📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Non-profit association Lyhty, which provides housing, education and work activity services for adults with learning disabilities, is looking for a volunteer for one of their projects.
The volunteer will work as an assistant in Lyhty’s assisted housing unit A. Unit A is located in area called Konala, in Helsinki. In housing units, the volunteer's job includes helping with household chores such as cleaning, cooking and laundry. The main role will be making housetasks together with an intellectual disabled person or guiding this person to do their own housetasks. The housing unit appreciates the volunteer's creativity, openness and genuine presence. For example, a volunteer can socialize with a resident, go out for coffee with other caregivers and residents, organize art shows, cook, play music, or organize other activities such as a sports or dancing.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteer is accommodated in one of Lyhty’s housing buildings and will be sharing a house with other volunteers. Meals and transport are arranged through Lyhty.
🎒 Leisure activities
You' ll receive a pre-departure training in Italy before leaving to Finland. You will also follow on-arrival and mid-term trainings which could be online due to the pandemic. Moreover, you will have a mentor working with you through the year who will train you your duties.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We are looking for someone with good social skills as well as motivation to work with people with special needs. The work can be dynamic at times, and so it requires such mentality. It would also be important to have the motivation to learn Finnish language.
Deadline: No application deadline
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.