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ESC: Become a youth leader and team camps in Germany and Europe!

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About the project

ESC: Become a youth leader and team camps in Germany and Europe!

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Das Kreisjugendwerk (KJW) der AWO Karlsruhe-Stadt ist ein gemeinnütziger Kinder- und Jugendverband und gehört dem Kreisverband der AWO Ka-Stadt an. Als unabhängige Organisation für Kinder- und Jugendarbeit organisiert das KJW Freizeitaktivitäten für Kinder und Jugendliche. Außerdem bietet das KJW für Menschen im Alter zwischen 6 und 20 Jahren, außerschulische Bildung und Workshops sowie interkulturelle Aktivitäten an. Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene im Alter von 15-27 Jahren können an verschiedenen Projekten teilnehmen. Ein Schwerpunkt unserer Arbeit ist die Partizipation und persönliche Entwicklung. Unsere Aktivitäten richten sich bewusst auch an Kinder und Jugendliche aus sozial schwachen Familien und für Kinder und Jugendliche mit Migrationshintergrund. Das KJW will mit ihrer Arbeit junge Menschen die Möglichkeit geben, ihre kognitiven, emotionalen und sozialen Fähigkeiten zu verwirklichen und weiterzuentwickeln. Fähigkeiten, mit welchen sie als selbstbestimmter Mensch ihre Aufgaben in Beruf, Familie und Gesellschaft erfüllen können. Ein weiteres Ziel ist es den jungen Menschen beizubringen sich aktiv bei der Gestaltung des gesellschaftlichen Lebens und bei der Wahrnehmung ihrer Interessen und Rechte einzubringen. In allen Schulferien unseres Bundeslandes "Baden-Württemberg" bieten wir Kinder- und Jugendfreizeiten in Deutschland und anderen europäische Länder an. Außerdem bildet das bildet Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene zu Jugendgruppenleitern aus, die dann die Freizeiten organisieren und leiten. Zusätzlich entsendet das KJW, nimmt auf und koordiniert Freiwillige des Europäischen Solidaritätskorps und organisiert einmal jährlich eine trinationale Jugendbegegnung. Im Laufe des Jahres finden weitere Aktivitäten statt, wie zum Beispiel interkulturelle Veranstaltungen, offene Treffen und regelmäßige Events in unserem Jugendclub. Unser Vorstand sind Jugendliche im Alter von 16-30 Jahren. Sie überlegen sich, anhand des Bedarfes von Kindern und Jugendlichen aus Karlsruhe, der Umgebung und europaweit welche Projekte das KJW umsetzen soll. Die europäischen Freiwillige können Ideen einbringen und diese gemeinsam mit anderen Jugendlichen aus Karlsruhe umsetzen. Sie sind im hauptamtlichen Büro eingesetzt, können aber alle Aktivitäten des KJWs kennen lernen und in den Bereichen die sie interessieren Aufgaben absolvieren und neue Kenntnisse erwerben. ---- The ‘Kreisjugendwerk’ (KJW) of the AWO Karlsruhe-Stadt is a nonprofit children’s and youth organisation. As an independent organisation for child and youth work, the KJW organises leisure activities for children and young people between the ages of 6 and 20 years, extracurricular education and workshops, as well as intercultural activities and projects for young people and young adults in the age of 15 and 27 years. One focus of our work is participation and personal development. Our activities are also deliberately offered to children and young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and to young people with a migration background. With its work, the KJW wants to enable young people to realise and further develop their cognitive, emotional and social skills, in order to be able to fulfil their tasks in work, family and society as a self-determined person, to be actively involved in creating social life, and to exercise their interests and rights. In all the school holidays of our region "Baden-Württemberg" we provide camps for kids and youngsters in Germany and other european countries. The KJW educates youngsters and young adults becoming youth group leaders, who then organise and lead the camps. Additionally we are sending, hosting and coordinating volunteers of the European Solidarity Corps and organise every year one international workcamp. Throughout the year we have more activites going on: such as intercultural events, meetings and regular events in our youth club. Our board are youngsters in the age of 16-30. They are thinking of all and planning all activities we do, on the demand of young people in Karlsruhe. Volunteers can bring in ideas and implement them together with other youngsters from Karlsruhe.

💼 What the programme involves

*Due to the short term start, we only accept EU volunteers* Do you like interculturality? Travelling and sharing is your dream? Maybe you can think about becoming a youth leader :) From April on, you will be involved in the organisation of intercultural events - some confidence in the use of computer for the promotion is very welcome. Meantime, you will follow a training to become a youth leader: in summer you will be ready to travel all around Germany and Europe leading summer camps with children and youngsters! Mountains, lakes and the sea will be your home. The camps end in the second week of September, and after you have the opportunities to stay a little bit longer, attending a German course and keeping working with a local community of children until Frebruary 2025. Curious? Find more here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11fteT7e_AK63VXyuy_JBYygOprYiCk83/view?usp=sharing Send your CV and motivation letter to [email protected]

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will stay in a big house with other 6 ESC volunteers. You will share with them the common spaces and have your own room. The accomodation costs, including travel costs to the camps and stay there are covered by the hosting organisation. You will receive approx. 180 € pocket money and approx. 288 € for food every month. You will also have a card to travel for free in the whole Germany with public transports during the project. To know more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11fteT7e_AK63VXyuy_JBYygOprYiCk83/view?usp=sharing To apply send CV and motivation letter to [email protected]

🎒 Leisure activities

You will follow at least one seminar of 1 week with the National Agency and a group of ESC volunteers, doing a lot of activities together. You will follow a youth leader course (in German), a first aid course, a climbing course, and while choosing to stay longer, a language course. Find more here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11fteT7e_AK63VXyuy_JBYygOprYiCk83/view?usp=sharing Send your CV and motivation letter to [email protected]

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: • At least 18 years old • Interest in youth work • Interest and some experiences in working with children • Good knowledge of English and at least B1 in German • Love for travel and nature • creativity and/or skills • Open to get to know Germany and German culture and interested to live in another country for a year. To know more: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11fteT7e_AK63VXyuy_JBYygOprYiCk83/view?usp=sharing To apply send CV and motivation letter to [email protected]
Deadline: Application deadline: 24/03/2024

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
  • Training before and after the project
  • Health insurance during your project
  • round-trip travel reimbursement
  • accommodation and food
  • pocket money
  • language course
  • Return Week-end
  • Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

DE38988

01/04/2024 → 30/09/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 24/03/2024

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Waldhornstraße 10A, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:09 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German