📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers become a permanent member of the staff of the Caritas Marianum community residential program for 33 people with intellectual disabilities. The offer is located in the heart of Munich. Some of the residents attend an external day-structuring measure such as the workshop for people with disabilities. The other part of the residents spend the whole day at the Marianum and receive different offers during the day, e.g. gymnastics, cooking and baking. In addition, our residents are of course allowed to move freely in the social area. The volunteers are assigned to a residential group, with a firmly defined group of residents. In addition to the tasks of daily living (accompaniment and support in getting up, etc.) there are errands and accompanying walks (including to the doctor). In addition, there are times for group activities such as reading together, movie nights, and times for group activities in the attached garden or in the therapy rooms. Volunteers support the inhabitants.
🏠 Accommodation on site
- food (allowance) and accommodation in the house for free
- financial support for travel expenses to and from the hosting country
- 5 € pocket money per day.
- complementary insurance for volunteers via CIGNA
- help with local transportation
The working conditions are:
- 30-38 ours per week including language course
- two days off per week
- two days of vacation per month
🎒 Leisure activities
There will be at least three meetings with the supervisor during your volunteership (at the beginning, in the middle and at the end).
-You will get access to a weekly German language training opportunity.
-You will attend two seminars of the German national agency somewhere in Germany.
-You will get the chance to contact other volunteers.
-You will get introduced to other parts of Caritas Munich.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: You should...
- be open minded to people of different cultures
- be interested in the German way of life, structures and contextes
- love to communicate with people
- like to help people in need and work with them directly
- be able to speak, read and write in English (at least B1); preferable you have German language skills too, any other language skills are beneficial
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.