info to other ESC volunteers.
🎒 Leisure activities
Working languages are Polish (as the main) and English. We provide a professional Polish language course at Adam Mickiewicz University. Actions taken in the project are focused on gaining new skills and competences connected with working with children and seniors, learning a foreign language, personal budget management and using of leisure time. During the stay in Poland the volunteer participates in the Occupational Health and Safety Training at the work place, On-Arrival Training in Warsaw and Mid-Term Meeting in Toruń. At the end of the project the volunteer gains the Youthpass certificate.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We are looking for an open-minded, motivated and English speaking person (at a communicative level) who enjoys to solve the social challenges (e.g. to support skills development of people who are at risk of social exclusion through teaching them a foreign language). We want to invite to cooperation a sociable person who likes people and is not afraid of everyday and direct contact with children and seniors.
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/09/2021
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.